Daniel Straus (26-10, 11) was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. on July 27, 1984. At the age of 24 years on February 7, 2009, he made his professional MMA debut against Jay Ellis, losing the fight via 2nd-round submission.
Straus' last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Keith Richardson at age 37 on October 23, 2021. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
Some of Daniel Straus' best fights have been against Pat Curran, Henry Corrales, Chad Hinton, Nazareno Malegarie, Kenny Foster, Jeremy Spoon and Mike Corey.
Straus has 10 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
36 | Oct 23, 2021 37 years, 2 months 26-10 (11) | Keith Richardson | LT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
35  | Sep 7, 2019 35 years, 1 months 26-9 (11) | 31 years, 5 months 19-9 (11) | Bellator | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
34 | Mar 29, 2019 34 years, 8 months 26-8 (11) | Shane Kruchten | Bellator | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
33  | Oct 6, 2017 33 years, 2 months 25-8 (10) | 27 years, 1 months 15-3 (6) | Bellator | FT | 3 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke |
32 | Apr 21, 2017 32 years, 8 months 25-7 (10) | Patricio Freire | Bellator | FT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke Lost Bellator World featherweight title |
31 | Nov 6, 2015 31 years, 3 months 25-6 (10) | Patricio Freire | Bellator | FT | 5 | UD | WIN Won Bellator World featherweight title |
30  | Jun 19, 2015 30 years, 10 months 24-6 (10) | 28 years, 10 months 12-0 (10) | Bellator | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
29 | Jan 16, 2015 30 years, 5 months 23-6 (9) | Patricio Freire | Bellator | FT | 4 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke For Bellator World featherweight title |
28 | Oct 3, 2014 30 years, 2 months 23-5 (9) | Justin Wilcox | Bellator | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
27  | Mar 14, 2014 29 years, 7 months 22-5 (8) | 26 years, 6 months 19-5 (10) | Bellator | FT | 5 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke Lost Bellator World featherweight title |
26 | Nov 2, 2013 29 years, 3 months 22-4 (8) | 26 years, 2 months 19-4 (10) | Bellator | FT | 5 | UD | WIN Won Bellator featherweight title |
25 | Oct 26, 2012 28 years, 2 months 21-4 (8) | Alvin Robinson | Bellator | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
24 | May 11, 2012 27 years, 9 months 20-4 (7) | Marlon Sandro | Bellator | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
23 | Apr 13, 2012 27 years, 8 months 19-4 (7) | Mike Corey | Bellator | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
22 | Mar 9, 2012 27 years, 7 months 18-4 (7) | Jeremy Spoon | Bellator | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
21 | Oct 15, 2011 27 years, 2 months 17-4 (7) | Jason Dent | LT | 5 | UD | WIN | |
20 | May 21, 2011 26 years, 9 months 16-4 (7) | Patricio Freire | Bellator | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
19 | Apr 16, 2011 26 years, 8 months 16-3 (7) | Kenny Foster | Bellator | FT | 3 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
18 | Mar 19, 2011 26 years, 7 months 15-3 (6) | Nazareno Malegarie | Bellator | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
17 | Sep 11, 2010 26 years, 1 months 14-3 (6) | Karen Darabedyan | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
16 | Aug 14, 2010 26 years 13-3 (6) | Joe Pearson | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
15 | Jun 24, 2010 25 years, 10 months 12-3 (5) | Chad Hinton | Bellator | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
14 | Mar 13, 2010 25 years, 7 months 11-3 (5) | Travis Perzynski | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
13 | Feb 20, 2010 25 years, 6 months 10-3 (5) | Frank Caraballo | LT | 5 | TKO | WIN Punches Interim | |
12 | Jan 23, 2010 25 years, 5 months 9-3 (4) | Gideon Ray | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
11 | Dec 5, 2009 25 years, 4 months 8-3 (4) | Joe Heiland | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
10 | Oct 10, 2009 25 years, 2 months 7-3 (4) | Patrick Ferm | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
9 | Oct 3, 2009 25 years, 2 months 6-3 (3) | Tim Troxell | 1 | TKO | WIN Elbows and punches | ||
8 | Jun 26, 2009 24 years, 10 months 5-3 (2) | Mitch Lyons | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
7 | Apr 17, 2009 24 years, 8 months 4-3 (1) | Pat Curran | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches | ||
6 | Apr 11, 2009 24 years, 8 months 4-2 (1) | Mike Baskis | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
5 | Mar 28, 2009 24 years, 8 months 3-2 (1) | Lester Caslow | 3 | SD | WIN | ||
4 | Mar 14, 2009 24 years, 7 months 2-2 (1) | Tim Cook | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
3 | Mar 7, 2009 24 years, 7 months 1-2 (0) | Scott Bickerstaff | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
2 | Feb 27, 2009 24 years, 7 months 1-1 (0) | David Silva | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
1 | Feb 7, 2009 24 years, 6 months 0-1 (0) | Jay Ellis | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
