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

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: 3158 (#78)

Peak Elo: 3405 (2022-10-22) (#48)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2960 (#114)

Bonuses: 5 (1 FOTN, 4 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 8m 49s

Total Fight Time: 3h 40m 15s (#133)

Avg Time Between Fights: 144 days

Avg Card Slot: 4.8 (#386)

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)

🇺🇸 ︎

LWLLW • 17-7-1
UFC rank: #12 • Elo: 3158 (67%)

LIGHTWEIGHT

🇦🇺 ︎

Quillan Salkilld (26)
4-0 • WWWW
Elo: 3029 (33%)

RAC Arena
Perth
Australia🇦🇺 ︎

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

⭐ Benoit Saint Denis (29)

🇫🇷 ︎

WLLWW • 7-3
UFC rank: #13 • Elo: 3138 (29%)

CATCHWEIGHT (157.2 LB)
KO
R1
0:16

🇺🇸 ︎

Beneil Dariush (36)
17-6-1 • WLLWW
Elo: 3302 (71%) • 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: 3184 (40%)
29

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇧🇷 ︎

Renato Moicano (36)
12-6 • WWWWL
Elo: 3248 (60%) • 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: 3187 (32%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R1
1:04

🇺🇸 ︎

Beneil Dariush (34)
16-5-1 • LWWWW
Elo: 3321 (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: 3460 (58%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
TKO
R1
4:10

🇺🇸 ︎

Beneil Dariush (34)
16-4-1 • WWWWW
Elo: 3405 (42%) • 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: 3310 (52%)
29

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇵🇱 ︎

Mateusz Gamrot (31)
4-1 • LWWWW
Elo: 3293 (48%) • UFC rank: #9
28

Etihad Arena
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates🇦🇪 ︎

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

Beneil Dariush (32)

🇺🇸 ︎

WWWWW • 14-4-1
UFC rank: #9 • Elo: 3214 (52%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇲🇽 ︎

🇺🇸 ︎

Tony Ferguson (37)
15-3 • WWWLL
Elo: 3199 (48%) • 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: 3157 (38%)

LIGHTWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R3
5:00

🇧🇷 ︎

Diego Ferreira (36)
8-2 • WWWWW
Elo: 3238 (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: 3099 (70%)

CATCHWEIGHT (158 LB)
KO
R1
4:38

🇺🇸 ︎

Scott Holtzman (36)
7-3 • WWLWW
Elo: 2945 (30%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸 ︎

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

⭐ Beneil Dariush (30)

🇺🇸 ︎

WWWLD • 11-4-1
Elo: 3007 (53%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R2
1:00

🇺🇸 ︎

Drakkar Klose (31)
5-1 • WLWWW
Elo: 2980 (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: 2990 (91%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R1
2:02

🇬🇺 ︎

🇺🇸 ︎

Frank Camacho (30)
2-3 • LWLLW
Elo: 2580 (9%)

Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore
Singapore🇸🇬 ︎

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

⭐ Beneil Dariush (29)

🇺🇸 ︎

WLDLW • 9-4-1
Elo: 2913 (61%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R2
4:41

🇺🇸 ︎

Drew Dober (30)
6-4 (1 NC) • WLWWW
Elo: 2830 (39%)

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: 2838 (62%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇧🇷 ︎

Thiago Moises (23)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2750 (38%)

Pepsi Center
Denver, Colorado
United States🇺🇸 ︎

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

⭐ Alexander Hernandez (25)

🇺🇸 ︎

Debut 🔰
Elo: 2670 (13%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R1
0:42

🇺🇸 ︎

Beneil Dariush (28)
8-3-1 • DLWWL
Elo: 3013 (87%) • 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: 3030 (58%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DRAW
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎

Evan Dunham (35)
11-6 • LWWWW
Elo: 2973 (42%) • 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: 3131 (51%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R2
3:35

🇺🇸 ︎

Beneil Dariush (27)
8-2 • WWLWW
Elo: 3129 (49%) • 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: 3014 (42%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇷🇺 ︎

Rashid Magomedov (32)
4-0 • WWWW
Elo: 3066 (58%) • 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: 2911 (48%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R1
4:16

🇺🇸 ︎

James Vick (29)
5-0 • WWWWW
Elo: 2924 (52%)

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: 2922 (34%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R2
1:20

🇺🇸 ︎

Beneil Dariush (26)
6-1 • WWWWW
Elo: 3045 (66%) • 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: 3002 (45%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎

Michael Johnson (29)
8-4 • LWWWW
Elo: 3031 (55%) • 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: 2897 (47%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎

Jim Miller (31)
13-4 (1 NC) • WNWWL
Elo: 2915 (53%) • 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: 2826 (64%)

CATCHWEIGHT (157 LB)
SUB
R2
2:48

🇺🇸 ︎

Daron Cruickshank (29)
6-3 (1 NC) • WWLWN
Elo: 2723 (36%)

American Airlines Center
Dallas, Texas
United States🇺🇸 ︎

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

Beneil Dariush (25)

🇺🇸 ︎

WLW • 2-1
Elo: 2666 (20%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇧🇷 ︎

Diego Ferreira (29)
2-0 • WW
Elo: 2905 (80%)

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil🇧🇷 ︎

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

Beneil Dariush (25)

🇺🇸 ︎

LW • 1-1
Elo: 2561 (47%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R2
3:38

🇺🇸 ︎

Anthony Rocco Martin (24)
0-1 • L
Elo: 2579 (53%)

BOK Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma
United States🇺🇸 ︎

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

⭐ Ramsey Nijem (26)

🇵🇸 ︎

🇺🇸 ︎

WWLLW • 4-3
Elo: 2612 (41%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
TKO
R1
4:20

🇺🇸 ︎

Beneil Dariush (24)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2680 (59%)

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: 2644 (63%)

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