Beneil Dariush

Statistic	Beneil Dariush
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	49.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.6
Strike Differential	1.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	38.3%
Takedown Defense	82.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.1
Submission Attempts/15min	0.8
Control Time/15min	6:01
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	17.6%
Submission % of Wins	29.4%
Decision % of Wins	52.9%
Avg Fight Time	8:28
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.5
Reversals/15min	0.1

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	49.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.4
Takedown Accuracy	100.0%
Takedown Defense	100.0%
Control Time/Fight	1:43

LOSS

vs. Benoit Saint Denis

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:16 • UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev • Nov 2025

Beneil Dariush3/560%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Benoit Saint Denis3/560%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Beneil Dariush	3/5	60%	0/0	0:00	—
	Benoit Saint Denis	3/5	60%	0/0	0:00	1

WIN

vs. Renato Moicano

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira • Jun 2025

Beneil Dariush56/10752%TD 5/5Ctrl 5:53

Renato Moicano31/6151%TD 0/3Ctrl 1:20KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Beneil Dariush	22/46	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Renato Moicano	22/42	52%	0/0	0:45	1

R2	Beneil Dariush	8/14	57%	2/2	4:46	—
	Renato Moicano	1/2	50%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Beneil Dariush	26/47	55%	3/3	1:07	—
	Renato Moicano	8/17	47%	0/2	0:35	—

LOSS

vs. Benoit Saint Denis

KO/TKO (Punch to Head At Distance) • Rd 1, 0:16 • UFC 322 • May 2025

Beneil Dariush3/560%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Benoit Saint Denis3/560%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Beneil Dariush	3/5	60%	0/0	0:00	—
	Benoit Saint Denis	3/5	60%	0/0	0:00	1

LOSS

vs. Arman Tsarukyan

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:04 • UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan • Dec 2023

Beneil Dariush2/825%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Arman Tsarukyan8/1553%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Beneil Dariush	2/8	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Arman Tsarukyan	8/15	53%	0/0	0:03	1

LOSS

vs. Charles Oliveira

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:10 • UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana • Jun 2023

Beneil Dariush12/2843%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:44

Charles Oliveira26/3672%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:31KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Beneil Dariush	12/28	43%	0/0	2:44	—
	Charles Oliveira	26/36	72%	0/1	0:31	1

WIN

vs. Mateusz Gamrot

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev • Oct 2022

Beneil Dariush59/13045%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:34KD 1

Mateusz Gamrot33/8141%TD 4/19Ctrl 2:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Beneil Dariush	9/26	35%	0/0	0:05	—
	Mateusz Gamrot	9/13	69%	2/6	1:22	—

R2	Beneil Dariush	31/67	46%	0/0	0:03	—
	Mateusz Gamrot	15/47	32%	1/7	0:10	—

R3	Beneil Dariush	19/37	51%	0/0	0:26	1
	Mateusz Gamrot	9/21	43%	1/6	0:35	—

WIN

vs. Tony Ferguson

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler • May 2021

Beneil Dariush23/5542%TD 3/6Ctrl 12:15

Tony Ferguson15/3444%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Beneil Dariush	10/28	36%	1/2	3:40	—
	Tony Ferguson	7/18	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Beneil Dariush	6/14	43%	1/2	4:04	—
	Tony Ferguson	2/4	50%	0/0	0:05	—

R3	Beneil Dariush	7/13	54%	1/2	4:31	—
	Tony Ferguson	6/12	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Diego Ferreira

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov • Feb 2021

Beneil Dariush62/11653%TD 5/15Ctrl 7:23

Diego Ferreira54/12145%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:58

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Beneil Dariush	29/51	57%	1/4	3:06	—
	Diego Ferreira	21/39	54%	0/1	0:06	—

