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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Beneil Dariush won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1480
Beneil Dariush
Elo1443

Beneil DariushvsScott HoltzmanUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik · Saturday, August 8, 2020Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Beneil Dariush won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 4:38

Style matchupBeneil Dariush: WrestlervsScott Holtzman: Pressure fighter

The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.

Model Prediction: Beneil Dariush wins(64.0%)

Actual result: Beneil Dariush wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Beneil Dariush at -200 American odds

+$50 profit

$150 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Beneil Dariush has 15pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Beneil Dariush (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Beneil Dariush
Red Corner
VS
Scott Holtzman
Blue Corner
-200
(67%)
Vegas Odds
+160
(38%)
1480
Elo
1443
37
Age
42
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'10"
Height
5'9"
182.88 cm
Reach
175.26 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Beneil DariushL2 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Charles Oliveira · Jun 23
L
KOvs Arman Tsarukyan · Dec 23
W
vs Renato Moicano · Jun 25
L
KOvs Benoit Saint Denis · Nov 25
L
KOvs Quillan Salkilld · May 26
latest
Scott HoltzmanL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Nik Lentz · Feb 19
W
KOvs Dong Hyun Ma · Aug 19
W
vs Jim Miller · Feb 20
L
KOvs Mateusz Gamrot · Apr 21
L
vs Clay Guida · Dec 22
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Beneil DariushMetricScott Holtzman
3.74
Strikes / min
4.32
2.63
Strikes absorbed / min
3.66
57%
Strike defense
55%
2.21
TDs / 15 min
1.88
82%
Takedown defense
67%
0.80
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.11evenly matched on net striking+0.66

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1629 vs 1570Strikes3.9 vs 4.5Takedowns1.8 vs 2.2Sub Atts1.10 vs 0.20Form0.9 vs 0.7
Beneil DariushScott Holtzman

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14701483149515081520← oldermost recent →
Beneil Dariush(10 fights)Scott Holtzman(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +37.2|Blue -37.2
Recent Form
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Striker Score
Red -1.4|Blue +1.4
Grappler Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Layoff
Red -21.0|Blue +21.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Beneil DariushTargetScott Holtzman

By target zone

30
53% acc · 83%
Head
4
33% acc · 44%
3
75% acc · 8%
Body
3
75% acc · 33%
3
100% acc · 8%
Leg
2
100% acc · 22%

By position

33
55% acc · 92%
Distance
9
50% acc · 100%
3
75% acc · 8%
Clinch
0
0
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

1
Beneil Dariush rounds
0
even
0
Scott Holtzman rounds
Round 1Beneil Dariush edged it
Sig. strikes36
Takedowns0
Control1:57
Knockdowns1
9Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:24Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
36 / 64
Sig Strikes
9 / 18
56%
Sig Str %
50%
36 / 64
Total Strikes
11 / 20
0 / 2
TDs
0 / 1
0%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:57
Ctrl Time
0:24

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Scott Holtzman9 / 1811 / 200 / 10
1Beneil Dariush36 / 6436 / 640 / 20

Beneil Dariush

StanceSouthpaw
Height70.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights24

Scott Holtzman

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights13