Paul Felder vs Daron Cruickshank

Daron Cruickshank

6-6

UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz · Jan 17, 2016 · Lightweight · Completed

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Age 42

Height 5' 11"

Reach 70.0"

Weight 155 lbs.

Stance Orthodox

UFC SD

Age 40

Height 5' 8"

Reach 72.0"

Weight 155 lbs.

Stance Switch

UFC SD

Career Averages - Paul Felder

3.7 SLpM

44.0% Str. Acc.

3.44 SApM

48.0% Str. Def.

0.29 TD Avg

28.0% TD Acc.

64.0% TD Def.

0.2 Sub. Avg

Career Averages - Daron Cruickshank

2.88 SLpM

38.0% Str. Acc.

2.98 SApM

57.0% Str. Def.

2.04 TD Avg

41.0% TD Acc.

60.0% TD Def.

0.2 Sub. Avg

Paul Felder - Fight History

LOSS vs Rafael dos Anjos

Decision (split) (47–48, 50–45, 50–45) R5 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos · Nov 14, 2020

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Rafael dos Anjos	0	98 of 190	51%	134 of 226	1 of 2	50%	0	0	1:40
Paul Felder	0	92 of 162	56%	155 of 231	6 of 22	27%	0	0	14:15

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Rafael dos Anjos	17 of 45	37%	17 of 45	0 of 1	0%	0:13
1	Paul Felder	22 of 34	64%	27 of 41	1 of 4	25%	2:06
2	Rafael dos Anjos	29 of 46	63%	35 of 52	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Paul Felder	27 of 47	57%	31 of 51	1 of 4	25%	2:43
3	Rafael dos Anjos	12 of 21	57%	21 of 30	0 of 0	---	0:38
3	Paul Felder	13 of 18	72%	28 of 35	2 of 4	50%	3:17
4	Rafael dos Anjos	26 of 55	47%	39 of 68	1 of 1	100%	0:49
4	Paul Felder	19 of 41	46%	34 of 57	0 of 3	0%	1:54
5	Rafael dos Anjos	14 of 23	60%	22 of 31	0 of 0	---	0:00
5	Paul Felder	11 of 22	50%	35 of 47	2 of 7	28%	4:15

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Rafael dos Anjos	98 of 190	51%	64 of 147	20 of 29	14 of 14	76 of 161	21 of 28	1 of 1
Paul Felder	92 of 162	56%	53 of 113	35 of 45	4 of 4	61 of 125	26 of 29	5 of 8

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Rafael dos Anjos	17 of 45	37%	8 of 33	5 of 8	4 of 4	16 of 43	1 of 2	0 of 0
1	Paul Felder	22 of 34	64%	13 of 24	9 of 10	0 of 0	17 of 28	5 of 6	0 of 0
2	Rafael dos Anjos	29 of 46	63%	23 of 38	3 of 5	3 of 3	22 of 38	7 of 8	0 of 0
2	Paul Felder	27 of 47	57%	19 of 36	7 of 10	1 of 1	21 of 40	6 of 7	0 of 0
3	Rafael dos Anjos	12 of 21	57%	5 of 11	3 of 6	4 of 4	8 of 13	4 of 8	0 of 0
3	Paul Felder	13 of 18	72%	7 of 10	5 of 7	1 of 1	8 of 13	5 of 5	0 of 0
4	Rafael dos Anjos	26 of 55	47%	20 of 48	5 of 6	1 of 1	20 of 48	6 of 7	0 of 0
4	Paul Felder	19 of 41	46%	7 of 26	11 of 14	1 of 1	10 of 30	8 of 9	1 of 2
5	Rafael dos Anjos	14 of 23	60%	8 of 17	4 of 4	2 of 2	10 of 19	3 of 3	1 of 1
5	Paul Felder	11 of 22	50%	7 of 17	3 of 4	1 of 1	5 of 14	2 of 2	4 of 6

Big Brady Expert Confident picked Nov 12, 2020 (2 days before fight)

Rafael dos Anjos

Big Brady picks RDA because he had a full camp training for Islam Makhachev, which should help his wrestling and grappling against Felder, who took the fight on five days' notice. He notes RDA is the more technical striker with higher output, and Felder is dangerous but RDA has a solid chin. He expects RDA to mix in takedowns and grind out a decision, possibly a late finish.

