Lightweight · Men

Beneil Dariush

“Benny”
Iran Kings MMA debut 2009
UFC #15 · Lightweight
Elo 1,814 peak 2,173 · 15 May 2021 359 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 1504112
23-8-1pro record
2L current streak
2,076best win, Elo
1,715average opponent
-- born 6 May 1989
70.0" / 72.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

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Rating by method KO1,270 Sub1,454 Dec1,542

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Tony Ferguson Decision R3 · 15 May 2021 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,076
  2. Renato Moicano Decision R3 · 28 Jun 2025 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,047
  3. Mateusz Gamrot Decision R3 · 22 Oct 2022 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,041
  4. Diego Ferreira Decision R3 · 6 Feb 2021 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,022
  5. Michael Johnson Decision R3 · 8 Aug 2015 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,930

Losses

The latest 5 of 8
  1. Quillan Salkilld KO/TKO R1 · 2 May 2026 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,829
  2. Benoit Saint-Denis KO/TKO R1 · 15 Nov 2025 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,971
  3. Arman Tsarukyan KO/TKO R1 · 2 Dec 2023 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,087
  4. Charles Oliveira KO/TKO R1 · 10 Jun 2023 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,282
  5. Alexander Hernandez KO/TKO R1 · 3 Mar 2018 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,568