R2	Beneil Dariush	10/22	45%	3/5	3:37	—
	Diego Ferreira	14/24	58%	0/0	0:16	—

R3	Beneil Dariush	23/43	53%	1/6	0:40	—
	Diego Ferreira	19/58	33%	0/0	0:36	—

WIN

vs. Scott Holtzman

KO/TKO (Spinning Back Fist) • Rd 1, 4:38 • UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik • Aug 2020

Beneil Dariush36/6456%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:57KD 1

Scott Holtzman9/1850%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Beneil Dariush	36/64	56%	0/2	1:57	1
	Scott Holtzman	9/18	50%	0/1	0:24	—

WIN

vs. Drakkar Klose

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:00 • UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero • Mar 2020

Beneil Dariush12/2060%TD 1/3Ctrl 4:20KD 1

Drakkar Klose15/2560%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Beneil Dariush	5/9	56%	1/3	4:18	—
	Drakkar Klose	4/6	67%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Beneil Dariush	7/11	64%	0/0	0:02	1
	Drakkar Klose	11/19	58%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Frank Camacho

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:02 • UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren • Oct 2019

Beneil Dariush13/1872%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Beneil Dariush	13/18	72%	2/2	0:45	—
	Frank Camacho	3/9	33%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Drew Dober

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 2, 4:41 • UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos • Mar 2019

Beneil Dariush37/6557%TD 2/5Ctrl 5:18

Drew Dober31/5853%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Beneil Dariush	24/49	49%	0/3	1:13	—
	Drew Dober	28/55	51%	0/0	0:38	—

R2	Beneil Dariush	13/16	81%	2/2	4:05	—
	Drew Dober	3/3	100%	0/0	0:25	—

WIN

vs. Thiago Moises

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez • Nov 2018

Beneil Dariush44/6865%TD 4/8Ctrl 13:30

Thiago Moises8/1650%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Beneil Dariush	20/31	65%	1/4	4:08	—
	Thiago Moises	4/6	67%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Beneil Dariush	15/22	68%	3/4	4:41	—
	Thiago Moises	1/6	17%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Beneil Dariush	9/15	60%	0/0	4:41	—
	Thiago Moises	3/4	75%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Alexander Hernandez

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:42 • UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya • Mar 2018

Beneil Dariush4/1136%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Alexander Hernandez8/1362%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Beneil Dariush	4/11	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Hernandez	8/13	62%	0/0	0:01	1

D

vs. Evan Dunham

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee • Oct 2017

Beneil Dariush81/15752%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:56KD 1

Evan Dunham36/11531%TD 1/7Ctrl 3:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Beneil Dariush	36/54	67%	0/0	2:42	1
	Evan Dunham	5/23	22%	0/2	0:02	—

R2	Beneil Dariush	19/35	54%	0/0	0:14	—
	Evan Dunham	9/20	45%	1/3	2:20	—

R3	Beneil Dariush	26/68	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Evan Dunham	22/72	31%	0/2	0:52	—

LOSS

vs. Edson Barboza

KO/TKO (Flying Knee) • Rd 2, 3:35 • UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum • Mar 2017

Beneil Dariush51/12142%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

Edson Barboza30/8237%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Beneil Dariush	28/67	42%	0/1	0:00	—
	Edson Barboza	16/45	36%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Beneil Dariush	23/54	43%	0/1	0:00	—
	Edson Barboza	14/37	38%	0/0	0:01	1

WIN

vs. Rashid Magomedov

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson • Nov 2016

Beneil Dariush60/12050%TD 0/5Ctrl 4:10

Rashid Magomedov41/7853%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Beneil Dariush	18/38	47%	0/4	0:36	—
	Rashid Magomedov	13/19	68%	1/1	1:24	—

R2	Beneil Dariush	20/37	54%	0/0	2:13	—
	Rashid Magomedov	11/21	52%	0/1	0:02	—

R3	Beneil Dariush	22/45	49%	0/1	1:21	—
	Rashid Magomedov	17/38	45%	0/0	1:15	—

WIN

vs. James Vick

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:16 • UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 • Jun 2016

