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Beneil Dariush
Beneil Dariush
19-4-1 · USA
VS
Diego Ferreira
Diego Ferreira
17-2 · BRA
February 6, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Beneil Dariush def. Diego Ferreira by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Dariush29/511/403:06
Ferreira21/390/100:06
R2
Dariush10/223/503:37
Ferreira14/240/000:16
R3
Dariush23/431/600:40
Ferreira19/580/000:36
Total
Dariush62/1165/1507:23
Ferreira54/1210/100:58

Scorecards

Dariush vs Ferreira

RdChris LeeDave HagenJerin ValelCommunity
R110-910-99-109.9-9.1
R210-910-910-910-9
R39-109-109-109.7-9.3
Total29-2829-2828-2929.6-27.4

Media (20 cards) · avg 29.827.2 · 20 Dariush · 0 Ferreira

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Dariush-Ferreira.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
DariushWin probabilityFerreira
56.9%43.1%
KO / TKO
41%
Submission
15%
Decision
45%
Expected fight time: 10.1 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Dariush, blue toward Ferreira. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Dariush57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%41%17%
Submission9%16%12%
Decision25%43%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (1860)act 62
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.2)act 5
Ferreira43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%40%13%
Submission6%13%13%
Decision20%47%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (1756)act 54
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~85 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R127%
R217%
R311%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Dariush
51.2%-108
Ferreira
+10847.6%
Most takedownstie 36.7%
Dariush
47.0%-289
Ferreira
+28916.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dariush
Expected: 44.0
44
Over 44
39.2%
+152
Exactly 44
1.1%
push
Under 44
59.7%
-152
056111
Ferreira
Expected: 41.4
41.5
Over 41.5
39.6%
+152
Under 41.5
60.4%
-152
052104
Takedowns — over/under
Dariush
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
34.1%
+130
Exactly 1
21.5%
push
Under 1
44.4%
-130
035
Ferreira
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
27.1%
+269
Under 0.5
72.9%
-269
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 10.1 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Dariush56.9%50.0%+6.9-110
Ferreira43.1%50.0%−6.9-110
By method
Dariush by KO/TKO23.1%17.5%+5.6+350
Dariush by submission8.3%12.1%−3.8+550
Dariush by decision25.6%21.0%+4.6+275
Ferreira by KO/TKO17.5%13.1%+4.4+500
Ferreira by submission6.3%13.1%−6.8+500
Ferreira by decision19.4%23.2%−3.8+240
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds73.0%68.7%+4.3-275
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision45.0%51.0%−6.0-120

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
72.9Striking70.2
Dariush +2.6
59.4Grappling50.1
Dariush +9.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DariushFerreira
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1652
Pound-for-pound
1628
1654
Divisional
1626
1524
Striking offense
1525
1507
Striking defense
1501
1518
Grappling offense
1506
1540
Grappling defense
1529
Physical
31 yrs
Age
36 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'9"
72"
Reach
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.98
Strikes landed / min
5.07
50%
Strike accuracy
37%
2.63
Strikes absorbed / min
3.11
60%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.75
Takedowns / 15 min
1.04
33%
Takedown accuracy
27%
81%
Takedown defense
70%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
76%
UFC win rate
80%
+5
Win/loss streak
+6
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
62%
Finish rate
63%
Recent opp. quality
182
Days since last fight
385
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Beneil Dariush
  • WScott HoltzmanKO/TKO R1
    missedClose -2006mo before
  • WDrakkar KloseKO/TKO R2
    Close -16211mo before
  • WFrank CamachoSUB R1
    Close -1851y 3mo before
  • WDrew DoberSUB R2
    Close -2201y 11mo before
  • WThiago MoisesU-DEC R3
    Close -1602y 3mo before
Diego Ferreira
  • WAnthony PettisSUB R2
    Close -2201y 1mo before
  • WMairbek TaisumovU-DEC R3
    Close +2051y 5mo before
  • WRustam KhabilovU-DEC R3
    missedClose +1201y 11mo before
  • WKyle NelsonKO/TKO R2
    Close -5502y 2mo before
  • WJared GordonKO/TKO R1
    Close +1553y before
Dariush — win / loss by method
Record: 19-4-1

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, 3 losses
W
26% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
42% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
32% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
13win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
5 (38%)Submission(25%) 1
5 (38%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0
Ferreira — win / loss by method
Record: 17-2-0

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
41% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 1 loss
W
41% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (38%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (56%)Submission() 0
4 (44%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Dariush
Ferreira
18
UFC fights
10
154.6 min · 8.6 avg
Octagon time
86.4 min · 8.6 avg
16y 8m
Career length
15y 3m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Dariush
Ferreira
246W–57L · 81.2%
Overall
141W–32L · 81.5%
201W–46L · 81.4%
Wins
117W–27L · 81.3%
45W–11L · 80.4%
Losses
24W–5L · 82.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dariush
Ferreira
19W–24L · 44.2%
Overall
98W–41L · 70.5%
19W–24L · 44.2%
Wins
98W–41L · 70.5%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Dariush
Ferreira
5.53
Landed / min
6.07
42.4%
Accuracy
31.9%
64.2%
Defense
63.0%
0.58
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.35
44.8%
Time at distance
63.9%
Grappling & control
Dariush
Ferreira
1.75
Takedowns / 15 min
1.04
32.7%
Takedown accuracy
27.3%
80.8%
Takedown defense
70.0%
1.07
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.04
80.5%
Control share
53.7%
Strike target map
Dariush
  • Head60%(368)div 63%
  • Body24%(149)div 20%
  • Legs16%(99)div 17%
Ferreira
  • Head70%(306)div 63%
  • Body21%(92)div 20%
  • Legs9%(40)div 17%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Beneil Dariush
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Diego Ferreira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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