Lightweight Bout

Beneil Dariush

Record: 17-8-1
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 5' 10"
Reach: 72"
Weight: 155 lbs.
Born: May 06, 1989

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 26
Minutes: 223.6
Knockdowns: 7
Sig. accuracy: 49.1%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 38.4%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 12
Control / 15: 6:06

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted836/1701

Accuracy49.1%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head60.4%
Body22.8%
Leg16.7%

Position

Distance67.1%
Clinch15.3%
Ground17.6%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head64.2%
Body26.3%
Leg9.5%

Position absorbed

Distance74.2%
Clinch15.8%
Ground10.0%

Grappling

For

Takedowns33/86

TD accuracy38.4%

TD per 152.2

Sub attempts12

Subs per 150.8

Reversals1

Control90:59

Control per 156:06

Against

Takedowns absorbed9/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced11

Control conceded19:48

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.5/1.6	28.4%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.9/1.7	52.1%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.7/1.7	41.2%	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Quillan Salkilld
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 3:29
UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. PratesMay 2, 2026
KD 0 · Sig 3/9 · TD 2/5 · Ctrl 2:32
Loss vs Benoit Saint Denis
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 0:16
UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. MakhachevNov 15, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 3/5 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Renato Moicano
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 317: Topuria vs. OliveiraJun 28, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 56/107 · TD 5/5 · Ctrl 5:53
Loss vs Arman Tsarukyan
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:04
UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. TsarukyanDec 2, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 2/8 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Charles Oliveira
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 4:10
UFC 289: Nunes vs. AldanaJun 10, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 12/28 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 2:44
Win vs Mateusz Gamrot
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 280: Oliveira vs. MakhachevOct 22, 2022
KD 1 · Sig 59/130 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:34
Win vs Tony Ferguson
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 262: Oliveira vs. ChandlerMay 15, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 23/55 · TD 3/6 · Ctrl 12:15
Win vs Diego Ferreira
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. VolkovFeb 6, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 62/116 · TD 5/15 · Ctrl 7:23
Win vs Scott Holtzman
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 4:38
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. OleinikAug 8, 2020
KD 1 · Sig 36/64 · TD 0/2 · Ctrl 1:57
Win vs Drakkar Klose
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:00
UFC 248: Adesanya vs. RomeroMar 7, 2020
KD 1 · Sig 12/20 · TD 1/3 · Ctrl 4:20

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