Beneil Dariush46/7066%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:21KD 2

James Vick9/3030%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Beneil Dariush	46/70	66%	0/2	1:21	2
	James Vick	9/30	30%	0/0	0:28	—

LOSS

vs. Michael Chiesa

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 1:20 • UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans • Apr 2016

Beneil Dariush27/5351%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:00

Michael Chiesa11/5221%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Beneil Dariush	22/47	47%	1/3	0:55	—
	Michael Chiesa	11/43	26%	0/1	0:25	—

R2	Beneil Dariush	5/6	83%	0/1	0:05	—
	Michael Chiesa	0/9	0%	1/1	0:51	—

WIN

vs. Michael Johnson

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux • Aug 2015

Beneil Dariush75/20137%TD 0/7Ctrl 0:00

Michael Johnson84/22238%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Beneil Dariush	20/57	35%	0/2	0:00	—
	Michael Johnson	24/73	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Beneil Dariush	22/62	35%	0/4	0:00	—
	Michael Johnson	35/80	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Beneil Dariush	33/82	40%	0/1	0:00	—
	Michael Johnson	25/69	36%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jim Miller

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold • Apr 2015

Beneil Dariush27/5450%TD 2/4Ctrl 11:57

Jim Miller11/2741%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Beneil Dariush	17/39	44%	0/1	2:52	—
	Jim Miller	8/19	42%	0/0	0:12	—

R2	Beneil Dariush	7/11	64%	1/1	4:31	—
	Jim Miller	1/3	33%	0/0	0:05	—

R3	Beneil Dariush	3/4	75%	1/2	4:34	—
	Jim Miller	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Daron Cruickshank

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 2:38 • UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos • Mar 2015

Beneil Dariush27/5153%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:09

Daron Cruickshank17/4340%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Beneil Dariush	21/41	51%	1/1	0:50	—
	Daron Cruickshank	13/31	42%	0/2	0:01	—

R2	Beneil Dariush	6/10	60%	0/0	1:19	—
	Daron Cruickshank	4/12	33%	0/3	0:22	—

WIN

vs. Diego Ferreira

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2 • Oct 2014

Beneil Dariush32/6847%TD 3/6Ctrl 7:53

Diego Ferreira21/8525%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:37

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Beneil Dariush	9/29	31%	1/1	1:01	—
	Diego Ferreira	10/47	21%	0/1	0:21	—

R2	Beneil Dariush	11/18	61%	1/3	2:55	—
	Diego Ferreira	1/14	7%	0/0	0:08	—

R3	Beneil Dariush	12/21	57%	1/2	3:57	—
	Diego Ferreira	10/24	42%	0/0	0:08	—

WIN

vs. Anthony Rocco Martin

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 2, 3:38 • UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos • Aug 2014

Beneil Dariush26/6143%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:10

Anthony Rocco Martin34/7247%TD 1/4Ctrl 2:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Beneil Dariush	15/42	36%	1/1	0:25	—
	Anthony Rocco Martin	27/58	47%	1/1	0:44	—

R2	Beneil Dariush	11/19	58%	1/2	0:45	—
	Anthony Rocco Martin	7/14	50%	0/3	1:36	—

LOSS

vs. Ramsey Nijem

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:20 • UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson • Apr 2014

Beneil Dariush9/2045%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:29

Ramsey Nijem34/5167%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:37KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Beneil Dariush	9/20	45%	0/1	0:29	—
	Ramsey Nijem	34/51	67%	1/1	1:37	2

WIN

vs. Charlie Brenneman

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 1:45 • UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou • Jan 2014

Beneil Dariush9/2143%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:43KD 1

Charlie Brenneman5/956%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Fighter Profile

Career Statistics

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Fight History

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Beneil Dariush	9/21	43%	0/0	0:43	1
	Charlie Brenneman	5/9	56%	0/1	0:00	—