Quillan Salkilld vs. Beneil Dariush
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Quillan Salkilld
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.73 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 13 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.7 wins over .500
Beneil Dariush
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 17 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.28 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 32 documented bouts
In the UFC: 13-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Quillan Salkilld
Distance 72.9% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 15.1% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 11.9% (norm 8.0%)
Beneil Dariush
Distance 75.8% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 11.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 12.8% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Quillan Salkilld
Head 75.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 17.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.8% (norm 8.0%)
Beneil Dariush
Head 74.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.3% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Salkilld L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Dariush L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 86 / 159 | 54.1% | 38.3% | 561 / 1290 | 43.5% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 22 / 33 | 66.7% | 67.5% | 128 / 193 | 66.3% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 18 / 26 | 69.2% | 68.8% | 147 / 218 | 67.4% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 82 / 164 | 50.0% | 35.1% | 505 / 1271 | 39.7% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 29 / 37 | 78.4% | 69.1% | 191 / 271 | 70.5% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 15 / 17 | too few to rate | 81.8% | 140 / 159 | 88.1% | 81.8% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Salkilld L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Dariush L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 37 / 87 | 42.5% | 38.8% | 437 / 1177 | 37.1% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 16 / 21 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 93 / 126 | 73.8% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 5 / 7 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 59 / 74 | 79.7% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 44 / 96 | 45.8% | 35.2% | 378 / 1073 | 35.2% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 9 / 14 | too few to rate | 68.2% | 155 / 240 | 64.6% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 56 / 64 | 87.5% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Dariush has more cage time on record.