Fighter Profile›Lightweight

Beneil Dariush

23-8-126 UFC

Balanced

Form

· 2L

Declining

Title Fight

Early Chaos

High Wear

5'10"ht·72"reach·Southpawstance·36age

Last fightLQuillan Salkilld·KO/TKO·R1·this month

Fighter Context

17–8–1UFC·

3KO

5Sub

9Dec

8.9min/fight

224UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

14–7(22 fights)

36%finish rate

+0.8str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

5–2(8 fights)

0%finish rate

+0.7str diff/min

vs. Elite Opps

1–1(2 fights)

0%finish rate

-1.4str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+1.16

Positive

78%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.260

Strong

70%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Low

14%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

75%

Dominant

91%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Dariush

Lightweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.78

Str. Accuracy49%

836UFC landed/1,701attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−1.6 vs avg2.62

Str. Defense57%

KD Rate / fight0.27

7UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.35

CQ KO Power

Above Avg68%ile0.84

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

60%

Body

23%

Leg

17%

By Position

Distance67%

Clinch15%

Ground18%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 126 rounds	Round 216 rounds	Round 310 rounds
Avg. Landed	17	13	18
Avg. Absorbed	13	8	12
Avg. Net	+4	+5	+6

Grappling

Dariush

Sub Hunter

·210s ctrlElite Control

Lightweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min2.11

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY5.77

TD Accuracy38%

33UFC landed/86attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.80

5UFC wins/12attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense82%

43UFC defended/52opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Rarely Tapped

Finishing

Finish Rate

47%

Average

div avg 52%

How They Lose

8UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 17

Submission5 / 17

Decision9 / 17

KD → Finish

3/6Moderate

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO7 / 8

Submission1 / 8

Decision0 / 8

Loss Pattern

8 of 8 losses by finish in R1–R2

Fast and versatile. 8 of 8 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

22%

2 of 9 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

2.0pts

W9 dec

—

L0 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

7UD

2SD

1MD

20%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes trending down. Averaging 9 less in second half of career

26 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=26

R2n=16

R3n=10

Outputsig strikes / min

4.1

3.2

3.6

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.2

1.9

2.4

Diff

+1.0

+1.3

+1.2

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▲TD Acc+41%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Dariush — 26 UFC Fights

Result

Method

26 fights

Quillan Salkilld

KO/TKO R1 · 3:29May '26

-9

·3 SS (33%)·12 abs·2/5 td·152s ctrl·1 kd taken

Benoit Saint Denis

KO/TKO R1 · 0:16Nov '25

·3 SS (60%)·3 abs·1 kd taken

Renato MoicanoVeteran

U-DEC R3Jun '25

+25

·56 SS (52%)·31 abs·5/5 td·353s ctrl·1 kd taken

↵ 18mo layoff

Arman Tsarukyan

TITLE

KO/TKO R1 · 1:04Dec '23

-6

·2 SS (25%)·8 abs·1 kd taken

Charles OliveiraElite

KO/TKO R1 · 4:10Jun '23

-14

·12 SS (43%)·26 abs·164s ctrl·1 kd taken

Mateusz Gamrot

U-DEC R3Oct '22

+26

·59 SS (45%)·33 abs·4 td taken·34s ctrl·1 kd landed

↵ 17mo layoff

Tony FergusonElite

U-DEC R3May '21

·23 SS (42%)·15 abs·3/6 td·735s ctrl·1 sub att

Diego FerreiraVeteran

S-DEC R3Feb '21

·62 SS (53%)·54 abs·5/15 td·443s ctrl

Scott Holtzman

KO/TKO R1 · 4:38Aug '20

+27

·36 SS (56%)·9 abs·0/2 td·117s ctrl·1 kd landed

Drakkar Klose

KO/TKO R2 · 1:00Mar '20

-3

·12 SS (60%)·15 abs·1/3 td·260s ctrl·1 kd landed·2 sub att

All Fighters

Lightweight

Beneil Dariush

23-8-126 UFC

Form

5'10"ht·72"reach·Southpawstance·36age

Last fightLQuillan Salkilld·KO/TKO·this month

Fighter Context

17–8–1UFC·

3KO

5Sub

9Dec

8.9min/fight

224UFC min

vs. Winning Record14–7

vs. Veterans (8+ W)5–2

vs. Elite (15+ W)1–1

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+1.16

78%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.260

70%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

14%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

75%

91%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Dariush

Lightweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.78

Str. Accuracy49%

836UFC landed/1,701attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−1.6 vs avg2.62

Str. Defense57%

KD Rate / Fight0.27

7UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.35

CQ KO Power

Above Avg68%ile0.84

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

60%

Body

23%

Leg

17%

By Position

Dist67%

Clinch15%

Ground18%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=26	R2 n=16	R3 n=10
Landed	17	13	18
Absorbed	13	8	12
Net	+4	+5	+6

Grappling

Dariush

Lightweight avg

Sub Hunter

210s ctrlElite Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min2.11

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY5.77

TD Accuracy38%

33UFC landed/86attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.80

5UFC wins/12attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense82%

43UFC defended/52opp. attempts

Sub Defense1 loss / 11 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

47%

Average

Win Methods

3KO/TKO

5Sub

9Dec

Loss Methods

7KO/TKO

1Sub

0Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

22%2 of 9 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

2.0pts

W9 dec

—

L0 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

7UD

2SD

1MD

20%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=26

R2n=16

R3n=10

Outputsig strikes / min

4.1

3.2

3.6

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.2

1.9

2.4

Diff

+1.0

+1.3

+1.2

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Dariush — UFC Fight Log

Quillan Salkilld

KO/TKO·R1·May '26

3 SS (33%)·12 abs·2/5 td·152s ctrl·1 kd taken

Benoit Saint Denis

KO/TKO·R1·Nov '25

3 SS (60%)·3 abs·1 kd taken

Renato MoicanoVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Jun '25

56 SS (52%)·31 abs·5/5 td·353s ctrl·1 kd taken

Arman TsarukyanTITLE

KO/TKO·R1·Dec '23

2 SS (25%)·8 abs·1 kd taken

Charles OliveiraElite

KO/TKO·R1·Jun '23

12 SS (43%)·26 abs·164s ctrl·1 kd taken

Mateusz Gamrot

U-DEC·R3·Oct '22

59 SS (45%)·33 abs·4 td taken·34s ctrl·1 kd

Tony FergusonElite

U-DEC·R3·May '21

23 SS (42%)·15 abs·3/6 td·735s ctrl·1 sub

Diego FerreiraVeteran

S-DEC·R3·Feb '21

62 SS (53%)·54 abs·5/15 td·443s ctrl

Round 126 rounds

Round 216 rounds

Round 310 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

n=26

n=16

n=10

Landed

Absorbed

Net