LightweightActive
Beneil Dariush
Country
USARecord
23-8-1
Weight class
Lightweight
Height
5'10"
Reach
72"
Age
37
Stance
Southpaw
Career stats
10 of 19 wins inside the distance · 27th percentile
Stopped in 29% of bouts — 8 of 28 · 16th percentile
Bouts in the last 24 months · 82nd percentile
8:00
Avg bout length
2L
Streak
0
Title fights
2
Main events
Percentiles vs 617 lightweights
Counted from the 28 bouts on record, not the full 32-fight career
Strikes & grappling
836 landed from 1701 attempts — 49% accuracy · 17th percentile
33 landed from 86 attempts — 38% accuracy · 67th percentile
7 in 26 statted bouts · 50th percentile
46m of 3h 44m fought · 50th percentile
Head 60%
Body 23%
Leg 17%
Of 836 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 24 lightweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 26 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 3h 44m of fight time, of the 28 bouts on record
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | Quillan Salkilld | LOSS | KOPunches | R1 · 3:29 | UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates |
| Nov 15, 2025 | Benoît Saint Denis | LOSS | KOPunch | R1 · 0:16 | UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev |
| Jun 28, 2025 | Renato Moicano | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira |
| Dec 2, 2023 | Arman Tsarukyan | LOSS | KOPunch | R1 · 1:04 | UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan |
| Jun 10, 2023 | Charles Oliveira | LOSS | KOPunches | R1 · 4:10 | UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana |
| Oct 22, 2022 | Mateusz Gamrot | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev |
| May 15, 2021 | Tony Ferguson | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler |
| Feb 6, 2021 | Diego Ferreira | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov |
| Aug 8, 2020 | Scott Holtzman | WIN | KOSpinning Back Fist | R1 · 4:38 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik |
| Mar 8, 2020 | Drakkar Klose | WIN | KOPunch | R2 · 1:00 | UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero |
| Oct 26, 2019 | Frank Camacho | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R1 · 2:02 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren |
| Mar 9, 2019 | Drew Dober | WIN | SUBArmbar | R2 · 4:41 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos |
| Nov 11, 2018 | Thiago Moisés | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez |
| Mar 3, 2018 | Alexander Hernandez | LOSS | KOPunch | R1 · 0:42 | UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya |
| Oct 7, 2017 | Evan Dunham | NC | Draw | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee |
| Mar 12, 2017 | Edson Barboza | LOSS | KOFlying Knee | R2 · 3:35 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum |
| Nov 6, 2016 | Rashid Magomedov | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson |
| Jun 4, 2016 | James Vick | WIN | KOPunch | R1 · 4:16 | UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 |
| Apr 17, 2016 | Michael Chiesa | LOSS | SUBRear Naked Choke | R2 · 1:20 | UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Evans |
| Aug 8, 2015 | Michael Johnson | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux |
| Apr 18, 2015 | Jim Miller | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold |
| Mar 14, 2015 | Daron Cruickshank | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R2 · 2:38 | UFC 185: Pettis vs. dos Anjos |
| Oct 25, 2014 | Diego Ferreira | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2 |
| Aug 23, 2014 | Anthony Rocco Martin | WIN | SUBArm Triangle | R2 · 3:38 | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. dos Anjos |
| Apr 11, 2014 | Ramsey Nijem | LOSS | KOPunches | R1 · 4:20 | UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs. Nelson |
| Jan 15, 2014 | Charlie Brenneman | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R1 · 1:45 | UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou |
| May 4, 2013 | Jason Meaders | WIN | KOKO (Punch) | R2 · 0:43 | RITC: Respect in the Cage |
| Jan 19, 2013 | Trace Gray | WIN | SUBSubmission (Armbar) | R1 · 0:36 | RITC: Respect in the Cage |
| Jul 24, 2010 | Vance Bejarano | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 | RITC: Respect in the Cage |
LOSS
KOPunchesR1 · 3:29
KOPunchR1 · 0:16
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
LOSS
KOPunchR1 · 1:04
LOSS
KOPunchesR1 · 4:10
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Tony Ferguson
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Scott Holtzman
KOSpinning Back FistR1 · 4:38
Drakkar Klose
KOPunchR2 · 1:00
Frank Camacho
SUBRear Naked ChokeR1 · 2:02
Drew Dober
SUBArmbarR2 · 4:41
Thiago Moisés
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Alexander Hernandez
KOPunchR1 · 0:42
Evan Dunham
DrawR3 · 5:00
LOSS
KOFlying KneeR2 · 3:35
Rashid Magomedov
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
James Vick
KOPunchR1 · 4:16
Michael Chiesa
SUBRear Naked ChokeR2 · 1:20
Michael Johnson
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Jim Miller
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Daron Cruickshank
SUBRear Naked ChokeR2 · 2:38
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Anthony Rocco Martin
SUBArm TriangleR2 · 3:38
Ramsey Nijem
KOPunchesR1 · 4:20
Charlie Brenneman
SUBRear Naked ChokeR1 · 1:45
Jason Meaders
KOKO (Punch)R2 · 0:43
Trace Gray
SUBSubmission (Armbar)R1 · 0:36
Vance Bejarano
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1
How the wins came
Record
23
Wins
8
Losses
1
Draw
8:00
Avg bout length
2L
Streak
0
Title fights
2
Main events
Wins, losses and draws are Beneil Dariush’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 28 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.