Dariush vs Moicano

Who won Dariush vs Moicano?

Beneil Dariush beat Renato Moicano by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 317, on Saturday 28th June 2025 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Beneil Dariush.

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 Moicano stats

Beneil Dariush stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Renato Moicano made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

This was Beneil Dariush's 24th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Renato Moicano marked his 19th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Beneil Dariush's UFC record stood at 17-6-1, while Renato Moicano's came in at 12-7-0.

The stats suggested Dariush had an advantage in power over Moicano, with a 23% knock out percentage over Moicano's 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moicano had an advantage over Dariush, with a 50% submission rate over Dariush's 36%.

Beneil Dariush was the same age as Renato Moicano, at 36 years old.

Moicano had a height advantage of 1 inch over Dariush. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Dariush's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Moicano's, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 months earlier than Moicano, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 59 to Moicano's 64.

Dariush vs Moicano form

Beneil Dariush had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

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.

Moicano had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Islam Makhachev at UFC 311 on 18th January 2025 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Intuit Dome, Los Angeles, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint-Denis on 28th September 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jalin Turner at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Drew Dober at UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov on 3rd February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Brad Riddell at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Beneil Dariush had last fought 1 year, 6 months and 29 days ago, while Renato Moicano's last outing had been 5 months and 13 days ago.

Dariush's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Moicano's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What time did Dariush vs Moicano start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:40 AM UTC , which was 10:40 PM EST or 7:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Dariush vs Moicano?

Beneil Dariush was a 9/10 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Renato Moicano made his way into the ring at 9/10 (-110) with oddsmakers.