Dariush vs Dober

Who won Dariush vs Dober?

Beneil Dariush beat Drew Dober by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 4, on Saturday 9th March 2019 at INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita.

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 Dober stats

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

Drew Dober made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Drew Dober marked his 25th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Beneil Dariush's UFC record stood at 16-6-1, while Drew Dober's came in at 13-11-0.

The stats suggested Dober had a massive power advantage over Dariush, boasting a 35% knock out percentage over Dariush's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dober had a large advantage over Dariush, boasting a 30% submission rate over Dariush's 0%.

Beneil Dariush was the same age as Drew Dober, at 36 years old.

Dariush had a height advantage of 2 inches over Dober. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Dariush was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 28 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 months later than Dober, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 35 less professional rounds, 56 to Dober's 91.

Dariush vs Dober form

Drew Dober had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Matt Frevola at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Bobby Green at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Rafael Alves at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had defeated Terrance McKinney at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Brad Riddell at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Activity check

Dariush's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 1 month and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 8 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

Dober's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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