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United States
Tempe, Arizona
Clifford Starks
"
Big Cat
"
AGE
44
/
Apr 25, 1981
HEIGHT
5'10"
/
177.8 cm
WEIGHT
185 lbs
/
83.91 kg
ASSOCIATION
Arizona Combat Sports
CLASS
Middleweight
Wins
14
KO
/
TKO
3
21%
SUBMISSIONS
4
29%
DECISIONS
7
50%
Losses
5
KO
/
TKO
1
20%
SUBMISSIONS
2
40%
DECISIONS
2
40%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Abdul-Rahman Dzhanaev
ACB 74 - Vienna
Nov / 18 / 2017
Decision (Majority)
John McCarthy
3
5:00
win
Waylon Quotskuyva
RUF MMA - RUF 22: Quotskuyva vs. Starks
Sep / 23 / 2017
Submission (Keylock)
1
3:35
loss
Albert Duraev
ACB 67 - Grozny: Cooper vs. Berkhamov
Aug / 19 / 2017
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
John McCarthy
2
2:34
loss
David Branch
WSOF 30 - Branch vs. Starks
Apr / 02 / 2016
Decision (Unanimous)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
5
5:00
win
Krasimir Mladenov
WSOF 23 - Gaethje vs. Palomino 2
Sep / 18 / 2015
Decision (Unanimous)
Ryan Brueggeman
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Mike Kyle
WSOF 22 - Palhares vs. Shields
Aug / 01 / 2015
Decision (Unanimous)
Chris Tognoni
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Jake Heun
WSOF 19 - Gaethje vs. Palomino
Mar / 28 / 2015
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Al Guinee
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
4:11
win
Jacob Ortiz
Bellator MMA - Bellator 126
Sep / 26 / 2014
Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Al Guinee
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
0:52
win
Joe Yager
Bellator MMA - Bellator 100
Sep / 20 / 2013
Decision (Unanimous)
Doug Burch
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Yoel Romero
UFC on Fox 7 - Henderson vs. Melendez
Apr / 20 / 2013
KO (Flying Knee and Punches)
Mike Beltran
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
1:32
loss
Ed Herman
UFC 143 - Diaz vs. Condit
Feb / 04 / 2012
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Josh Rosenthal
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
1:43
win
Dustin Jacoby
UFC 137 - Penn vs. Diaz
Oct / 29 / 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
Steve Mazzagatti
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Artenas Young
SF 20 - Shark Fights 20
Oct / 15 / 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
Steve Mazzagatti
3
5:00
win
Rudy Aguilar
RITC - Rage in the Cage 152
May / 21 / 2011
TKO (Punches)
1
1:42
win
Roe Harris
RITC - Rage in the Cage 151
Apr / 16 / 2011
KO (Punch)
1
2:59
win
Tony Johnson
MEZ Sports - Pandemonium 4
Feb / 25 / 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
win
Mike Heidenreich
RITC - Rage in the Cage 144
Sep / 11 / 2010
TKO (Punches)
1
1:23
win
Reyes Ortiz
RITC 139 - Rage in the Cage 139
Feb / 13 / 2010
Decision (Split)
3
3:00
win
Chad Menneke
RITC 138 - Rage in the Cage 138
Dec / 04 / 2009
Submission (Keylock)
2
1:35
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