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Beneil Dariush
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Beneil Dariush

23-8-1#14Lightweight★ 5bonusesAssyria / IranLast 5
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CAREER SUMMARY

Beneil Dariush holds a professional MMA record of 23-8-1. Their full professional MMA career spans 32 bouts on record. Beneil Dariush has won 23 fights: 5 by KO/TKO, 8 by submission, 10 by decision. Of 8 career losses, 7 came by KO/TKO and 1 by submission. In the UFC, Beneil Dariush lands 3.74 significant strikes per minute with 49% accuracy and averages 2.21 takedowns per 15 minutes. Most recent fight: May 2, 2026. Tracked organizations: UFC.

Profile

Height
5'10"178 cm
Weight
155 lbs70 kg
Reach
72"183 cm
Stance
Southpaw
DOB
1989-05-06
Age
37
Nationality
Assyria / Iran
Birthplace
Urmia, Iran

Fight DNA

Complete Fighter

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

PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround
Punch power94
Kick power91
Punch speed92
Kick speed91
Accuracy90
Takedowns92
Ground striking92
Submissions93
Chin89
Body strength89
Cardio92

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

By the numbers

UFC careerRecord: 23-8-1 · Source: UFCStats.com
Striking
Strikes landed3.74per min
49% accuracy
Strikes absorbed2.63per min
57% avoided
Grappling
Takedowns landed2.21per 15 min
38% success
Takedowns stuffed82%
Submission attempts0.8per 15 min

Bonus résumé

Beneil Dariush has won 5 UFC post-fight bonuses. Estimated bonus earnings: $250,000.

★ FOTN ×1★ POTN ×4
  1. ★ FOTNvs Diego Ferreira · UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs VolkovFeb 6, 2021
  2. ★ POTNvs Drakkar Klose · UFC 248: Adesanya vs RomeroMar 8, 2020
  3. ★ POTNvs Frank Camacho · UFC Fight Night: Maia vs AskrenOct 26, 2019
  4. ★ POTNvs Drew Dober · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Dos SantosMar 10, 2019
  5. ★ POTNvs Daron Cruickshank · UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos AnjosMar 14, 2015

Estimates use each era's real amount: $50,000 from 2012, $100,000 from UFC 324, plus $25,000 finish incentives.

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Salary & career earnings

Disclosed purses, reported paydays and our model's estimate of what Beneil Dariush earns per fight.

