Beneil Dariush vs Evan Dunham

Oct 7, 2017 · ESPN+

DateOct 7, 2017

DivisionLightweight

StatusScheduled

VenueT-Mobile Arena

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, October 7, 2017 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sat 2:00 PM
US West (PT): Sat 11:00 AM
United Kingdom: Sat 7:00 PM
Central Europe: Sat 8:00 PM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 5:00 AM
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Beneil Dariush23-8-1Beneil Dariush vs Evan DunhamEvan Dunham18-9-1

Beneil Dariush23-8-1

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

TimeTBD

23-8-1Record18-9-1

37Age44

5'10"Height5'10"

72"Reach70,0"

155 lbsWeight155 lbs

LightweightWeight ClassLightweight

Evan Dunham18-9-1

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Beneil Dariush owns a 77-point Elo edge (good). Neither side shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 3 shared opponents give extra context.

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Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Beneil DariushEvan Dunham

Recent form

Beneil DariushL L W L L · -60 Elo last 5

LLWLL

Evan DunhamL L L D W · -29 Elo last 5

LLLDW

Elo edge

Beneil Dariush1746-15 last move

Evan Dunham1669-15 last move

Why they are ranked here

Beneil Dariush#24 of 397 active Lightweight fighters · 1746 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Drakkar Klose (rated 1713 at the time): +19.
Costliest loss: Lost to Benoit Saint-Denis (rated 1747 at the time): -21.
Last 5 fights: 1 win, 4 losses, -60 Elo in total.
Next places: 7 points behind #23 Mehdi Baydulaev, 2 ahead of #25 Amru Magomedov.

Evan DunhamNot on the active ladder · 1669 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Ricky Glenn (rated 1691 at the time): +16.
Costliest loss: Lost to Donald Cerrone (rated 1655 at the time): -23.
Last 5 fights: 1 win, 3 losses, -29 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1579, not 1669: 90 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

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What's at stake

Beneil DariushNow 1746 · #24 Lightweight

Wins by decision+9→ 1755

Loses by decision-15→ 1731

Evan DunhamNow 1669

Wins by decision+15→ 1684

Loses by decision-9→ 1660

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Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

Beneil DariushvsEvan Dunham

Sig. strikes landed per min

3.78vs5.33

Sig. strikes absorbed per min

2.62vs3.54

Sig. strike accuracy

49%vs39%

Submission average

0.82vs0.98

Finishing profile

Beneil Dariushdecision leads 43% of wins

Evan Dunhamdecision leads 50% of wins

Common opponents

Michael Johnson Beneil Dariush: win · Decision (Split) · Aug 8, 2015Evan Dunham: cancelled · Apr 25, 2020

Mairbek TaisumovBeneil Dariush: cancelled · Cancelled Bout · Jan 17, 2016Evan Dunham: cancelled · Apr 7, 2018

James Vick Beneil Dariush: win · KO (punches) · Jun 4, 2016Evan Dunham: cancelled · Jun 4, 2016

Tale of the tape

Beneil DariushEvan Dunham

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

3.78Sig. strikes landed per min5.33

UFC lightweight average : 3.82

49Sig. strike accuracy39

UFC lightweight average : 46%

2.62Sig. strikes absorbed per min3.54

UFC lightweight average : 3.91

58Sig. strike defense62

UFC lightweight average : 53%

2.11Takedown average1.82

UFC lightweight average : 1.68

38Takedown accuracy33

UFC lightweight average : 28%

82Takedown defense80

UFC lightweight average : 59%

0.82Submission average0.98

UFC lightweight average : 0.50

5Wins by knockout3

8Wins by submission6

10Wins by decision9

7Losses by knockout4

1Losses by submission2

0Losses by decision3

Beneil Dariush vs Evan Dunham is a scheduled Lightweight fight on UFC 216 : FERGUSON VS LEE. Beneil Dariush enters with a 23-8-1 record and Evan Dunham enters with a 18-9-1 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.