Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 216: Ferguson vs Lee
Lightweight3 rounds scheduled
Beneil Dariush
Beneil Dariush
23-8-1
DRAW

Beneil Dariush vs Evan Dunham

Evan Dunham
Evan Dunham
18-9-1
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

Sal D'Amato
#DariushDunham
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2––
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Total2928
Dave Hagen
#DariushDunham
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Total2828
Glenn Trowbridge
#DariushDunham
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Total2828

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

Media Scores

5
Dariush
10
Draw
0
Dunham
●28–28 Draw×10●29–27 Dariush×4●29–28 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

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

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
—
Stance
—
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

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

Grappling Profile

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

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Beneil Dariush · 1-4
  • L
    Quillan Salkilld
    UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs PratesSat, May 2, 2026
    TKO · R1 · 3:29 · Lightweight
  • L
    Benoit Saint Denis
    VeChain UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs MakhachevSat, Nov 15, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 0:16 · Lightweight
  • W
    Renato Moicano
    UFC 317: Topuria vs OliveiraSat, Jun 28, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Arman Tsarukyan
    UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs TsarukyanSat, Dec 2, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 1:04 · Lightweight
  • L
    Charles Oliveira
    UFC 289: Nunes vs AldanaSat, Jun 10, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 4:10 · Lightweight
Evan Dunham · 1-3-1
  • L
    Herbert Burns
    UFC 250: Nunes vs SpencerSat, Jun 6, 2020
    Submission · R1 · 1:20 · Catchweight
  • L
    Francisco Trinaldo
    UFC Fight Night: Santos vs AndersSun, Sep 23, 2018
    TKO · R2 · 4:10 · Lightweight
  • L
    Olivier Aubin-Mercier
    UFC 223: Khabib vs IaquintaSat, Apr 7, 2018
    TKO · R1 · 0:53 · Lightweight
  • D
    Beneil Dariush
    UFC 216: Ferguson vs LeeSat, Oct 7, 2017
    Majority Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Ricky Glenn
    UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs JohnsonSun, Sep 18, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight

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%