Beneil Dariush

🇺🇸

(1989-05-06)

Statistics

UFC Record: 17-7-1

By Method:

KO/TKO: 3-6
Submission: 5-1
Decision: 9-0-1

By Elo:

As Favorite: 9-5-1
As Underdog: 8-2

By Weight Class:

Lightweight: 15-6-1

By Round:

Round 1: 4-5
Round 2: 4-2
Round 3: 9-0-1

By Type:

Main Event: 0-1
Ranked Opponent: 7-5-1

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: WLLWL

Elo: 3163 (#75)

Peak Elo: 3411 (2022-10-22) (#49)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2970 (#106)

Bonuses: 5 (1 FOTN, 4 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 8m 48s

Total Fight Time: 3h 40m 15s (#134)

Avg Time Between Fights: 144 days

Avg Card Slot: 4.8 (#384)

Avg Age: 29.4 years

Avg Opp Age: 30.9 years

Current Rankings:

#12 Lightweight

Peak Rankings:

#3 Lightweight

Elo Rating

UFC Rankings

Bout History

2026-05-02
UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates

Beneil Dariush (36)

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LWLLW • 17-7-1
UFC rank: #12 • Elo: 3163 (68%)

LIGHTWEIGHT

🇦🇺

Quillan Salkilld (26)
4-0 • WWWW
Elo: 3028 (32%)

RAC Arena
Perth
Australia🇦🇺

2025-11-15
UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev

⭐ Benoit Saint Denis (29)

🇫🇷

WLLWW • 7-3
UFC rank: #13 • Elo: 3140 (28%)

CATCHWEIGHT (157.2 LB)
KO
R1
0:16

🇺🇸

Beneil Dariush (36)
17-6-1 • WLLWW
Elo: 3307 (72%) • UFC rank: #9

Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York
United States🇺🇸

2025-06-28
UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira

Beneil Dariush (36)

🇺🇸

LLWWW • 16-6-1
UFC rank: #9 • Elo: 3190 (41%)
29

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇧🇷

Renato Moicano (36)
12-6 • WWWWL
Elo: 3252 (59%) • UFC rank: #11
28

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2023-12-02
UFC on ESPN: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan

⭐ Arman Tsarukyan (27)

🇦🇲

🇷🇺

WWLWW • 7-2
UFC rank: #8 • Elo: 3190 (32%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R1
1:04

🇺🇸

Beneil Dariush (34)
16-5-1 • LWWWW
Elo: 3327 (68%) • UFC rank: #4

Moody Center
Austin, Texas
United States🇺🇸

2023-06-10
UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana

⭐ Charles Oliveira (33)

🇧🇷

WWWWL • 21-9 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #1 • Elo: 3468 (59%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
TKO
R1
4:10

🇺🇸

Beneil Dariush (34)
16-4-1 • WWWWW
Elo: 3411 (41%) • UFC rank: #4

Rogers Arena
Vancouver
Canada🇨🇦

2022-10-22
UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev

Beneil Dariush (33)

🇺🇸

WWWWW • 15-4-1
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 3317 (52%)
29

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇵🇱

Mateusz Gamrot (31)
4-1 • LWWWW
Elo: 3297 (48%) • UFC rank: #9
28

Etihad Arena
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates🇦🇪

2021-05-15
UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler

Beneil Dariush (32)

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WWWWW • 14-4-1
UFC rank: #9 • Elo: 3220 (51%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇲🇽

🇺🇸

Tony Ferguson (37)
15-3 • WWWLL
Elo: 3209 (49%) • UFC rank: #5

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States🇺🇸

2021-02-06
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov

Beneil Dariush (31)

🇺🇸

WWWWW • 13-4-1
UFC rank: #13 • Elo: 3162 (38%)

LIGHTWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R3
5:00

🇧🇷

Diego Ferreira (36)
8-2 • WWWWW
Elo: 3246 (62%) • UFC rank: #10

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2020-08-08
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik

Beneil Dariush (31)

🇺🇸

WWWWL • 12-4-1
UFC rank: #14 • Elo: 3104 (71%)

CATCHWEIGHT (158 LB)
KO
R1
4:38

🇺🇸

Scott Holtzman (36)
7-3 • WWLWW
Elo: 2948 (29%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2020-03-07
UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero

⭐ Beneil Dariush (30)

🇺🇸

WWWLD • 11-4-1
Elo: 3012 (53%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R2
1:00

🇺🇸

Drakkar Klose (31)
5-1 • WLWWW
Elo: 2985 (47%)

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2019-10-26
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren

⭐ Beneil Dariush (30)

🇺🇸

WWLDL • 10-4-1
Elo: 2995 (91%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R1
2:02

🇬🇺

🇺🇸

Frank Camacho (30)
2-3 • LWLLW
Elo: 2581 (9%)

Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore
Singapore🇸🇬

2019-03-09
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos

⭐ Beneil Dariush (29)

