Beneil Khobier Dariush (born May 6, 1989) is an American professional

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. He currently competes in the

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division of the

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(UFC). As of November 19, 2024, he is #9 in the UFC lightweight rankings.

Background

Dariush was born and raised to Assyrian Christian parents on a farm near

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. When he was nine, he and his parents left Iran emigrating to America where they already had several relatives from their large extended family. At the time, Beneil and his sister Beraeil did not speak English, so they spent most of the time playing with their cousins. Dariush is a devout Christian, often making a note of his religious affiliation during UFC media events, promotional work, and post-fight interviews. In keeping with this faith, he sponsors an orphanage and Christian school in Haiti known as the Cap-Haïtien Children's Home.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Dariush began training Brazilian jiu-jitsu in 2007, earning his black belt in just five years. He was a highly decorated competitor, becoming a

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world champion as a blue, purple, and brown belt.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In January 2014, Dariush made his UFC debut on January 15, 2014, at

UFC Fight Night 35 ''UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 35'') was a mixed martial arts event held on January 15, 2014, at The Arena at Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Georgia. The event was broadcast live on Fox Sports 1, and was ...

. He was scheduled to face

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. However, High was forced out of the bout with appendicitis and was replaced by returning veteran

Charlie Brenneman Charles Brenneman (born February 9, 1981) is an American former mixed martial artist. A professional from 2007 until 2014, he competed for the UFC, ShoXC, and was the winner of the first season of the television show '' Pros vs Joes''. Backgroun ...

. Dariush won the fight via submission in the first round. Dariush returned three months later, losing to

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by first-round TKO on April 11, 2014, at

UFC Fight Night 39 ''UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Nelson'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 39'') was a mixed martial arts event held on April 11, 2014, at du Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Background A heavyweight bout between Roy Nelson and Antônio ...

. Dariush was expected to face

Anthony Rocco Martin Anthony Rocco Martin (born December 11, 1989) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competed in the lightweight and welterweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Born in Palos Heights, Illinois, Martin m ...

on August 2, 2014, at

UFC 176 ''UFC 176: Aldo vs. Mendes II'' was a planned mixed martial arts event that was scheduled to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 2, 2014, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Background The event was expected to be he ...

. After the event was canceled, the bout was rescheduled for August 23 at

UFC Fight Night 49 ''UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. dos Anjos'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 49'') was a mixed martial arts event held on August 23, 2014, at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Background The event was headlined by Lightweight contenders Benson ...

. Dariush won via submission in the second round. Dariush made his PPV debut at

UFC 179 ''UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2'' was a mixed martial arts event held on October 25, 2014, at Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Background The event was headlined by a UFC Featherweight Championship, Featherweight Championship re ...

on October 25, 2014, defeating the undefeated

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by unanimous decision. Dariush submitted

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in the second round on March 14, 2015, at

UFC 185 ''UFC 185: Pettis vs. dos Anjos'' was a mixed martial arts event held on March 14, 2015, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Background The event was the third that the UFC has hosted in Dallas, Texas. The event was headlined by a ...

, winning his first ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. The bout took place at a catchweight of 157 lbs. as Cruickshank was unable to make the lightweight limit. Dariush replaced an injured

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and faced Jim Miller on April 18, 2015, at

UFC on Fox 15 ''UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 15'') was a mixed martial arts event held on April 18, 2015, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Background The event was the sixth event that the UFC has hosted in New ...

. He won the bout via unanimous decision. Dariush next faced Michael Johnson on August 8, 2015, at

UFC Fight Night 73 ''UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 73'') was a mixed martial arts event held on August 8, 2015, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Background The event was headlined by a light ...

. Dariush won the fight via controversial split decision. Every mainstream MMA media outlet scored the fight as a decision victory for Johnson. Dariush was expected to face

Mairbek Taisumov Mairbek Vakhaevich Taisumov (Russian: Майрбек Вахаевич Тайсумов; born August 8, 1988) is a Russian-born Austrian mixed martial artist. He fights in the lightweight division. A professional mixed martial artist since 2007, ...

on January 17, 2016, at

UFC Fight Night 81 ''UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 81'') was a mixed martial arts event held on January 17, 2016, at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Background A UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between defending c ...

. However, Dariush pulled out of the fight in early December citing injury and was replaced by Chris Wade. Dariush faced

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on April 16, 2016, at

UFC on Fox 19 ''UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 19'') was a mixed martial arts event held on April 16, 2016, at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. Background The event was the second that the organization has hosted in the Tampa Bay A ...

