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Beneil Dariush

Active #13 lightweight · age 37 · Southpaw · 5'10" 178 cm · 155 lb 70 kg · reach 72" 183 cm
At a glance
  • Performance of the Night in last fight
  • Earned a bonus in 4 of last 5 fights
  • 100% takedown defense in last 3 fights
  • UFC veteran since 2014
Elo rating
1594
Global Elo 1645 ±39
Rank
#13
top 14% of division
UFC record
17-8-1
KO 3 · Sub 5 · Dec 9
Streak
-2
Δ90d -21 · Δ1y -28
Last fight
May 2, 2026
Loss by KO · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
3h 44m
Avg fight time
8:36
Bonuses
13
Fights per year
2.1
Ground control
1h 31m
Since last fight
2mo

Honest Elo history

26 fights · tap & drag
Jan 15, 2014 — W vs Charlie Brenneman Δ+34Apr 11, 2014 — L vs Ramsey Nijem Δ-35Aug 23, 2014 — W vs Anthony Rocco Martin Δ+31Oct 25, 2014 — W vs Diego Ferreira Δ+32Mar 14, 2015 — W vs Daron Cruickshank Δ+32Apr 18, 2015 — W vs Jim Miller Δ+19Aug 8, 2015 — W vs Michael Johnson Δ+15Apr 16, 2016 — L vs Michael Chiesa Δ-19Jun 4, 2016 — W vs James Vick Δ+20Nov 5, 2016 — W vs Rashid Magomedov Δ+16Mar 11, 2017 — L vs Edson Barboza Δ-19Oct 7, 2017 — D vs Evan Dunham Δ-1Mar 3, 2018 — L vs Alexander Hernandez Δ-25Nov 10, 2018 — W vs Thiago Moises Δ+12Mar 9, 2019 — W vs Drew Dober Δ+15Oct 26, 2019 — W vs Frank Camacho Δ+12Mar 7, 2020 — W vs Drakkar Klose Δ+17Aug 8, 2020 — W vs Scott Holtzman Δ+14Feb 6, 2021 — W vs Diego Ferreira Δ+14May 15, 2021 — W vs Tony Ferguson Δ+17Oct 22, 2022 — W vs Mateusz Gamrot Δ+12Jun 10, 2023 — L vs Charles Oliveira Δ-18Dec 2, 2023 — L vs Arman Tsarukyan Δ-21Jun 28, 2025 — W vs Renato Moicano Δ+14Nov 15, 2025 — L vs Benoit Saint Denis Δ-22May 2, 2026 — L vs Quillan Salkilld Δ-21 1400145015001550160016501700 201620182020202220242026 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":321.4,"elo":1483,"date":"2014-01-15","opp":"Charlie Brenneman","result":"W","delta":34},{"i":1,"x":103.8,"y":358.6,"elo":1448,"date":"2014-04-11","opp":"Ramsey Nijem","result":"L","delta":-35},{"i":2,"x":125.3,"y":326.1,"elo":1479,"date":"2014-08-23","opp":"Anthony Rocco Martin","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":3,"x":135.4,"y":292.3,"elo":1510,"date":"2014-10-25","opp":"Diego Ferreira","result":"W","delta":32},{"i":4,"x":157.8,"y":258,"elo":1543,"date":"2015-03-14","opp":"Daron Cruickshank","result":"W","delta":32},{"i":5,"x":163.4,"y":238.2,"elo":1561,"date":"2015-04-18","opp":"Jim Miller","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":6,"x":181.4,"y":221.8,"elo":1576,"date":"2015-08-08","opp":"Michael Johnson","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":7,"x":221.8,"y":242.5,"elo":1557,"date":"2016-04-16","opp":"Michael Chiesa","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":8,"x":229.7,"y":221.1,"elo":1577,"date":"2016-06-04","opp":"James Vick","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":9,"x":254.4,"y":204.2,"elo":1593,"date":"2016-11-05","opp":"Rashid Magomedov","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":10,"x":274.6,"y":224.2,"elo":1574,"date":"2017-03-11","opp":"Edson Barboza","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":11,"x":308.2,"y":225,"elo":1573,"date":"2017-10-07","opp":"Evan Dunham","result":"D","delta":-1},{"i":12,"x":331.8,"y":251.4,"elo":1549,"date":"2018-03-03","opp":"Alexander Hernandez","result":"L","delta":-25},{"i":13,"x":372.2,"y":239.1,"elo":1560,"date":"2018-11-10","opp":"Thiago Moises","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":14,"x":391.3,"y":223.5,"elo":1575,"date":"2019-03-09","opp":"Drew Dober","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":15,"x":428.4,"y":211.3,"elo":1586,"date":"2019-10-26","opp":"Frank Camacho","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":16,"x":449.7,"y":193.6,"elo":1603,"date":"2020-03-07","opp":"Drakkar Klose","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":17,"x":474.4,"y":178.2,"elo":1617,"date":"2020-08-08","opp":"Scott Holtzman","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":18,"x":503.6,"y":163.1,"elo":1632,"date":"2021-02-06","opp":"Diego Ferreira","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":19,"x":519.3,"y":145,"elo":1648,"date":"2021-05-15","opp":"Tony Ferguson","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":20,"x":603.5,"y":131.9,"elo":1661,"date":"2022-10-22","opp":"Mateusz Gamrot","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":21,"x":640.5,"y":150.8,"elo":1643,"date":"2023-06-10","opp":"Charles Oliveira","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":22,"x":668.6,"y":173.5,"elo":1622,"date":"2023-12-02","opp":"Arman Tsarukyan","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":23,"x":760.6,"y":158.2,"elo":1636,"date":"2025-06-28","opp":"Renato Moicano","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":24,"x":783.1,"y":181.3,"elo":1614,"date":"2025-11-15","opp":"Benoit Saint Denis","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":25,"x":810,"y":203.4,"elo":1594,"date":"2026-05-02","opp":"Quillan Salkilld","result":"L","delta":-21}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
May 2, 2026 Quillan Salkilld L -21
Nov 15, 2025 Benoit Saint Denis L -22
Jun 28, 2025 Renato Moicano W +14
Dec 2, 2023 Arman Tsarukyan L -21
Jun 10, 2023 Charles Oliveira L -18

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
47%
8 / 17
Finish rate
KO
3
18% of wins
SUB
5
29% of wins
DEC
9
53% of wins
KO: 3 (18%) 3 Sub: 5 (29%) 5 Dec: 9 (53%) 9
Finishes by round
8 total
R1
4 50%
R2
4 50%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 836 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
60% Head
  • Head 60%
  • Body 23%
  • Leg 17%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
67% Distance
  • Distance 67%
  • Clinch 15%
  • Ground 18%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
100%
of losses by finish
8 of 8 · usually R1
7 KO/TKO 1 Sub 0 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1650
Contender level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
8
of 17 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Tony Ferguson
Elo 1701 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
14.1
+2.9 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 26 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1510
1623
Notable wins
Tony Ferguson 1701 Jim Miller 1652 James Vick 1640 Renato Moicano 1639 Diego Ferreira 1629 Rashid Magomedov 1624

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#2 · Elo 1686
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#3 · Elo 1676
Justin Gaethje C
#4 · Elo 1670
Arman Tsarukyan
#5 · Elo 1661
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Beneil Dariush on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.