John Clarke
UFC DebutNickname“Red Velvet”
Record
Streak
W2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- New Haven, Connecticut
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Wai Kru MMA
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 6'3" · 191 cm
Before the UFC
John Clarke 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
40-28-1
.588 win rate
Winning-record opponents
5 of 8
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
10
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 10 bouts · 9 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 4 sub · 1 decFFP · CFX 4 · ICE Fighter · ROC 16 · ROC 15 +4
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Robby Roberts | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 1:42 | CFX 4 | Aug 1, 2009 |
| W | Mandela Kponou11-8-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | ICE Fighter | Apr 10, 2009 |
| L | Ricardo Romero11-3 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R1 | 4:00 | ROC 16 | Oct 26, 2007 |
| W | Sean McCann | Submission | Kneebar | R2 | 2:04 | ROC 15 | Sep 7, 2007 |
| W | Jesse Rebell4-3 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 2:30 | FFP | Apr 13, 2007 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:00 | FFP | Nov 18, 2006 | |
| L | Craig Brown7-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:21 | Freedom Fight | Jan 14, 2006 |
| W | John Latham1-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | — | MD 19 | Feb 26, 2005 |
| W | Mohammed Mohebbi0-2 | Submission | Punches | R1 | 2:46 | MD 15 | Feb 21, 2004 |
| W | Robert McNeil5-3 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | — | MD 10 | Jan 25, 2003 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
0-1across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionMD 12
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Dave Clement | No Contest | — | R1 | 3:00 | MD 12 | Aug 16, 2003 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.