Daron Cruickshank

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Daron Cruickshank

Nickname“The Detroit Superstar”

Record

23-14, 1 NC

Streak

L1

Age

41

Date of birth

Jun 11, 1985

Fighting out of: Wayne, Michigan
Born: United States
Camp: Michigan Top Team
Weight class: Lightweight
Height: 5'8" · 173 cm
Reach: 72" · 183 cm
Stance: Switch
Last fight: Jan 17, 2016
Cut risk: 62%

UFC fight history

ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent

Paul Felder

Lightweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R3 · 3:56

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

Rear Naked Choke

UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz

James Krause

Lightweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R1 · 1:27

UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II · Jul 25, 2015

Rear Naked Choke

UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II

Beneil Dariush

Lightweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R2 · 2:38

UFC 185: Pettis vs. Dos Anjos · Mar 14, 2015

Rear Naked Choke

UFC 185: Pettis vs. Dos Anjos

KJ Noons

Lightweight · No Contest · R2 · 0:25

The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale · Dec 12, 2014

The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale

Anthony Njokuani

Anthony Njokuani

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine · Oct 4, 2014

UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine

Jorge Masvidal

#14Jorge Masvidal

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC on FOX: Lawler vs. Brown · Jul 26, 2014

UFC on FOX: Lawler vs. Brown

Erik Koch

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Kick to Head At Distance · R1 · 3:21

UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva · May 10, 2014

Kick to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva

Mike Rio

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Kick to Head At Distance Wheel Kick · R2 · 4:56

UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Thomson · Jan 25, 2014

Kick to Head At Distance Wheel Kick

UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Thomson

Adriano Martins

Adriano Martins

Lightweight · Submission · Straight Armbar From Half Guard · R2 · 2:49

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 2 · Nov 9, 2013

Straight Armbar From Half Guard

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 2

Yves Edwards

Lightweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Moraga · Jul 27, 2013

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Moraga

John Makdessi

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz · Mar 16, 2013

UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz

Henry Martinez

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Kick to Head At Distance · R2 · 2:57

UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Diaz · Dec 8, 2012

Kick to Head At Distance

UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Diaz

Chris Tickle

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale · Jun 1, 2012

The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale

Outside the UFC

17-8across 25 bouts · 13 promotions · wins by 11 KO · 2 sub · 4 decRIZIN · KOTC · XFC 45 · TAURA MMA · Bellator +8

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
L	Guilherme Faria19-10	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	XFC 45	Aug 6, 2021
W	Deivison Francisco Ribeiro27-13	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	TAURA MMA	Oct 30, 2020
L	Goiti Yamauchi31-7	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	3:11	Bellator	Dec 29, 2019
L	Tofiq Musayev23-6	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	RIZIN	Jun 2, 2019
L	Damien Brown19-13	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	4:10	RIZIN	Dec 31, 2018
W	Diego Brandao31-21	KO/TKO	Flying Knee	R2	0:17	RIZIN	Sep 30, 2018
W	Tom Santos12-19	KO/TKO	Submission to Elbows	R3	4:13	RIZIN	Jul 29, 2018
W	Koshi Matsumoto24-15-2	KO/TKO	Head Kick	R1	3:52	RIZIN	May 6, 2018
W	Alexander Trevino9-10	KO/TKO	Head Kick and Punches	R1	2:02	KOP 58	Sep 30, 2017
L	Yusuke Yachi29-16	KO/TKO	Punch	R1	5:12	RIZIN	Apr 16, 2017
L	Satoru Kitaoka45-29-10	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	8:19	RIZIN	Dec 29, 2016
W	Andy Souwer2-3	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	4:09	RIZIN	Sep 25, 2016
W	Shinji Sasaki20-15-3	KO/TKO	Soccer Kicks	R1	4:36	RIZIN	Apr 17, 2016
W	Jesse Gross10-7	KO/TKO	Punches and Elbows	R1	1:39	SFS 3	Dec 3, 2011
W	Mike Ricci11-5	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	Ringside MMA 12	Oct 21, 2011
W	Brad Cardinal17-9	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	4:35	SITH	Jun 17, 2011
W	Tiawan Howard11-12	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	BUCB	Apr 9, 2011
L	Luis Palomino27-17	KO/TKO	Head Kick and Punches	R1	3:52	G-Force Fights	Feb 26, 2011
W	Anthony Smith0-12	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:52	KOTC	Sep 11, 2010
L	King Green35-17-1	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R2	2:39	KOTC	Aug 13, 2010
W	Jason Holmes8-2	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	KOTC	Apr 16, 2010
W	Raul Mandez0-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:19	KOTC	Mar 13, 2010
W	Dominic Deshazor0-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:25	XCC 46	Mar 6, 2010
W	Brett Biederman1-4	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	2:58	XCC 38	Jan 16, 2010
W	Ricky Stettner2-3	KO/TKO	Spinning Backfist	R1	2:23	KOTC	Oct 10, 2009