RDA decision prop mentioned as a potential look; RDA as a parlay piece considered

"i'm gonna take rda to get it done um you know grind out paul felder to a decision i wouldn't be surprised if there's a late finish"

DFS by the Numbers

Daniel Levi Expert Confident picked Nov 13, 2020 (1 day before fight)

Rafael dos Anjos

Daniel picks dos Anjos because he believes Felder's timing will be off due to lack of sparring and wrestling preparation on short notice. He notes dos Anjos has been training for a five-round fight against Islam Makhachev and is motivated dropping back to 155. He also points out that Felder historically struggles with volume and that dos Anjos can mix in takedowns, referencing Edson Barboza taking Felder down. He acknowledges Felder's durability and power but thinks dos Anjos will outwork him.

"i'm gonna roll with rafael dos anos as well"

Half the Battle

MMA Lock of the Night Expert Confident picked Nov 10, 2020 (4 days before fight)

Rafael dos Anjos

The host favors Rafael dos Anjos due to his experience in five-round fights, having gone to the fourth round or later in seven of his last nine five-round bouts. He believes dos Anjos's aggressive striking, leg kicks, and superior jiu-jitsu will overwhelm Paul Felder, who is taking the fight on six days' notice and has only one five-round fight experience. The host notes Felder's durability but expects dos Anjos to win via decision, possibly mixing in takedowns and ground control.

Host mentions dos Anjos via submission as a possibility but leans toward decision; also notes odds around -150 and says he might take a play on dos Anjos if the line sticks.

"i love dosanus here i think he gets ... i'm going to go with the safe side and i'll say dosan used to win this fight via decision"

MMA Lock of the Night

The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked Nov 10, 2020 (4 days before fight)

Rafael dos Anjos

The MMA Guru picks Rafael dos Anjos, citing Felder's short notice and difficult weight cut as major disadvantages. He believes dos Anjos will invest in body and leg kicks early, then finish Felder by exhaustion in the later rounds. He notes that dos Anjos has been training for this fight and is not a big lightweight, while Felder's reach advantage is neutralized by dos Anjos' similar reach. He also mentions that dos Anjos will be more confident on the feet without facing a wrestler.

Finish by exhaustion TKO in round 4 or 5; mentions dos Anjos has similar reach to Felder; notes Felder's terrible weight cuts even on full camp

"I'm gonna go with Rafael dos Anjos chewing up his legs, chewing up his body for three rounds, eventually getting himself a finish in the fourth or fifth or running away with an easy decision."

THE MMA GURU

LOSS vs Dan Hooker

Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 48–47) R5 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker · Feb 23, 2020

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Dan Hooker	0	110 of 230	47%	119 of 243	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:03
Paul Felder	0	122 of 221	55%	133 of 234	1 of 5	20%	0	0	5:05

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Dan Hooker	16 of 42	38%	17 of 43	0 of 0	---	0:03
1	Paul Felder	24 of 46	52%	25 of 47	0 of 0	---	0:23
2	Dan Hooker	26 of 48	54%	27 of 50	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Paul Felder	26 of 43	60%	27 of 44	0 of 0	---	0:58
3	Dan Hooker	28 of 57	49%	28 of 57	0 of 1	0%	0:00
3	Paul Felder	39 of 63	61%	39 of 63	0 of 0	---	0:22
4	Dan Hooker	25 of 47	53%	27 of 49	0 of 0	---	0:00
4	Paul Felder	15 of 36	41%	18 of 39	0 of 2	0%	1:50
5	Dan Hooker	15 of 36	41%	20 of 44	0 of 0	---	0:00
5	Paul Felder	18 of 33	54%	24 of 41	1 of 3	33%	1:32

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Dan Hooker	110 of 230	47%	64 of 170	19 of 26	27 of 34	105 of 218	5 of 12	0 of 0
Paul Felder	122 of 221	55%	72 of 161	10 of 13	40 of 47	120 of 217	2 of 4	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Dan Hooker	16 of 42	38%	5 of 25	6 of 9	5 of 8	15 of 41	1 of 1	0 of 0
1	Paul Felder	24 of 46	52%	7 of 25	2 of 2	15 of 19	24 of 46	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Dan Hooker	26 of 48	54%	10 of 29	6 of 8	10 of 11	25 of 45	1 of 3	0 of 0
2	Paul Felder	26 of 43	60%	15 of 30	3 of 4	8 of 9	26 of 43	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Dan Hooker	28 of 57	49%	14 of 39	7 of 8	7 of 10	27 of 51	1 of 6	0 of 0
3	Paul Felder	39 of 63	61%	29 of 50	3 of 5	7 of 8	38 of 61	1 of 2	0 of 0
4	Dan Hooker	25 of 47	53%	22 of 44	0 of 0	3 of 3	23 of 45	2 of 2	0 of 0
4	Paul Felder	15 of 36	41%	8 of 29	2 of 2	5 of 5	15 of 35	0 of 1	0 of 0
5	Dan Hooker	15 of 36	41%	13 of 33	0 of 1	2 of 2	15 of 36	0 of 0	0 of 0
5	Paul Felder	18 of 33	54%	13 of 27	0 of 0	5 of 6	17 of 32	1 of 1	0 of 0

Daniel Levi Expert Confident picked Feb 21, 2020 (2 days before fight)

Paul Felder

Daniel Levi picks Paul Felder to win, citing Felder's durability (never knocked out), better technique throughout the fight, and ability to handle five rounds. He believes Felder's calf kicks and pressure will be key, and that Hooker's confidence from recent wins is overblown. Levi expects Felder to get a late knockout or win a decision, possibly 48-47.

"I just feel like Paul Felder is the better fighter, the tougher fighter, the fighter that's more durable for this war."

Half the Battle

The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked Feb 14, 2020 (9 days before fight)

Dan Hooker

The host picks Dan Hooker, believing he will win the first three rounds and possibly the fourth, though he worries about the new judging emphasis on later rounds. He cites Hooker's reach advantage, technical striking, and improvement, while noting Felder lacks power despite his size and has a one-dimensional game plan. He expects Hooker to use leg kicks, jabs, and body work to secure a unanimous decision.

unanimous decision

"I'm going with down hooker more versatile pool fellas got one game plan and if it doesn't work he's kind of [__] weighed forward and fro shots Dan hookers too technical for that"

THE MMA GURU

WIN vs Edson Barboza

Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier · Sep 07, 2019

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Paul Felder	0	60 of 114	52%	77 of 133	1 of 3	33%	0	0	1:50
Edson Barboza	0	56 of 154	36%	75 of 174	0 of 2	0%	0	0	2:03

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Paul Felder	24 of 54	44%	24 of 54	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Edson Barboza	13 of 51	25%	16 of 54	0 of 0	---	0:45
2	Paul Felder	21 of 34	61%	37 of 52	1 of 1	100%	1:29
2	Edson Barboza	20 of 46	43%	31 of 57	0 of 2	0%	0:45
3	Paul Felder	15 of 26	57%	16 of 27	0 of 2	0%	0:21
3	Edson Barboza	23 of 57	40%	28 of 63	0 of 0	---	0:33

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Paul Felder	60 of 114	52%	27 of 74	19 of 24	14 of 16	55 of 109	0 of 0	5 of 5
Edson Barboza	56 of 154	36%	41 of 137	9 of 10	6 of 7	51 of 147	1 of 1	4 of 6

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Paul Felder	24 of 54	44%	10 of 35	7 of 11	7 of 8	24 of 54	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Edson Barboza	13 of 51	25%	9 of 46	2 of 3	2 of 2	12 of 50	1 of 1	0 of 0
2	Paul Felder	21 of 34	61%	10 of 21	6 of 7	5 of 6	16 of 29	0 of 0	5 of 5
2	Edson Barboza	20 of 46	43%	13 of 39	4 of 4	3 of 3	16 of 40	0 of 0	4 of 6
3	Paul Felder	15 of 26	57%	7 of 18	6 of 6	2 of 2	15 of 26	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Edson Barboza	23 of 57	40%	19 of 52	3 of 3	1 of 2	23 of 57	0 of 0	0 of 0

WIN vs James Vick

Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Velasquez · Feb 17, 2019

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Paul Felder	0	61 of 121	50%	69 of 129	0 of 0	---	0	0	2:14
James Vick	0	55 of 119	46%	70 of 134	0 of 0	---	0	0	1:13

