Beneil Dariush suffered the fastest loss of his career at UFC 322.
Once a top-3 lightweight in the UFC, Beneil Dariush has now lost three out of his last four fights.
Despite an eight-fight win streak, Dariush never made it to a title fight. In 2023, he lost back-to-back fights to Charles Oliveira and Arman Tsarukyan.
Dariush rebounded with a win over Renato Moicano at UFC 317 in June and returned against Benoit Saint-Denis on the UFC 322 main card.
Dariush landed two solid leg kicks on Saint-Denis before he was knocked out 16 seconds into the opening round.
The 36-year-old responded to the loss later that night.
Beneil Dariush says he’s not injured following KO loss at UFC 322
Dariush had planned to make a run at the lightweight title after he defeated Moicano over the summer.
On Saturday, Dariush was knocked out for the sixth time in his UFC career at UFC 322.
Saint-Denis appeared to have been hurt by Dariush’s two leg kicks, but the Frenchman quickly turned things around with massive blows to the head to put Dariush down.