. Dariush lost the fight via submission in the second round. Dariush next faced

James Vick James William Vick (born February 23, 1987) is an American former mixed martial artist who competed in the welterweight and lightweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Vick was born to a modest Texan family on ...

on June 4, 2016, at

UFC 199 ''UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2'' was a mixed martial arts event held on June 4, 2016, at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Background While this was the first time the organization has held an event at the venue, it was the fifth time that ...

, replacing an injured

Evan Dunham Evan Dunham (born December 18, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial artist competing in the lightweight division. He is perhaps best known for 21-fight tenure in the Ultimate Fighting Championship which spanned over a decade. Backgro ...

. Dariush won the fight via KO in the first round. Dariush faced

Rashid Magomedov Rashid Magomedgadzhievich Magomedov (; born May 14, 1984) is a Russian mixed martial artist. He is a former amateur Light heavyweight and Middleweight boxer, and competed at the lightweight mixed martial artist in the Ultimate Fighting Champ ...

on November 5, 2016, at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Dariush faced

Edson Barboza Edson Mendes Barboza Júnior (born January 21, 1986) is a Brazilian and American professional mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai kickboxer. He currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ...

on March 11, 2017, at

UFC Fight Night 106 ''UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 106'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on March 11, 2017, at the Centro de Formação Olímpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, ...

. He lost the fight via KO due to a flying knee in the second round. Dariush fought

on October 7, 2017, at

UFC 216 ''UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on October 7, 2017 at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Background A UFC Heavyweight Ch ...

. The fight ended in a majority draw, with one judge scoring the bout for Dariush. Dariush was expected to face

Bobby Green King Green (born Bobby Ray Green; September 9, 1986) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2008, Green is the former ...

on March 3, 2018, at

UFC 222 ''UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on March 3, 2018, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas metropolitan area. UFC 222 features ...

. However, on February 14, 2018, it was announced that Green was forced to pull out from the event, citing injury. Green was replaced by

Alexander Hernandez Alexander Xavier Hernandez (born October 1, 1992) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Hernandez began wrestling at the age of 13 and started train ...

. Dariush lost the fight via knockout in the first round. MMA Holiday Tour at Al Asad Air Base 11

Dariush was expected to face

Chris Gruetzemacher Chris Gruetzemacher (born June 16, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2008, he has also competed for Strikeforce, the Wor ...

on November 10, 2018, at

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. However, on October 18, 2018, it was reported that Gruetzemacher withdrew from the event and he was replaced by newcomer

Thiago Moisés Thiago Moisés (born 23 March 1995) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional since 2012. He Previously competed for the promotions RFA and LFA. B ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Dariush faced

Drew Dober Andrew Martin Dober (born October 19, 1988) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2009, he has also formerly competed for ...

on March 9, 2019, at

UFC Fight Night 146 ''UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 146'' or ''UFC on ESPN+ 4'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on March 9, 2019 at Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, ...

. He won the fight via submission in the second round. This win earned him the ''Performance of the Night'' award. Dariush was expected to face

Drakkar Klose Drakkar Klose (born March 9, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Born and raised alongside six other siblings in South Haven, Michigan, Klo ...

on July 13, 2019, at

UFC Fight Night 155 ''UFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs. Ladd'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 155'' or ''UFC on ESPN+ 13'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on July 13, 2019 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento ...

. However, on July 7, Dariush pulled out of the fight with an injury. As a result, UFC officials opted to remove Klose from the card and he is expected to be scheduled for a future event instead. Dariush faced

Frank Camacho Franklin Beldad Camacho (born May 18, 1989) is a Chamorro mixed martial artist in the lightweight division. He was a 2010 Blue Belt Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World champion and a 2006 Micronesian Games wrestling gold medalist. He competed in the Ultim ...

on October 26, 2019, at

UFC Fight Night 162 ''UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 162'' or '' UFC on ESPN+ 20'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 26, 2019 at the Singapore Indoor Stadiu ...

. He won the fight via submission in round one. This win earned him the ''

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'' award. Dariush next faced

on March 7, 2020, at

UFC 248 ''UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 7, 2020 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. B ...

, a rescheduling of the bout that was canceled in July 2019. He won the fight via knockout in the second round. This win earned him his fourth ''

'' award. Dariush faced

Scott Holtzman Scott Holtzman (born September 30, 1983) is an American former mixed martial artist, who most recently competed in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional from 2012 to 2022, he formerly competed for the Xtre ...

on August 8, 2020, at

UFC Fight Night 174 ''UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 174'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 32'' and ''UFC Vegas 6'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 8, 2020 at the UFC Apex facility in En ...

. He won the fight via knockout in round one. Dariush was scheduled to meet

Charles Oliveira Charles Oliveira da Silva (born October 17, 1989) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and fourth degree black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner. Oliveira currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting ...

on October 4, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana. However, Oliveira pulled out of the fight in early September for undisclosed reasons. A rematch with

took place on February 6, 2021, at

UFC Fight Night 184 ''UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 184'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 42'' and ''UFC Vegas 18'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 6, 2021 at the UF ...

. He won the fight via split decision. This fight earned him the '' Fight of the Night'' award. Dariush faced

Tony Ferguson Anthony Armand Ferguson Padilla (born February 12, 1984) is an American professional mixed martial artist where he is a former Interim UFC Lightweight Champion. A professional since 2008, and was signed to the UFC from his '' The Ultimate Fi ...

on May 15, 2021, at

UFC 262 ''UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 15, 2021 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, United States. Background A UFC Lightweight Championship ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Dariush was scheduled to face

Islam Makhachev Islam Ramazanovich Makhachev (; born 27 October 1991) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist and former sambo competitor. He currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the cu ...

on February 26, 2022, at

UFC Fight Night 202 ''UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 202'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 60'' and ''UFC Vegas 49'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 26, 2022 at the U ...

. However, on February 12, it was reported that Dariush withdrew from the event due to an ankle injury. Dariush faced

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on October 22, 2022, at

UFC 280 ''UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 22, 2022, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Background A UFC Lightweight Champions ...

. He won the bout by unanimous decision. Dariush was scheduled to face

on May 6, 2023, at

UFC 288 ''UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 6, 2023, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Background The event marked the promotion's ninth visi ...

. However, Oliveira was forced out of the event due to injury. The pair was rebooked for June 10, 2023, at

UFC 289 ''UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 10, 2023, at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Background The event marked the promotion' ...

. Dariush lost the bout in the first round, getting finished with ground and pound. Dariush faced

Arman Tsarukyan Arman Nairovich Tsarukyan (; born October 11, 1996) is an Armenian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of April 16, 2024, he is #1 in the UFC lightw ...

on December 2, 2023, at

UFC on ESPN 52 ''UFC on ESPN: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 52'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 2, 2023, at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, United States. Bac ...

. He lost the fight via knockout in round one. On July 15, 2024, it was reported that Dariush has a torn meniscus and is recovering from the injury. Dariush was scheduled to face

Renato Moicano Renato Alves Carneiro (born May 21, 1989), known as Renato Moicano, is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2010, Moic ...

on January 18, 2025 at

UFC 311 ''UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 18, 2025, at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, United States. Background The event marked the prom ...

. One day before the event, it was reported that

suffered an injury that forced him to pull out of the main event against

, and he was replaced by

. Dariush did not compete at this event as a result. Dariush's bout with Moicano was re-scheduled and will now take place on June 28, 2025 at

UFC 317 ''UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira'' is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on June 28, 2025, at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States. B ...

Personal life

Due to his efforts with partnering with the

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to raise funds and awareness as well as helping to fund two orphanages in Haiti in partnership with Promise Child Ministries, he was chosen to be honored with the 2024 Forrest Griffin Community Award at the

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ceremony on June 27, 2024. Dariush also teaches 8-17 year-olds jiu-jitsu and self-defense at Kings MMA five days a week.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

(Four times) ** Fight of the Night (One time) **Tied (

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) for third-most wins in UFC Lightweight division history (16) ** 2024 Forrest Griffin Community Award **UFC Honors Awards *** 2020: Fan's Choice Comeback of the Year Winner **UFC.com Awards *** 2020: Ranked #7 Knockout of the Year & Ranked #10 Knockout of the Year *** 2021: Ranked #7 Upset of the Year *

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**2020 March Knockout of the Month vs.

**2020 August Knockout of the Month vs.

*Respect in the Cage **RITC Lightweight Championship (One time) **One successful title defense

Brazilian jiu-jitsu

* Brazilian jiu-jitsu **World No Gi Champion (2010 brown, 2009 purple absolute, 2008 blue) **World No Gi Championship (2010 brown absolute) **Pan American Championship (2009 blue) **World Championship 2nd Place (2012 brown, 2010 purple, 2009 blue) **Pan American Championship 2nd Place (2010 brown weight & absolute) **World Championship 3rd Place (2009 blue absolute) **World No Gi Championship 3rd Place (2009 purple) **Pan American Championship 3rd Place (2011 brown)

Mixed martial arts record

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Grappling record

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References

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Background

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Personal life

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Brazilian jiu-jitsu

Mixed martial arts record

Grappling record

See also

References

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