Daron Cruickshank

Daron Cruickshank
Born	June 11, 1985 (1985-06-11) (age 26) Westland, Michigan, United States
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Division	Welterweight
Style	Wrestling
Fighting out of	Wayne, Michigan
Team	Mash Fight Team
Rank	NCAA Division III Wrestler
Years active	2008-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	10
Wins	8
By knockout	5
By submission	1
By decision	2
Losses	2
By knockout	1
By submission	1
University	Olivet College
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Daron Cruickshank (born June 11, 1985) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. He currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships.

Mixed Martial Arts Career

Cruickshank made his amateur debut in August 2008 where he defeated Tom Grisham at XCC 11: Duel in Downriver 2 by knockout. He then went on to knockout his next two opponents all in the first round to finish his amateur career and become professional. In his professional debut he fought Ricky Stettner at King Of The Cage: Strike Point where he won by first round knockout.^[1]

King of the Cage

Cruickshank fought Bobby Green at King of the Cage - Imminent Danger for the Junior Welterweight Championship but lost by a guillotine choke in round 2.^[2]

Bellator Fighting Championships

On July 12, 2011, it was announced that Cruickshank signed a contract with Bellator Fighting Championships to fight on their upcoming Summer Series card on July 23. He was supposed to fight Lithuanian fighter Sergej Juskevic but unfortunetly that fight was scrapped at the last minute.^[3]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
10 matches	8 wins	2 losses
By knockout	5	1
By submission	1	1
By decision	2	0

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	8-2	Brad Cardinal	TKO (Punches)	Slammer in the Hammer	02011-06-17 June 17, 2011	1	4:35	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Win	7-2	Tiawan Howard	Decision (Split)	BUCB - Stars and Stripes	02011-04-09 April 9, 2011	3	5:00	Parma, Ohio, United States
Loss	6-2	Luis Palomino	KO (Punch)	G-Force Fights - Bad Blood 5	02011-02-26 February 26, 2011	1	3:52	Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Win	6-1	Anthony Smith	TKO (Punches)	King of the Cage - Civil War II	02010-09-11 September 11, 2010	1	1:52	Royal Oak, Michigan, United States
Loss	5-1	Bobby Green	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	King of the Cage - Imminent Danger	02010-08-13 August 13, 2010	2	2:39	Mescalero, New Mexico, United States	For KOTC Junior Welterweight Championship
Win	5-0	Jason Holmes	Decision (Split)	King of the Cage - Bad Boys 2	02010-04-16 April 16, 2010	3	5:00	Detroit, Michigan, United States
Win	4-0	Raul Mandez	KO (Punches)	King of the Cage - Uppercut	02010-03-13 March 13, 2010	1	2:19	Laughlin, Nevada, United States
Win	3-0	Dominic Deshazor	TKO (Punches)	Xtreme Cagefighting Championship - Beatdown at the Ballroom 9	02010-03-06 March 6, 2010	1	1:25	Mt. Clemens, Michigan, United States
Win	2-0	Brett Biederman	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	Xtreme Cagefighting Championship - Rumble in Royal Oak 5	02010-01-16 January 16, 2010	2	2:58	Michigan, United States
Win	1-0	Ricky Stettner	KO (Spinning Backfist)	KOTC - Strike Point	02009-10-10 October 10, 2009	1	2:23	Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin, United States

References

1. ^ http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/f/BBF87AE5F2511DF9/Daron-Cruickshank/
2. ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/20282/heavyweight-daniel-cormier-remains-undefeated-with-win-at-kotc-imminent-danger.mma
3. ^ http://topmmanews.com/2011/05/24/bellator-47-july-23/

External links

• Professional MMA record for Daron Cruickshank from Sherdog

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Name	Cruickshank, Daron
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Date of birth	year=1985
Place of birth	Westland, Michigan, United States
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