Fight history

32 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
32 2 May 202637.0 yrs L23-8-1 Quillan Salkilld 11-1 · 26.3 yrs Lightweight KO/TKORight Hook to Ground Punches R13:29 0.00 1,925→1,814 -111 1,829 +350→+300 UFC Fight Night 275: Della Maddalena vs. Prates Ultimate Fighting Championship
31 15 Nov 202536.5 yrs L23-7-1 Benoit Saint-Denis 15-3 (1) · 29.9 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOLeft Hook R10:16 0.00 2,027→1,925 -101 1,971 +169→+155 UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev Ultimate Fighting Championship
30 28 Jun 202536.1 yrs W23-6-1 Renato Moicano 21-6-1 · 36.1 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.67* 1,981→2,027 +46 2,047 +132→-105 UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira Ultimate Fighting Championship
29 2 Dec 202334.6 yrs L22-6-1 Arman Tsarukyan 20-3 · 27.1 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOStraight Right & Ground Punches R11:04 0.00 2,101→2,010 -91 2,087 +150→+231 UFC on ESPN 52: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan Ultimate Fighting Championship
28 10 Jun 202334.1 yrs L22-5-1 Charles Oliveira 33-9 (1) · 33.6 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R14:10 0.00 2,158→2,101 -58 2,282 -130→-150 UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana Ultimate Fighting Championship
27 22 Oct 202233.5 yrs W22-4-1 Mateusz Gamrot 21-1 (1) · 31.9 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.71* 2,148→2,158 +11 2,041 +155→+185 UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev Ultimate Fighting Championship
26 15 May 202132.0 yrs W21-4-1 Tony Ferguson 28-5 · 37.3 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 1.00* 2,089→2,173 +84 2,076 -165→-160 UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler Ultimate Fighting Championship
25 6 Feb 202131.8 yrs W20-4-1 Diego Ferreira 17-2 · 36.1 yrs Lightweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.87* 2,024→2,089 +64 2,022 +105→-117 UFC Fight Night 184: Overeem vs. Volkov Ultimate Fighting Championship
24 8 Aug 202031.3 yrs W19-4-1 Scott Holtzman 14-3 · 36.9 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOSpinning Backfist R14:38 1.00 1,958→2,024 +67 1,874 -171→-190 UFC Fight Night 174: Lewis vs. Oleynik Ultimate Fighting Championship
23 7 Mar 202030.8 yrs W18-4-1 Drakkar Klose 11-1-1 · 32.0 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOOverhand Left R26:00 1.00 1,917→1,958 +41 1,711 -135→-167 UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero Ultimate Fighting Championship
22 26 Oct 201930.5 yrs W17-4-1 Frank Camacho 23-8 · 30.4 yrs Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R12:02 1.00 1,889→1,917 +28 1,598 -155→-180 UFC Fight Night 162: Maia vs. Askren Ultimate Fighting Championship
21 9 Mar 201929.8 yrs W16-4-1 Drew Dober 20-9 (1) · 30.4 yrs Lightweight SubArmbar R29:41 1.00 1,830→1,889 +59 1,714 -185→-198 UFC Fight Night 146: Lewis vs. Dos Santos Ultimate Fighting Championship
20 10 Nov 201829.5 yrs W15-4-1 Thiago Moisés 11-2 · 23.6 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 1.00* 1,756→1,830 +73 1,699 -170→-147 UFC Fight Night 139: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez Ultimate Fighting Championship
19 3 Mar 201828.8 yrs L14-4-1 Alexander Hernandez 8-1 · 25.4 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R10:42 0.00 1,910→1,756 -154 1,568 – UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya Ultimate Fighting Championship
18 7 Oct 201728.4 yrs D14-3-1 Evan Dunham 18-6 · 35.8 yrs Lightweight DecisionMajority R315:00 0.68* 1,859→1,910 +51 1,939 -240→-223 UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee Ultimate Fighting Championship
17 11 Mar 201727.8 yrs L14-3 Edson Barboza 18-4 · 31.1 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOFlying Knee R28:35 0.00 1,928→1,859 -69 2,003 +145→+130 UFC Fight Night 106: Belfort vs. Gastelum Ultimate Fighting Championship
16 5 Nov 201627.5 yrs W14-2 Rashid Magomedov 19-1 · 32.5 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.80* 1,869→1,928 +59 1,897 +135→+120 UFC Fight Night 98: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson Ultimate Fighting Championship
15 4 Jun 201627.1 yrs W13-2 James Vick 12-1 · 29.3 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R14:16 1.00 1,790→1,869 +79 1,757 -177→-150 UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
14 16 Apr 201626.9 yrs L12-2 Michael Chiesa 15-2 · 28.4 yrs Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R26:20 0.00 1,880→1,790 -90 1,870 -225→-172 UFC on Fox 19: Teixeira vs. Evans Ultimate Fighting Championship
13 8 Aug 201526.3 yrs W12-1 Michael Johnson 20-8 · 29.2 yrs Lightweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.34* 1,900→1,880 -20 1,930 +133→+135 UFC Fight Night 73: Teixeira vs. St. Preux Ultimate Fighting Championship
12 18 Apr 201525.9 yrs W11-1 Jim Miller 24-5 (1) · 31.6 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.94* 1,828→1,900 +72 1,807 -175→-175 UFC on Fox 15: Machida vs. Rockhold Ultimate Fighting Championship
11 14 Mar 201525.9 yrs W10-1 Daron Cruickshank 17-6 (1) · 29.8 yrs Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R27:48 1.00 1,728→1,828 +100 1,778 +145→+145 UFC 185: Pettis vs. dos Anjos Ultimate Fighting Championship
10 25 Oct 201425.5 yrs W9-1 Diego Ferreira 11-0 · 29.8 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.95* 1,603→1,728 +125 1,809 – UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
9 23 Aug 201425.3 yrs W8-1 Anthony Rocco Martin 8-1 · 24.7 yrs Lightweight SubArm Triangle Choke R28:38 1.00 1,482→1,603 +121 1,624 -120→-120 UFC Fight Night 49: Henderson vs. dos Anjos Ultimate Fighting Championship
8 11 Apr 201424.9 yrs L7-1 Ramsey Nijem 11-4 · 26.0 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R14:20 0.00 1,567→1,482 -85 1,577 -199→-199 UFC Fight Night 39: Nogueira vs. Nelson Ultimate Fighting Championship
7 15 Jan 201424.7 yrs W7-0 Charlie Brenneman 19-5 · 32.9 yrs Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:45 1.00 1,430→1,567 +137 1,652 +160→+160 UFC Fight Night 35: Rockhold vs. Philippou Ultimate Fighting Championship
6 4 May 201324.0 yrs W6-0 Jason Meaders 12-9 · 38.3 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunch R2 1.00 1,362→1,430 +69 1,286 – Respect in the Cage Respect in the Cage
5 19 Jan 201323.7 yrs W5-0 Trace Gray 3-0 Lightweight SubArmbar R10:36 1.00 1,225→1,362 +136 1,444 – Respect in the Cage Respect in the Cage
4 27 Oct 201223.5 yrs W4-0 Gilberto dos Santos 1-4 Lightweight KO/TKODoctor Stoppage R14:03 1.00 1,183→1,225 +42 984 – High Fight Rock 2 Goias Regional
3 21 Oct 201122.5 yrs W3-0 Dominic Gutierrez 2-9 · 28.9 yrs – SubRear-Naked Choke R11:16 1.00 1,146→1,183 +38 920 – Samurai Pro Sports - Samurai MMA Pro 2011 Samurai Pro Sports
2 8 Oct 201021.4 yrs W2-0 Vance Bejarano 1-2 – SubRear-Naked Choke R11:21 1.00 1,075→1,146 +71 1,009 – Respect in the Cage Respect in the Cage
1 20 Nov 200920.5 yrs W1-0 Jordan Betts debut – DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,064→1,075 +11 1,064 – Respect in the Cage 2 Respect in the Cage