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

21%

SUBMISSIONS

29%

DECISIONS

50%

Losses 5

KO / TKO

20%

SUBMISSIONS

40%

DECISIONS

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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