Daron Cruickshank
13 UFC Fights | 46% Win Rate | 3 Finishes (50%)
Daron Cruickshank UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Daron Cruickshank is 6-6 in the UFC across 13 fights (1 no contest), with 3 wins by knockout and 3 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 23-14 (1 NC), 17-8 of it outside the UFC. Cruickshank competes at lightweight as a switch complete fighter, standing 5'8" with a 72" reach at 41 years old. The last bout was a loss to Guilherme Faria by split decision in Aug 2021.
Best attribute: knockdown power (knockdowns scored per fight) — 88th percentile among 300 lightweight fighters (0.42/fight).
Daron Cruickshank's UFC win rate is 46% (6 of 13 fights), and 50% of those wins came by finish. Cruickshank averages 1.3 takedowns per fight at 40% accuracy and stops 60% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 23-14 (1 NC)
- UFC Record
- 6-6 (1 NC)
- Height
- 5'8"
- Reach
- 72"
- Age
- 41
- Stance
- Switch
- Last Fight
- L vs Guilherme Faria · Decision (Split) · Aug 2021
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Daron Cruickshank's Last 5 Fights
Cruickshank is 1-3, with one no contest, in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Paul Felder · Submission · R3 3:56 · UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz · Jan 2016
- Loss vs James Krause · Submission · R1 1:27 · UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II · Jul 2015
- Loss vs Beneil Dariush · Submission · R2 2:38 · UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos · Mar 2015
- No contest vs KJ Noons · Other · R2 0:25 · The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale · Dec 2014
- Win vs Anthony Njokuani · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Saffiedine · Oct 2014
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Daron Cruickshank's UFC Fight History
13 UFC fights on record (6-6 (1 NC)), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Paul Felder | Submission | R3 · 3:56 | UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz | 2016-01-17 |
| L | James Krause | Submission | R1 · 1:27 | UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II | 2015-07-25 |
| L | Beneil Dariush | Submission | R2 · 2:38 | UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos | 2015-03-14 |
| D/NC | KJ Noons | Other | R2 · 0:25 | The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale | 2014-12-12 |
| W | Anthony Njokuani | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Saffiedine | 2014-10-04 |
| L | Jorge Masvidal | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown | 2014-07-26 |
| W | Erik Koch | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:21 | UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva | 2014-05-10 |
| W | Mike Rio | KO/TKO | R2 · 4:56 | UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson | 2014-01-25 |
| L | Adriano Martins | Submission | R2 · 2:49 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2 | 2013-11-09 |
| W | Yves Edwards | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Moraga | 2013-07-27 |
| L | John Makdessi | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 158: St-Pierre vs Diaz | 2013-03-16 |
| W | Henry Martinez | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:57 | UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz | 2012-12-08 |
| W | Chris Tickle | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale | 2012-06-01 |
How Cruickshank Ranks at Lightweight
Percentile among the 300 lightweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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