Beneil Dariush

Known for Acting

5/6/1989(Age 36)

Gol Tappeh, Hamadan, Iran

Biography

Professional mixed martial artist competing in the UFC Lightweight division.

Known For (26 credits)

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UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira

2025

UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 28, 2025, at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States. A UFC Lightweight Championship bout for the vacant title between former UFC Featherweight Champion Ilia Topuria and former champion Charles Oliveira served as the event's headliner.

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UFC Hall of Fame 2024

2024

The UFC Hall of Fame 2024 ceremony took place on June 27, 2024 in the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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UFC on ESPN 52: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan

2023

UFC on ESPN 52: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan 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. A lightweight bout between Beneil Dariush and Arman Tsarukyan headlined the event.

5.0

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UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana

2023

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. A UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship bout between current two-time champion (also current UFC Women's Featherweight Champion) Amanda Nunes and Irene Aldana headlined the event.

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UFC 289 Countdown

2023

UFC 289 Countdown previews a showdown for the women’s bantamweight title, as double champ Amanda Nunes defends her crown against hard-hitting Irene Aldana. Plus, top lightweights collide as Charles Oliveira faces off with Beneil Dariush.

7.0

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UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev

2022

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. A UFC Lightweight Championship bout for the vacant title between former champion Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev headlined the event. Oliveira was stripped of the title at UFC 274 when he failed to make weight for his attempted title defense against former interim champion (also former WSOF Lightweight Champion) Justin Gaethje.

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UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler

2021

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. A UFC Lightweight Championship bout for the vacant title between former three-time Bellator Lightweight World Champion Michael Chandler and Charles Oliveira headlined the event.

4.5

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UFC Fight Night 184: Overeem vs. Volkov

2021

UFC Fight Night 184: Overeem vs. Volkov was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 6, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A heavyweight bout between the 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion and UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Alistair Overeem and former Bellator Heavyweight World Champion Alexander Volkov served as the event headliner.

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UFC Fight Night 174: Lewis vs. Oleinik

2020

UFC Fight Night 174: 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 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Derrick Lewis vs. Aleksei Oleinik; Heavyweight. Omari Akhmedov vs. Chris Weidman; Middleweight. Maki Pitolo vs. Darren Stewart; Middleweight. Yana Kunitskaya vs. Ketlen Vieira; Women's bantamweight. Beneil Dariush vs. Scott Holtzman; Lightweight.

6.0

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UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero

2020

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. A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between the current champion Israel Adesanya and former interim title challenger (as well as 2000 Olympic silver medalist and former world champion in freestyle wrestling) Yoel Romero headlined the event.

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UFC Fight Night 162: Maia vs. Askren

2019

UFC Fight Night 162: Maia vs. Askren was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 26, 2019 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. A welterweight bout between former UFC Welterweight and Middleweight Championship challenger Demian Maia and former Bellator Welterweight Champion and former ONE Welterweight Champion, Ben Askren headlined the event.

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UFC Fight Night 146: Lewis vs. dos Santos

2019

UFC Fight Night 146: Lewis vs. dos Santos 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, Kansas. A heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos and former title challenger Derrick Lewis served as the event headliner.