Clifford Starks

ABOUT CLIFFORD STARKS

Stocky middleweight and light heavyweight who fought in the UFC from 2011 to 2013; also competed in Bellator.

He was an NCAA Division 1 wrestler at Arizona State University.

He lost to Yoel Romero via flying knee in a middleweight scrap, which earned Romero Knockout of the Night honors and led to Starks' release from the UFC.

He grew up in Pomona, California.

He was a wrestling teammate of Cain Velasquez at Arizona State.