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UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2
Beneil Dariush
Beneil Dariush
8-1 · USA
VS
Diego Ferreira
Diego Ferreira
11-0 · BRA
October 25, 2014 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Beneil Dariush def. Diego Ferreira by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Dariush9/291/101:01
Ferreira10/470/100:21
R2
Dariush11/181/302:55
Ferreira1/140/000:08
R3
Dariush12/211/203:57
Ferreira10/240/000:08
Total
Dariush32/683/607:53
Ferreira21/850/100:37

Scorecards

Dariush vs Ferreira

RdGuilherme BravoMarco Aurelio BorgesVinicius LinsCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R210-910-910-910-9.1
R310-910-910-910-9.1
Total30-2730-2730-2729.9-27.3

Media (15 cards) · avg 3027 · 15 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
68.3%31.7%
KO / TKO
60%
Submission
8%
Decision
32%
Expected fight time: 8.3 min
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
Dariush68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO42%62%
Submission6%9%
Decision20%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2660)act 32
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.6)act 3
Ferreira32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%55%
Submission2%7%
Decision12%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2353)act 21
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.2)act 0
Combined totals~86 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R135%
R229%
R34%
Distance32%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Dariush
55.3%-127
Ferreira
+12743.4%
Most takedownstie 30.6%
Dariush
64.3%-1256
Ferreira
+12565.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dariush
Expected: 46.0
46
Over 46
41.7%
+136
Exactly 46
1.4%
push
Under 46
56.8%
-136
058115
Ferreira
Expected: 40.4
40.5
Over 40.5
42.4%
+136
Under 40.5
57.6%
-136
051102
Takedowns — over/under
Dariush
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
45.5%
+120
Under 1.5
54.5%
-120
035
Ferreira
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
11.6%
Exactly 0
88.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 8.3 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
Dariush68.3%30.2%+38.1+225
Ferreira31.7%69.8%−38.1-245

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
51.0Striking72.0
Ferreira +21.0
76.4Grappling73.9
Dariush +2.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DariushFerreira
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1536
Pound-for-pound
1560
1536
Divisional
1560
1487
Striking offense
1494
1495
Striking defense
1502
1540
Grappling offense
1556
1535
Grappling defense
1545
Physical
25 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'9"
72"
Reach
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.99
Strikes landed / min
4.26
43%
Strike accuracy
40%
4.96
Strikes absorbed / min
2.66
45%
Strike defense
67%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.04
Takedowns / 15 min
2.00
50%
Takedown accuracy
100%
67%
Takedown defense
50%
2.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
6.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
67%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
63
Days since last fight
56
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Beneil Dariush
  • WAnthony Rocco MartinSUB R2
    Close +1302mo before
  • LRamsey NijemKO/TKO R1
    Close -2556mo before
  • WCharlie BrennemanSUB R1
    Close +1859mo before
Diego Ferreira
  • WRamsey NijemKO/TKO R2
    Close -18556d before
  • WColton SmithSUB R1
    Close -1854mo before
Dariush — 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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
63% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
2 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)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: 11-0-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
55% of wins
L
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (56%)Submission() 0
4 (44%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Dariush
Ferreira
3
UFC fights
2
14.7 min · 4.9 avg
Octagon time
7.5 min · 3.8 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
35W–10L · 77.8%
Overall
12W–7L · 63.2%
27W–6L · 81.8%
Wins
12W–7L · 63.2%
8W–4L · 66.7%
Losses
0W–0L
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
3.34
Landed / min
3.98
31.5%
Accuracy
27.7%
53.2%
Defense
68.1%
1.02
Knockdowns / 15 min
2.00
46.7%
Time at distance
60.2%
Grappling & control
Dariush
Ferreira
2.04
Takedowns / 15 min
2.00
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
66.7%
Takedown defense
50.0%
2.04
Sub attempts / 15 min
5.99
37.5%
Control share
33.3%
Strike target map
Dariush
  • Head45%(20)div 63%
  • Body48%(21)div 20%
  • Legs7%(3)div 17%
Ferreira
  • Head66%(21)div 63%
  • Body28%(9)div 20%
  • Legs6%(2)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.