Daniel Straus
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Kill Cliff FC
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Daniel Straus makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
657-400-7
.622 win rate
Winning-record opponents
30 of 34
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
36
34 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 36 bouts · 13 promotions · wins by 7 KO · 4 sub · 15 decBellator · BFC · XFO · NAAFS · ICF +8
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Keith Richardson22-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:54 | XMMA 3 | Oct 23, 2021 |
| L | Derek Campos20-16 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Sep 7, 2019 |
| W | Shane Kruchten12-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:53 | Bellator | Mar 29, 2019 |
| L | Emmanuel Sanchez24-12 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R3 | 1:36 | Bellator | Oct 6, 2017 |
| L | Patricio Freire37-9 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 0:37 | Bellator | Apr 21, 2017 |
| W | Patricio Freire37-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | Bellator | Nov 6, 2015 |
| W | Henry Corrales21-8 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 3:47 | Bellator | Jun 19, 2015 |
| L | Patricio Freire37-9 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R4 | 4:49 | Bellator | Jan 16, 2015 |
| W | Justin Wilcox14-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:50 | Bellator | Oct 3, 2014 |
| L | Pat Curran23-9 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R5 | 4:46 | Bellator | Mar 14, 2014 |
| W | Pat Curran23-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | Bellator | Nov 2, 2013 |
| W | Alvin Robinson15-9 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:51 | BFC | Oct 26, 2012 |
| W | Marlon Sandro29-7-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BFC | May 11, 2012 |
| W | Mike Corey13-3-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BFC | Apr 13, 2012 |
| W | Jeremy Spoon21-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BFC | Mar 9, 2012 |
| W | Jason Dent22-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | NAAFS | Oct 15, 2011 |
| L | Patricio Freire37-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BFC | May 21, 2011 |
| W | Kenny Foster12-13 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R3 | 3:48 | BFC | Apr 16, 2011 |
| W | Nazareno Malegarie29-6-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BFC | Mar 19, 2011 |
| W | Karen Darabedyan14-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SF 13 | Sep 11, 2010 |
| W | Joe Pearson45-31-1 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R2 | 4:04 | XFO 36 | Aug 14, 2010 |
| W | Chad Hinton9-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BFC | Jun 24, 2010 |
| W | Travis Perzynski22-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ICE 45 | Mar 13, 2010 |
| W | Frank Caraballo15-11 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R5 | 3:57 | NAAFS | Feb 20, 2010 |
| W | Gideon Ray17-15-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | XFO | Jan 23, 2010 |
| W | Joe Heiland9-3-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | NAAFS | Dec 5, 2009 |
| W | Patrick Ferm | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 1:50 | XFO | Oct 10, 2009 |
| W | Tim Troxell8-5 | KO/TKO | Elbows and Punches | R1 | 3:51 | Xtreme Caged Combat | Oct 3, 2009 |
| W | Mitch Lyons | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:13 | Indiana Xtreme Fighting 1 | Jun 26, 2009 |
| L | Pat Curran23-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:31 | XFO | Apr 17, 2009 |
| W | Mike Baskis4-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ICF | Apr 11, 2009 |
| W | Lester Caslow15-11 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Extreme Challenge | Mar 28, 2009 |
| W | Tim Cook2-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:11 | ICF | Mar 14, 2009 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | MMA Big Show | Mar 7, 2009 | |
| W | David Silva1-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | XFO | Feb 27, 2009 |
| L | Jay Ellis17-112 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:46 | XFO | Feb 7, 2009 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
2-0across 2 amateur bouts · 1 promotionICF
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Jeremy Pender19-15 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R3 | 1:25 | ICF | Oct 25, 2008 |
| W | Mike Allison | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:10 | ICF | Aug 30, 2008 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.