Daron Cruickshank (23-14, 16) was born in Westland, Michigan, U.S. on June 11, 1985. At the age of 24 years on October 10, 2009, he made his professional MMA debut against Ricky Stettner, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On December 8, 2012, 27-year old Daron Cruickshank made his UFC debut on his 14th professional MMA fight at UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz against Henry Martinez, winning the fight in the 2nd round via KO.
Cruickshank's last fight was a 3-round split decision loss to Guilherme Faria at age 36 on August 6, 2021. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought 11 times in the UFC, and has a record of 5 wins and 6 losses in the promotion.
Some of Daron Cruickshank's best fights have been against Erik Koch, Andy Souwer, Diego Brandão, Henry Martinez, Mike Rio, Anthony Njokuani and Yves Edwards.
Cruickshank has 14 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
38 | Aug 6, 2021 36 years, 1 months 23-14 (16) | Guilherme Faria | FT | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
37 | Oct 30, 2020 35 years, 4 months 23-13 (16) | Deivison Ribeiro | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
36  | Dec 29, 2019 34 years, 6 months 22-13 (16) | 26 years, 11 months 24-4 (20) | Bellator | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
35  | Jun 2, 2019 33 years, 11 months 22-12 (16) | 29 years, 5 months 15-3 (15) | Rizin | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
34  | Dec 31, 2018 33 years, 6 months 22-11 (16) | 34 years 17-12 (10) | Rizin | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
33  | Sep 30, 2018 33 years, 3 months 22-10 (16) | 31 years, 4 months 23-12 (19) | Rizin | LT | 2 | KO | WIN Flying knee |
32 | Jul 29, 2018 33 years, 1 months 21-10 (15) | Tom Santos | Rizin | LT | 3 | TKO | WIN Submission to elbows |
31 | May 6, 2018 32 years, 10 months 20-10 (14) | Koshi Matsumoto | Rizin | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick |
30 | Sep 30, 2017 32 years, 3 months 19-10 (13) | Alexander Trevino | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Head kick and punches | |
29 | Apr 16, 2017 31 years, 10 months 18-10 (12) | Yusuke Yachi | Rizin | LT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
28  | Dec 29, 2016 31 years, 6 months 18-9 (12) | 36 years, 10 months 39-14-9 (17) | Rizin | LT | 1 | CKO | LOSS Guillotine choke |
27  | Sep 25, 2016 31 years, 3 months 18-8 (12) | 33 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | Rizin | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
26 | Apr 4, 2016 30 years, 9 months 17-8 (11) | Shinji Sasaki | Rizin | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Soccer kicks |
25  | Jan 17, 2016 30 years, 7 months 16-8 (10) | 31 years, 8 months 10-2 (7) | UFC | LT | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
24  | Jul 25, 2015 30 years, 1 months 16-7 (10) | 29 years, 1 months 21-7 (18) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
23  | Mar 14, 2015 29 years, 9 months 16-6 (10) | 25 years, 10 months 9-1 (7) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
22  | Dec 12, 2014 29 years, 6 months 16-5 (10) | 32 years 13-7 (9) | TUF | LT | 2 | NC | NC Accidental eye poke |
21  | Oct 4, 2014 29 years, 3 months 16-5 (10) | 34 years, 7 months 16-8 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
20  | Jul 26, 2014 29 years, 1 months 15-5 (10) | 29 years, 8 months 26-8 (12) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
19  | May 10, 2014 28 years, 10 months 15-4 (10) | 25 years, 7 months 14-3 (11) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Head kick and punches |
18 | Jan 25, 2014 28 years, 7 months 14-4 (9) | Mike Rio | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Spinning wheel kick and punches |
17  | Nov 9, 2013 28 years, 4 months 13-4 (8) | 31 years, 4 months 24-6 (13) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Straight armbar |
16  | Jul 27, 2013 28 years, 1 months 13-3 (8) | 36 years, 9 months 42-19-1 (33) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | WIN |
15  | Mar 16, 2013 27 years, 9 months 12-3 (8) | 27 years, 10 months 10-2 (7) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
14 | Dec 8, 2012 27 years, 5 months 12-2 (8) | Henry Martinez | UFC | LT | 2 | KO | WIN Head kick |
13 | Jun 1, 2012 26 years, 11 months 11-2 (7) | Chris Tickle | TUF | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
12 | Dec 3, 2011 26 years, 5 months 10-2 (7) | Jesse Gross | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches and elbows | |
11  | Oct 21, 2011 26 years, 4 months 9-2 (6) | 25 years, 7 months 6-1 (5) | LT | 5 | UD | WIN Won Ringside MMA lightweight title | |
10 | Jun 17, 2011 26 years 8-2 (6) | Brad Cardinal | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
9 | Apr 9, 2011 25 years, 9 months 7-2 (5) | Tiawan Howard | SLT | 3 | SD | WIN | |
8  | Feb 26, 2011 25 years, 8 months 6-2 (5) | 30 years, 4 months 14-6 (8) | SLT | 1 | KO | LOSS Head kick and punches | |
7 | Sep 11, 2010 25 years, 3 months 6-1 (5) | Anthony Smith | KOTC | SLT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
6  | Aug 13, 2010 25 years, 2 months 5-1 (4) | 23 years, 11 months 13-3 (12) | KOTC | SLT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke For KOTC super-lightweight title |
5 | Apr 16, 2010 24 years, 10 months 5-0 (4) | Jason Holmes | KOTC | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
4 | Mar 13, 2010 24 years, 9 months 4-0 (4) | Raul Mandez | KOTC | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
3 | Mar 6, 2010 24 years, 8 months 3-0 (3) | Dominic Deshazor | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2 | Jan 16, 2010 24 years, 7 months 2-0 (2) | Brett Biederman | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
1 | Oct 10, 2009 24 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Ricky Stettner | KOTC | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Spinning back fist |
