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Clifford Starks

Inactive · age 45 · Orthodox · 6'0" 183 cm · 185 lb 84 kg · reach 78" 198 cm
At a glance
  • KO of the Night in last fight
  • UFC veteran since 2011
Elo rating
1430
Global Elo 1484 ±41
Rank
—
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UFC record
1-2-0
KO 0 · Sub 0 · Dec 1
Streak
-2
Δ90d +19 · Δ1y +19
Last fight
Apr 20, 2013
Loss by KO · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
23m
Avg fight time
7:45
Bonuses
1
Fights per year
2.0
Since last fight
13y 2mo

Honest Elo history

3 fights · tap & drag
Oct 29, 2011 — W vs Dustin Jacoby Δ+29Feb 4, 2012 — L vs Ed Herman Δ-32Apr 20, 2013 — L vs Yoel Romero Δ-33 1400142014401460148015001520 20122013 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":156.9,"elo":1495,"date":"2011-10-29","opp":"Dustin Jacoby","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":1,"x":220.9,"y":241.5,"elo":1463,"date":"2012-02-04","opp":"Ed Herman","result":"L","delta":-32},{"i":2,"x":810,"y":328.9,"elo":1430,"date":"2013-04-20","opp":"Yoel Romero","result":"L","delta":-33}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Apr 20, 2013 Yoel Romero L -33
Feb 4, 2012 Ed Herman L -32
Oct 29, 2011 Dustin Jacoby W +29

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
0%
0 / 1
Finish rate
KO
0
0% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
1
100% of wins
KO: 0 (0%) Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 1 (100%) 1

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 45 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
89% Head
  • Head 89%
  • Body 9%
  • Leg 2%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
78% Distance
  • Distance 78%
  • Clinch 7%
  • Ground 16%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
100%
of losses by finish
2 of 2
1 KO/TKO 1 Sub 0 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1515
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
0
of 1 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Dustin Jacoby
Elo 1500 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
1.5
−0.5 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 3 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1500

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Clifford Starks on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.