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Beneil Khobier Dariush (Syriac: ܒܢܐܝܠ ܕܪܝܘܫ, Persian: بنیل خوبیر داریوش; born May 6, 1989) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of December 9, 2025, he is #11 in the UFC lightweight rankings.
| 31 matches | 23 wins | 7 losses |
| By knockout | 5 | 6 |
| By submission | 8 | 1 |
| By decision | 10 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 23–7–1 | Benoît Saint Denis | KO (punches) | UFC 322 | November 15, 2025 | 1 | 0:16 | New York City, New York, United States | Catchweight (157.2 lb) bout. Dariush missed weight. |
| Win | 23–6–1 | Renato Moicano | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 317 | June 28, 2025 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 22–6–1 | Arman Tsarukyan | KO (knee and punches) | UFC on ESPN: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan | December 2, 2023 | 1 | 1:04 | Austin, Texas, United States | |
| Loss | 22–5–1 | Charles Oliveira | TKO (punches) | UFC 289 | June 10, 2023 | 1 | 4:10 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Win | 22–4–1 | Mateusz Gamrot | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 280 | October 22, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Win | 21–4–1 | Tony Ferguson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 262 | May 15, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 20–4–1 | Carlos Diego Ferreira | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | February 6, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 19–4–1 | Scott Holtzman | KO (spinning back fist) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik | August 8, 2020 | 1 | 4:38 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Catchweight (158 lb) bout; Dariush missed weight. |
| Win | 18–4–1 | Drakkar Klose | KO (punch) | UFC 248 | March 7, 2020 | 2 | 1:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 17–4–1 | Frank Camacho | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren | October 26, 2019 | 1 | 2:02 | Kallang, Singapore | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 16–4–1 | Drew Dober | Submission (triangle armbar) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos | March 9, 2019 | 2 | 4:41 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 15–4–1 | Thiago Moisés | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs. Rodríguez | November 10, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| Loss | 14–4–1 | Alexander Hernandez | KO (punch) | UFC 222 | March 3, 2018 | 1 | 0:42 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Draw | 14–3–1 | Evan Dunham | Draw (majority) | UFC 216 | October 7, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 14–3 | Edson Barboza | KO (flying knee) | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum | March 11, 2017 | 2 | 3:35 | Fortaleza, Brazil | |
| Win | 14–2 | Rashid Magomedov | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson | November 5, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Win | 13–2 | James Vick | KO (punches) | UFC 199 | June 4, 2016 | 1 | 4:16 | Inglewood, California, United States | |
| Loss | 12–2 | Michael Chiesa | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans | April 16, 2016 | 2 | 1:20 | Tampa, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 12–1 | Michael Johnson | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux | August 8, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | |
| Win | 11–1 | Jim Miller | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold | April 18, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 10–1 | Daron Cruickshank | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 185 | March 14, 2015 | 2 | 2:48 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Catchweight (157 lb) bout; Cruickshank missed weight. Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 9–1 | Carlos Diego Ferreira | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 179 | October 25, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | 8–1 | Anthony Rocco Martin | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. dos Anjos | August 23, 2014 | 2 | 3:38 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Loss | 7–1 | Ramsey Nijem | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Nelson | April 11, 2014 | 1 | 4:20 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Win | 7–0 | Charlie Brenneman | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou | January 14, 2014 | 1 | 1:45 | Duluth, Georgia, United States | |
| Win | 6–0 | Jason Meaders | KO (punch) | Respect in the Cage 20 | May 4, 2013 | 2 | 4:03 | Pomona, California, United States | Defended the RITC Lightweight Championship. |
| Win | 5–0 | Trace Gray | Submission (armbar) | Respect in the Cage 19 | January 19, 2013 | 1 | 0:36 | Pomona, California, United States | Won the RITC Lightweight Championship. |
| Win | 4–0 | Gilberto dos Santos | TKO (doctor stoppage) | High Fight Rock 2 | October 27, 2012 | 1 | 4:03 | Goiânia, Brazil | |
| Win | 3–0 | Dominic Gutierrez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Samurai MMA Pro 2011 | October 21, 2011 | 1 | 1:16 | Culver City, California, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Vance Bejarano | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Respect in the Cage 8 | October 8, 2010 | 1 | N/A | Pomona, California, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Jordan Betts | Decision (split) | Respect in the Cage 2 | November 20, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Pomona, California, United States |
| 1 Matches, 0 Wins, 1 Losses | |||||||||
| Result | Rec. | Opponent | Method | Event | Division | Type | Date | Location | |
| Loss | 0–1 | Kron Gracie | Referee Decision | ACBJJ World Trials | -77 kg | Gi | September 26, 2012 | San Diego, CA | |