Beneil Dariush

AGE	36 / May 6, 1989
HEIGHT	5'10" / 177.8 cm
WEIGHT	155 lbs / 70.31 kg

ASSOCIATION
Kings MMA

CLASS
Lightweight

Wins 23

KO / TKO

22%

SUBMISSIONS

35%

DECISIONS

43%

Draws 1

Losses 6

KO / TKO

83%

SUBMISSIONS

17%

DECISIONS

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Renato Carneiro	UFC 317 - Topuria vs. Oliveira Jun / 28 / 2025	Decision (Unanimous) Mark Smith VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Arman Tsarukyan	UFC on ESPN 52 - Dariush vs. Tsarukyan Dec / 02 / 2023	KO (Knee and Punches) Mark Smith VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:04
loss	Charles Oliveira	UFC 289 - Nunes vs. Aldana Jun / 10 / 2023	TKO (Punches) Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	4:10
win	Mateusz Gamrot	UFC 280 - Oliveira vs. Makhachev Oct / 22 / 2022	Decision (Unanimous) Daniel Movahedi VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Tony Ferguson	UFC 262 - Oliveira vs. Chandler May / 15 / 2021	Decision (Unanimous) Mike Beltran VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Diego Ferreira	UFC Fight Night 184 - Overeem vs. Volkov Feb / 06 / 2021	Decision (Split) Chris Tognoni VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Scott Holtzman	UFC Fight Night 174 - Lewis vs. Oleynik Aug / 08 / 2020	KO (Spinning Backfist) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	4:38
win	Drakkar Klose	UFC 248 - Adesanya vs. Romero Mar / 07 / 2020	KO (Punch) Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	1:00
win	Frank Camacho	UFC Fight Night 162 - Maia vs. Askren Oct / 26 / 2019	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Kevin Sataki VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	2:02
win	Drew Dober	UFC Fight Night 146 - Lewis vs. Dos Santos Mar / 09 / 2019	Submission (Armbar) Rob Hinds VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	4:41
win	Thiago Moises	UFC Fight Night 139 - Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez Nov / 10 / 2018	Decision (Unanimous) Keith Peterson VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Alexander Hernandez	UFC 222 - Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya Mar / 03 / 2018	KO (Punch) Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	0:42
draw	Evan Dunham	UFC 216 - Ferguson vs. Lee Oct / 07 / 2017	Draw (Majority) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Edson Barboza	UFC Fight Night 106 - Belfort vs. Gastelum Mar / 11 / 2017	KO (Knee) Osiris Maia VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	3:35
win	Rashid Magomedov	UFC Fight Night 98 - Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson Nov / 05 / 2016	Decision (Unanimous) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	James Vick	UFC 199 - Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 Jun / 04 / 2016	KO (Punches) Mike Beltran VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	4:16
loss	Michael Chiesa	UFC on Fox 19 - Teixeira vs. Evans Apr / 16 / 2016	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	1:20
win	Michael Johnson	UFC Fight Night 73 - Teixeira vs. St. Preux Aug / 08 / 2015	Decision (Split) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Jim Miller	UFC on Fox 15 - Machida vs. Rockhold Apr / 18 / 2015	Decision (Unanimous) Vitor Ribeiro VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Daron Cruickshank	UFC 185 - Pettis vs. dos Anjos Mar / 14 / 2015	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Don Turnage VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	2:48
win	Diego Ferreira	UFC 179 - Aldo vs. Mendes 2 Oct / 25 / 2014	Decision (Unanimous) Mario Yamasaki VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Anthony Rocco Martin	UFC Fight Night 49 - Henderson vs. dos Anjos Aug / 23 / 2014	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	3:38
loss	Ramsey Nijem	UFC Fight Night 39 - Nogueira vs. Nelson Apr / 11 / 2014	TKO (Punches) Neil Hall VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	4:20
win	Charlie Brenneman	UFC Fight Night 35 - Rockhold vs. Philippou Jan / 15 / 2014	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:45
win	Jason Meaders	RITC - Respect in the Cage May / 04 / 2013	KO (Punch) John McCarthy	2	0:43
win	Trace Gray	RITC - Respect in the Cage Jan / 19 / 2013	Submission (Armbar) Jason Herzog	1	0:36
win	Gilberto dos Santos	HFR 2 - High Fight Rock 2 Oct / 27 / 2012	TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Mario Yamasaki	1	4:03
win	Dominic Gutierrez	Samurai Pro Sports - Samurai MMA Pro 2011 Oct / 21 / 2011	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	1:16
win	Vance Bejarano	RITC - Respect in the Cage Oct / 09 / 2010	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	1:21
win	Jordan Betts	RITC 2 - Respect in the Cage 2 Nov / 20 / 2009	Decision (Split) Cecil Peoples	3	5:00

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