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RESULT

Beneil Dariush def. Scott Holtzman (TKO)

TKO · Round 1 · 4:38
Scott Holtzman
Hot Sauce
14-6-0
Sunday, August 9, 2020
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Beneil Dariush defeated Scott Holtzman by TKO in round 1 (4:38) in the Lightweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Oleinik, held Sunday, August 9, 2020 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Beneil Dariush
Scott Holtzman
1
Knockdowns
0
36 of 64
Significant strikes
9 of 18
56%
Sig. strike accuracy
50%
36 of 64
Total strikes
11 of 20
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 1
0%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
1:57
Control time
0:24
Significant strikes by target
30 of 57
Head
4 of 12
3 of 4
Body
3 of 4
3 of 3
Leg
2 of 2
33 of 60
Distance
9 of 18
3 of 4
Clinch
0 of 0
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
1
KD
0
36 of 64
Sig. str.
9 of 18
36 of 64
Total str.
11 of 20
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
1:57
Ctrl
0:24

Betting Odds

Beneil Dariush
-228
70% implied win probability
Open: -173Best: -170
Scott Holtzman
+184
35% implied win probability
Open: +140Best: +210

Average moneyline across 9 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

Beneil DariushScott Holtzman
30%40%50%60%70%Jul 13Jul 22Jul 31Aug 9Jul 13, 5:00 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -160 (62%)Jul 18, 1:44 AM UTC · Beneil Dariush -167 (63%)Jul 18, 9:41 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -172 (63%)Jul 19, 2:40 AM UTC · Beneil Dariush -174 (64%)Jul 19, 3:11 AM UTC · Beneil Dariush -171 (63%)Jul 20, 9:20 AM UTC · Beneil Dariush -170 (63%)Jul 20, 8:55 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -167 (63%)Jul 21, 12:31 AM UTC · Beneil Dariush -165 (62%)Jul 21, 3:20 AM UTC · Beneil Dariush -163 (62%)Jul 23, 7:57 AM UTC · Beneil Dariush -162 (62%)Jul 23, 1:21 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -158 (61%)Jul 23, 5:16 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -159 (61%)Jul 28, 1:02 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -159 (61%)Jul 29, 8:09 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -160 (62%)Jul 30, 12:00 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -160 (62%)Aug 2, 3:02 AM UTC · Beneil Dariush -164 (62%)Aug 2, 5:41 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -163 (62%)Aug 2, 11:50 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -163 (62%)Aug 3, 4:01 AM UTC · Beneil Dariush -165 (62%)Aug 3, 6:00 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -167 (63%)Aug 3, 11:35 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -168 (63%)Aug 4, 2:00 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -168 (63%)Aug 4, 3:11 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -169 (63%)Aug 4, 8:50 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -171 (63%)Aug 4, 9:10 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -172 (63%)Aug 4, 11:25 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -174 (64%)Aug 5, 1:45 AM UTC · Beneil Dariush -176 (64%)Aug 5, 6:00 AM UTC · Beneil Dariush -178 (64%)Aug 5, 5:41 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -179 (64%)Aug 5, 7:31 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -181 (64%)Aug 5, 11:41 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -182 (65%)Aug 6, 12:15 AM UTC · Beneil Dariush -186 (65%)Aug 6, 8:31 AM UTC · Beneil Dariush -188 (65%)Aug 6, 10:15 AM UTC · Beneil Dariush -187 (65%)Aug 6, 6:41 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -186 (65%)Aug 7, 2:55 AM UTC · Beneil Dariush -189 (65%)Aug 7, 10:51 AM UTC · Beneil Dariush -190 (66%)Aug 7, 4:50 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -191 (66%)Aug 7, 7:35 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -191 (66%)Aug 8, 12:00 AM UTC · Beneil Dariush -192 (66%)Aug 8, 1:02 AM UTC · Beneil Dariush -192 (66%)Aug 8, 3:01 AM UTC · Beneil Dariush -192 (66%)Aug 8, 6:11 AM UTC · Beneil Dariush -194 (66%)Aug 8, 12:11 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -196 (66%)Aug 8, 2:00 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -197 (66%)Aug 8, 4:10 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -197 (66%)Aug 8, 6:10 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -200 (67%)Aug 8, 6:20 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -203 (67%)Aug 8, 7:01 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -205 (67%)Aug 8, 7:55 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -205 (67%)Aug 8, 8:55 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -208 (68%)Aug 8, 9:05 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -209 (68%)Aug 8, 9:16 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -216 (68%)Aug 8, 9:25 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -217 (68%)Aug 8, 10:35 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -219 (69%)Aug 8, 11:10 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -219 (69%)Aug 8, 11:44 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -222 (69%)Aug 8, 11:51 PM UTC · Beneil Dariush -221 (69%)Aug 9, 12:05 AM UTC · Beneil Dariush -220 (69%)Aug 9, 12:35 AM UTC · Beneil Dariush -220 (69%)Aug 9, 12:45 AM UTC · Beneil Dariush -221 (69%)Aug 9, 12:51 AM UTC · Beneil Dariush -220 (69%)Aug 9, 1:01 AM UTC · Beneil Dariush -220 (69%)Aug 9, 1:10 AM UTC · Beneil Dariush -225 (69%)Aug 9, 1:20 AM UTC · Beneil Dariush -227 (69%)Aug 9, 1:20 AM UTC · Beneil Dariush -228 (70%)Jul 13, 5:00 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +140 (42%)Jul 18, 1:44 AM UTC · Scott Holtzman +145 (41%)Jul 18, 9:41 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +144 (41%)Jul 19, 2:40 AM UTC · Scott Holtzman +145 (41%)Jul 19, 3:11 AM UTC · Scott Holtzman +144 (41%)Jul 20, 9:20 AM UTC · Scott Holtzman +143 (41%)Jul 20, 8:55 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +139 (42%)Jul 21, 12:31 AM UTC · Scott Holtzman +136 (42%)Jul 21, 3:20 AM UTC · Scott Holtzman +134 (43%)Jul 23, 7:57 AM UTC · Scott Holtzman +130 (43%)Jul 23, 1:21 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +128 (44%)Jul 23, 5:16 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +130 (43%)Jul 28, 1:02 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +131 (43%)Jul 29, 8:09 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +131 (43%)Jul 30, 12:00 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +130 (43%)Aug 2, 3:02 AM UTC · Scott Holtzman +129 (44%)Aug 2, 5:41 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +130 (43%)Aug 2, 11:50 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +129 (44%)Aug 3, 4:01 AM UTC · Scott Holtzman +130 (43%)Aug 3, 6:00 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +131 (43%)Aug 3, 11:35 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +133 (43%)Aug 4, 2:00 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +134 (43%)Aug 4, 3:11 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +134 (43%)Aug 4, 8:50 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +135 (43%)Aug 4, 9:10 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +137 (42%)Aug 4, 11:25 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +138 (42%)Aug 5, 1:45 AM UTC · Scott Holtzman +139 (42%)Aug 5, 6:00 AM UTC · Scott Holtzman +140 (42%)Aug 5, 5:41 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +142 (41%)Aug 5, 7:31 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +143 (41%)Aug 5, 11:41 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +145 (41%)Aug 6, 12:15 AM UTC · Scott Holtzman +146 (41%)Aug 6, 8:31 AM UTC · Scott Holtzman +150 (40%)Aug 6, 10:15 AM UTC · Scott Holtzman +148 (40%)Aug 6, 6:41 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +147 (40%)Aug 7, 2:55 AM UTC · Scott Holtzman +148 (40%)Aug 7, 10:51 AM UTC · Scott Holtzman +151 (40%)Aug 7, 4:50 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +151 (40%)Aug 7, 7:35 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +150 (40%)Aug 8, 12:00 AM UTC · Scott Holtzman +152 (40%)Aug 8, 1:02 AM UTC · Scott Holtzman +153 (40%)Aug 8, 3:01 AM UTC · Scott Holtzman +154 (39%)Aug 8, 6:11 AM UTC · Scott Holtzman +155 (39%)Aug 8, 12:11 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +156 (39%)Aug 8, 2:00 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +158 (39%)Aug 8, 4:10 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +157 (39%)Aug 8, 6:10 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +158 (39%)Aug 8, 6:20 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +162 (38%)Aug 8, 7:01 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +163 (38%)Aug 8, 7:55 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +164 (38%)Aug 8, 8:55 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +166 (38%)Aug 8, 9:05 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +168 (37%)Aug 8, 9:16 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +169 (37%)Aug 8, 9:25 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +174 (36%)Aug 8, 10:35 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +177 (36%)Aug 8, 11:10 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +178 (36%)Aug 8, 11:44 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +179 (36%)Aug 8, 11:51 PM UTC · Scott Holtzman +180 (36%)Aug 9, 12:05 AM UTC · Scott Holtzman +178 (36%)Aug 9, 12:35 AM UTC · Scott Holtzman +179 (36%)Aug 9, 12:45 AM UTC · Scott Holtzman +179 (36%)Aug 9, 12:51 AM UTC · Scott Holtzman +179 (36%)Aug 9, 1:01 AM UTC · Scott Holtzman +178 (36%)Aug 9, 1:10 AM UTC · Scott Holtzman +182 (35%)Aug 9, 1:20 AM UTC · Scott Holtzman +183 (35%)Aug 9, 1:20 AM UTC · Scott Holtzman +184 (35%)-228+184
SportsbookBeneil DariushScott Holtzman
BetOnline-230+195
Bookmaker-238+189
Bovada-235+185
Cloudbet-222+190
MyBookie-220+180
Pinnacle-170+146
sportsbetio-256+169
sports-interaction-270+210
unibet-240+190

