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 6 years, at 34 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

Dariush had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Drakkar Klose at UFC 248 on 7th March 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Frank Camacho at UFC on ESPN+ 20 on 26th October 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Drew Dober at UFC on ESPN+ 4 on 9th March 2019 by submission in the 2nd round at INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Thiago Moises at UFC Fight Night 139 on 10th November 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Pepsi Center, Denver.

He had drawn with Evan Dunham at UFC 216 on 7th October 2017 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Dariush's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 6 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 23 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, 4 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 2 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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