Beneil Dariush
Lightweight · ORCA rating 69/100 · peak 78 · Grappler · 17–8–1 in 26 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
Beneil Dariush holds an ORCA rating of 69 (peak 78), 19th of 124 active lightweights on the ORCA board. The profile peaks in grappling offence: 91, 4th of 124 active lightweights (control time, seconds per minute 98). Striking defence trails at 68. The 17 UFC wins split 3 by KO/TKO, 5 by submission and 9 on the cards.
Grades
| Family | Grade | Lightweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 78 | 38 of 124 | Significant strike accuracy 84 |
| Striking defence | 68 | 23 of 124 | — |
| Grappling offence | 91 | 4 of 124 | Control time, seconds per minute 98 |
| Grappling defence | 75 | 8 of 124 | Takedown defence 98 |
Strongest sub-grade: Control time, seconds per minute 98. Weakest: Significant strike accuracy 84.
Profile
- Division
- Lightweight
- ORCA rating
- 69 (peak 78)
- Lightweight rank
- 19 of 124 active
- UFC record
- 17–8–1
- Pro record
- 23–8–1
- Graded UFC bouts
- 26
- Style
- Grappler
- Age
- 37
- Height
- 5′10″ (178 cm)
- Reach
- 72″ (183 cm)
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Gym
- Kings MMA - Huntington Beach, CA
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 3.74
- Significant strike accuracy: 50%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 2.63
- Significant strike defence: 56%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 2.21
- Takedown accuracy: 39%
- Takedown defence: 84%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.8
Fight history
- 2026-05-02 · L vs Quillan Salkilld · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates
- 2025-11-15 · L vs Benoit Saint Denis · KO/TKO · UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
- 2025-06-28 · W vs Renato Moicano · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira
- 2023-12-02 · L vs Arman Tsarukyan · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan
- 2023-06-10 · L vs Charles Oliveira · KO/TKO · UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana
- 2022-10-22 · W vs Mateusz Gamrot · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev
- 2021-05-15 · W vs Tony Ferguson · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler
- 2021-02-06 · W vs Diego Ferreira · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
- 2020-08-08 · W vs Scott Holtzman · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik
- 2020-03-07 · W vs Drakkar Klose · KO/TKO · UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero
- 2019-10-26 · W vs Frank Camacho · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren
- 2019-03-09 · W vs Drew Dober · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos
- 2018-11-10 · W vs Thiago Moises · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez
- 2018-03-03 · L vs Alexander Hernandez · KO/TKO · UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya
- 2017-10-07 · D vs Evan Dunham · Decision - Majority · UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee
- 2017-03-11 · L vs Edson Barboza · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum
- 2016-11-05 · W vs Rashid Magomedov · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson
- 2016-06-04 · W vs James Vick · KO/TKO · UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2
- 2016-04-16 · L vs Michael Chiesa · Submission · UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans
- 2015-08-08 · W vs Michael Johnson · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux
- 2015-04-18 · W vs Jim Miller · Decision - Unanimous · UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold
- 2015-03-14 · W vs Daron Cruickshank · Submission · UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos
- 2014-10-25 · W vs Diego Ferreira · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2
- 2014-08-23 · W vs Anthony Rocco Martin · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos
- 2014-04-11 · L vs Ramsey Nijem · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson
- 2014-01-15 · W vs Charlie Brenneman · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou
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