Fighter profile

Beneil Dariush

Lightweight · UFC record 17-8-1 · 26 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 2 May 2026

Control GrapplerWrestling Heavy

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)81

Power77

Striking defense80

Takedown defense91

WrestlingProvisional measure84

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (26 detailed fights; as of Sat 2 May 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED72.0

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED62.4

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 178 cm (5'10")
Reach: 183 cm (6'0")
Stance: Southpaw
Age: 37

Last 3: L W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

26 detailed UFC fights · 52 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 2 May 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed16.1significant, per round

Strikes absorbed11.3per round

Striking differential+4.8per round

Takedown attempts1.65per round

Takedown defense82.7%of attempts stopped

Finish rate47.1%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 16.1
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 11.3
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +4.8
Striking accuracy: 49.1%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 57.2%
Knockdowns per round: 0.13
Target: head / body / leg: 60.4% / 22.9% / 16.8%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 67.1% / 15.3% / 17.6%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 1.65
Takedowns landed per round: 0.63
Takedown accuracy: 38.4%
Takedown defense: 82.7%
Control time per round: 1:45
Submission attempts per round: 0.23
Reversals per round: 0.02

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 17-8-1
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 47.1%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 3 · 5 · 9
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 7 · 1 · 0
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 7 / 9
Average fight time: 8:58 (over 23 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Beneil Dariush — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 2 May 2026	Quillan Salkilld	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 3:29	UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates
Sat 15 Nov 2025	Benoit Saint Denis	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 0:16	UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
Sat 28 Jun 2025	Renato Moicano	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira
Sat 2 Dec 2023	Arman Tsarukyan	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 1:04	UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan
Sat 10 Jun 2023	Charles Oliveira	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 4:10	UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana

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Beneil Dariush — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 22 Oct 2022	Mateusz Gamrot	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev
Sat 15 May 2021	Tony Ferguson	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler
Sat 6 Feb 2021	Diego Ferreira	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
Sat 8 Aug 2020	Scott Holtzman	W	KO/TKO Spinning Back Fist	R1 4:38	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik
Sat 7 Mar 2020	Drakkar Klose	W	KO/TKO Punch	R2 1:00	UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero
Sat 26 Oct 2019	Frank Camacho	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 2:02	UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren
Sat 9 Mar 2019	Drew Dober	W	SUB Armbar	R2 4:41	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos
Sat 10 Nov 2018	Thiago Moises	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez
Sat 3 Mar 2018	Alexander Hernandez	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 0:42	UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya
Sat 7 Oct 2017	Evan Dunham	D	M-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee
Sat 11 Mar 2017	Edson Barboza	L	KO/TKO Flying Knee	R2 3:35	UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum
Sat 5 Nov 2016	Rashid Magomedov	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson
Sat 4 Jun 2016	James Vick	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 4:16	UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2
Sat 16 Apr 2016	Michael Chiesa	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 1:20	UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans
Sat 8 Aug 2015	Michael Johnson	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux
Sat 18 Apr 2015	Jim Miller	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold
Sat 14 Mar 2015	Daron Cruickshank	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 2:38	UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos
Sat 25 Oct 2014	Diego Ferreira	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2
Sat 23 Aug 2014	Anthony Rocco Martin	W	SUB Arm Triangle	R2 3:38	UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos
Fri 11 Apr 2014	Ramsey Nijem	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 4:20	UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson
Wed 15 Jan 2014	Charlie Brenneman	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 1:45	UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou

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