Middleweight
Clifford Starks
14-5-0 UFC 1-2-0
6'0"Height
78"Reach
OrthodoxStance
45Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
7:45Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min1.94
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.49
Striking accuracy33.1%
Striking defense58.9%
Takedowns / 15 min1.94
Takedown accuracy100.0%
Takedown defense60.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time38.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1
Striking trend
Fight history
L Yoel Romero 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:32 — UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez · April 20, 2013
3/18Sig. strikes
12/12Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ed Herman 6-5 walk-in Submission · R2 1:43 — UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit · February 4, 2012
16/36Sig. strikes
28/57Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
3:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Dustin Jacoby 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz · October 29, 2011
26/82Sig. strikes
18/72Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
5:52Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
4
Decision
7
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
2
Decision
2
Other
0
Fights by organization
Rage in the Cage
5
WSOF
4
UFC
3
ACB
2
Bellator
2
Ringside Unified Fighting
1
Shark Fights
1
MEZ Sports
1
Full career — 19 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Abdul-Rahman Dzhanaev | Decision (majority) | ACB 74: Aguev vs. Townsend
November 25, 2017 |
ACB | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Waylon Quotskuyva | Submission (americana) | Ringside Unified Fighting 22
September 23, 2017 |
Ringside Unified Fighting | 1 | 3:35 |
| L | Albert Duraev | Submission (rear-naked choke) | ACB 67: Cooper vs. Berkhamov
August 19, 2017 |
ACB | 2 | 2:34 |
| L | David Branch | Decision (unanimous) | WSOF 30
April 2, 2016 |
WSOF | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Krasimir Mladenov | Decision (unanimous) | WSOF 23
September 18, 2015 |
WSOF | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mike Kyle | Decision (unanimous) | WSOF 22
August 1, 2015 |
WSOF | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jake Heun | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | WSOF 19
March 28, 2015 |
WSOF | 2 | 4:11 |
| W | Kobe Ortiz | Technical submission (guillotine choke) | Bellator 126
September 26, 2014 |
Bellator | 2 | 0:52 |
| W | Joe Yager | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 100
September 20, 2013 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Yoel Romero | KO (flying knee and punches) | UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez
April 20, 2013 |
UFC | 1 | 1:32 |
| L | Ed Herman | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 143
February 4, 2012 |
UFC | 2 | 1:43 |
| W | Dustin Jacoby | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 137
October 29, 2011 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Artenas Young | Decision (unanimous) | Shark Fights 20
October 15, 2011 |
Shark Fights | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Rudy Aguilar | TKO (punches) | Rage in the Cage 152
May 21, 2011 |
Rage in the Cage | 1 | 1:42 |
| W | Roe Harris | KO (punch) | Rage in the Cage 151
April 16, 2011 |
Rage in the Cage | 1 | 2:59 |
| W | Tony Johnson | Decision (unanimous) | MEZ Sports: Pandemonium 4
February 25, 2011 |
MEZ Sports | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mike Heidenreich | TKO (punches) | Rage in the Cage 144
September 11, 2010 |
Rage in the Cage | 1 | 1:23 |
| W | Reyes Ortiz | Decision (split) | Rage in the Cage 139
February 13, 2010 |
Rage in the Cage | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Chad Menneke | Submission (americana) | Rage in the Cage 138
December 4, 2009 |
Rage in the Cage | 2 | 1:35 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Clifford Starks) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.