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 2 years, at 35 years old.

Dariush had a 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

Beneil Dariush had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to 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.

Gamrot's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 2 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.