Lightweight

Beneil Dariush

Last fought: May 2026

RECORD

Pro

23-8-1

UFC

17-8-1

Age

Height

5'10"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

72"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	8:35
Fight Completion Rate	55.9%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.72
% Fights Inside the Distance	61.5%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	173-68 (71.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	101-39 (72.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	61-23 (72.6%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	50.4%
% Time in Control	40.7%
% Time Controlled	8.9%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	82.1%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.97
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.88
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+1.10
Distance Strike Accuracy	43.5%
Distance Strike Defense	62.9%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.27
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.90
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	3.81
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.31
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.98
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.87

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Lightweight field

Beneil Dariush League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Beneil Dariush
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	49.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.6
Strike Differential	1.1/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	38.4%
Takedown Defense	82.7%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.2
Submission Attempts/15min	0.8
Control Time/15min	6:06
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	17.6%
Submission % of Wins	29.4%
Decision % of Wins	52.9%
Avg Fight Time	8:35
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.5
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.3
Takedown Accuracy	70.0%
Takedown Defense	100.0%
Control Time/Fight	2:13

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Quillian Salkild

UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates • May 2026Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:29

Beneil Dariush3/933%TD 2/5Ctrl 2:32

Quillian Salkild12/1963%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:20KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Beneil Dariush	3/9	33%	2/5	2:32	—
	Quillian Salkild	12/19	63%	0/2	0:20	1

LOSS

vs. Benoit Saint Denis

UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev • Nov 2025Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:16

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

UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira • Jun 2025Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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. Arman Tsarukyan

UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan • Dec 2023Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:04

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

UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana • Jun 2023Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:10

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

UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev • Oct 2022Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler • May 2021Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov • Feb 2021Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik • Aug 2020Lightweight

KO/TKO (Spinning Back Fist) • Rd 1, 4:38

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

UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero • Mar 2020Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren • Oct 2019Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:02

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

Frank Camacho3/933%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ 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

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos • Mar 2019Lightweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 2, 4:41

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

UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez • Nov 2018Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya • Mar 2018Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:42

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

vs. Evan Dunham

UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee • Oct 2017Lightweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum • Mar 2017Lightweight

KO/TKO (Flying Knee) • Rd 2, 3:35

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

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson • Nov 2016Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 • Jun 2016Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:16

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

UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans • Apr 2016Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 1:20

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

UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux • Aug 2015Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold • Apr 2015Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos • Mar 2015Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 2:38

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

UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2 • Oct 2014Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos • Aug 2014Lightweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 2, 3:38

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

UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson • Apr 2014Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:20

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

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou • Jan 2014Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 1:45

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

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

▼ Rounds

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	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com