Beneil Dariush is an Iranian-born Assyrian-American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is four times winner of Performance of the Night award in a match against Daron Cruickshank, Drew Dober, Frank Camacho and Drakkar Klose. He is also a one-time RITC Lightweight Championship. In his entire career so far he has a spectacular record of 18 wins and 4 losses in total 23 matches.
Beneil Dariush is best famous as an Assyrian-American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Beneil Dariush was born as Beneil Khobier Dariush on May 6, 1989, in Gol Tappeh, Hamadan, Iran. He holds dual citizenship in American and Iran. His ethnicity is Assyrian. His zodiac sign is Taurus and his religion is Islam. Dariush was raised on a small farm in Iran until the age of nine when he moved to the United States. In the US, Beneil grew up in a massive joint family among more than twenty cousins and sisters. Dariush began his interest in martial arts from a teenager. So, after completing his primary education, Dariush played soccer in high school and then began wrestling his senior year. Dariush began training Brazilian jiu-jitsu in 2007, earning his black belt in just five years. Furthermore, his parents, siblings, childhood life, etc are still under review.
Dariush began his martial arts career by training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu in 2007, earning his black belt in just five years. While there, he became BJJ no-gi world champion. In January 2014, Dariush made his UFC debut on January 15, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 35. Dariush won his first fight against veteran Charlie Brenneman via submission in the first round. Dariush then won at UFC Fight Night 49 via submission in the second round held on August 23. Dariush made his PPV debut at UFC 179 on October 25, 2014, defeating the undefeated Carlos Diego Ferreira by unanimous decision. Moving on in 2015, he continued to gain more prominence by winning his first Performance of the Night bonus award at UFC 185. He also won the fight at UFC Fight Night 73.
Dariush pulled out of the fight in early December 2016 citing injury. Dariush made his comeback by winning the fight via KO in the first round on June 4, 2016, at UFC 199 against James Vick. Dariush also became a winner at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale held on November 5, 2016. Dariush could not perform well in 2017. On October 18, 2018, He won the fight via unanimous decision against newcomer Thiago Moisés. Dariush earned his second Performance of the Night award n March 9, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 146. He earned his third the Performance of the Night award after winning the fight against Frank Camacho on October 26, 2019, at UFC on ESPN+ 20. On March 7, 2020, at UFC 248, He won the fight via spectacular highlight-reel knockout in the second round against Drakkar Klose. This win earned him his fourth Performance of the Night award. In his entire career so far he has a spectacular record of 18 wins and 4 losses in total 23 matches.
Beneil Dariush's net worth is reported to be at $1.5 million as of 2020. His major source of income is his professional career as a martial artist competing in UFC. His exact average salary is still not determined. To breakdown his worth, Dariush made a huge sum from fight in 2019 as he received a $52,000 winning bonus and $52,000 at the show. Likewise, He earned $164,000 at UFC fight night 162 including a $10,000 sponsorship bonus and $50k for becoming performance of the night. He is still making huge from his victories in 2020 as well. Further information regarding his cars and houses are still under review.
The popular MMA fighters, Beneil Dariush girlfriend is still not known. Also, it is difficult to say if he is a single or married man. He has not revealed any information regarding his girlfriend or wife. He has to date must have amassed countless female proposals. He is very secretive about his private love life. All that is known is he is very loving to his mother and sisters. He is now 28 and seems like he is more focused to establish his career more than fussing around making girlfriends. He is currently living happily with his family in Yorba Linda, California, United States.
The four-times winner of Performance of the Night award MMA fighter, Beneil Dariush has a tall height of 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m). As he is a UFC fighter he has a very athletic body build and weighs a pure mass of 156 lb (71 kg). The Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Muay Thai expert has black hair and brown eyes color. He has a straight sexual orientation. Further information regarding his overall body measurements, dress size, and shoe sizes are currently under review.