Beneil Dariush
| Beneil Dariush | |
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| Born |
May 6, 1989 Gol Tappeh, Hamadan, Iran |
| Other names | Benny |
| Residence | Yorba Linda, California, United States |
| Nationality |
Iranian American |
| Ethnicity | Assyrian |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Reach | 72.0 in (183 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Huntington Beach, California |
| Team | Kings MMA |
| Trainer | Rafael Cordeiro Striking Coach: Arthur Estrázulas Wrestling Coach: Markus Mollica |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Bruno “Mamute” Paulista and Rômulo Barral Black belt in Muay Thai under Rafael Cordeiro |
| Years active | 2009-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 17 |
| Wins | 14 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 6 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Beneil Dariush (Syriac: ܒܢܐܝܠ ܕܪܝܘܫPersian: بنایل داریوش, born May 6, 1989) is an Iranian-American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of March 19, 2017, he is #10 in official UFC lightweight rankings.
Dariush began training Brazilian jiu-jitsu in 2007, earning his black belt in just five years. He was a highly decorated competitor, becoming a no gi world champion as a blue, purple and brown belt. Dariush made his professional MMA debut in November 2009. During the first three and a half years of his career, he went undefeated with six wins and no losses. He finished all but one of those wins.
In January 2014, Dariush made his UFC debut on January 15, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 35. He was scheduled to face Jason High. However, High was forced out of the bout with appendicitis and was replaced by returning veteran Charlie Brenneman. Dariush won the fight via submission in the first round.
Dariush returned three months later, losing to Ramsey Nijem by first round TKO on April 11, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 39.
Dariush was expected to face Tony Martin on August 2, 2014 at UFC 176. After the event was cancelled, the bout was rescheduled for August 23 at UFC Fight Night 49. Dariush won via submission in the second round.
Dariush made his PPV debut at UFC 179 on October 25, 2014, defeating the undefeated Carlos Diego Ferreira by unanimous decision.
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