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.

Dariush vs Ferreira form

Beneil Dariush had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Arman Tsarukyan at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Charles Oliveira at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had won against Mateusz Gamrot at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had beaten Tony Ferguson at UFC 262 on 15th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

He had defeated Diego Ferreira at UFC Vegas 18 on 6th February 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Dariush's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Ferreira's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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