Barboza vs Dariush

Who won Barboza vs Dariush?

Edson Barboza beat Beneil Dariush by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night 106, on Saturday 11th March 2017 at Olympic Training Center in Fortaleza.

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).

Barboza vs Dariush stats

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

Beneil Dariush made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

This was Edson Barboza's 30th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2010.

Edson Barboza's UFC record stood at 18-12-0, while Beneil Dariush's came in at 16-6-1.

The stats suggested that Barboza and Dariush have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Barboza and Dariush would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Edson Barboza was the older man by 3 years, at 39 years old.

Barboza had a height advantage of 1 inch over Dariush. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Barboza was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2009, 7 months earlier than Dariush, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 32 more professional rounds, 88 to Dariush's 56.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Beneil Dariush had been fighting more than Edson Barboza.

Going to this contest, Edson Barboza had last fought 7 years, 2 months and 6 days ago, while Beneil Dariush's last outing had been 6 years, 7 months and 17 days ago.

Barboza's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 3 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 9 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

Dariush's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 3 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 9 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Barboza vs Dariush?

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