Saturday, October 7, 2017T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States
Beneil Dariush vs Evan Dunham
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Beneil DariushEvan Dunham
1
Knockdowns0
81 / 157
Significant strikes36 / 115
52%
Sig. strike accuracy31%
92 / 168
Total strikes66 / 149
0 / 0
Takedowns1 / 7
2:56
Control time3:14
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Beneil DariushEvan Dunham
6074%3289%
Head
810%411%
Body
1316%00%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Beneil Dariush
59%12%28%
Evan Dunham
89%11%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Beneil Dariush81 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
3131/93
44/4
1313/14
Clinch
88/12
22/3
0
Ground
2121/29
22/2
0
Evan Dunham36 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
3030/106
22/4
0
Clinch
22/3
22/2
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round
Beneil DariushEvan Dunham
R1
36
5
R2
19
9
R3
26
22
Bars share one scale across rounds. The side that landed more is solid.
Round 1
1
Knockdowns0
36 / 54
Significant strikes5 / 23
67%
Sig. strike accuracy22%
44 / 62
Total strikes6 / 24
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 2
2:42
Control time0:02
Round 2
0
Knockdowns0
19 / 35
Significant strikes9 / 20
54%
Sig. strike accuracy45%
21 / 37
Total strikes26 / 39
0 / 0
Takedowns1 / 3
0:14
Control time2:20
Round 3
0
Knockdowns0
26 / 68
Significant strikes22 / 72
38%
Sig. strike accuracy31%
27 / 69
Total strikes34 / 86
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 2
0:00
Control time0:52
Judges' Scorecards
The commission did not release round-by-round scores for this fight.
Media Scores
5
Beneil Dariush
10
Draw
0
Evan Dunham
●28-28 Draw×10●29-27 Dariush×4●29-28 Dariush
All 15 media scorecards
- Mookie Alexander · BloodyElbow.com29-27Dariush
- MMAJunkie.com29-27Dariush
- Brian Knapp · Sherdog.com29-27Dariush
- Alexander K. Lee · MMAFighting.com29-27Dariush
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno29-28Dariush
- Rafael Oreiro · MMABrasil.com.br28-28Draw
- John Pollock · Fight Network28-28Draw
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com28-28Draw
- Jed Meshew · MMAFighting.com28-28Draw
- Tim Burke · BloodyElbow.com28-28Draw
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com28-28Draw
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com28-28Draw
- Chris Nelson · Sherdog.com28-28Draw
- Craig Amos · BleacherReport.com28-28Draw
- MMAMania.com28-28Draw
Fan Scorecards
117 fan scorecards submitted
60%
Beneil Dariush
33%
Draw
7%
Evan Dunham
●29-27 Dariush44.4%●28-28 Draw33.3%●29-28 Dunham6%●29-28 Dariush6%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
86%
Dariush
R2
76%
Dunham
R3
53%
Dunham
Betting Odds
Beneil Dariush
-230
70% implied win probability
Open: -244Best: -215
Evan Dunham
+185
35% implied win probability
Open: +194Best: +190
Average moneyline across 6 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Beneil Dariush | Evan Dunham | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| BetOnline | -225 | +190 | |
| Bookmaker | -240 | +190 | |
| Bovada | -225 | +175 | |
| Pinnacle | -215 | +189 | |
| sports-interaction | -245 | +185 | |
| unibet | -230 | +180 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Evan Dunham lands 5.33 significant strikes a minute, more than 90% of UFC fighters.
- Beneil Dariush's last two losses were both stopped early.
- Evan Dunham's last two losses were both stopped early.
Style & credentials
Beneil Dariush
BJJMuay Thai
- —Black belt · BJJRomulo Barral and Bruno "Mamute" Paulista
- 2013Lightweight ChampionshipRITC (Respect in the Cage)
- 2011Bronze · IBJJF Pansbrown belt
- 2010Champion · IBJJF Nogi Worldsbrown belt
Evan Dunham
BJJFolkstyle WrestlingBoxing
- —Black belt · BJJWellington 'Megaton' Dias and Robert Drysdale
- 2008Competitor · Palace Fighting Championship
- 2006Competitor · Sportfight
- —Winston Churchill High SchoolWrestling Folkstyle
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
60%85%
Head
23%11%
Body
17%4%
Leg
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
Beneil Dariushlast 26 fights
67%15%18%
Evan Dunhamlast 21 fights
83%12%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Beneil Dariush Evan Dunham
Strikes landed / min
3.745.33
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Beneil Dariush · Good · better than 60% of UFC fightersEvan Dunham · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.633.54
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Beneil Dariush · Good · better than 76% of UFC fightersEvan Dunham · Average · better than 46% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.211.82
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Beneil Dariush · Good · better than 75% of UFC fightersEvan Dunham · Good · better than 66% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
38%33%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Beneil Dariush · Average · better than 51% of UFC fightersEvan Dunham · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
82%79%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Beneil Dariush · Elite · better than 87% of UFC fightersEvan Dunham · Good · better than 83% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.801.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Beneil Dariush · Good · better than 71% of UFC fightersEvan Dunham · Good · better than 80% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.74
Strikes landed / min5.33
2.63
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.54
2.21 / 5.8
Takedowns landed / 15 min1.82 / 5.5
38%
Takedown accuracy33%
82%
Takedown defence79%
3:30
Control time / fight2:30
0.80
Submission attempts / 15 min1.00
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Beneil Dariush26 UFC fights · 836 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
40%331/995
13%108/156
15%122/139
Clinch
6%48/82
9%73/103
1%7/8
Ground
15%126/194
1%10/12
1%11/12
Evan Dunham20 UFC fights · 1070 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
74%791/2335
8%85/155
2%22/25
Clinch
6%69/118
2%26/31
2%18/20
Ground
5%55/89
0%4/5
0%0/0
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Beneil Dariush21 of 32 ended early · 66%11 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
5 early stoppages have no logged time
Evan Dunham15 of 28 ended early · 54%13 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
2 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
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