Middleweight · Men

Clifford Starks

“Big Cat”
United States Arizona Combat Sports debut 2009
Elo 1,608 peak 1,672 · 2 Apr 2016 64 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 4953142
14-5pro record
1L current streak
1,641best win, Elo
1,408average opponent
-- born 25 Apr 1981
72.0" / 78.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

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Rating by method KO1,257 Sub1,267 Dec1,234

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Krasimir Mladenov Decision R3 · 18 Sep 2015 · World Series of Fighting 1,641
  2. Dustin Jacoby Decision R3 · 29 Oct 2011 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,606
  3. Mike Kyle Decision R3 · 1 Aug 2015 · World Series of Fighting 1,546
  4. Artenas Young Decision R3 · 15 Oct 2011 · Shark Fights 1,486
  5. Waylon Quotskuyva Submission R1 · 23 Sep 2017 · RUF MMA 1,406

Losses

Newest first
  1. Abdul-Rakhman Dzhanaev Decision R3 · 18 Nov 2017 · Absolute Championship Berkut 1,597
  2. Albert Duraev Submission R2 · 19 Aug 2017 · Absolute Championship Berkut 1,761
  3. David Branch Decision R5 · 2 Apr 2016 · World Series of Fighting 2,002
  4. Yoel Romero KO/TKO R1 · 20 Apr 2013 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,358
  5. Ed Herman Submission R2 · 4 Feb 2012 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,760

Fight history

19 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
19 18 Nov 201736.6 yrs L14-5 Abdul-Rakhman Dzhanaev 9-1 · 27.9 yrs Middleweight DecisionMajority R315:00 0.38 1,640→1,608 -33 1,597 – ACB 74: Aguev vs Townsend Absolute Championship Berkut
18 23 Sep 201736.4 yrs W14-4 Waylon Quotskuyva 7-1 (1) · 33.4 yrs Light Heavyweighttitle SubAmericana R13:35 1.00 1,597→1,640 +44 1,406 – RUF MMA - RUF 22: Quotskuyva vs. Starks RUF MMA
17 19 Aug 201736.3 yrs L13-4 Albert Duraev 10-3 · 28.6 yrs Middleweight SubRear Naked Choke R27:34 0.00 1,659→1,597 -63 1,761 +150→+150 ACB 67 - Grozny: Cooper vs. Berkhamov Absolute Championship Berkut
16 2 Apr 201634.9 yrs L13-3 David Branch 17-3 · 34.3 yrs Middleweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.14* 1,670→1,672 +2 2,002 +225→+225 WSOF 30: Branch vs. Starks World Series of Fighting
15 18 Sep 201534.4 yrs W13-2 Krasimir Mladenov 13-0 · 28.9 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.88* 1,592→1,670 +78 1,641 -169→-169 WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino 2 World Series of Fighting
14 1 Aug 201534.3 yrs W12-2 Mike Kyle 21-12-1 (2) · 35.3 yrs Light Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.73* 1,553→1,592 +39 1,546 -137→-137 WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields World Series of Fighting
13 28 Mar 201533.9 yrs W11-2 Jake Heun 7-5 · 27.6 yrs Light Heavyweight SubArm Triangle Choke R29:11 1.00 1,495→1,553 +58 1,374 -206→-206 WSOF 19: Gaethje vs. Palomino World Series of Fighting
12 26 Sep 201433.4 yrs W10-2 Kobe Ortiz 13-5 · 33.2 yrs Middleweight SubGuillotine Choke R25:52 1.00 1,427→1,495 +69 1,351 – Bellator 126: Shlemenko vs. Halsey Bellator MMA
11 20 Sep 201332.4 yrs W9-2 Joey Yager 5-2 · 32.5 yrs Light Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.95* 1,399→1,427 +28 1,166 -335→-335 Bellator 100: Lima vs. Saunders 2 Bellator MMA
10 20 Apr 201332.0 yrs L8-2 Yoel Romero 4-1 · 36.0 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOFlying Knee & Punches R11:32 0.00 1,526→1,399 -127 1,358 +125→+125 UFC on Fox 7: Henderson vs. Melendez Ultimate Fighting Championship
9 4 Feb 201230.8 yrs L8-1 Ed Herman 19-8 · 31.3 yrs Middleweight SubRear Naked Choke R26:43 0.00 1,577→1,531 -45 1,760 +255→+255 UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit Ultimate Fighting Championship
8 29 Oct 201130.5 yrs W8-0 Dustin Jacoby 6-0 · 23.6 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.97* 1,460→1,577 +117 1,606 – UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz Ultimate Fighting Championship
7 15 Oct 201130.5 yrs W7-0 Artenas Young 7-3 · 31.2 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,372→1,460 +87 1,486 – Shark Fights 20 Shark Fights
6 21 May 201130.1 yrs W6-0 Rudy Aguilar 1-2 – KO/TKOPunches R11:42 1.00 1,347→1,372 +25 1,036 – Rage in the Cage 152 Rage in the Cage
5 15 Apr 201130.0 yrs W5-0 Roe Harris 1-2 · 39.2 yrs – KO/TKOPunch R12:59 1.00 1,311→1,347 +37 1,079 – Rage in the Cage 151 Rage in the Cage
4 25 Feb 201129.8 yrs W4-0 Tony Johnson 4-1 · 27.8 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,246→1,311 +65 1,267 – MEZ Sports - Pandemonium 4 Pandemonium
3 11 Sep 201029.4 yrs W3-0 Mike Heidenreich debut – KO/TKOPunches R11:23 1.00 1,183→1,246 +62 1,081 – Rage in the Cage 144 Rage in the Cage
2 13 Feb 201028.8 yrs W2-0 Reyes Ortiz debut – DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,187→1,183 -3 1,130 – Rage in the Cage 139 Rage in the Cage
1 4 Dec 200928.6 yrs W1-0 Chad Menneke debut – SubKeylock R2 1.00 1,099→1,187 +88 1,099 – Rage in the Cage 138 Rage in the Cage