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Paul Felder	22 of 49	44%	23 of 50	0 of 0	---	0:03
1	James Vick	20 of 47	42%	21 of 48	0 of 0	---	0:31
2	Paul Felder	19 of 31	61%	20 of 32	0 of 0	---	1:39
2	James Vick	12 of 32	37%	23 of 43	0 of 0	---	0:03
3	Paul Felder	20 of 41	48%	26 of 47	0 of 0	---	0:32
3	James Vick	23 of 40	57%	26 of 43	0 of 0	---	0:39

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Paul Felder	61 of 121	50%	24 of 75	16 of 21	21 of 25	57 of 112	4 of 9	0 of 0
James Vick	55 of 119	46%	31 of 79	4 of 8	20 of 32	48 of 109	7 of 10	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Paul Felder	22 of 49	44%	9 of 34	5 of 6	8 of 9	22 of 47	0 of 2	0 of 0
1	James Vick	20 of 47	42%	12 of 36	0 of 0	8 of 11	18 of 45	2 of 2	0 of 0
2	Paul Felder	19 of 31	61%	7 of 15	6 of 9	6 of 7	15 of 24	4 of 7	0 of 0
2	James Vick	12 of 32	37%	7 of 20	2 of 5	3 of 7	10 of 30	2 of 2	0 of 0
3	Paul Felder	20 of 41	48%	8 of 26	5 of 6	7 of 9	20 of 41	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	James Vick	23 of 40	57%	12 of 23	2 of 3	9 of 14	20 of 34	3 of 6	0 of 0

LOSS vs Mike Perry

Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier · Jul 07, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Mike Perry	0	56 of 120	46%	64 of 128	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:45
Paul Felder	0	62 of 110	56%	66 of 114	2 of 3	66%	0	0	3:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Mike Perry	22 of 41	53%	27 of 46	0 of 1	0%	0:45
1	Paul Felder	23 of 44	52%	24 of 45	0 of 0	---	0:21
2	Mike Perry	12 of 34	35%	12 of 34	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Paul Felder	17 of 22	77%	18 of 23	2 of 2	100%	1:41
3	Mike Perry	22 of 45	48%	25 of 48	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Paul Felder	22 of 44	50%	24 of 46	0 of 1	0%	0:58

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Mike Perry	56 of 120	46%	27 of 79	16 of 24	13 of 17	48 of 110	7 of 9	1 of 1
Paul Felder	62 of 110	56%	34 of 78	15 of 18	13 of 14	42 of 86	17 of 21	3 of 3

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Mike Perry	22 of 41	53%	11 of 27	5 of 7	6 of 7	19 of 37	3 of 4	0 of 0
1	Paul Felder	23 of 44	52%	11 of 30	6 of 8	6 of 6	15 of 32	8 of 12	0 of 0
2	Mike Perry	12 of 34	35%	6 of 20	2 of 7	4 of 7	11 of 32	1 of 2	0 of 0
2	Paul Felder	17 of 22	77%	10 of 15	6 of 6	1 of 1	9 of 14	5 of 5	3 of 3
3	Mike Perry	22 of 45	48%	10 of 32	9 of 10	3 of 3	18 of 41	3 of 3	1 of 1
3	Paul Felder	22 of 44	50%	13 of 33	3 of 4	6 of 7	18 of 40	4 of 4	0 of 0

WIN vs Charles Oliveira

TKO (elbows) R2 4:06 · UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 · Dec 02, 2017

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Paul Felder	0	6 of 13	46%	12 of 20	2 of 3	66%	2	1	2:51
Charles Oliveira	0	31 of 46	67%	37 of 52	0 of 0	---	0	0	4:52

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Paul Felder	5 of 9	55%	5 of 10	2 of 3	66%	2	0	2:17
1	Charles Oliveira	14 of 22	63%	16 of 24	0 of 0	---	0	0	1:54
2	Paul Felder	1 of 4	25%	7 of 10	0 of 0	---	0	1	0:34
2	Charles Oliveira	17 of 24	70%	21 of 28	0 of 0	---	0	0	2:58

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Paul Felder	6 of 13	46%	3 of 8	0 of 1	3 of 4	3 of 5	1 of 2	2 of 6
Charles Oliveira	31 of 46	67%	26 of 40	4 of 5	1 of 1	1 of 4	4 of 4	26 of 38

