Beneil Dariush (23-7-1, 13) was born in Urmia, Iran on May 6, 1989. At the age of 20 years on November 20, 2009, he made his professional MMA debut against Jordan Betts, winning the fight via 3-round split decision.
On January 14, 2014, 24-year old Beneil Dariush made his UFC debut on his 7th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou against Charlie Brenneman, winning the fight in the 1st round via submission.
Dariush's last fight was a 1st-round KO loss to Benoît Saint Denis at UFC 322 at age 36 on November 15, 2025. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought 24 times in the UFC, and has a record of 16 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw in the promotion.
Some of Beneil Dariush's best fights have been against Scott Holtzman, Frank Camacho, Daron Cruickshank, James Vick, Anthony Rocco Martin, Drew Dober and Drakkar Klose. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Beneil Dariush".
Dariush has 7 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Beneil Dariush Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31  | Nov 15, 2025 36 years, 6 months 23-7-1 (13) | 29 years, 10 months 15-3 (14) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | Loss Punches |
30  | Jun 28, 2025 36 years, 1 months 23-6-1 (13) | 36 years, 1 month 20-6-1 (12) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Win |
29  | Dec 2, 2023 34 years, 6 months 22-6-1 (13) | 27 years, 1 month 20-3 (13) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | Loss Knee and punches |
28  | Jun 10, 2023 34 years, 1 months 22-5-1 (13) | 33 years, 7 months 33-9 (30) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | Loss Punches |
27  | Oct 22, 2022 33 years, 5 months 22-4-1 (13) | 31 years, 10 months 21-1 (12) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Win |
26  | May 15, 2021 32 years 21-4-1 (13) | 37 years, 3 months 25-5 (20) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Win |
25  | Feb 6, 2021 31 years, 9 months 20-4-1 (13) | 36 years 17-2 (10) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | Win |
24  | Aug 8, 2020 31 years, 3 months 19-4-1 (13) | 36 years, 10 months 14-3 (7) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | Win Spinning back fist |
23  | Mar 7, 2020 30 years, 10 months 18-4-1 (12) | 31 years, 11 months 11-1-1 (4) | UFC | LT | 2 | KO | Win Punch |
22  | Oct 26, 2019 30 years, 5 months 17-4-1 (11) | 30 years, 5 months 22-7 (19) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
21  | Mar 9, 2019 29 years, 10 months 16-4-1 (10) | 30 years, 4 months 20-8 (13) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | Win Triangle armbar |
20  | Nov 10, 2018 29 years, 6 months 15-4-1 (9) | 23 years, 7 months 11-2 (8) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Win |
19  | Mar 3, 2018 28 years, 9 months 14-4-1 (9) | 25 years, 5 months 8-1 (5) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | Loss Punch |
18  | Oct 7, 2017 28 years, 5 months 14-3-1 (9) | 35 years, 9 months 18-6 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Draw Majority |
17  | Mar 11, 2017 27 years, 10 months 14-3 (9) | 31 years, 1 month 18-4 (11) | UFC | LT | 2 | KO | Loss Flying knee |
16  | Nov 5, 2016 27 years, 5 months 14-2 (9) | 32 years, 5 months 19-1 (10) | TUF | LT | 3 | UD | Win |
15  | Jun 4, 2016 27 years 13-2 (9) | 29 years, 3 months 9-0 (5) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | Win Punches |
14  | Apr 16, 2016 26 years, 11 months 12-2 (8) | 28 years, 4 months 11-2 (7) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | Loss Rear-naked choke |
13  | Aug 8, 2015 26 years, 3 months 12-1 (8) | 29 years, 2 months 16-8 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | Win |
12  | Apr 18, 2015 25 years, 11 months 11-1 (8) | 31 years, 7 months 24-5 (16) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Win |
11  | Mar 14, 2015 25 years, 10 months 10-1 (8) | 29 years, 9 months 16-5 (10) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
10 | Oct 25, 2014 25 years, 5 months 9-1 (7) | 29 years, 9 months 11-0 (7) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Win |
9  | Aug 23, 2014 25 years, 3 months 8-1 (7) | 24 years, 8 months 8-1 (6) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | Win Arm-triangle choke |
8  | Apr 11, 2014 24 years, 11 months 7-1 (6) | 26 years 8-4 (4) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | Loss Punches |
7 | Jan 14, 2014 24 years, 8 months 7-0 (6) | Charlie Brenneman | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
6 | May 4, 2013 23 years, 11 months 6-0 (5) | Jason Meaders | LT | 2 | KO | Win Punch | |
5 | Jan 19, 2013 23 years, 8 months 5-0 (4) | Trace Gray | LT | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | |
4 | Oct 27, 2012 23 years, 5 months 4-0 (3) | Gilberto dos Santos | 1 | TKO | Win Doctor stoppage | ||
3 | Oct 21, 2011 22 years, 5 months 3-0 (2) | Dominic Gutierrez | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | ||
2 | Oct 8, 2010 21 years, 5 months 2-0 (1) | Vance Bejarano | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | ||
1 | Nov 20, 2009 20 years, 6 months 1-0 (0) | Jordan Betts | 3 | SD | Win |
