Middleweight
Kyle Daukaus
17-5-0 (1 NC) UFC 4-6-0 (1 NC)
Smothering Control
Positional Grappler
Gets Dropped
KO-Prone
6'2"Height
76"Reach
SouthpawStance
33Age
1KO wins
2Sub wins
75.0%Finish rate
6:39Avg fight
Skill profile
striking
good
1 read
grappling
good
1 read
wrestling
not yet read
cardio
not yet read
durability
not yet read
Built on 73 minutes of tracked cage time across 11 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Smothering Control
43% of every fight spent in control position
Positional Grappler
strong control — rates 89 of 100 among UFC veterans
Gets Dropped
knocked down 6 times in 73 minutes of cage time
KO-Prone
4 of 6 losses came by knockout
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.76
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.47
Striking accuracy49.4%
Striking defense41.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.41
Takedowns / 15 min2.05
Takedown accuracy24.4%
Takedown defense71.4%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.43
Control time42.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-4
Insider info
Bo Nickal favored — picked against Kyle Daukaus lean UFC Freedom 250 · June 7, 2026
strikinggood
grapplinggood
Picked against despite being rated the better striker and the better jiu-jitsu practitioner, on the reasoning that the opponent's takedown threat controls where the fight takes place.
Probably the better striker of the two -- decent power and basic but genuinely clean combinations. Rated as having the better jiu-jitsu in this matchup without a doubt: a very good submission arsenal headlined by a very good darce choke, decent takedowns, good transitions on the mat, and a good cage push. Fights with real urgency, always looking to finish rather than coast, which the analyst flags as a real asset against a less experienced opponent.
Strengthprobably the better striker, clean if basic combinations
Strengthvery good jiu-jitsu, headlined by a very good darce choke
Strengthgood transitions and a good cage push
Strengthfights with real finishing urgency
Striking trend
Fight history
L Marc-Andre Barriault 17-11 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:28 — UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott · October 17, 2026
5/11Sig. strikes
32/46Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
3:15Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Bo Nickal 8-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:34 — UFC Freedom 250 · June 14, 2026
2/7Sig. strikes
16/24Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Gerald Meerschaert 37-20 walk-in Submission · R1 0:50 — UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev · November 15, 2025
8/11Sig. strikes
0/2Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:17Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Michel Pereira 31-13 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:43 — UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang · August 23, 2025
5/8Sig. strikes
2/4Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:07Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Eryk Anders 14-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:45 — UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland · December 3, 2022
37/79Sig. strikes
49/94Absorbed
0/8Takedowns
0:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Roman Dolidze 9-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:13 — UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett · June 18, 2022
4/9Sig. strikes
8/15Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jamie Pickett 13-6 walk-in Submission · R1 4:59 — UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill · February 19, 2022
6/9Sig. strikes
5/9Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
4:12Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
NC Kevin Holland 21-7 walk-in Overturned · R1 3:43 — UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker · October 2, 2021
9/13Sig. strikes
3/7Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
2:10Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
L Phil Hawes 10-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson · May 8, 2021
28/82Sig. strikes
66/101Absorbed
0/7Takedowns
4:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Dustin Stoltzfus 13-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez · November 21, 2020
64/122Sig. strikes
32/63Absorbed
2/7Takedowns
8:40Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Brendan Allen 14-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker · June 27, 2020
34/58Sig. strikes
41/66Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
7:44Control
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
2
Submission
12
Decision
3
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
0
Decision
2
Other
0
No contests: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
9
Cage Fury FC
8
Dana White's Contender Series
1
Ring of Combat
1
Art of War Cage Fighting
1
KOTC
1
Asylum Fight League
1
Full career — 22 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Gerald Meerschaert | Submission (brabo choke) | UFC 322
November 15, 2025 |
UFC | 1 | 0:50 |
| W | Michel Pereira | KO (punches and elbows) | UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang
August 23, 2025 |
UFC | 1 | 0:43 |
| W | Keanan Patershuk | KO (punches) | Cage Fury FC 132
June 14, 2024 |
Cage Fury FC | 1 | 1:24 |
| W | Sean Connor Fallon | Submission (brabo choke) | Cage Fury FC 129
February 9, 2024 |
Cage Fury FC | 3 | 3:45 |
| W | Gregg Ellis | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Fury FC 124
September 2, 2023 |
Cage Fury FC | 4 | 5:00 |
| W | Robert Gidron | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Cage Fury FC 120
June 16, 2023 |
Cage Fury FC | 1 | 4:59 |
| L | Eryk Anders | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland
December 3, 2022 |
UFC | 2 | 2:45 |
| L | Roman Dolidze | KO (knee and punches) | UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Emmett
June 18, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 1:13 |
| W | Jamie Pickett | Submission (brabo choke) | UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill
February 19, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 4:59 |
| NC | Kevin Holland | NC (accidental clash of heads) | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker
October 2, 2021 |
UFC | 1 | 3:43 |
| L | Phil Hawes | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Rodriguez vs. Waterson
May 8, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Dustin Stoltzfus | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 255
November 21, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Brendan Allen | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker
June 27, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Nolan Norwood | Submission (brabo choke) | Cage Fury FC 81
February 1, 2020 |
Cage Fury FC | 2 | 4:36 |
| W | Stephen Regman | Submission (brabo choke) | Cage Fury FC 78
September 21, 2019 |
Cage Fury FC | 2 | 0:52 |
| W | Michael Lombardo | Decision (unanimous) | Dana White's Contender Series 18
June 25, 2019 |
Dana White's Contender Series | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jonavin Webb | Technical Submission (brabo choke) | Cage Fury FC 72
February 16, 2019 |
Cage Fury FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Dustin Long | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Ring of Combat 66
November 16, 2018 |
Ring of Combat | 1 | 2:51 |
| W | Elijah Gbollie | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Art of War Cage Fighting 5
February 16, 2018 |
Art of War Cage Fighting | 2 | 4:30 |
| W | Tyler Bayer | Submission (brabo choke) | Cage Fury FC 69
December 16, 2017 |
Cage Fury FC | 2 | 2:32 |
| W | Kyle Walker | Submission (brabo choke) | KOTC: Regulator
July 1, 2017 |
KOTC | 1 | 1:41 |
| W | Dino Juklo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Asylum Fight League 53
February 18, 2017 |
Asylum Fight League | 1 | 2:35 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Kyle Daukaus) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
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