Benny
Beneil Dariush
22 - 6 - 1
Height
5'10"
Reach
72.0"
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Height
5'10"
Reach
72.0"
Born
1989-05-06
Birthplace
Urmia, Iran
Fighting Out Of
Huntington Beach, California
Team(s)
Kings MMA
Coach(s)
Rafael Cordeiro
Overall Record
22 - 6 - 1
Winning Method
40.9%
Dec.
Decision
9 / 22
36.4%
Sub.
Submission
8 / 22
22.7%
KO
KO
5 / 22
Losing Method
0%
Dec.
Decision
0 / 6
16.7%
Sub.
Submission
1 / 6
83.3%
KO
KO
5 / 6
Past Fights
December 2, 2023
UFC on ESPN: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan
Arman Tsarukyan
Loss (22–6–1)KO (knee and punches) • Round 1 (1:04)
June 10, 2023
UFC 289
Charles Oliveira
Loss (22–5–1)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (4:10)
October 22, 2022
UFC 280
Mateusz Gamrot
Win (22–4–1)Decision (unanimous)
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December 2, 2023
UFC on ESPN: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan
Arman Tsarukyan
Loss (22–6–1)KO (knee and punches) • Round 1 (1:04)
June 10, 2023
UFC 289
Charles Oliveira
Loss (22–5–1)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (4:10)
October 22, 2022
UFC 280
Mateusz Gamrot
Win (22–4–1)Decision (unanimous)
May 15, 2021
UFC 262
Tony Ferguson
Win (21–4–1)Decision (unanimous)
February 6, 2021
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
Carlos Diego Ferreira
Win (20–4–1)Decision (split)
August 8, 2020
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik
Scott Holtzman
Win (19–4–1)KO (spinning back fist) • Round 1 (4:38)
March 7, 2020
UFC 248
Drakkar Klose
Win (18–4–1)KO (punch) • Round 2 (1:00)
October 26, 2019
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren
Frank Camacho
Win (17–4–1)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 1 (2:02)
March 9, 2019
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos
Drew Dober
Win (16–4–1)Submission (triangle armbar) • Round 2 (4:41)
November 10, 2018
UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs. Rodríguez
Thiago Moisés
Win (15–4–1)Decision (unanimous)
March 3, 2018
UFC 222
Alexander Hernandez
Loss (14–4–1)KO (punch) • Round 1 (0:42)
October 7, 2017
UFC 216
Evan Dunham
Draw (14–3–1)Draw (majority) • Round 3 (5:00)
March 11, 2017
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum
Edson Barboza
Loss (14–3)KO (flying knee) • Round 2 (3:35)
November 5, 2016
The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson
Rashid Magomedov
Win (14–2)Decision (unanimous)
June 4, 2016
UFC 199
James Vick
Win (13–2)KO (punches) • Round 1 (4:16)
April 16, 2016
UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans
Michael Chiesa
Loss (12–2)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 2 (1:20)
August 8, 2015
UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux
Michael Johnson
Win (12–1)Decision (split)
April 18, 2015
UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold
Jim Miller
Win (11–1)Decision (unanimous)
March 14, 2015
UFC 185
Daron Cruickshank
Win (10–1)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 2 (2:48)
October 25, 2014
UFC 179
Carlos Diego Ferreira
Win (9–1)Decision (unanimous)
August 23, 2014
UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. dos Anjos
Anthony Rocco Martin
Win (8–1)Submission (arm-triangle choke) • Round 2 (3:38)
April 11, 2014
UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Nelson
Ramsey Nijem
Loss (7–1)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (4:20)
January 14, 2014
UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou
Charlie Brenneman
Win (7–0)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 1 (1:45)
May 4, 2013
Respect in the Cage 20
Jason Meaders
Win (6–0)KO (punch) • Round 2 (4:03)
January 19, 2013
Respect in the Cage 19
Trace Gray
Win (5–0)Submission (armbar) • Round 1 (0:36)
October 27, 2012
High Fight Rock 2
Gilberto dos Santos
Win (4–0)TKO (doctor stoppage) • Round 1 (4:03)
October 21, 2011
Samurai Pro Sports: Samurai MMA Pro 2011
Dominic Gutierrez
Win (3–0)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 1 (1:16)
October 8, 2010
Respect in the Cage 8
Vance Bejarano
Win (2–0)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 1 (N/A)
November 20, 2009
Respect in the Cage 2
Jordan Betts
Win (1–0)Decision (split)
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