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Career history

  1. LOSS
    vs Quillan Salkilld
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs Prates· May 2, 2026· Lightweight· 23-7-1 vs 11-1
    TKO
    R1 · 3:29
  2. LOSS
    vs Benoit Saint Denis
    UFCVeChain UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs Makhachev· Nov 15, 2025· Lightweight· 23-6-1 vs 15-3
    TKO
    R1 · 0:16
  3. WIN
    vs Renato Moicano
    UFCUFC 317: Topuria vs Oliveira· Jun 28, 2025· Lightweight· 22-6-1 vs 20-6-1
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  4. LOSS
    vs Arman Tsarukyan
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Dariush vs Tsarukyan· Dec 2, 2023· Lightweight· 22-5-1 vs 20-3
    TKO
    R1 · 1:04
  5. LOSS
    vs Charles Oliveira
    UFCUFC 289: Nunes vs Aldana· Jun 10, 2023· Lightweight· 22-4-1 vs 33-9
    TKO
    R1 · 4:10
  6. WIN
    vs Mateusz Gamrot
    UFCUFC 280: Oliveira vs Makhachev· Oct 22, 2022· Lightweight· 21-4-1 vs 21-1
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  7. WIN
    vs Tony Ferguson
    UFCUFC 262: Oliveira vs Chandler· May 15, 2021· Lightweight· 20-4-1 vs 25-5
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  8. WIN
    vs Diego Ferreira
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Volkov· Feb 6, 2021· Lightweight· 19-4-1 vs 17-2
    SD
    R3 · 5:00
    FOTN
  9. WIN
    vs Scott Holtzman
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Oleinik· Aug 9, 2020· Lightweight· 18-4-1 vs 14-3
    TKO
    R1 · 4:38
  10. WIN
    vs Drakkar Klose
    UFCUFC 248: Adesanya vs Romero· Mar 8, 2020· Lightweight· 17-4-1 vs 11-1-1
    TKO
    R2 · 1:00
    POTN
  11. WIN
    vs Frank Camacho
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Maia vs Askren· Oct 26, 2019· Lightweight· 16-4-1 vs 22-7
    SUB
    R1 · 2:02
    POTN
  12. WIN
    vs Drew Dober
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Dos Santos· Mar 10, 2019· Lightweight· 15-4-1 vs 20-8
    SUB
    R2 · 4:41
    POTN
  13. WIN
    vs Thiago Moises
    UFCUFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs Rodriguez· Nov 11, 2018· Lightweight· 14-4-1 vs 11-2
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  14. LOSS
    vs Alexander Hernandez
    UFCUFC 222: Cyborg vs Kunitskaya· Mar 3, 2018· Lightweight· 14-3-1 vs 8-1
    TKO
    R1 · 0:42
  15. DRAW
    vs Evan Dunham
    UFCUFC 216: Ferguson vs Lee· Oct 7, 2017· Lightweight· 14-3 vs 18-6
    MD
    R3 · 5:00
  16. LOSS
    vs Edson Barboza
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Gastelum· Mar 12, 2017· Lightweight· 14-2 vs 18-4
    TKO
    R2 · 3:35
  17. WIN
    vs Rashid Magomedov
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Ferguson· Nov 6, 2016· Lightweight· 13-2 vs 19-1
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  18. WIN
    vs James Vick
    UFCUFC 199: Rockhold vs Bisping 2· Jun 5, 2016· Lightweight· 12-2 vs 9-0
    TKO
    R1 · 4:16
  19. LOSS
    vs Michael Chiesa
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Evans· Apr 17, 2016· Lightweight· 12-1 vs 11-2
    SUB
    R2 · 1:20
  20. WIN
    vs Michael Johnson
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux· Aug 8, 2015· Lightweight· 11-1 vs 16-8
    SD
    R3 · 5:00
  21. WIN
    vs Jim Miller
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Machida vs Rockhold· Apr 18, 2015· Lightweight· 10-1 vs 24-5
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  22. WIN
    vs Daron Cruickshank
    UFCUFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos· Mar 14, 2015· Lightweight· 9-1 vs 16-5
    SUB
    R2 · 2:38
    POTN
  23. WIN
    vs Diego Ferreira
    UFCUFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2· Oct 25, 2014· Lightweight· 8-1 vs 11-0
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  24. WIN
    vs Anthony Rocco Martin
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos· Aug 23, 2014· Lightweight· 7-1 vs 8-1
    SUB
    R2 · 3:38
  25. LOSS
    vs Ramsey Nijem
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Nelson· Apr 11, 2014· Lightweight· 7-0 vs 8-4
    TKO
    R1 · 4:20
  26. WIN
    vs Charlie Brenneman
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou· Jan 15, 2014· Lightweight· 6-0 vs 19-5
    SUB
    R1 · 1:45
  27. WIN
    vs Jason Meaders
    Respect in the Cage· May 4, 2013· 5-0 vs 12-9
    TKO
  28. WIN
    vs Trace Gray
    Respect in the Cage· Jan 19, 2013· 4-0 vs 3-0
    SUB
  29. WIN
    vs Gilberto dos Santos
    Goias Regional· Oct 27, 2012· 3-0 vs 1-4
    TKO
  30. WIN
    vs Dominic Gutierrez
    Samurai Pro Sports· Oct 21, 2011· 2-0 vs 2-9
    SUB
  31. WIN
    vs Vance Bejarano
    Respect in the Cage· Oct 8, 2010· 1-0 vs 1-2
    SUB
  32. WIN
    vs Jordan Betts
    Respect in the Cage· Nov 20, 2009· 0-0 vs 0-0
    DEC

Career history data via Tapology.

Official UFC Ranking

Beneil Dariush's standing in the official UFC rankings, tracked since 2013.

