Darin Cooley
UFC DebutNickname“Whitey”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Manteca, California
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
Darin Cooley 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
72-42
.632 win rate
Winning-record opponents
5 of 8
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
9
8 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 9 bouts · 9 promotions · wins by 6 subGladiator Challenge · War MMA 1 · Red Canvas · WFC · SFS 1 +4
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Devon Miller0-1 | Submission | Ankle Lock | R1 | 1:40 | Gladiator Challenge | May 21, 2016 |
| L | Cody Gibson21-12 | KO/TKO | Punches and Knee | R3 | 3:46 | War MMA 1 | Jun 22, 2013 |
| L | Submission | Anaconda Choke | R1 | 2:08 | Red Canvas | Oct 27, 2012 | |
| W | Mike Christensen11-8 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 2:39 | WFC | Jan 7, 2012 |
| L | Josh Hill23-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SFS 1 | Jun 10, 2011 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:00 | Global Knockout | Sep 18, 2010 | |
| W | Tim Smartt | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:13 | IFC | Aug 21, 2010 |
| W | Johnny Ver-celes0-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:00 | GKO 4 | Nov 29, 2007 |
| W | Dustin Gillmore0-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 3:16 | GKO 3 | Aug 2, 2007 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.