Tony Ferguson vs. Beneil Dariush – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler is scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 15, 2021, in Houston, Texas, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Tony “El Cucuy” Ferguson will take on Beneil Dariush in the Lightweight Bout. You can view the full UFC 262 card.

In this post, we will break down Tony Ferguson vs. Beneil Dariush matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats and more below ⤵

The 40-year-old, Tony Ferguson is coming in with a 26-5-0 record. Ferguson will be fighting for the first time since a loss via unanimous decision against Charles Oliveira at UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno in December.

Dariush, meanwhile, is coming off a split decision win against Diego Ferreira on December 12, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov and holds a 20-4-1 record.

Tony Ferguson has an orthodox fighting stance with a 76″ reach. The 35-year-old, Beneil Dariush is an southpaw fighter with a 72″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Tony Ferguson:
→ Ferguson’s striking accuracy is 45%.
→ Ferguson lands 5.46 significant strikes per minute.
→ Ferguson’s takedown accuracy is 42%.
→ Ferguson’s takedown average is 0.45 per 15 minutes.
→ Ferguson’s takedown defense is 70%.

Ferguson comes in with 45% striking accuracy, typically landing about 5.46 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Dariush fires at 49% accuracy, landing about 4.00 significant strikes per minute. Tony Ferguson also has a 42% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0.45 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Dariush’s 2.03 takedowns and 81% takedown accuracy.

Beneil Dariush:
→ Dariush’s striking accuracy is 49%.
→ Dariush lands 4.00 significant strikes per minute.
→ Dariush’s takedown accuracy is 32%.
→ Dariush’s takedown average is 2.03 per 15 minutes.
→ Dariush’s takedown defense is 81%.

Beneil spent on average 8:56 minutes in the Octagon and Tony has an average fight time of 11:06 minutes.

This looks like an entertaining matchup, at least on paper. UFC 262 is live in , who do you think will win, Tony or Beneil? Sound off in the comments.

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