Dariush vs Ferreira

Who won Dariush vs Ferreira?

Beneil Dariush beat Diego Ferreira by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Vegas 18, on Saturday 6th February 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of 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 Ferreira stats

Beneil Dariush stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Diego Ferreira made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins and 0 draws.

The stats suggested that Dariush and Ferreira have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Dariush and Ferreira would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Beneil Dariush was the younger man by 4 years, at 34 years old.

Dariush had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ferreira. Despite this, Ferreira had 2-inch reach advantage.

Dariush was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 4 months earlier than Ferreira, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 56 to Ferreira's 52.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Diego Ferreira had been fighting more than Beneil Dariush.

Going to this contest, Beneil Dariush had last fought 6 years, 2 months and 1 day ago, while Diego Ferreira's last outing had been 3 years, 10 months and 20 days ago.

Dariush's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 4 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Ferreira's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Dariush vs Ferreira?

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