Arman Tsarukyan is favored against Beneil Dariush at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on Saturday, December 2 in Austin, Texas. This event is one of 13 fights on ESPN and ESPN+. Dariush is 22-5-1 in his career, while Tsarukyan is 20-3 in his career. There are a total of 13 fights, all on ESPN and ESPN+ at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan. Let’s look at the bout between Dariush and Tsarukyan and UFC predictions.
UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan takes place at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas on Saturday, December 2 with 13 fights, all on ESPN and ESPN+.
UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan Betting
Beneil Dariush (22-5-1, 16-5-1 UFC)
Dariush came into the UFC with a record of 6-0 and he has 16 wins, five losses, and one draw in the UFC. In his last six fights, he has five wins and one loss. He defeated Drakkar Klose by KO, Scott Holtzman by KO, Carlos Diego Ferreira by split decision, Tony Ferguson by unanimous decision, and Mateusz Gamrot by unanimous decision; while losing to Charles Oliveira by TKO. Dariush has been a pro since 2009 and he has five wins by TKO/KO and eight by submission. He has eight first round finishes.
Arman Tsarukyan (20-3, 7-2 UFC)
Tsarukyan came into the UFC with a record of 13-1 and he has seven wins and two losses in the UFC. He defeated Olivier Aubin-Mercier by unanimous decision, Davi Ramos by unanimous decision, Matt Frevola by unanimous decision, Christos Giagos by TKO, Joel Álvarez by TKO, Damir Ismagulov by unanimous decision, and Joaquim Silva by TKO; while losing to Islam Makhachev by unanimous decision and Mateusz Gamrot by unanimous decision. Tsarukyan has been a pro since 2015 and he has eight wins by TKO/KO and five by submission. He has eight first round finishes.
Tsarukyan said this to mmajunkie.usatoday.com about his upcoming fight against Dariush, “They (fans) got to expect the best performance from Arman Tsarukyan. The best KO. Definitely, it’s going to be a finish. So, if I want to fight for the title, I’ve got to finish. To be honest, I like a lot Dariush. I like the fighter; I like the guy, so I’ve got to give him respect. Before Gamrot, I had never fought five rounds. Now I fought five rounds and I have that experience. Now I know how to control my gas. Beneil never had a five-round fight so that’s good. I already have that, and I have more experience in five rounds. Hopefully it’s not going to be five rounds; I want to finish him early.”
Ex-UFC referee John McCarthy said this to mmanews.com about the upcoming fight between Dariush and Tsarukyan, “Tsarukyan will stand there and bang with just about everybody. He'll use his wrestling when he gets the opportunity. Look, Beneil, I love him, man. Like I said, (he's) awkward, creates different angles in ways that are not the norm, and so it takes you out of your normal game that you like to play. It makes you hesitate. I'm not sure that Arman is old enough to hesitate. (Age) makes a huge difference, let's be honest. Beneil's 34, I believe. Arman is now 26 or 27. That right there, he (Tsarukyan) has a confidence in his ability to do whatever he wants, when he wants, and it doesn't matter to him what his opponent does.
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Dariush 3.79 /Tsarukyan 3.82
Striking Accuracy: Dariush 49% /Tsarukyan 48%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Dariush 2.63/Tsarukyan 1.91
Defense: Dariush 58% /Tsarukyan 54%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Dariush 1.91/Tsarukyan 3.43
Takedown Accuracy: Dariush 34%/Tsarukyan 36%
Takedowns defended: Dariush 80%/Tsarukyan 75%
Submission average: Dariush 0.0/Tsarukyan 0.0
UFC Picks
Tsarukyan is listed as almost a 3-1 favorite in UFC odds. I understand why the odds favor Tsarukyan, but I don’t know that he should be that big a favorite. I have a lot of respect for Dariush and I don’t think this will be an easy fight for Tsarukyan. I think Dariush is good enough to make this competitive and he is not without a chance to win. That being said, I think instead of taking a flyer on Dariush at a nice price, I think the better option is to simply play the rounds to go over the total.
| DATE |
FIGHTERS |
MONEY LINE |
| 12/02 |
Beneil Dariush |
+214 |
| Arman Tsarukyan |
-280 |
| 12/02 |
Deiveson Figueiredo |
+120 |
| Rob Font |
-150 |
| 12/02 |
Kelvin Gastelum |
+100 |
| Sean Brady |
-130 |
| 12/02 |
Dustin Stoltzfus |
+204 |
| Punahele Soriano |
-265 |
| 12/02 |
Clay Guida |
+235 |
| Joaquim Silva |
-310 |
| 12/02 |
Miesha Tate |
+127 |
| Julia Avila |
-160 |
| 12/02 |
Zachary Reese |
-220 |
| Cody Brundage |
+172 |
| 12/02 |
Drakkar Klose |
-120 |
| Joe Solecki |
-110 |
| 12/02 |
Steve Garcia |
+183 |
| Melquizael Costa |
-235 |
| 12/02 |
Ihor Potieria |
+292 |
| Rodolfo Bellato |
-400 |
| 12/02 |
Jared Gooden |
+150 |
| Wellington Turman |
-190 |
| 12/02 |
Veronica Hardy |
+120 |
| Jamey-Lyn Horth |
-155 |
| 12/02 |
Bobby Green |
+179 |
| Jalin Turner |
-230 |
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