Beneil Dariush and Arman Tsarukyan locked horns with each other on December 2, 2023, at Moody Center in Austin, Texas, USA. As active competitors in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Dariush and Tsarukyan are among the top fighters on the promotion’s roster. The duo headlined the event, along with other exciting fights that took place on the night.
Beneil Dariush squared off against Charles Oliveira at UFC 289 on June 10, 2023, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was defeated by a vicious first-round TKO by Oliveira, ending his eight-fight-long winning streak. Arman Tsarukyan, on the other hand, registered an impressive win against Joaquim Silva at UFC on ESPN: Vettori vs. Cannonier on June 17, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. He was on a two-fight winning streak while heading into the octagon against Dariush.
With impressive resumes in their favor, both the lightweight competitors entered the octagon to improve their standing in the division and move forward with better chances of getting into the conversation of a potential shot at the lightweight title. Arman Tsarukyan called out the lightweight king, Islam Makhachev, for a bout for the lightweight title after the fight was over.
Beneil Dariush vs. Arman Tsarukyan
Beneil Dariush squared off against each other on December 2, 2023, in the main event of the UFC on ESPN: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan in a lightweight bout. Beneil Dariush was coming off a loss from his last outing to the octagon against Charles Oliveira. The result was no different for Dariush in this bout, as Tsarukyan made quick work of him by defeating him via first-round TKO.
Beneil Dariush vs. Arman Tsarukyan Stats
| Stats | Beneil Dariush | Arman Tsarukyan |
| Record | 22-6-1 (5 KOs) | 21-3 (9 KOs) |
| Championship | - | - |
| Age | 34 | 27 |
| Height | 1.78m | 1.7m |
| Division(s) | Lightweight | Lightweight |
| Reach | 72” | 72” |
| Win Streak (Active) | 0 | 3 |
| Professional Debut | 2009 | 2015 |
Beneil Dariush Losses
Beneil Dariush has lost five fights in his professional mixed martial arts career so far. His first loss was against Ramsey Nijem at UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Nelson on April 11, 2024. Nijem finished Dariush in the first round of the fight via TKO. He encountered his second professional loss while competing against Michael Chiesa at the UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans on April 16, 2016. Dariush lost the fight by second-round submission.
Beneil Dariush locked horns with Edson Barboza on UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gestulum on March 11, 2017. Dariush came up short and was dispatched by Barboza in the second round of the bout, thus handing him the third professional defeat of his career. He lost his fourth fight against Alexander Hernandez at UFC 222 on March 3, 2018, by first-round KO. His fifth loss came against Charles Oliveira at UFC 289 on June 10, 2023, when he was defeated by Oliveira by a first-round TKO.
In his most recent outing to the octagon, Beneil Dariush suffered the sixth loss of his professional career. Arman Tsarukyan defeated him via first-round TKO.
Beneil Dariush Record
Beneil Dariush has a professional record of 22 wins, 6 losses, and 1 draw as a professional mixed martial artist.
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 22-6-1 | Arman Tsarukyan | TKO (knees and punches) | UFC on ESPN: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan | December 2, 2023 | 1 | 1:04 | Austin, Texas, United States | |
| Loss | 22–5–1 | Charles Oliveira | TKO (punches) | UFC 289 | June 10, 2023 | 1 | 4:10 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Win | 22–4–1 | Mateusz Gamrot | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 280 | October 22, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Win | 21–4–1 | Tony Ferguson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 262 | May 15, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 20–4–1 | Carlos Diego Ferreira | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | February 6, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 19–4–1 | Scott Holtzman | KO (spinning back fist) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik | August 8, 2020 | 1 | 4:38 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Catchweight (158 lb) bout; Dariush missed weight. |
| Win | 18–4–1 | Drakkar Klose | KO (punch) | UFC 248 | March 7, 2020 | 2 | 1:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 17–4–1 | Frank Camacho | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren | October 26, 2019 | 1 | 2:02 | Kallang, Singapore | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 16–4–1 | Drew Dober | Submission (triangle armbar) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos | March 9, 2019 | 2 | 4:41 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 15–4–1 | Thiago Moisés | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs. Rodríguez | November 10, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| Loss | 14–4–1 | Alexander Hernandez | KO (punch) | UFC 222 | March 3, 2018 | 1 | 0:42 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Draw | 14–3–1 | Evan Dunham | Draw (majority) | UFC 216 | October 7, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 14–3 | Edson Barboza | KO (flying knee) | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum | March 11, 2017 | 2 | 3:35 | Fortaleza, Brazil | |
| Win | 14–2 | Rashid Magomedov | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson | November 5, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Win | 13–2 | James Vick | KO (punches) | UFC 199 | June 4, 2016 | 1 | 4:16 | Inglewood, California, United States | |
| Loss | 12–2 | Michael Chiesa | Submission (neck crank) | UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans | April 16, 2016 | 2 | 1:20 | Tampa, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 12–1 | Michael Johnson | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux | August 8, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | |
| Win | 11–1 | Jim Miller | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold | April 18, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 10–1 | Daron Cruickshank | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 185 | March 14, 2015 | 2 | 2:48 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Catchweight (157 lb) bout; Cruickshank missed weight. Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 9–1 | Carlos Diego Ferreira | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 179 | October 25, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | 8–1 | Anthony Rocco Martin | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. dos Anjos | August 23, 2014 | 2 | 3:38 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Loss | 7–1 | Ramsey Nijem | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Nelson | April 11, 2014 | 1 | 4:20 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Win | 7–0 | Charlie Brenneman | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou | January 14, 2014 | 1 | 1:45 | Duluth, Georgia, United States | |
| Win | 6–0 | Jason Meaders | KO (punch) | Respect in the Cage | May 4, 2013 | 2 | 4:03 | Pomona, California, United States | Defended the RITC Lightweight Championship. |
| Win | 5–0 | Trace Gray | Submission (armbar) | Respect in the Cage | January 19, 2013 | 1 | 0:36 | Pomona, California, United States | Won the RITC Lightweight Championship. |
| Win | 4–0 | Gilberto dos Santos | TKO (doctor stoppage) | High Fight Rock 2 | October 27, 2012 | 1 | 4:03 | Goiânia, Brazil | |
| Win | 3–0 | Dominic Gutierrez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Samurai Pro Sports | October 21, 2011 | 1 | 1:16 | Culver City, California, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Vance Bejarano | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Respect in the Cage | October 9, 2010 | 1 | N/A | Pomona, California, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Jordan Betts | Decision (split) | Respect in the Cage | November 20, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Pomona, California, United States |
Arman Tsarukyan Record
Arman Tsarukyan has a professional mixed martial arts record of 21 wins, and 3 losses. He is on a three-fight-winning streak as of December 2023.
