Dariush vs Holtzman

Who won Dariush vs Holtzman?

Beneil Dariush beat Scott Holtzman by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Vegas 6, on Saturday 8th August 2020 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

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 Holtzman stats

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

Scott Holtzman made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Beneil Dariush's UFC record stood at 16-6-1, while Scott Holtzman's came in at 7-6-0.

The stats suggested Holtzman had a massive power advantage over Dariush, boasting a 36% knock out percentage over Dariush's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Holtzman had an advantage over Dariush, with a 14% submission rate over Dariush's 0%.

Beneil Dariush was the younger man by 5 years, at 35 years old.

Dariush had a height advantage of 1 inch over Holtzman. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Dariush was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 years and 2 months earlier than Holtzman, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 56 to Holtzman's 52.

Dariush vs Holtzman 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.

Holtzman's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 3 months and 23 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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