Beneil Dariush
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| Age | 36 |
| Nationality | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Weight class | Lightweight |
| Height | 178 cm |
| Reach | 183 cm |
| Stance | Southpaw |
MMA Record
30
fights
23
✅ wins
6
❌ losses
1
⬜ draw
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
5
bonuses
1
Fight of the night
4
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
January 15, 2014
UFC debuts
November 15, 2025
UFC last fight
3h40:5
time in the cage
8:48
avg time by combat
68.0%
win rate
47.1%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1616
as of November 15, 2025
🥇 Peak Elo
1658
on October 22, 2022
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
89
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Submission | 96 | 5 |
| 2. | Takedowns defense | 90 | 82% |
| 3. | Control time | 89 | 121s / round |
| 4. | Significant strikes differential | 84 | +5.82 / round |
| 5. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 81 | 278 |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ground strikes accuracy | 47 | 67% |
| 2. | Total strikes accuracy | 49 | 54% |
| 3. | Total strikes attempted | 52 | 46.89 / round |
| 4. | Distance strikes landed | 58 | 12.68 / round |
| 5. | Head strikes landed | 62 | 11.43 / round |
64
Boxing Score
57
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+5.82
/ round
💫 Strike differential
12.7 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
9.8 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
43.5%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
63.1%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
79
Wrestling Score
90
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
1.8 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.7 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
38.3%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
82.0%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
2:01 / round
⏱ Control Time
27s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
3.3 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
67.4%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
5
✅ Submission wins
0.3 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
41.7%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Beneil Dariush's UFC Fight History
November 15, 2025 - UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
Lightweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (16s).
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June 28, 2025 - UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira
Lightweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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December 02, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan
Lightweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (1:04).
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June 10, 2023 - UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana
Lightweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (4:10).
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October 22, 2022 - UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev
Lightweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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May 15, 2021 - UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler
Lightweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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February 06, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
Lightweight bout
Win by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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August 08, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik
Lightweight bout
Win by ko tko (Spinning Back Fist) at round 1 (4:38).
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March 07, 2020 - UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero
Lightweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 2 (1:00).
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October 26, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren
Lightweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 1 (2:02).
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March 09, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos
Lightweight bout
Win by submission (Armbar) at round 2 (4:41).
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November 10, 2018 - UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez
Lightweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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March 03, 2018 - UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya
Lightweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (42s).
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March 11, 2017 - UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum
Lightweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Flying Knee) at round 2 (3:35).
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November 05, 2016 - UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson
Lightweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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June 04, 2016 - UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2
Lightweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (4:16).
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April 16, 2016 - UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans
Lightweight bout
Loss by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 2 (1:20).
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August 08, 2015 - UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux
Lightweight bout
Win by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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April 18, 2015 - UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold
Lightweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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March 14, 2015 - UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos
Lightweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 2 (2:38).
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October 25, 2014 - UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2
Lightweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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August 23, 2014 - UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos
Lightweight bout
Win by submission (Arm Triangle) at round 2 (3:38).
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April 11, 2014 - UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson
Lightweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (4:20).
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January 15, 2014 - UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou
Lightweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 1 (1:45).
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