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Win | 21-3 | Beneil Dariush | TKO (knees and punches) | UFC on ESPN: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan | December 3, 2023 | 1 | 1:04 | Austin, Texas, United States | Performance of the Night |
| Win | 20–3 | Joaquim Silva | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Vettori vs. Cannonier | June 17, 2023 | 3 | 3:25 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 19–3 | Damir Ismagulov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland | December 17, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 18–3 | Mateusz Gamrot | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot | June 25, 2022 | 5 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 18–2 | Joel Álvarez | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green | February 26, 2022 | 2 | 1:57 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 17–2 | Christos Giagos | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann | September 18, 2021 | 1 | 2:09 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 16–2 | Matt Frevola | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 257 | January 24, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Catchweight (157 lb) bout; Tsarukyan missed weight. |
| Win | 15–2 | Davi Ramos | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 | July 18, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Win | 14–2 | Olivier Aubin-Mercier | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 240 | July 27, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| Loss | 13–2 | Islam Makhachev | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik | April 20, 2019, | 3 | 5:00 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 13–1 | Felipe Olivieri | KO (head kick) | League S-70: Plotforma S-70 2018 | August 22, 2018 | 3 | 1:25 | Sochi, Russia | |
| Win | 12–1 | Júnior Assunção | Decision (unanimous) | MFP 220/KLF: Kunlun Fight vs. Modern Fighting Pankration | May 26, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Khabarovsk, Russia | Defended the FEMFP Lightweight Championship. |
| Win | 11–1 | Haotian Wu | TKO (spinning back kick to the body and punches) | Gods of War World MMA Championship | March 24, 2018 | 3 | 0:31 | Beijing, China | |
| Win | 10–1 | Takenori Sato | Decision (unanimous) | MFP 214: Governor's Cup 2017 | December 2, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Khabarovsk, Russia | Won the FEMFP Lightweight Championship. |
| Win | 9–1 | Kim Kyung-pyo | Decision (unanimous) | Road FC 043 | October 28, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| Win | 8–1 | Márcio Breno | Submission (rear-naked choke) | League S-70: Plotforma S-70 2017 | August 8, 2017 | 1 | 2:54 | Sochi, Russia | Return to Lightweight. |
| Win | 7–1 | Nizamuddin Ramazanov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | MFP 209: Mayor's Cup 2017 | May 13, 2017 | 1 | 2:27 | Khabarovsk, Russia | Featherweight debut. |
| Win | 6–1 | Gustavo Wurlitzer | Submission (rear-naked choke) | OFS 11: Octagon Fighting Sensation 11 | March 4, 2017 | 1 | 3:22 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 5–1 | Alexander Belikh | Submission (guillotine choke) | MFP: Eastern Rubicon 2 | December 10, 2016 | 1 | 2:51 | Khabarovsk, Russia | |
| Win | 4–1 | Dmitriy Shkrabiy | TKO (punches) | MFP 204: International Pankration Tournament | November 5, 2016 | 1 | 2:21 | Vladivostok, Russia | |
| Win | 3–1 | Alexander Merezhko | Submission (anaconda choke) | MFP: Governor's Pankration Cup 2016 | October 21, 2016 | 2 | 1:28 | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia | |
| Win | 2–1 | Ali Khaibulaev | KO (punch) | MFP: Cup of Administration in Modern Pankration | May 6, 2016 | 1 | 0:33 | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Alexander Belikh | KO (punch) | MFP: Eastern Rubicon | December 12, 2015 | 1 | 0:30 | Khabarovsk, Russia | |
| Win | 1–0 | Shamil Olokhanov | TKO (punches) | MFP: Assault Nights of Spassk 2015 | September 25, 2015 | 1 | 2:47 | Spassk-Dalny, Russia | Lightweight debut. |
FAQs
A. He has a professional MMA record of 22 wins, 6 losses, and 1 draw.
A. Arman Tsarukyan has a professional MMA record of 21 wins, and 3 losses
A. Beneil Dariush lost his last fight and is not on a winning streak.
A. Arman Tsarukyan is on a three-fight-winning streak as of December 2023.
A. He is 1.78m tall.
