Beneil Dariush

Lightweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record17-8-1 · current 2-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record173-68 (71.8%) across 26 opponents
Last 5 opponents51-20 (71.8%) across 5 opponents
Age37
Height5' 10"
Reach72"
StanceSouthpaw

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute3.74
Significant strikes absorbed per minute2.63
Striking accuracy49%
Striking defense57%
Takedowns per 15 minutes2.21
Takedowns landed / attempted38%
Takedown defense83%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.81
Average fight time8.6 min

UFC wins: 3 KO/TKO, 5 submission, 9 decision. UFC losses: 7 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 0 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-05-02Quillan Salkilld4-0WrestlerLKO/TKO R1 3:29UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates
2025-11-15Benoit Saint Denis7-3GrapplerLKO/TKO R1 0:16UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
2025-06-28Renato Moicano12-6StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira
2023-12-02Arman Tsarukyan7-2WrestlerLKO/TKO R1 1:04UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan
2023-06-10Charles Oliveira21-9 (1 NC)GrapplerLKO/TKO R1 4:10UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana
2022-10-22Mateusz Gamrot4-1WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev
2021-05-15Tony Ferguson15-3Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler
2021-02-06Diego Ferreira8-2Submission grapplerWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
2020-08-08Scott Holtzman7-3WrestlerWKO/TKO R1 4:38UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik
2020-03-07Drakkar Klose5-1StrikerWKO/TKO R2 1:00UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero
2019-10-26Frank Camacho2-3StrikerWSubmission R1 2:02UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren
2019-03-09Drew Dober6-4 (1 NC)StrikerWSubmission R2 4:41UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos
2018-11-10Thiago MoisesUFC debut—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez
2018-03-03Alexander HernandezUFC debut—LKO/TKO R1 0:42UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya
2017-10-07Evan Dunham11-6Submission grapplerDDecision - Majority R3 5:00UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee
2017-03-11Edson Barboza12-4StrikerLKO/TKO R2 3:35UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum
2016-11-05Rashid Magomedov4-0StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson
2016-06-04James Vick5-0StrikerWKO/TKO R1 4:16UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2
2016-04-16Michael Chiesa6-2GrapplerLSubmission R2 1:20UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans
2015-08-08Michael Johnson8-4BalancedWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux
2015-04-18Jim Miller13-4 (1 NC)Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold
2015-03-14Daron Cruickshank6-3 (1 NC)WrestlerWSubmission R2 2:38UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos
2014-10-25Diego Ferreira2-0—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2
2014-08-23Anthony Rocco Martin0-1Submission grapplerWSubmission R2 3:38UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos
2014-04-11Ramsey Nijem4-3GrapplerLKO/TKO R1 4:20UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson
2014-01-15Charlie Brenneman4-4WrestlerWSubmission R1 1:45UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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