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.

This was Beneil Dariush's 24th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. 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 17-6-1, 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 32 less professional rounds, 59 to Dober's 91.

Dariush vs Dober 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 lost to Charles Oliveira at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

He was victorious against Scott Holtzman at UFC Vegas 6 on 8th August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Dariush's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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