Ultimate Fighting Calendar
Lightweight3 rounds scheduled
DRAW

Beneil Dariush vs Evan Dunham

Saturday, October 7, 2017
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States

Fight stats

Beneil Dariush
Evan Dunham
1
Knockdowns
0
81 of 157
Significant strikes
36 of 115
52%
Sig. strike accuracy
31%
92 of 168
Total strikes
66 of 149
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 7
-
Takedown accuracy
14%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
2:56
Control time
3:14
Significant strikes by target
60 of 134
Head
32 of 109
8 of 9
Body
4 of 6
13 of 14
Leg
0 of 0
48 of 111
Distance
32 of 110
10 of 15
Clinch
4 of 5
23 of 31
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
1
KD
0
36 of 54
Sig. str.
5 of 23
44 of 62
Total str.
6 of 24
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
2:42
Ctrl
0:02
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
19 of 35
Sig. str.
9 of 20
21 of 37
Total str.
26 of 39
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:14
Ctrl
2:20
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
26 of 68
Sig. str.
22 of 72
27 of 69
Total str.
34 of 86
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:52

Judges' Scorecards

#DariushDunham
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#DariushDunham
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The commission did not release round-by-round scores for this fight.

Media Scores

5
Dariush
10
Draw
0
Dunham
28-28 Draw×1029-27 Dariush×429-28 Dariush
All 15 media scorecards

Fan Scorecards

60%
Dariush
33%
Draw
7%
Dunham
117 fan scorecards submitted
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

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

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.

SportsbookBeneil DariushEvan Dunham
BetOnline-225+190
Bookmaker-240+190
Bovada-225+175
Pinnacle-215+189
sports-interaction-245+185
unibet-230+180

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Referee
Dan Miragliotta
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Lightweight roster (24 fighters)

Beneil Dariush
Complete Fighter
6 edges
Evan Dunham
Complete Fighter
4 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

93Power49
92Speed73
90Precision91
89Durability91
92Engine97
92Wrestling94
93Ground81

Biggest edge Beneil Dariush, Punch power +46

Attribute by attribute

Beneil Dariush is on the left of every row, Evan Dunham on the right.
94Punch power48
91Kick power49
92Punch speed89
91Kick speed56
90Accuracy91
92Takedowns94
92Ground striking69
93Submissions93
89Chin87
89Body strength95
92Cardio97

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

23-8-1
Record
18-9-1
0
Win Streak
0
37
Age
44
5'10"
178 cm
Height
5'10"
178 cm
72"
183 cm
Reach
70"
178 cm
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
Assyria / Iran
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

3.74
SLpM
5.33
49%
Str. Acc.
39%
2.63
SApM
3.54
57%
Str. Def.
61%

Grappling Profile

2.21
TD Avg.
1.82
38%
TD Acc.
33%
82%
TD Def.
79%
0.80
Sub. Avg.
1.00

Recent form (last 5 fights)

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  • W
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  • L
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  • L
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Evan Dunham · 1-3-1
  • L
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    Submission · R1 · 1:20 · Catchweight
  • L
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  • L
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  • D
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  • W
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Career Averages

Based on 26 fights · 21 fights
32.2
Avg sig. strikes
58.5
1.27
Avg takedowns
1.33
3:30
Avg control time
2:30
81
Career high strikes
160
5
Career high TDs
5

Strike Distribution

Beneil Dariush
Strike target
Evan Dunham
60%
Head
85%
23%
Body
11%
17%
Leg
4%
Beneil Dariush
Strike position
Evan Dunham
67%
Distance
83%
15%
Clinch
12%
18%
Ground
5%