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Paul Felder	5 of 9	55%	2 of 6	0 of 0	3 of 3	3 of 3	0 of 1	2 of 5
1	Charles Oliveira	14 of 22	63%	12 of 19	2 of 3	0 of 0	1 of 4	0 of 0	13 of 18
2	Paul Felder	1 of 4	25%	1 of 2	0 of 1	0 of 1	0 of 2	1 of 1	0 of 1
2	Charles Oliveira	17 of 24	70%	14 of 21	2 of 2	1 of 1	0 of 0	4 of 4	13 of 20

WIN vs Stevie Ray

KO (elbows) R1 3:57 · UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio · Jul 16, 2017

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Paul Felder	0	5 of 9	55%	11 of 15	0 of 1	0%	0	0	1:45
Stevie Ray	1	23 of 35	65%	28 of 41	0 of 0	---	0	0	1:05

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Paul Felder	0	5 of 9	55%	11 of 15	0 of 1	0%	0	0	1:45
1	Stevie Ray	1	23 of 35	65%	28 of 41	0 of 0	---	0	0	1:05

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Paul Felder	5 of 9	55%	2 of 6	2 of 2	1 of 1	2 of 4	3 of 5	0 of 0
Stevie Ray	23 of 35	65%	14 of 24	7 of 9	2 of 2	4 of 7	7 of 10	12 of 18

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Paul Felder	5 of 9	55%	2 of 6	2 of 2	1 of 1	2 of 4	3 of 5	0 of 0
1	Stevie Ray	23 of 35	65%	14 of 24	7 of 9	2 of 2	4 of 7	7 of 10	12 of 18

WIN vs Alex Ricci

TKO (elbow and punches) R1 4:44 · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne · Feb 19, 2017

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Paul Felder	1	23 of 71	32%	23 of 71	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:03
Alex Ricci	0	21 of 59	35%	21 of 59	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Paul Felder	1	23 of 71	32%	23 of 71	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:03
1	Alex Ricci	0	21 of 59	35%	21 of 59	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Paul Felder	23 of 71	32%	14 of 57	4 of 7	5 of 7	23 of 66	0 of 1	0 of 4
Alex Ricci	21 of 59	35%	12 of 41	3 of 10	6 of 8	21 of 59	0 of 0	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Paul Felder	23 of 71	32%	14 of 57	4 of 7	5 of 7	23 of 66	0 of 1	0 of 4
1	Alex Ricci	21 of 59	35%	12 of 41	3 of 10	6 of 8	21 of 59	0 of 0	0 of 0

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Daron Cruickshank - Fight History

LOSS vs Paul Felder

Submission (rear-naked choke) R3 3:56 · UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz · Jan 17, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Paul Felder	0	46 of 87	52%	69 of 110	2 of 4	50%	3	0	6:09
Daron Cruickshank	0	32 of 58	55%	54 of 82	3 of 8	37%	0	0	2:57

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	Paul Felder	14 of 32	43%	17 of 35	0 of 1	0%	1	0:35
1	Daron Cruickshank	18 of 33	54%	25 of 42	1 of 2	50%	0	1:52
2	Paul Felder	15 of 33	45%	24 of 42	0 of 0	---	1	2:06
2	Daron Cruickshank	12 of 20	60%	22 of 30	2 of 4	50%	0	1:05
3	Paul Felder	17 of 22	77%	28 of 33	2 of 3	66%	1	3:28
3	Daron Cruickshank	2 of 5	40%	7 of 10	0 of 2	0%	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Paul Felder	46 of 87	52%	32 of 68	8 of 12	6 of 7	11 of 37	14 of 25	21 of 25
Daron Cruickshank	32 of 58	55%	18 of 39	11 of 15	3 of 4	22 of 41	9 of 15	1 of 2

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Paul Felder	14 of 32	43%	8 of 22	2 of 5	4 of 5	8 of 21	5 of 9	1 of 2
1	Daron Cruickshank	18 of 33	54%	8 of 20	7 of 10	3 of 3	14 of 23	3 of 8	1 of 2
2	Paul Felder	15 of 33	45%	10 of 27	4 of 5	1 of 1	2 of 13	4 of 9	9 of 11
2	Daron Cruickshank	12 of 20	60%	9 of 15	3 of 4	0 of 1	7 of 14	5 of 6	0 of 0
3	Paul Felder	17 of 22	77%	14 of 19	2 of 2	1 of 1	1 of 3	5 of 7	11 of 12
3	Daron Cruickshank	2 of 5	40%	1 of 4	1 of 1	0 of 0	1 of 4	1 of 1	0 of 0

