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Beneil Dariush
Beneil Dariush
14-3-1 · USA
March 3, 2018 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Alexander Hernandez def. Beneil Dariush by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 0:42
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:42
Hernandez8/130/010:01
Dariush4/110/000:00
Total
Hernandez8/130/010:01
Dariush4/110/000:00

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
HernandezWin probabilityDariush
36.7%63.3%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
9%
Decision
57%
Expected fight time: 11.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Hernandez37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%39%
Submission2%5%
Decision20%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes56 (3172)act 8
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.2)act 0
Dariush63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%31%
Submission7%11%
Decision37%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes63 (3682)act 4
Takedowns1.6 (0.04.1)act 0
Combined totals~118 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R116%
R212%
R315%
Distance57%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Hernandez
43.9%+126
Dariush
-12655.2%
Most takedownstie 30.5%
Hernandez
4.9%+1322
Dariush
-132264.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Hernandez
Expected: 55.6
55.5
Over 55.5
42.6%
+135
Under 55.5
57.4%
-135
070140
Dariush
Expected: 62.7
62.5
Over 62.5
42.7%
+134
Under 62.5
57.3%
-134
079157
Takedowns — over/under
Hernandez
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
10.9%
Exactly 0
89.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Dariush
Expected: 1.6
1.5
Over 1.5
49.0%
+104
Under 1.5
51.0%
-104
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 11.7 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
Hernandez36.7%22.2%+14.5+335
Dariush63.3%77.8%−14.5-420

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HernandezDariush
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1523
Pound-for-pound
1604
1523
Divisional
1605
1500
Striking offense
1504
1500
Striking defense
1511
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
25 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'10"
72"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
4.03
Strike accuracy
47%
Strikes absorbed / min
2.86
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
1.16
Takedown accuracy
26%
Takedown defense
78%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
73%
Win/loss streak
0
Last-5 win rate
40%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alexander Hernandez
No prior UFC fights.
Beneil Dariush
  • DEvan DunhamM-DEC R3
    !Close -2405mo before
  • LEdson BarbozaKO/TKO R2
    Close +1401y before
  • WRashid MagomedovU-DEC R3
    Close -1151y 4mo before
  • WJames VickKO/TKO R1
    Close -1401y 9mo before
  • LMichael ChiesaSUB R2
    Close -1651y 11mo before
Hernandez — win / loss by method
Record: 8-1-0

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, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (38%)Decision(100%) 1
Dariush — win / loss by method
Record: 14-3-1

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
3 wins, 2 losses
W
21% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
8win3loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
3 (38%)Submission(33%) 1
4 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Hernandez
Dariush
0
UFC fights
12
Octagon time
116.5 min · 9.7 avg
Career length
16y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Hernandez
Dariush
Overall
159W–35L · 82.0%
Wins
122W–25L · 83.0%
Losses
37W–10L · 78.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Hernandez
Dariush
32W–21L · 60.4%
Overall
19W–24L · 44.2%
30W–20L · 60.0%
Wins
19W–24L · 44.2%
2W–1L · 66.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Hernandez
Dariush
Landed / min
4.98
Accuracy
40.3%
Defense
65.8%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.51
Time at distance
51.5%
Grappling & control
Hernandez
Dariush
Takedowns / 15 min
1.16
Takedown accuracy
25.7%
Takedown defense
78.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.64
Control share
72.3%
Strike target map
Hernandez
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Dariush
  • Head59%(276)div 63%
  • Body25%(116)div 20%
  • Legs17%(78)div 17%

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

Alexander Hernandez

No UFC fights on record.

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

Beneil Dariush
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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