#14 Lightweight
Beneil Dariush
L223-8-1
0Prospect
🇮🇷Iran/Lightweight/Age 37/Southpaw/5' 10"/72″ reach/155 lbs
Win %
74%
SLpM
3.7
Str Acc
49%
Str Def
57%
TD Avg
2.2
TD Def
82%
Sub Avg
0.8
Finish
57%
At a Glance
3.7
SLpM
above average
49%
Str Acc
above average
2.2
TD Avg
above average
57%
Finish %
top 2%
57%
Str Def
above average
Beneil Dariush is a Iran southpaw Lightweight mixed martial artist competing in the UFC, profiled as a well-rounded mixed martial artist. With a record of 23-8-1, the fighter carries a 72% win rate across 32 pro contests, finishing 57% of opponents inside the distance. Standout traits include elite 82% takedown defense.
Career Arc
32 fightspeak +18 · current +15
Skill Profile
Fighter
UFC Avg
0Prospect
Accuracy & Defense○ = UFC avg
Str Acc
Str Def
TD Acc
TD Def
Striking Output
Sig. Strikes Landed / Min
3.74+0.32 vs avg
0avg 3.49
Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min
2.63-0.55 vs avg
0avg 3.29
Grappling Output
Takedowns / 15 Min
2.21+0.69 vs avg
0avg 1.56
Submissions / 15 Min
0.80+0.40 vs avg
0avg 0.43
Strike Differential (landed - absorbed / min)
Absorbed (2.63)Landed (3.74)
0
+1.11
Wins by Method
57%Finish
KO/TKO522%
Submission835%
Decision1043%
23 total wins
Win / Loss by Method
Wins (23)
5 KO
8 SUB
10 DEC
Losses (8)
7 KO
1 SUB
Recent Form (Last 5)
L
KO
L
KO
W
Dec
L
KO
L
KO
Career Fight Pace (Avg Sig Strikes / Round)
R1
10/21(48%)
R2
8/14(57%)
R3
26/47(55%)
Landed
Attempted
Positional & Target Breakdown
Position
72%
18%
Distance: 57Clinch: 8Ground: 14
Target
62%
16%
22%
Head: 49Body: 13Leg: 17
Grappling Efficiency
Avg TD / Fight
0.2
Avg Control / Fight
0:21
TD Success Rate
70%
Durability & Resilience
Fights to Decision
10 of 32
KO/TKO Losses
7
Avg Fight Duration
2.0 rounds
Post-Loss Record
4-2
Fight History26 UFC + 6 pre-UFC
32 fights23W8L
| Result | Opponent | Method | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Quillan Salkilld | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
LOSS Method KO/TKO Punches Round 1 of 3 Time 3:29 Division Lightweight Opening Odds +279/-350 | ||||||
| L | Benoit Saint Denis | KKO/TKO Punch | ||||
| W | Renato Moicano | DU-DEC | ||||
| L | Arman Tsarukyan | KKO/TKO Punch | ||||
| L | Charles Oliveira | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
| W | Mateusz Gamrot | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Tony Ferguson | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Diego Ferreira | DS-DEC | ||||
| W | Scott Holtzman | KKO/TKO Spinning Back Fist | ||||
| W | Drakkar Klose | KKO/TKO Punch | ||||
| W | Frank Camacho | SSUB Rear Naked Choke | ||||
| W | Drew Dober | SSUB Armbar | ||||
| W | Thiago Moises | DU-DEC | ||||
| L | Alexander Hernandez | KKO/TKO Punch | ||||
| ? | Evan Dunham | DM-DEC | ||||
| L | Edson Barboza | KKO/TKO Flying Knee | ||||
| W | Rashid Magomedov | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | James Vick | KKO/TKO Punch | ||||
| L | Michael Chiesa | SSUB Rear Naked Choke | ||||
| W | Michael Johnson | DS-DEC | ||||
| W | Jim Miller | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Daron Cruickshank | SSUB Rear Naked Choke | ||||
| W | Diego Ferreira | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Anthony Rocco Martin | SSUB Arm Triangle | ||||
| L | Ramsey Nijem | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
| W | Charlie Brenneman | SSUB Rear Naked Choke | ||||
| W | Jason Meaders | KTKO | ||||
| W | Trace Gray | SSUB | ||||
| W | Gilberto dos Santos | KTKO | ||||
| W | Dominic Gutierrez | SSUB | ||||
| W | Vance Bejarano | SSUB | ||||
| W | Jordan Betts | DDEC | ||||