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Career striking

OverallC54th

38%358 / 942

Striking accuracy

57%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min-0.10 differential

Landed2.88

Absorbed2.98

59%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

-5%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head57%42nd205
Body28%62nd99
Leg15%49th54

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

71%Standing

Standing71%254
Clinch17%61
Ground12%43

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Daron Cruickshank

Daron Cruickshank

Landed per 15

Head

D

39th

24.2

39th

Body

B

65th

11.7

65th

Leg

C

47th

6.4

47th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

B

65th

24.7

65th

Body

C

49th

9.7

49th

Leg

D

30th

10.2

30th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	24.2	205	700	29%
Body	11.7	99	174	57%
Leg	6.4	54	68	79%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	24.7	209	653	32%
Body	9.7	82	124	66%
Leg	10.2	86	103	83%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Daron Cruickshank

Daron Cruickshank

12 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 127 min

80%

R3 pace · 6 bouts

Cruickshank fades (-13% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Cruickshank drops to 80% of round-1 output by round 3 (6 bouts).

Daron Cruickshank

Cruickshank ▼ FADESOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

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Cruickshanklanded / min

Takedown attempts

Daron Cruickshank

Cruickshankattempts / min

Control time

Daron Cruickshank

Cruickshank% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	4.7	3.4	2.7	0.24	14%	12
R2	4.3	2.7	2.7	0.35	12%	10
R3	3.6	1.9	3.8	0.41	12%	6

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Daron Cruickshank

Daron Cruickshank

13 resolved UFC bouts · 1 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

36/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

C

53rd

33%

53rd

Win quality

C

42nd

37%

42nd

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

1

2

1

2

1

2

4

Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Ranked 6–15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Cross-div rankedRanked #1–#15 in another division at the time
Contender-level8+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.55 win rate
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Top-5	1	0-1	0%
Ranked 6–15	2	0-2	0%
Cross-div ranked	1	1-0	100%
Contender-level	2	0-2	0%
Established	1	1-0	100%
Building	2	0-1, 1 NC	0%
Unproven	4	4-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Paul Felder	Ranked 6–15	55	Jan 17, 2016
L	James Krause	Contender-level	36	Jul 25, 2015
L	Beneil Dariush	Top-5	61	Mar 14, 2015
NC	KJ Noons	Building	18	Dec 12, 2014
W	Anthony Njokuani	Unproven	12	Oct 4, 2014
L	Jorge Masvidal#14	Ranked 6–15	65	Jul 26, 2014
W	Erik Koch	Cross-div ranked	45	May 10, 2014
W	Mike Rio	Unproven	8	Jan 25, 2014
L	Adriano Martins	Building	15	Nov 9, 2013
W	Yves Edwards	Established	35	Jul 27, 2013
L	John Makdessi	Contender-level	36	Mar 16, 2013
W	Henry Martinez	Unproven	8	Dec 8, 2012
W	Chris Tickle	Unproven	8	Jun 1, 2012

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.