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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
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Weak, rated 17.3 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 14.4 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 55.5 of 100 Durability — Below avg, rated 26.9 of 100 Wrestling — Below avg, rated 28.0 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 48.5 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 31.9 of 100 Control — Average, rated 55.5 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Striking D Average 56
  2. Control Average 56
  3. TD Defense Average 48
  4. Grappling Below avg 32
  5. Wrestling Below avg 28
  6. Durability Below avg 27
  7. Striking Weak 17
  8. Accuracy Weak 14

Built on 23 minutes of tracked cage time across 3 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.94
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.49
Striking accuracy33.1%
Striking defense58.9%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
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

Sig. strikes/min, last 3 fights · green = win
October 29, 2011 vs Dustin Jacoby — 1.73/min (W) Oct '11 February 4, 2012 vs Ed Herman — 2.38/min (L) Feb '12 April 20, 2013 vs Yoel Romero — 1.96/min (L) — only 1.5 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Apr '13

Fight history

3 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Yoel Romero 4-1 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
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L Ed Herman 19-8 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
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W Dustin Jacoby 6-0 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
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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

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
14-5-0Pro record
Arizona Combat SportsGym / team

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
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
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.

Division context

vs. 167 qualified Middleweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 1.9 avg 3.3
Strikes absorbed /min 2.5 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 33.1% avg 46.9%
Striking defense 58.9% avg 53.5%
Takedowns /15 min 1.9 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 100.0% avg 40.5%
Takedown defense 60.0% avg 61.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.7
Control time 38.1% avg 21.7%
Finish rate 0.0% avg 60.7%