🇺🇸

WLDLW • 9-4-1
Elo: 2922 (63%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R2
4:41

🇺🇸

Drew Dober (30)
6-4 (1 NC) • WLWWW
Elo: 2827 (37%)

Intrust Bank Arena
Wichita, Kansas
United States🇺🇸

2018-11-10
UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs. Rodríguez

Beneil Dariush (29)

🇺🇸

LDLWW • 8-4-1
Elo: 2849 (63%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇧🇷

Thiago Moises (23)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2750 (37%)

Pepsi Center
Denver, Colorado
United States🇺🇸

2018-03-03
UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya

⭐ Alexander Hernandez (25)

🇺🇸

Debut 🔰
Elo: 2670 (12%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R1
0:42

🇺🇸

Beneil Dariush (28)
8-3-1 • DLWWL
Elo: 3026 (88%) • UFC rank: #12

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2017-10-07
UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee

Beneil Dariush (28)

🇺🇸

LWWLW • 8-3
UFC rank: #12 • Elo: 3045 (59%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DRAW
R3
5:00

🇺🇸

Evan Dunham (35)
11-6 • LWWWW
Elo: 2979 (41%) • UFC rank: #14

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2017-03-11
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum

⭐ Edson Barboza (31)

🇧🇷

LWLWW • 12-4
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3139 (49%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R2
3:35

🇺🇸

Beneil Dariush (27)
8-2 • WWLWW
Elo: 3148 (51%) • UFC rank: #9

Centro de Formação Olímpica do Nordeste
Fortaleza
Brazil🇧🇷

2016-11-05
The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 3

Beneil Dariush (27)

🇺🇸

WLWWW • 7-2
UFC rank: #9 • Elo: 3040 (46%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇷🇺

Rashid Magomedov (32)
4-0 • WWWW
Elo: 3067 (54%) • UFC rank: #15

Arena Ciudad de México
Mexico City
Mexico🇲🇽

2016-06-04
UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2

Beneil Dariush (27)

🇺🇸

LWWWW • 6-2
UFC rank: #10 • Elo: 2927 (43%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R1
4:16

🇺🇸

James Vick (29)
5-0 • WWWWW
Elo: 2971 (57%)

The Forum
Inglewood, California
United States🇺🇸

2016-04-16
UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans

⭐ Michael Chiesa (28)

🇺🇸

WWLWW • 6-2
UFC rank: #14 • Elo: 2945 (35%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R2
1:20

🇺🇸

Beneil Dariush (26)
6-1 • WWWWW
Elo: 3059 (65%) • UFC rank: #7

Amalie Arena
Tampa, Florida
United States🇺🇸

2015-08-08
UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux

Beneil Dariush (26)

🇺🇸

WWWWL • 5-1
UFC rank: #12 • Elo: 3013 (43%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸

Michael Johnson (29)
8-4 • LWWWW
Elo: 3055 (57%) • UFC rank: #5

Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tennessee
United States🇺🇸

2015-04-18
UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold

Beneil Dariush (25)

🇺🇸

WWWLW • 4-1
Elo: 2912 (49%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸

Jim Miller (31)
13-4 (1 NC) • WNWWL
Elo: 2916 (51%) • UFC rank: #12

Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey
United States🇺🇸

2015-03-14
UFC 185: Pettis vs. dos Anjos

⭐ Beneil Dariush (25)

🇺🇸

WWLW • 3-1
Elo: 2841 (64%)

CATCHWEIGHT (157 LB)
SUB
R2
2:48

🇺🇸

Daron Cruickshank (29)
6-3 (1 NC) • WWLWN
Elo: 2738 (36%)

American Airlines Center
Dallas, Texas
United States🇺🇸

2014-10-25
UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2

Beneil Dariush (25)

🇺🇸

WLW • 2-1
Elo: 2681 (19%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇧🇷

Diego Ferreira (29)
2-0 • WW
Elo: 2922 (81%)

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil🇧🇷

2014-08-23
UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. dos Anjos

Beneil Dariush (25)

🇺🇸

LW • 1-1
Elo: 2583 (50%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R2
3:38

🇺🇸

Anthony Rocco Martin (24)
0-1 • L
Elo: 2577 (50%)

BOK Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma
United States🇺🇸

2014-04-11
UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Nelson

⭐ Ramsey Nijem (26)

🇵🇸

🇺🇸

WWLLW • 4-3
Elo: 2689 (52%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
TKO
R1
4:20

🇺🇸

Beneil Dariush (24)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2680 (48%)

du Arena
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates🇦🇪

2014-01-15
UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou

Beneil Dariush (24)

🇺🇸

Debut 🔰
Elo: 2555 (37%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R1
1:45

🇺🇸

Charlie Brenneman (32)
4-4 • WLWLL
Elo: 2646 (63%)

The Arena at Gwinnett Center
Duluth, Georgia
United States🇺🇸