Dariush vs Gamrot

Who won Dariush vs Gamrot?

Beneil Dariush beat Mateusz Gamrot by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 280, on Saturday 22nd October 2022 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 in favor of the winner Beneil Dariush.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Dariush vs Gamrot stats

Beneil Dariush stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Mateusz Gamrot made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Beneil Dariush's UFC record stood at 16-6-1, while Mateusz Gamrot's came in at 7-2-0.

The stats suggested Gamrot had a slight advantage in power over Dariush, with a 33% knock out percentage over Dariush's 24%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dariush had an advantage over Gamrot, with a 38% submission rate over Gamrot's 24%.

Beneil Dariush was the older man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Dariush had 2-inch reach advantage.

Dariush was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 years and 2 months earlier than Gamrot, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 17 less professional rounds, 56 to Gamrot's 73.

Dariush vs Gamrot form

Dariush had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 opponents and going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Tony Ferguson at UFC 262 on 15th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Diego Ferreira at UFC Vegas 18 on 6th February 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Scott Holtzman at UFC Vegas 6 on 8th August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Drakkar Klose at UFC 248 on 7th March 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had won against Frank Camacho at UFC on ESPN+ 20 on 26th October 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Activity check

Dariush's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Gamrot's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Dariush vs Gamrot?

Beneil Dariush was a 17/10 (+170) underdog going into the contest, while Mateusz Gamrot made his way into the ring at 1/2 (-200) with oddsmakers.