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 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 Ferreira stats

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

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

Diego Ferreira marked his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Beneil Dariush's UFC record stood at 16-6-1, while Diego Ferreira's came in at 10-5-0.

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 35 years old.

Dariush had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ferreira. Despite this, Ferreira had a 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 1 more professional rounds, 56 to Ferreira's 55.

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Ferreira's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 6 months and 3 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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