#15Beneil Dariush

Lightweight · 23-8-1 · southpaw

Last 5
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Height
5'10"
177.8 cm
Reach
6'0"
182.88 cm
Age
37
Elo Rating
1661.7

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 201 Lightweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Stops 82% of opponents' takedown attempts — better than 87% of Lightweight fighters
  • Lands 49% of the significant strikes they throw — better than 76% of Lightweight fighters
  • Absorbs only 2.63 significant strikes per minute — better than 75% of Lightweight fighters

Weaknesses

No stat ranks in the bottom quarter of the division.

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    3.74
    Top 41%
  • Striking accuracy
    49%
    Top 24%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    2.63
    Top 25%
  • Striking defense
    57%
    Top 39%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    2.21
    Top 29%
  • Takedown accuracy
    38%
    Top 46%
  • Takedown defense
    82%
    Top 13%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.80
    Top 30%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1682, higher than 97% of Lightweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1662).

Last 5 — Fight Time
05101520254:10Oliveira1:04Tsarukyan15:00Moicano0:16Denis3:29Salkilld
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

LQuillan Salkilld
UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates
2026-05-02 · KO/TKO, R1 3:29
LBenoit Saint Denis
UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
2025-11-15 · KO/TKO, R1 0:16
WRenato Moicano
UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira
2025-06-28 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LArman Tsarukyan
UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan
2023-12-02 · KO/TKO, R1 1:04
LCharles Oliveira
UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana
2023-06-10 · KO/TKO, R1 4:10
WMateusz Gamrot
UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev
2022-10-22 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WTony Ferguson
UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler
2021-05-15 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WDiego Ferreira
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
2021-02-06 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WScott Holtzman
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik
2020-08-08 · KO/TKO, R1 4:38
WDrakkar Klose
UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero
2020-03-07 · KO/TKO, R2 1:00
WFrank Camacho
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren
2019-10-26 · Submission, R1 2:02
WDrew Dober
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos
2019-03-09 · Submission, R2 4:41
WThiago Moises
UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez
2018-11-10 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LAlexander Hernandez
UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya
2018-03-03 · KO/TKO, R1 0:42
DEvan Dunham
UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee
2017-10-07
LEdson Barboza
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum
2017-03-11 · KO/TKO, R2 3:35
WRashid Magomedov
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson
2016-11-05 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WJames Vick
UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2
2016-06-04 · KO/TKO, R1 4:16
LMichael Chiesa
UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans
2016-04-16 · Submission, R2 1:20
WMichael Johnson
UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux
2015-08-08 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WJim Miller
UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold
2015-04-18 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WDaron Cruickshank
UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos
2015-03-14 · Submission, R2 2:38
WDiego Ferreira
UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2
2014-10-25 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WAnthony Rocco Martin
UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos
2014-08-23 · Submission, R2 3:38
LRamsey Nijem
UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson
2014-04-11 · KO/TKO, R1 4:20
WCharlie Brenneman
UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou
2014-01-15 · Submission, R1 1:45