Current
#14 Lightweight
Peak
#3 Lightweight
First ranked
Apr 20, 2015
Times ranked
373

Lightweight

#1#5#10#15201620182020202220242026Apr 20, 2015 · #14Jul 13, 2015 · #13Aug 3, 2015 · #12Aug 10, 2015 · #10Nov 9, 2015 · #9Nov 16, 2015 · #10Nov 30, 2015 · #8Dec 21, 2015 · #9Jan 4, 2016 · #8Feb 8, 2016 · #9Feb 23, 2016 · #7Apr 18, 2016 · #10Jun 6, 2016 · #11Aug 31, 2016 · #9Nov 7, 2016 · #8Nov 16, 2016 · #9Mar 15, 2017 · #10Jun 21, 2017 · #9Jun 28, 2017 · #11Jul 10, 2017 · #12Jan 17, 2018 · #11Feb 21, 2018 · #12Mar 5, 2018 · #15Mar 21, 2018 · #15May 19, 2020 · #15Jun 2, 2020 · #14Jun 29, 2020 · #15Jul 14, 2020 · #14Aug 17, 2020 · #11Nov 16, 2020 · #12Jan 25, 2021 · #13Feb 8, 2021 · #9May 17, 2021 · #3Feb 28, 2022 · #4May 9, 2022 · #6Oct 24, 2022 · #4Dec 5, 2023 · #7Apr 16, 2024 · #6May 7, 2024 · #7Oct 22, 2024 · #8Nov 19, 2024 · #9Jul 22, 2025 · #8Aug 19, 2025 · #9Nov 18, 2025 · #12Dec 9, 2025 · #11Feb 3, 2026 · #12May 5, 2026 · #14May 12, 2026 · #15Jun 9, 2026 · #14Jun 16, 2026 · #13Jun 23, 2026 · #14Aug 11, 2026 · #14#14

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UFCalendar Power Index rating

Current
1734▼13
Peak
1854May 15, 2021
Rated fights
31
1500160017001800201020132016201920222025Nov 20, 2009 · 1528Oct 8, 2010 · 1558Oct 21, 2011 · 1578Oct 27, 2012 · 1606Jan 19, 2013 · 1644May 4, 2013 · 1678Jan 15, 2014 · 1717Apr 11, 2014 · 1682Aug 23, 2014 · 1719Oct 25, 2014 · 1748Mar 14, 2015 · 1780Apr 18, 2015 · 1810Aug 8, 2015 · 1821Apr 17, 2016 · 1790Jun 5, 2016 · 1828Nov 6, 2016 · 1854Mar 12, 2017 · 1820Mar 3, 2018 · 1772Nov 11, 2018 · 1782Mar 10, 2019 · 1796Oct 26, 2019 · 1806Mar 8, 2020 · 1820Aug 9, 2020 · 1836Feb 6, 2021 · 1841May 15, 2021 · 1854Oct 22, 2022 · 1822Jun 10, 2023 · 1811Dec 2, 2023 · 1798Jun 28, 2025 · 1759Nov 15, 2025 · 1747May 2, 2026 · 17341734

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Frequently asked questions

When does Beneil Dariush fight next?

Beneil Dariush has no confirmed upcoming fight.

What is Beneil Dariush's record?

Beneil Dariush's professional MMA record is 23-8-1.

Who is Beneil Dariush fighting next?

Beneil Dariush's next opponent has not been announced.

Who did Beneil Dariush fight last?

Beneil Dariush most recently fought Quillan Salkilld at UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs Prates on Saturday, May 2, 2026, LOSS (TKO).

What weight class does Beneil Dariush fight in?

Beneil Dariush fights at Lightweight.

Is Beneil Dariush ranked in the UFC?

Beneil Dariush is currently ranked #14 in the UFC Lightweight division.

How many knockouts does Beneil Dariush have?

Beneil Dariush has 5 wins by KO/TKO and 8 wins by submission.

How many UFC bonuses has Beneil Dariush won?

Beneil Dariush has won 5 UFC post-fight bonuses: 1× Fight of the Night, 4× Performance of the Night.

How tall is Beneil Dariush?

Beneil Dariush is 5'10" (178 cm) tall.

How much does Beneil Dariush weigh?

Beneil Dariush weighs 155 lbs (70 kg).

What is Beneil Dariush's reach?

Beneil Dariush has a reach of 72" (183 cm).

How old is Beneil Dariush?

Beneil Dariush is 37 years old (born May 6, 1989).

Where is Beneil Dariush from?

Beneil Dariush is from Assyria / Iran.