Daron Cruickshank

“Detroit Superstar”

OctagonStats Rating 1494

6-6-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 8" (173 cm)

Weight155 lbs. (70 kg)

Reach72" (183 cm)

StanceSwitch

BornJun 11, 1985

Age41

DivisionLightweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM2.88

Str. Acc38%

SApM2.98

Str. Def57%

TD Avg2.04

TD Acc41%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.2

Recent form

L L L NC W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

13 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

3 KO/TKO wins · 0 sub wins · 3 decision wins

Losses by method

0 KO/TKO losses · 4 sub losses · 2 decision losses

Finish rate50%

Times finished67%

StreakL3

Best streak2

Avg fight10:11

Octagon time2h 12m

Opp win%69%

ActiveJun. 01, 2012 – Jan. 17, 2016 (5y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced1

Ranked wins0

Best ranked win-

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Career story

Daron Cruickshank "Detroit Superstar" is an 18-10-0 knockout artist (1 NC).

Daron debuted Jun. 01, 2012 vs Chris Tickle (win). On a 3-fight losing skid. 5 years active (Jun. 01, 2012–Jan. 17, 2016).

Best wins: Yves Edwards (S-DEC R3, Jul. 27, 2013); Erik Koch (KO/TKO Kick R1, May. 10, 2014); Mike Rio (KO/TKO Kick R2, Jan. 25, 2014).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Jan. 17, 2016	UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz	L Paul Felder	SUB Rear Naked Choke	3	3:56	0 0	32 46	3 2	0 3
Jul. 25, 2015	UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II	L James Krause	SUB Rear Naked Choke	1	1:27	0 0	6 10	0 1	0 1
Mar. 14, 2015	UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos	L Beneil Dariush	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	2:38	0 0	17 27	0 1	0 2
Dec. 12, 2014	The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale	NC KJ Noons	CNC	2	0:25	0 0	23 18	2 0	0 0
Oct. 04, 2014	UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Saffiedine	W Anthony Njokuani	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	42 40	6 0	0 0
Jul. 26, 2014	UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown	L Jorge Masvidal	U-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	19 51	2 2	1 2
May. 10, 2014	UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva	W Erik Koch	KO/TKO Kick	1	3:21	1 0	24 6	0 0	0 0
Jan. 25, 2014	UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson	W Mike Rio	KO/TKO Kick	2	4:56	2 0	46 10	1 0	1 1
Nov. 09, 2013	UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2	L Adriano Martins	SUB Straight Armbar	2	2:49	0 0	8 16	0 1	0 1
Jul. 27, 2013	UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Moraga	W Yves Edwards	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	44 48	0 0	0 0
Mar. 16, 2013	UFC 158: St-Pierre vs Diaz	L John Makdessi	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	51 86	0 0	0 0
Dec. 08, 2012	UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz	W Henry Martinez	KO/TKO Kick	2	2:57	1 0	52 21	0 0	0 0
Jun. 01, 2012	The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale	W Chris Tickle	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	17 16	4 1	0 2

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.