Middleweight
Kalib Starnes
17-11-1 UFC 2-3-0
Precision Striker
Positional Grappler
6'3"Height
74"Reach
OrthodoxStance
51Age
0KO wins
1Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
10:15Avg fight
Skill profile
- Accuracy Average 64
- Control Average 53
- Wrestling Average 51
- Grappling Average 45
- TD Defense Below avg 36
- Striking Below avg 30
- Striking D Below avg 28
- Durability Below avg 28
Built on 51 minutes of tracked cage time across 5 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Precision Striker
average accuracy — rates 64 of 100 among UFC veterans
Positional Grappler
average control — rates 53 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.71
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.43
Striking accuracy48.6%
Striking defense53.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min1.46
Takedown accuracy33.3%
Takedown defense25.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.59
Control time19.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-2
Striking trend
Fight history
L Nate Quarry 9-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2 · April 19, 2008
12/53Sig. strikes
84/164Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
0:41Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Alan Belcher 8-4 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R2 1:39 — UFC 77: Hostile Territory · October 20, 2007
40/89Sig. strikes
57/100Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
0:27Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Chris Leben 16-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 71: Liddell vs Jackson · May 26, 2007
47/79Sig. strikes
44/135Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
5:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Yushin Okami 18-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:40 — UFC 64: Unstoppable · October 14, 2006
19/36Sig. strikes
39/76Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
2:03Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Danny Abbadi 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 2:56 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale · June 24, 2006
21/29Sig. strikes
3/9Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:41Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub 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
5
Submission
10
Decision
2
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
4
Submission
2
Decision
5
Other
0
Draws: 1
Fights by organization
AFC
6
UFC
5
National Fighting Challenge
3
XFFC
2
World Freestyle Fighting
2
HKFC
1
Titan FC
1
WSOF
1
+ 8 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 29 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Tim Hague | TKO (leg kick) | XFFC 9: Conviction
April 15, 2016 |
XFFC | 4 | 0:13 |
| W | Craig Hudson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | XFFC 7: Bad Blood
October 9, 2015 |
XFFC | 2 | 4:31 |
| L | Rodney Wallace | Decision (split) | HKFC: Hard Knocks 44
June 26, 2015 |
HKFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Dave Herman | Decision (unanimous) | Titan FC 28: Brilz vs. Davis
May 16, 2014 |
Titan FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Dwayne Lewis | KO (elbow) | WSOF 7
December 7, 2013 |
WSOF | 2 | 1:02 |
| W | Clay Davidson | TKO (punches) | Fivestar Fight League 8: Barefoot Beach Battle
August 9, 2013 |
Fivestar Fight League | 1 | 1:21 |
| W | Tim Hague | Decision (unanimous) | AFC 19: Undisputed
July 5, 2013 |
AFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | David Perron | TKO (punches) | AFC 18: Mayhem
May 19, 2013 |
AFC | 2 | 4:05 |
| L | Joe Doerksen | Decision (unanimous) | AFC 11: Takeover
September 15, 2012 |
AFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | John Salter | KO (punches) | AFC 6: Conviction
June 18, 2011 |
AFC | 2 | 4:13 |
| L | Patrick Côté | Decision (unanimous) | Ringside 10: Cote vs. Starnes
April 9, 2011 |
Ringside | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Matt MacGrath | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Wreck MMA: Strong and Proud
January 28, 2011 |
Wreck MMA | 2 | 3:14 |
| W | Nick Hinchliffe | Submission (armbar) | AFC 3: Evolution
July 17, 2010 |
AFC | 1 | 3:49 |
| L | Falaniko Vitale | Submission (ezekiel choke) | X-1 – Champions 2
March 20, 2010 |
X-1 – Champions | 1 | 2:22 |
| W | Marcus Hicks | Submission (rear-naked choke) | AFC 2: Aftershock
March 6, 2010 |
AFC | 1 | 1:22 |
| L | Hector Lombard | Submission (punches) | Cage Fighting Championships 11
November 20, 2009 |
Cage Fighting Championships | 1 | 1:55 |
| W | Chris Cisneros | Submission (armbar) | Destiny MMA: Pier Fighter 1
November 15, 2008 |
Destiny MMA | 2 | 4:47 |
| L | Nate Quarry | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 83
April 19, 2008 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Alan Belcher | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC 77
October 20, 2007 |
UFC | 2 | 1:39 |
| W | Chris Leben | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 71
May 26, 2007 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Yushin Okami | TKO (punches) | UFC 64: Unstoppable
October 14, 2006 |
UFC | 3 | 1:40 |
| W | Danny Abbadi | Submission (rear-naked choke) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale
June 24, 2006 |
UFC | 1 | 2:56 |
| W | Jason MacDonald | TKO (punches) | National Fighting Challenge 5
November 25, 2005 |
National Fighting Challenge | 1 | 4:37 |
| W | Mike Yackulic | TKO (submission to punches) | World Freestyle Fighting 9: Wild West
September 17, 2005 |
World Freestyle Fighting | 1 | 2:21 |
| W | Jason Zazelenchuk | Submission (rear-naked choke) | National Fighting Challenge 3
May 13, 2005 |
National Fighting Challenge | 1 | 0:42 |
| W | Gerry Elliot | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | World Freestyle Fighting 8: Dominance
March 26, 2005 |
World Freestyle Fighting | 1 | — |
| W | Ramin Astaseare | TKO (punches) | National Fighting Challenge 2
February 18, 2005 |
National Fighting Challenge | 1 | 1:49 |
| W | Wayne Atkinson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Adrenaline Fighting Championships 1
July 24, 2003 |
Adrenaline Fighting Championships | 1 | 2:22 |
| D | Leonard Carter | Draw | Ultimate Warrior Challenge
August 2, 1998 |
Ultimate Warrior Challenge | 1 | — |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Kalib Starnes) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.