LOSS vs James Krause

Submission (rear-naked choke) R1 1:27 · UFC on Fox: Dillashaw vs. Barao 2 · Jul 25, 2015

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
James Krause	0	6 of 19	31%	6 of 19	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:03
Daron Cruickshank	0	10 of 15	66%	10 of 15	1 of 1	100%	1	0	0:10

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	James Krause	0	6 of 19	31%	6 of 19	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:03
1	Daron Cruickshank	0	10 of 15	66%	10 of 15	1 of 1	100%	1	0	0:10

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
James Krause	6 of 19	31%	3 of 15	3 of 4	0 of 0	5 of 18	1 of 1	0 of 0
Daron Cruickshank	10 of 15	66%	5 of 10	3 of 3	2 of 2	9 of 14	1 of 1	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	James Krause	6 of 19	31%	3 of 15	3 of 4	0 of 0	5 of 18	1 of 1	0 of 0
1	Daron Cruickshank	10 of 15	66%	5 of 10	3 of 3	2 of 2	9 of 14	1 of 1	0 of 0

LOSS vs Beneil Dariush

Submission (rear-naked choke) R2 2:48 · UFC 185: Pettis vs. dos Anjos · Mar 14, 2015

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Beneil Dariush	0	17 of 43	39%	18 of 44	0 of 5	0%	0	0	0:23
Daron Cruickshank	0	27 of 51	52%	30 of 54	1 of 1	100%	2	0	2:09

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	Beneil Dariush	13 of 31	41%	13 of 31	0 of 2	0%	0	0:01
1	Daron Cruickshank	21 of 41	51%	23 of 43	1 of 1	100%	1	0:50
2	Beneil Dariush	4 of 12	33%	5 of 13	0 of 3	0%	0	0:22
2	Daron Cruickshank	6 of 10	60%	7 of 11	0 of 0	---	1	1:19

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Beneil Dariush	17 of 43	39%	10 of 31	2 of 6	5 of 6	11 of 35	6 of 8	0 of 0
Daron Cruickshank	27 of 51	52%	13 of 35	11 of 13	3 of 3	18 of 38	2 of 5	7 of 8

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Beneil Dariush	13 of 31	41%	7 of 21	2 of 6	4 of 4	10 of 28	3 of 3	0 of 0
1	Daron Cruickshank	21 of 41	51%	10 of 29	8 of 9	3 of 3	14 of 31	1 of 3	6 of 7
2	Beneil Dariush	4 of 12	33%	3 of 10	0 of 0	1 of 2	1 of 7	3 of 5	0 of 0
2	Daron Cruickshank	6 of 10	60%	3 of 6	3 of 4	0 of 0	4 of 7	1 of 2	1 of 1

Play-by-Play

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Daron Cruickshank vs. Beneil Dariush

Round 1
Kicks comprise much of the clean offense in the first 90 seconds, as both lightweights score to the body. Cruickshank’s hands come alive with a nice combo in the clinch, then Dariush responds with a pair of whipping kicks to the midsection. It’s an even match midway through the first round, and now Cruickshank whips around to graze with a spinning kick to the body. Dariush tries to capitalize, grabbing hold of the turning Cruickshank to try a takedown, but the “Detroit Superstar” defends. Cruickshank lands a nice low kick, answered by another pair of nasty body kicks from Dariush. Down to the final 70 seconds, Dariush scores with a low kick. Cruickshank launches himself into the air with a flying knee, but Dariush grabs hold and whips him to the ground. Heavy elbows connect for Dariush on the ground, and he fishes for a brabo choke in the closing moments. After the horn, Cruickshank indicates to referee Don Turnage that he was elbowed in the back of the head.

Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Dariush
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Dariush
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Dariush

Round 2
Cruickshank absorbs a low kick to grab hold of Dariush and try for a takedown. Dariush defends and lands another elbow, and again Cruickshank complains that the blow was illegal. Cruickshank changes levels for another shot and eats a knee on the way down, then gets turned around. Cruickshank is on his knees with his back to the fence, and Dariush sneaks around the corner to try and jump on the striker’s back. Dariush is riding too high as he attempts an armbar, allowing Cruickshank to sneak out the back door. Cruickshank makes the mistake of shooting for another takedown, and this time Dariush whips around to secure back mount with a body triangle. From there, Dariush applies a rear-naked choke that has Cruickshank tapping out in seconds.

The Official Result
Beneil Dariush def. Daron Cruickshank via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) R2 2:48

LOSS vs K. J. Noons

No Contest (accidental eye poke) R2 0:25 · The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale · Dec 12, 2014

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
K. J. Noons	0	18 of 47	38%	18 of 47	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:02
Daron Cruickshank	0	23 of 59	38%	23 of 59	2 of 3	66%	0	0	0:23

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	K. J. Noons	17 of 40	42%	17 of 40	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Daron Cruickshank	22 of 55	40%	22 of 55	2 of 3	66%	0:23
2	K. J. Noons	1 of 7	14%	1 of 7	0 of 0	---	0:02
2	Daron Cruickshank	1 of 4	25%	1 of 4	0 of 0	---	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
K. J. Noons	18 of 47	38%	9 of 29	0 of 2	9 of 16	17 of 45	1 of 1	0 of 1
Daron Cruickshank	23 of 59	38%	11 of 45	6 of 8	6 of 6	22 of 58	1 of 1	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	K. J. Noons	17 of 40	42%	8 of 22	0 of 2	9 of 16	16 of 39	1 of 1	0 of 0
1	Daron Cruickshank	22 of 55	40%	10 of 41	6 of 8	6 of 6	21 of 54	1 of 1	0 of 0
2	K. J. Noons	1 of 7	14%	1 of 7	0 of 0	0 of 0	1 of 6	0 of 0	0 of 1
2	Daron Cruickshank	1 of 4	25%	1 of 4	0 of 0	0 of 0	1 of 4	0 of 0	0 of 0

WIN vs Anthony Njokuani

Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine · Oct 04, 2014

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Daron Cruickshank	0	42 of 103	40%	54 of 116	6 of 12	50%	0	0	2:55
Anthony Njokuani	0	40 of 91	43%	44 of 95	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Daron Cruickshank	11 of 30	36%	18 of 38	2 of 3	66%	1:18
1	Anthony Njokuani	9 of 25	36%	12 of 28	0 of 1	0%	0:00
2	Daron Cruickshank	15 of 36	41%	16 of 37	3 of 5	60%	0:48
2	Anthony Njokuani	15 of 32	46%	16 of 33	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Daron Cruickshank	16 of 37	43%	20 of 41	1 of 4	25%	0:49
3	Anthony Njokuani	16 of 34	47%	16 of 34	0 of 0	---	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Daron Cruickshank	42 of 103	40%	28 of 79	6 of 14	8 of 10	29 of 86	2 of 4	11 of 13
Anthony Njokuani	40 of 91	43%	10 of 49	10 of 18	20 of 24	38 of 88	2 of 3	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Daron Cruickshank	11 of 30	36%	4 of 19	2 of 5	5 of 6	9 of 26	1 of 1	1 of 3
1	Anthony Njokuani	9 of 25	36%	2 of 14	3 of 5	4 of 6	8 of 24	1 of 1	0 of 0
2	Daron Cruickshank	15 of 36	41%	13 of 30	1 of 4	1 of 2	11 of 32	1 of 1	3 of 3
2	Anthony Njokuani	15 of 32	46%	4 of 20	3 of 4	8 of 8	15 of 31	0 of 1	0 of 0
3	Daron Cruickshank	16 of 37	43%	11 of 30	3 of 5	2 of 2	9 of 28	0 of 2	7 of 7
3	Anthony Njokuani	16 of 34	47%	4 of 15	4 of 9	8 of 10	15 of 33	1 of 1	0 of 0

LOSS vs Jorge Masvidal

Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–27) R3 5:00 · UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. Brown · Jul 26, 2014

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Jorge Masvidal	1	19 of 83	22%	23 of 87	2 of 3	66%	1	0	0:25
Daron Cruickshank	0	51 of 92	55%	99 of 150	2 of 4	50%	2	0	7:29