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won Beneil Dariush vs Scott Holtzman?

Beneil Dariush defeated Scott Holtzman by TKO in round 1 (4:38) in the Lightweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Oleinik, held Sunday, August 9, 2020 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison

Win probability

Beneil Dariush 51%49% Scott Holtzman

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

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

Beneil Dariush
Complete Fighter
3 edges
Scott Holtzman
Complete Fighter
8 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

93Power81
92Speed87
90Precision93
89Durability93
92Engine94
92Wrestling94
93Ground90

Biggest edge Beneil Dariush, Kick power +24

Attribute by attribute

Beneil Dariush is on the left of every row, Scott Holtzman on the right.
94Punch power95
91Kick power67
92Punch speed95
91Kick speed79
90Accuracy93
92Takedowns94
92Ground striking96
93Submissions84
89Chin93
89Body strength93
92Cardio94

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

Tale of the Tape

23-8-1
Record
14-6-0
1821
Power Index rating
1814
0
Win Streak
0
37
Age
42
5'10"
178 cm
Height
5'9"
175 cm
72"
183 cm
Reach
69"
175 cm
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
Assyria / Iran
Nationality
United States

Style Matchup

BJJMuay Thai
vs
-
Beneil Dariush
  • Black belt · BJJ · Romulo Barral and Bruno "Mamute" Paulista
  • 2013Lightweight Championship · RITC (Respect in the Cage)
  • 2011Bronze · IBJJF Pans · brown belt
  • 2010Champion · IBJJF Nogi Worlds · brown belt

Camp Kings MMA · Huntington Beach / Yorba Linda, California, US

Scott Holtzman

No background on record

Striking Profile

3.74
SLpM
4.32
49%
Str. Acc.
47%
2.63
SApM
3.66
57%
Str. Def.
55%

Grappling Profile

2.21
TD Avg.
1.88
38%
TD Acc.
56%
82%
TD Def.
67%
0.80
Sub. Avg.
0.20

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Beneil Dariush · 1-4
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs Prates · May 2, 2026
    TKO · R1 · 3:29 · Lightweight
  • L
    VeChain UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs Makhachev · Nov 15, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 0:16 · Lightweight
  • W
    UFC 317: Topuria vs Oliveira · Jun 28, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs Tsarukyan · Dec 2, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 1:04 · Lightweight
  • L
    UFC 289: Nunes vs Aldana · Jun 10, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 4:10 · Lightweight
Scott Holtzman · 2-3
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Holland · Dec 4, 2022
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Holland · Apr 10, 2021
    TKO · R2 · 1:22 · Lightweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Oleinik · Aug 9, 2020
    TKO · R1 · 4:38 · Lightweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs Blachowicz · Feb 16, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Covington vs Lawler · Aug 3, 2019
    TKO · R2 · 5:00 · Lightweight

Career Averages

Based on 26 fights · 13 fights
32.2
Avg sig. strikes
55.6
1.27
Avg takedowns
1.62
3:30
Avg control time
3:54
81
Career high strikes
104
5
Career high TDs
7

Strike Distribution

Beneil Dariush
Strike target
Scott Holtzman
60%
Head
73%
23%
Body
16%
17%
Leg
11%
Beneil Dariush
Strike position
Scott Holtzman
67%
Distance
64%
15%
Clinch
16%
18%
Ground
20%