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Beneil Dariush
Iran
23-8-1W-L-D
- Age
- 37
- Height
- 5'10"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 72"
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight class
- LightweightLightweight: 146 to 155 lb (66 to 70 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Kings MMA
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1740
Scouting Report
- L
- L
- W
- L
- L
Lost 2 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Dariush has finished fights with 5 KO/TKO wins and 8 submissions, plus 10 decisions, for a 57% finish rate. The submission game is his calling card, and he made opponents tap more often than he put them to sleep.
- Recent Form
- Quillan Salkilld (13-1-0) stopped him by KO/TKO in round 1 on May 2, 2026. Benoit Saint Denis (17-4-0) did the same in round 1. Before that, Dariush beat Renato Moicano (21-7-1) by unanimous decision.
- Style
- Southpaw who lands 3.74 significant strikes a minute at 49% accuracy while absorbing 2.63. He defends 57% of strikes, shoots 2.21 takedowns per 15 minutes, and stops 83% of takedown attempts against him.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 5 KO/TKO (22%)
- 8 Submission (35%)
- 10 Decision (43%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 57%
- Streak
- 2-fight losing streak
- Last fought
- 6 months ago
23 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 112-27-1
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1868
- Lossvs Quillan Salkilld13-1-0 · Power Index 1896KO/TKO · R1 · 3:29May 2, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs Prates
- Lossvs Benoit Saint Denis17-4-0 · Power Index 1861KO/TKO · R1 · 0:16Nov 16, 2025 · VeChain UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs Makhachev
- Winvs Renato Moicano21-8-1 · Power Index 1771Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Jun 29, 2025 · UFC 317: Topuria vs Oliveira
Fight stats
Stat Beneil Dariush Renato Moicano Sig. strikes 56/107 31/61 Takedowns 5/5 0/3 Control time 5:53 1:20 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 22 22 Round 2 sig. strikes 8 1 Round 3 sig. strikes 26 8 - Lossvs Arman Tsarukyan24-3-0 · Power Index 1846KO/TKO · R1 · 1:04Dec 3, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs Tsarukyan
- Lossvs Charles Oliveira37-11-0 · Power Index 1964KO/TKO · R1 · 4:10Jun 11, 2023 · UFC 289: Nunes vs Aldana
Career Stats
Based on 26 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 3.74
- Striking accuracy
- 49%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.63
- Striking defense
- 57%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 2.21
- Takedown accuracy
- 38%
- Takedown defense
- 83%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.80