Professional Record
23-8-1
Current Elo Rating
1700
True Contender System
Lightweight Ranking
#18
Pound-for-Pound Ranking
#122
Tale of the tape
- Height
- 178 cm
- Reach
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 71.3 kg
- Age
- 37 years
- Place of birth
- Iran
- UFC debut
- January 15, 2014
- Team / gym
- Kings MMA - Huntington Beach, CA
Activity
Next fight
No bout announced
Beneil Dariush has no next fight confirmed by the UFC yet.
This section updates automatically as soon as one is announced.
Last fight
Beneil Dariushvs.Quillan Salkilld
L · TKO
- Event
- UFC Fight Night
- Date
- May 2, 2026
- Elo change
- -60
Career Statistics
Professional Record
23-8-1
UFC Record
17-8-1
26 UFC fights
Current Elo
1,700
Peak Elo
1,909
Wins by method
3KO/TKO5Submissions9Decisions
Finish rate47.1%
From peak-209
Streak2 Losses
Biggest Elo gain
Daron Cruickshank
Achievements and career
- Current streak: 2 straight losses
- Best recorded streak: 8 straight wins
Elo History
26 recorded UFC fights
UFC Start
1500
Current
1700
Peak Elo
1909
Total
+200
UFC Fight History
May 02, 2026
TKO
Elo
1700
Change
-60
Nov 15, 2025
Benoit Saint Denis
TKO
Elo
1760
Change
-67
Jun 28, 2025
Decision
Elo
1827
Change
+34
Dec 02, 2023
TKO
Elo
1793
Change
-65
Jun 10, 2023
TKO
Elo
1858
Change
-51
Oct 22, 2022
Decision
Elo
1909
Change
+28
May 15, 2021
Decision
Elo
1881
Change
+37
Feb 06, 2021
Decision
Elo
1844
Change
+19
Aug 08, 2020
Scott Holtzman
TKO
Elo
1825
Change
+42
Mar 07, 2020
TKO
Elo
1784
Change
+41
Oct 26, 2019
Frank Camacho
Submission
Elo
1743
Change
+45
Mar 09, 2019
Submission
Elo
1698
Change
+50
Nov 10, 2018
Decision
Elo
1648
Change
+26
Mar 03, 2018
TKO
Elo
1622
Change
-69
Oct 07, 2017
Evan Dunham
Decision
Elo
1691
Change
+2
Mar 11, 2017
TKO
Elo
1689
Change
-44
Nov 05, 2016
Rashid Magomedov
Decision
Elo
1733
Change
+29
Jun 04, 2016
James Vick
TKO
Elo
1704
Change
+43
Apr 16, 2016
Michael Chiesa
Submission
Elo
1660
Change
-58
Aug 08, 2015
Decision
Elo
1718
Change
+28
Apr 18, 2015
Decision
Elo
1690
Change
+32
Mar 14, 2015
Daron Cruickshank
Submission
Elo
1658
Change
+59
Oct 25, 2014
Decision
Elo
1599
Change
+34
Aug 23, 2014
Anthony Rocco Martin
Submission
Elo
1565
Change
+58
Apr 11, 2014
Ramsey Nijem
TKO
Elo
1507
Change
-47
Jan 15, 2014
Charlie Brenneman
Submission
Elo
1553
Change
+53
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Elo | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 02, 2026 | L | Quillan Salkilld | TKO | 1700 | -60 |
| Nov 15, 2025 | L | Benoit Saint Denis | TKO | 1760 | -67 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | W | Renato Moicano | Decision | 1827 | +34 |
| Dec 02, 2023 | L | Arman Tsarukyan | TKO | 1793 | -65 |
| Jun 10, 2023 | L | Charles Oliveira | TKO | 1858 | -51 |
| Oct 22, 2022 | W | Mateusz Gamrot | Decision | 1909 | +28 |
| May 15, 2021 | W | Tony Ferguson | Decision | 1881 | +37 |
| Feb 06, 2021 | W | Diego Ferreira | Decision | 1844 | +19 |
| Aug 08, 2020 | W | Scott Holtzman | TKO | 1825 | +42 |
| Mar 07, 2020 | W | Drakkar Klose | TKO | 1784 | +41 |
| Oct 26, 2019 | W | Frank Camacho | Submission | 1743 | +45 |
| Mar 09, 2019 | W | Drew Dober | Submission | 1698 | +50 |
| Nov 10, 2018 | W | Thiago Moisés | Decision | 1648 | +26 |
| Mar 03, 2018 | L | Alexander Hernandez | TKO | 1622 | -69 |
| Oct 07, 2017 | D | Evan Dunham | Decision | 1691 | +2 |
| Mar 11, 2017 | L | Edson Barboza | TKO | 1689 | -44 |
| Nov 05, 2016 | W | Rashid Magomedov | Decision | 1733 | +29 |
| Jun 04, 2016 | W | James Vick | TKO | 1704 | +43 |
| Apr 16, 2016 | L | Michael Chiesa | Submission | 1660 | -58 |
| Aug 08, 2015 | W | Michael Johnson | Decision | 1718 | +28 |
| Apr 18, 2015 | W | Jim Miller | Decision | 1690 | +32 |
| Mar 14, 2015 | W | Daron Cruickshank | Submission | 1658 | +59 |
| Oct 25, 2014 | W | Diego Ferreira | Decision | 1599 | +34 |
| Aug 23, 2014 | W | Anthony Rocco Martin | Submission | 1565 | +58 |
| Apr 11, 2014 | L | Ramsey Nijem | TKO | 1507 | -47 |
| Jan 15, 2014 | W | Charlie Brenneman | Submission | 1553 | +53 |
Fight history outside the UFC
6 bouts recorded in other promotions and on the road to the UFC.
May 04, 2013
Jason Meaders
TKO
RITC
Jan 19, 2013
Trace Gray
Submission
RITC
Oct 27, 2012
Gilberto dos Santos
TKO
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Oct 21, 2011
Dominic Gutierrez
Submission
SPS
Competitive Profile
Beneil Dariush’s position is calculated by the True Contender MMA Elo system from real results and strength of opposition. The profile updates with the rankings after new fights are processed.