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.

Dariush was awake following the referee’s stoppage and questioned the decision immediately after.

Post-fight, Dariush took to Instagram.

“All glory to God,” Dariush captioned.

“I’m alright,” Dariush wrote.

“Not injured, just disappointed.”

After the loss, Dariush will likely lose his ranking inside the top 10 of the lightweight division, where he has stayed for years.

Benoit Saint-Denis wants to fight for BMF belt after UFC 322

That’s three wins in a row for Benoit Saint-Denis.

Saint-Denis took home a $50,000 performance bonus for his quick knockout of Dariush.

At the UFC 322 post-fight press conference, Saint-Denis expressed his desire to fight for the UFC’s silver BMF title.

The ‘Baddest Motherf—–‘ belt is currently held by Max Holloway, who successfully defended it against Saint-Denis’ former rival Dustin Poirier at UFC 318.