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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Cleanup bare URLs Шаблон:Infobox martial artist Clifford Bernard Starks (born April 25, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division for the World Series of Fighting. A professional competitor since 2009, he has formerly competed for the UFC, Bellator, and Shark Fights.

Background

Starks was born in Pomona, California and attended Mountain Pointe High School in Phoenix, Arizona. At Mountain Pointe, Starks competed in wrestling, football, and track and field. Talented, Starks earned a total of ten varsity letters and won a state championship in wrestling. Starks later attended Mesa Community College where he competed in football and track and field until 2002 when he transferred to Arizona State University.[1] At Arizona State, Starks competed for the school's NCAA Division I wrestling team alongside former UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez and had a third-place finish in the PAC 10.[2]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

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 7-0 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 against fellow UFC newcomer Dustin Jacoby at UFC 137.[3] He won the fight via unanimous decision (30-27, 30–27, 30–27).

Starks next faced Ed Herman on February 4, 2012, at UFC 143.[4] He lost the fight via submission in the second round.

Starks next faced Yoel Romero on April 20, 2013, at UFC on Fox 7.[5] He lost the fight via KO in the first round and was subsequently released from the promotion.[6]

Bellator MMA

In September 2013, Starks made his debut for Bellator MMA. He faced Joe Yager at Bellator 100 and won the fight via unanimous decision.

Starks faced Kobe Ortiz on September 26, 2014, at Bellator 126.[7] He won the fight via submission in the second round.

World Series of Fighting

Starks made his debut at WSOF 19. He was originally scheduled to face Eddie Arizmendi on the card. However, a last minute card change the day of the event led to Starks facing Jake Heun on the main card. He won the fight via submission in the second round.

Mixed martial arts record

Шаблон:MMArecordbox Шаблон:MMA record start |- |Шаблон:No2Loss |align=center|14–5 |Abdul-Rahman Dzhanaev |Decision (majority) |ACB 74: Aguev vs. Townsend |Шаблон:Dts |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 |Vienna, Austria | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 14–4 | Waylon Quotskuyva | Submission (americana) | Ringside Unified Fighting 22 | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:35 | Maricopa, Arizona, United States |Won the RUF Light Heavyweight Championship. |- | Шаблон:No2Loss | align=center| 13–4 | Albert Duraev | Submission (rear-naked choke) |ACB 67: Cooper vs. Berkhamov | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 2 | align=center| 2:34 | Grozny, Russia | |- | Шаблон:No2Loss | align=center| 13–3 | David Branch | Decision (unanimous) | WSOF 30 | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 5 | align=center| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Шаблон:Small |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 13–2 | Krasimir Mladenov | Decision (unanimous) | WSOF 23 | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 12–2 | Mike Kyle | Decision (unanimous) | WSOF 22 | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Шаблон:Small |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 11–2 | Jake Heun | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | WSOF 19 | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 2 | align=center| 4:11 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Шаблон:Small |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 10–2 | Kobe Ortiz | Technical submission (guillotine choke) | Bellator 126 | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 2 | align=center| 0:52 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 9–2 | Joe Yager | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 100 | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |- | Шаблон:No2Loss | align=center| 8–2 | Yoel Romero | KO (flying knee and punches) | UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:32 | San Jose, California, United States | |- | Шаблон:No2Loss | align=center| 8–1 | Ed Herman | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 143 | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 2 | align=center| 1:43 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 8–0 | Dustin Jacoby | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 137 | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 7–0 | Artenas Young | Decision (unanimous) | Shark Fights 20 | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Laughlin, Nevada, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 6–0 | Rudy Aguilar | TKO (punches) | Rage in the Cage 152 | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:42 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 5–0 | Roe Harris | KO (punch) | Rage in the Cage 151 | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:59 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 4–0 | Tony Johnson | Decision (unanimous) | MEZ Sports: Pandemonium 4 | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Riverside, California, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 3–0 | Mike Heidenreich | TKO (punches) | Rage in the Cage 144 | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:23 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 2–0 | Reyes Ortiz | Decision (split) | Rage in the Cage 139 | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 1–0 | Chad Menneke | Submission (americana) | Rage in the Cage 138 | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 2 | align=center| 1:35 | Mesa, Arizona, United States | Шаблон:End

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