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BENEIL
DARIUSH
Overview
Beneil Dariush is a ranked UFC Lightweight fighter. (Data from ESPN; combat ratings are editorial estimates.)
Attributes (editorial ratings)
Tale of the Tape
Recent Form
Fight History
Dariush lost to Quillan Salkilld via TKO (punches) in round 1 (3:29) at UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates on May 2, 2026, taking his record to 23–8–1.
Dariush lost to Benoît Saint Denis via KO (punches) in round 1 (0:16) at UFC 322 on Nov. 15, 2025, taking his record to 23–7–1.
Dariush defeated Renato Moicano via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC 317 on June 28, 2025, taking his record to 23–6–1.
Dariush lost to Arman Tsarukyan via KO (knee and punches) in round 1 (1:04) at UFC on ESPN: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on Dec. 2, 2023, taking his record to 22–6–1.
Dariush lost to Charles Oliveira via TKO (punches) in round 1 (4:10) at UFC 289 on June 10, 2023, taking his record to 22–5–1.
Dariush defeated Mateusz Gamrot via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC 280 on Oct. 22, 2022, taking his record to 22–4–1.
Dariush defeated Tony Ferguson via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC 262 on May 15, 2021, taking his record to 21–4–1.
Dariush defeated Carlos Diego Ferreira via Decision (split) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov on Feb. 6, 2021, taking his record to 20–4–1.
Dariush defeated Scott Holtzman via KO (spinning back fist) in round 1 (4:38) at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik on Aug. 8, 2020, taking his record to 19–4–1.
Dariush defeated Drakkar Klose via KO (punch) in round 2 (1:00) at UFC 248 on March 7, 2020, taking his record to 18–4–1.
Dariush defeated Frank Camacho via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 1 (2:02) at UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren on Oct. 26, 2019, taking his record to 17–4–1.
Dariush defeated Drew Dober via Submission (armbar) in round 2 (4:41) at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos on March 9, 2019, taking his record to 16–4–1.
Dariush defeated Thiago Moisés via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs. Rodríguez on Nov. 10, 2018, taking his record to 15–4–1.
Dariush lost to Alexander Hernandez via KO (punch) in round 1 (0:42) at UFC 222 on March 3, 2018, taking his record to 14–4–1.
Dariush fought Evan Dunham to a draw in round 3 (5:00) at UFC 216 on Oct. 7, 2017, taking his record to 14–3–1.
Dariush lost to Edson Barboza via KO (knee) in round 2 (3:35) at UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum on March 11, 2017, taking his record to 14–3.
Dariush defeated Rashid Magomedov via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson on Nov. 5, 2016, taking his record to 14–2.
Dariush defeated James Vick via KO (punches) in round 1 (4:16) at UFC 199 on June 4, 2016, taking his record to 13–2.
Dariush lost to Michael Chiesa via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 2 (1:20) at UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans on April 16, 2016, taking his record to 12–2.
Dariush defeated Michael Johnson via Decision (split) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux on Aug. 8, 2015, taking his record to 12–1.
Dariush defeated Jim Miller via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold on April 18, 2015, taking his record to 11–1.
Dariush defeated Daron Cruickshank via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 2 (2:48) at UFC 185 on March 14, 2015, taking his record to 10–1.
Dariush defeated Carlos Diego Ferreira via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC 179 on Oct. 25, 2014, taking his record to 9–1.
Dariush defeated Anthony Rocco Martin via Submission (arm-triangle choke) in round 2 (3:38) at UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. dos Anjos on Aug. 23, 2014, taking his record to 8–1.
Dariush lost to Ramsey Nijem via TKO (punches) in round 1 (4:20) at UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Nelson on April 11, 2014, taking his record to 7–1.
Dariush defeated Charlie Brenneman via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 1 (1:45) at UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou on Jan. 14, 2014, taking his record to 7–0.
Dariush defeated Jason Meaders via KO (punch) in round 2 (4:03) at Respect in the Cage 20 on May 4, 2013, taking his record to 6–0.
Dariush defeated Trace Gray via Submission (armbar) in round 1 (0:36) at Respect in the Cage 19 on Jan. 19, 2013, taking his record to 5–0.
Dariush defeated Gilberto dos Santos via TKO (doctor stoppage) in round 1 (4:03) at High Fight Rock 2 on Oct. 27, 2012, taking his record to 4–0.
Dariush defeated Dominic Gutierrez via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 1 (1:16) at Samurai MMA Pro 2011 on Oct. 21, 2011, taking his record to 3–0.
Dariush defeated Vance Bejarano via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 1 (N/A) at Respect in the Cage 8 on Oct. 8, 2010, taking his record to 2–0.
Dariush defeated Jordan Betts via Decision (split) in round 3 (5:00) at Respect in the Cage 2 on Nov. 20, 2009, taking his record to 1–0.
Career record from the fighter's Wikipedia record table; fight footage plays via the official YouTube embed from its original channel.
Analytics
- KO/TKO5 · 22%
- Submission8 · 35%
- Decision10 · 43%
- DQ/Other0 · 0%
Rates a fighter on the standard of opposition he has actually beaten: a win over someone we also rate counts far more than a win over an unrated opponent, recent bouts count more than old ones, and recent losses or a long layoff pull the score down. Proprietary FighterStatus metric — not an official ranking.
Our own rating of the division — not an official UFC, boxing or MMA ranking.
Lightweight
Lightweight
