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Clifford Starks

13-33 UFC
Balanced
Form
· 2L
Inactive
Moderate Wear
6'0"ht·78"reach·Orthodoxstance·45age
Last fightLYoel Romero·KO/TKO·R1·13yr ago
Fighter Context
1–2UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
1Dec
·
7.8min/fight
·
23UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Striking Differential
-0.55
Deficit

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.675
Elite

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

⚠ TD accuracy based on a small number of career attempts. May shift with more data.

Durability
65
Average

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Striking
Starks
Counter Puncher
Head Hunter
Middleweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min1.94
Str. Accuracy33%
45UFC landed/136attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
−1.0 vs avg2.49
Str. Defense58%
KD Rate / fight0.00
KD Absorbed / fight0.33
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
89%
Body
9%
Leg
2%
By Position
Distance78%
/
Clinch7%
/
Ground16%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 13 rounds
Round 22 rounds
Round 31 round
Avg. Landed967
Avg. Absorbed1481
Avg. Net-5-2+6
Grappling
Starks
G&P Threat
·177s ctrlActive Control
Middleweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min1.94
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.94
TD Accuracy100%
3UFC landed/3attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00
Defense
Solid TD Def
TD Defense60%
3UFC defended/5opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Holds Ground
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
div avg 61%
How They Lose
2UFC losses
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO0 / 1
Submission0 / 1
Decision1 / 1
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO1 / 2
Submission1 / 2
Decision0 / 2
Loss Pattern
2 of 2 losses by finish in R1–R2
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
—
More data needed.
Decision Margin
—
More decisions needed.
Decision Types
1UD
·
0SD
·
0MD
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
0+7+15+22+30avg201120122013

3 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-0.11.22.6R1R2R3
R1n=3
R2n=2
R3n=1
Outputsig strikes / min
2.3
1.6
1.4
Absorbedsig strikes / min
3.6
2.2
0.2
Diff
-1.3
-0.6
+1.2

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 3 Fights — Trend
KD Abs
-13%43%100%WLL

Last 3 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Starks — 3 UFC Fights
Result
Method
3 fights
L
Yoel Romero
KO/TKO R1 · 1:32Apr '13
-9
·
3 SS (17%)·12 abs·1 kd taken
L
Ed Herman
SUB R2 · 1:43Feb '12
-12
·
16 SS (44%)·28 abs·2 td taken·180s ctrl
W
Dustin Jacoby
U-DEC R3Oct '11
+8
·
26 SS (32%)·18 abs·3/3 td·352s ctrl
All Fighters
Middleweight

Clifford Starks

13-33 UFC
Form
2L
6'0"ht·78"reach·Orthodoxstance·45age
Last fightLYoel Romero·KO/TKO·13yr ago
Fighter Context
1–2UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
1Dec
·
7.8min/fight
·
23UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
-0.55

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.675

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
65

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Striking
Starks
Middleweight avg
Counter PuncherHead Hunter
Sig. Strikes / Min1.94
Str. Accuracy33%
45UFC landed/136attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
−1.0 vs avg2.49
Str. Defense58%
KD Rate / Fight0.00
KD Absorbed / Fight0.33
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
89%
Body
9%
Leg
2%
By Position
Dist78%
Clinch7%
Ground16%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=3
R2
n=2
R3
n=1
Landed967
Absorbed1481
Net-5-2+6
Grappling
Starks
Middleweight avg
G&P Threat
177s ctrlActive Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min1.94
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.94
TD Accuracy100%
3UFC landed/3attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00
Defense
Solid TD Def
TD Defense60%
3UFC defended/5opp. attempts
Sub Defense1 loss / 2 attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
Decision Fighter
Win Methods
0KO/TKO
0Sub
1Dec
Loss Methods
1KO/TKO
1Sub
0Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
KO (L)
Sub (L)
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
—More data needed.
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
—More decisions needed.
Decision Types
1UD
·
0SD
·
0MD
Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-0.11.22.6R1R2R3
R1n=3
R2n=2
R3n=1
Outputsig strikes / min
2.3
1.6
1.4
Absorbedsig strikes / min
3.6
2.2
0.2
Diff
-1.3
-0.6
+1.2

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Starks — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Yoel Romero
KO/TKO·R1·Apr '13
3 SS (17%)·12 abs·1 kd taken
L
Ed Herman
SUB·R2·Feb '12
16 SS (44%)·28 abs·2 td taken·180s ctrl
W
Dustin Jacoby
U-DEC·R3·Oct '11
26 SS (32%)·18 abs·3/3 td·352s ctrl
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