Clifford “Big Cat” Starks is a 41 year old Male fighter from United States with a 14-5-0 pro MMA record. Starks most recently fought Abdul-Rakhman Dzhanaev at ACB 74 on Saturday November 18, 2017. Clifford Starks lost to Abdul-Rakhman Dzhanaev by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3 in the Middleweight division.
Clifford Starks has 14 wins with a 50% finish rate, including 3 by knockout, 4 by submission, 7 by decision.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Weight class | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 14-4-0 | Abdul-Rakhman Dzhanaev |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
ACB 74 | 2017-11-18 | Middleweight | ACB |
| Win | 13-4-0 | Waylon Quotskuyva |
SUB
R1 3:35
|
RUF MMA 22 | 2017-09-23 | Light Heavyweight | RUF |
| Loss | 13-3-0 | Albert Duraev |
SUB
R2 2:34
|
ACB 67 | 2017-08-19 | Middleweight | ACB |
| Loss | 13-2-0 | David Branch |
DEC
R5 5:00
|
WSOF 30 | 2016-04-02 | Middleweight | WSOF |
| Win | 12-2-0 | Krasimir Mladenov |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
WSOF 23 | 2015-09-18 | Middleweight | WSOF |
| Win | 11-2-0 | Mike Kyle |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
WSOF 22 | 2015-08-01 | Light Heavyweight | WSOF |
| Win | 10-2-0 | Jake Heun |
SUB
R2 4:11
|
WSOF 19 | 2015-03-28 | Light Heavyweight | WSOF |
| Win | 9-2-0 | Kobe Ortiz |
SUB
R2 0:52
|
Bellator 126 | 2014-09-26 | Middleweight | BFC |
| Win | 8-2-0 | Joey Yager |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Bellator 100 | 2013-09-20 | Light Heavyweight | BFC |
| Loss | 8-1-0 | Yoel Romero |
KO/TKO
R1 1:32
|
UFC on FOX 7 | 2013-04-20 | Middleweight | UFC |
| Loss | 8-0-0 | Ed Herman |
SUB
R2 1:43
|
UFC 143 | 2012-02-04 | Middleweight | UFC |
| Win | 7-0-0 | Dustin Jacoby |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 137 | 2011-10-29 | Middleweight | UFC |
| Win | 6-0-0 | Artenas Young |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Shark Fights 20 | 2011-10-15 | Middleweight | SF |
| Win | 5-0-0 | Rudy Aguilar |
KO/TKO
R1 1:42
|
Regional circuit | 2011-05-21 | RITC | |
| Win | 4-0-0 | Roe Harris |
KO/TKO
R1 2:59
|
Regional circuit | 2011-04-15 | RITC | |
| Win | 3-0-0 | Tony Johnson |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2011-02-25 | MEZ | |
| Win | 2-0-0 | Mike Heidenreich |
KO/TKO
R1 1:23
|
Regional circuit | 2010-09-11 | RITC | |
| Win | 1-0-0 | Reyes Ortiz |
DEC
R3 3:00
|
Regional circuit | 2010-02-13 | RITC | |
| Win | 0-0-0 | Chad Menneke |
SUB
R2 1:35
|
Regional circuit | 2009-12-04 | RITC |
Starks made his professional debut against Chad Menneke on December 4, 2009, fighting on the regional circuit.
He made a winning start to his career, defeating Chad Menneke who carried a 0-0-0 professional MMA record into the fight.
Clifford Starks beat Chad Menneke by Submission at 1:35 of Round 2.
Starks made his debut in the UFC against Dustin Jacoby on October 29, 2011, fighting on the preliminary card of UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz having compiled a 7-0-0 professional MMA record.
Clifford Starks beat Dustin Jacoby by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
Since his debut, Starks has gone on to fight a total of 3 more times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 1-2-0.
After his UFC stint, Starks took his next fight at BFC on September 20, 2013, fighting against Joey Yager on the preliminary card of Bellator 100: Lima vs. Saunders 2.
Clifford Starks beat Joey Yager by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
Starks's last win came against Waylon Quotskuyva at RUF MMA 22 on Saturday September 23, 2017. Clifford Starks beat Waylon Quotskuyva by Submission at 3:35 of Round 1.
Starks is not currently booked for any fights.
Starks's last loss came against Abdul-Rakhman Dzhanaev at ACB 74 on Saturday November 18, 2017. Clifford Starks lost to Abdul-Rakhman Dzhanaev by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
Starks has fought 3 times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 1-2-0.
Starks has knocked out 3 opponents.
Starks has submitted 4 opponents.
Starks has been knocked out 1 times.
Starks has been submitted 2 times.
