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Beneil Dariush

Fighter profile

Beneil Dariush

LW23-8-1P4P #77Div #11
Form
4.9
4.7
6.8
3.9
4.2
89
Overall
SoS 100
Skill ratings
Striking
82
Boxing
83
Kicking
81
Clinch
82
Striking def.
68
Wrestling off.
89
Wrestling def.
93
Ground game
91
Submissions
89
Grappling def.
89
Profile
Age37
Height5'10"
Reach72"
StanceSouthpaw
StyleBalanced
CountryUSA
Pro debut2009
UFC record17-8-1
Last fight2026-05-02
Octagon time223.6 min
Avg fight8.6 min
Career length16y 8m
Elo trajectory
Shadedinjuryfrom researched absences — hover a band for detail
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the LW division (437 fighters).

Striking offense1522
94th
LW avg 1499
Striking defense1493
34th
LW avg 1499
Grappling offense1537
98th
LW avg 1496
Grappling defense1549
97th
LW avg 1503
Momentum18
59th
LW avg 20
Win / loss by method
Record: 23-8-1

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
5 wins, 7 losses
W
22% of wins
L
88% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
35% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
17win8loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (18%)KO/TKO(88%) 7
5 (29%)Submission(13%) 1
9 (53%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(—) 0
3 (50%)Submission(—) 0
1 (17%)Decision(—) 0
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes836
Sig. accuracy49%
Sig. attempted1701
Total strikes1118
Total attempted2074
Knockdowns7
Head505
Body191
Leg140
Distance561
Clinch128
Ground147

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed589
Sig. defense57%
KDs absorbed9
Head abs.378
Body abs.155
Leg abs.56
Distance abs.437
Clinch abs.93
Ground abs.59

Grappling · offense

Takedowns33
TD accuracy38%
TD attempted86
Sub att.12
Reversals1
Control time90:59

Grappling · defense

TD defense83%
TDs absorbed9
TD att. faced52
Sub att. faced11
Controlled time19:48

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 26 UFC fights · 223:34 total fight time

Schedule strength
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3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Beneil has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallStrong
408W–87Lwin 82.4%div #62/294pct 79th
WinsStrong
284W–60Lwin 82.6%div #63/270pct 77th
LossesStrong
124W–27Lwin 82.1%div #106/288pct 64th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallElite
1588 elodiv #11/294pct 97th
WinsElite
1584 elodiv #12/270pct 96th
LossesElite
1597 elodiv #22/288pct 93rd

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall19W–24L44.2%
Wins19W–24L44.2%
Losses0W–0L—

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Beneil, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
+9.14u+36.6% ROI

over 25 close-line bets

Average odds
-109

52% implied

As favorite
9W–4L

ROI +12.1%

Avg -178

As underdog
8W–4L

ROI +63.1%

Avg +154

Based on 25 of 25 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.