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Beneil Dariush

Beneil Dariush

UFC record 17-8-1 · Rating 1621 · Last fight Saturday, May 2, 2026 · 2-fight losing streak

#10 in UFC lightweight (CageIQ rating)

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UFC stats

3.71
Sig. strikes landed / min
2.68
Sig. strikes absorbed / min
49%
Striking accuracy
57%
Striking defence
2.16
Takedowns / 15 min
80%
Takedown defence
0.79
Submission attempts / 15 min
30%
Finish rate

From 26 UFC fights. Rates with few fights are blended toward league averages. Finished 7 times by KO/TKO and 1 by submission.

Age 38Height 5'10"Reach 72"

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Recent UFC fights

OpponentMethodDate
L Quillan Salkilld
UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates		 KO/TKO · R1 2026-05-02
L Benoit Saint Denis
UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev		 KO/TKO · R1 2025-11-15
W Renato Moicano
UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira		 Decision - Unanimous · R3 2025-06-28
L Arman Tsarukyan
UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan		 KO/TKO · R1 2023-12-02
L Charles Oliveira
UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana		 KO/TKO · R1 2023-06-10
W Mateusz Gamrot
UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev		 Decision - Unanimous · R3 2022-10-22
W Tony Ferguson
UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler		 Decision - Unanimous · R3 2021-05-15
W Diego Ferreira
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov		 Decision - Split · R3 2021-02-06
W Scott Holtzman
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik		 KO/TKO · R1 2020-08-08
W Drakkar Klose
UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero		 KO/TKO · R2 2020-03-07