Darren Daniel
UFC DebutNickname“Double D”
Record
Streak
L2
- Fighting out of
- Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Born
- South Africa
- Camp
- FightFit Militia
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 6'1" · 185 cm
Before the UFC
Darren Daniel 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
42-17
.712 win rate
Winning-record opponents
3 of 4
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
6
4 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 6 bouts · 3 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 1 subEFC Africa · EFC · AOW 10
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:50 | EFC | Feb 21, 2015 | |
| L | Jeremy Smith9-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | EFC Africa | Nov 23, 2012 |
| W | Tyron Rightford | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:02 | EFC Africa | Jul 27, 2012 |
| W | Dallas Jakobi | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:53 | EFC Africa | Aug 5, 2010 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | EFC Africa | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| L | Jinwen Liu5-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 6:43 | AOW 10 | Dec 23, 2007 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.