Clifford Starks

Clifford Starks
Born	April 25, 1981 (1981-04-25) (age 30) Pomona, California, United States
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Division	Middleweight
Reach	75.5 in (192 cm)
Style	Wrestling, Kickboxing
Fighting out of	Tempe, Arizona
Team	Arizona Combat Sports
Years active	2009-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	8
Wins	8
By knockout	3
By submission	1
By decision	4
Losses	0
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Clifford Starks (born April 25, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division. He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Starks was a NCAA division 1 wrestler at Arizona State University and was a teammate of current UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez.^[1]

Starks made his professional MMA debut in 2009 and fought primarily for the Rage in the Cage promotion in Arizona. He quickly amassed an undefeated record of 7 wins and 0 losses during the first two years of his career before joining the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Starks made his UFC debut less than two weeks removed from his last fight as a short-notice replacement for injured Brad Tavares at UFC 137.^[2] He faced fellow UFC newcomer Dustin Jacoby and won the fight via unanimous decision (30-27, 30–27, 30–27).

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
8 matches	8 wins	0 losses
By knockout	3	0
By submission	1	0
By decision	4	0

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	8–0	Dustin Jacoby	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 137	02011-10-29 October 29, 2011	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	UFC debut
Win	7–0	Artenas Young	Decision (unanimous)	Shark Fights 20	02011-10-15 October 15, 2011	3	5:00	Laughlin, Nevada, United States
Win	6–0	Rudy Aguilar	TKO (punches)	Rage in the Cage 152	02011-05-21 May 21, 2011	1	1:42	Chandler, Arizona, United States
Win	5–0	Roe Harris	KO (punch)	Rage in the Cage 151	02011-04-16 April 16, 2011	1	2:59	Chandler, Arizona, United States
Win	4–0	Tony Johnson	Decision (unanimous)	MEZ Sports - Pandemonium 4	02011-02-25 February 25, 2011	3	5:00	Riverside, California, United States
Win	3–0	Mike Heidenreich	TKO (punches)	Rage in the Cage 144	02010-09-11 September 11, 2010	1	1:23	Chandler, Arizona, United States
Win	2–0	Reyes Ortiz	Decision (split)	Rage in the Cage 139	02010-02-13 February 13, 2010	3	5:00	Tucson, Arizona, United States
Win	1–0	Chad Menneke	Submission (keylock)	Rage in the Cage 138	02009-12-04 December 4, 2009	2	1:35	Mesa, Arizona, United States

See also

• List of current UFC fighters
• List of male mixed martial artists

References

1. ^ "UFC 137 Fight Card Primer: Dustin Jacoby vs. Clifford Starks". bloodyelbow.com. http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/10/29/2517513/ufc-137-fight-card-primer-dustin-jacoby-vs-clifford-starks. Retrieved 2011-10-29. 
2. ^ "Tavares out of 137; Starks to face Jacoby". UFC.com. October 21, 2011. http://www.ufc.com/news/ufc-137-fight-card-updates. Retrieved October 21, 2011. 

External links

• Professional MMA record for Clifford Starks from Sherdog

Persondata
Name	Starks, Clifford
Alternative names
Short description	Mixed martial artist
Date of birth	April 25, 1981
Place of birth	Tempe, Arizona
Date of death
Place of death