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	Jorge Masvidal	1	14 of 51	27%	14 of 51	0 of 1	0%	0	0:01
1	Daron Cruickshank	0	23 of 47	48%	23 of 47	1 of 1	100%	0	0:07
2	Jorge Masvidal	0	3 of 11	27%	6 of 14	1 of 1	100%	0	0:14
2	Daron Cruickshank	0	17 of 26	65%	44 of 56	1 of 1	100%	2	4:07
3	Jorge Masvidal	0	2 of 21	9%	3 of 22	1 of 1	100%	1	0:10
3	Daron Cruickshank	0	11 of 19	57%	32 of 47	0 of 2	0%	0	3:15

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Jorge Masvidal	19 of 83	22%	6 of 61	7 of 16	6 of 6	17 of 76	0 of 1	2 of 6
Daron Cruickshank	51 of 92	55%	35 of 69	11 of 13	5 of 10	23 of 50	8 of 9	20 of 33

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Jorge Masvidal	14 of 51	27%	4 of 37	6 of 10	4 of 4	14 of 51	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Daron Cruickshank	23 of 47	48%	13 of 34	8 of 8	2 of 5	18 of 41	5 of 6	0 of 0
2	Jorge Masvidal	3 of 11	27%	2 of 9	0 of 1	1 of 1	1 of 5	0 of 0	2 of 6
2	Daron Cruickshank	17 of 26	65%	13 of 20	3 of 4	1 of 2	3 of 5	0 of 0	14 of 21
3	Jorge Masvidal	2 of 21	9%	0 of 15	1 of 5	1 of 1	2 of 20	0 of 1	0 of 0
3	Daron Cruickshank	11 of 19	57%	9 of 15	0 of 1	2 of 3	2 of 4	3 of 3	6 of 12

WIN vs Erik Koch

TKO (head kick and punches) R1 3:21 · UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva · May 10, 2014

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Daron Cruickshank	0	6 of 21	28%	6 of 21	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
Erik Koch	1	24 of 45	53%	26 of 47	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:13

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Daron Cruickshank	0	6 of 21	28%	6 of 21	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
1	Erik Koch	1	24 of 45	53%	26 of 47	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:13

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Daron Cruickshank	6 of 21	28%	1 of 14	1 of 1	4 of 6	6 of 21	0 of 0	0 of 0
Erik Koch	24 of 45	53%	21 of 36	3 of 7	0 of 2	6 of 22	0 of 0	18 of 23

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Daron Cruickshank	6 of 21	28%	1 of 14	1 of 1	4 of 6	6 of 21	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Erik Koch	24 of 45	53%	21 of 36	3 of 7	0 of 2	6 of 22	0 of 0	18 of 23

WIN vs Mike Rio

TKO (wheel kick and punches) R2 4:56 · UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Thomson · Jan 25, 2014

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Daron Cruickshank	2	46 of 104	44%	51 of 111	1 of 1	100%	1	0	1:27
Mike Rio	0	10 of 38	26%	14 of 42	0 of 2	0%	1	0	0:02

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	Daron Cruickshank	1	18 of 47	38%	23 of 54	0 of 0	---	1	0:18
1	Mike Rio	0	9 of 27	33%	9 of 27	0 of 1	0%	0	0:01
2	Daron Cruickshank	1	28 of 57	49%	28 of 57	1 of 1	100%	0	1:09
2	Mike Rio	0	1 of 11	9%	5 of 15	0 of 1	0%	1	0:01

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Daron Cruickshank	46 of 104	44%	32 of 86	7 of 10	7 of 8	24 of 70	21 of 32	1 of 2
Mike Rio	10 of 38	26%	7 of 32	1 of 4	2 of 2	6 of 27	4 of 11	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Daron Cruickshank	18 of 47	38%	12 of 39	2 of 3	4 of 5	12 of 37	6 of 9	0 of 1
1	Mike Rio	9 of 27	33%	6 of 21	1 of 4	2 of 2	5 of 18	4 of 9	0 of 0
2	Daron Cruickshank	28 of 57	49%	20 of 47	5 of 7	3 of 3	12 of 33	15 of 23	1 of 1
2	Mike Rio	1 of 11	9%	1 of 11	0 of 0	0 of 0	1 of 9	0 of 2	0 of 0

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