Volkanovski vs Dariush

When is Volkanovski vs Dariush?

Alexander Volkanovski could potentially take on Beneil Dariush, in Spring 2026.

The fight would be scheduled for 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which means the weight limit would be 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Volkanovski vs Dariush stats

Alexander Volkanovski would step into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Beneil Dariush would make his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

The stats suggest Volkanovski would have a large advantage in power over Dariush, boasting a 48% knock out percentage over Dariush's 22%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Dariush would have a large advantage over Volkanovski, boasting a 35% submission rate over Volkanovski's 11%.

Alexander Volkanovski is the same age as Beneil Dariush, at 36 years old.

Dariush has a height advantage of 4 inches over Volkanovski. Despite this, both fighters have a equal reach.

Volkanovski is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 5 months later than Dariush, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 28 more professional rounds, 87 to Dariush's 59.

Volkanovski vs Dariush form

Volkanovski has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight, he won against Diego Lopes at UFC 314 on 12th April 2025 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Ilia Topuria at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Islam Makhachev at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had beaten Yair Rodriguez at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

He had been defeated by Islam Makhachev at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Beneil Dariush has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Renato Moicano at UFC 317 on 28th June 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Arman Tsarukyan at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Moody Center, Austin.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Charles Oliveira at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Before that, he was victorious 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.

He had won against Tony Ferguson at UFC 262 on 15th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Alexander Volkanovski has been fighting more than Beneil Dariush.

Alexander Volkanovski last fought 3 months and 4 days ago, while Beneil Dariush's last outing was 18 days ago.

Volkanovski's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 5 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Dariush's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 1 day, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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