Beneil Khobier Dariush[3] (born May 6, 1989) is an Assyrian-American professional mixed martial artist.

[5][6][7] When he was nine, he and his parents left Iran emigrating to America where they already had several relatives from their large extended family.

[8] Dariush is a devout Christian, often making a note of his religious affiliation during UFC media events, promotional work, and post-fight interviews.

In keeping with this faith, he sponsors an orphanage and Christian school in Haiti known as the Cap-Haïtien Children's Home.

He was a highly decorated competitor, becoming a no gi world champion as a blue, purple, and brown belt.

[10] However, High was forced out of the bout with appendicitis and was replaced by returning veteran Charlie Brenneman.

Dariush returned three months later, losing to Ramsey Nijem by first-round TKO on April 11, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 39.

[16] Dariush made his PPV debut at UFC 179 on October 25, 2014, defeating the undefeated Carlos Diego Ferreira by unanimous decision.

[17] Dariush submitted Daron Cruickshank in the second round on March 14, 2015, at UFC 185, winning his first Performance of the Night bonus award.

[19][20] Dariush replaced an injured Paul Felder and faced Jim Miller on April 18, 2015, at UFC on Fox 15.

[26] However, Dariush pulled out of the fight in early December citing injury and was replaced by Chris Wade.

[29] Dariush next faced James Vick on June 4, 2016, at UFC 199, replacing an injured Evan Dunham.

[31] Dariush faced Rashid Magomedov on November 5, 2016, at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale.

[42] However, on October 18, 2018, it was reported that Gruetzemacher withdrew from the event and he was replaced by newcomer Thiago Moisés.

[49] As a result, UFC officials opted to remove Klose from the card and he is expected to be scheduled for a future event instead.

[53] Dariush next faced Drakkar Klose on March 7, 2020, at UFC 248, a rescheduling of the bout that was canceled in July 2019.

[79] Due to his efforts with partnering with the Shlama Foundation to raise funds and awareness as well as helping to fund two orphanages in Haiti in partnership with Promise Child Ministries, he was chosen to be honored with the 2024 Forrest Griffin Community Award at the UFC Hall of Fame ceremony on June 27, 2024.