Kalib Starnes (17-11-1, 15) was born in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada on January 6, 1975. At the age of 23 years on August 2, 1998, he made his professional MMA debut against Leonard Carter, losing the fight via 1-round draw.
On October 14, 2006, 31-year old Kalib Starnes made his UFC debut on his 9th professional MMA fight at UFC 64: Unstoppable against a 25-year old Yushin Okami but lost the fight via TKO in the 3rd round.
Starnes' last fight was a 4th-round TKO loss to Tim Hague at age 41 on April 15, 2016. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Kalib Starnes' best fights have been against Chris Leben, Jason MacDonald and Tim Hague.
Starnes has 11 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29  | Apr 15, 2016 41 years, 3 months 17-11-1 (15) | 32 years, 11 months 20-12 (18) | HW | 4 | TKO | LOSS Leg kick | |
28 | Oct 9, 2015 40 years, 9 months 17-10-1 (15) | Craig Hudson | HW | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
27  | Jun 26, 2015 40 years, 5 months 16-10-1 (14) | 33 years, 7 months 22-10-1 (8) | HW | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
26  | May 16, 2014 39 years, 4 months 16-9-1 (14) | 29 years, 7 months 21-6 (20) | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
25 | Dec 7, 2013 38 years, 11 months 16-8-1 (14) | Dwayne Lewis | WSOF | HW | 2 | KO | WIN Elbow |
24 | Aug 9, 2013 38 years, 7 months 15-8-1 (13) | Clay Davidson | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
23 | Jul 5, 2013 38 years, 5 months 14-8-1 (12) | 30 years, 1 months 15-7 (13) | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
22 | May 19, 2013 38 years, 4 months 13-8-1 (12) | David Perron | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
21  | Sep 15, 2012 37 years, 8 months 12-8-1 (11) | 34 years, 11 months 48-16 (41) | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
20  | Jun 18, 2011 36 years, 5 months 12-7-1 (11) | 26 years, 2 months 6-2 (6) | MD | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
19  | Apr 9, 2011 36 years, 3 months 12-6-1 (11) | 31 years, 1 months 13-7 (9) | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
18 | Jan 28, 2011 36 years 12-5-1 (11) | Matt MacGrath | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
17 | Jul 17, 2010 35 years, 6 months 11-5-1 (10) | Nick Hinchliffe | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar Won AFC middleweight title | |
16  | Mar 20, 2010 35 years, 2 months 10-5-1 (9) | 35 years, 8 months 26-9 (22) | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Ezekiel choke | |
15 | Mar 6, 2010 35 years, 2 months 10-4-1 (9) | Marcus Hicks | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
14  | Nov 20, 2009 34 years, 10 months 9-4-1 (8) | 31 years, 9 months 21-2-1 (16) | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Punches | |
13 | Nov 15, 2008 33 years, 10 months 9-3-1 (8) | Chris Cisneros | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
12  | Apr 19, 2008 33 years, 3 months 8-3-1 (7) | 36 years, 1 months 9-2 (8) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
11  | Oct 20, 2007 32 years, 9 months 8-2-1 (7) | 23 years, 5 months 11-4 (10) | UFC | 2 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage | |
10  | May 26, 2007 32 years, 4 months 8-1-1 (7) | 26 years, 10 months 16-4 (12) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
9  | Oct 14, 2006 31 years, 9 months 7-1-1 (7) | 25 years, 2 months 18-3 (10) | UFC | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
8 | Jun 24, 2006 31 years, 5 months 7-0-1 (7) | Danny Abbadi | TUF | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
7  | Nov 25, 2005 30 years, 10 months 6-0-1 (6) | 30 years, 5 months 12-5 (11) | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
6 | Sep 17, 2005 30 years, 8 months 5-0-1 (5) | Mike Yackulic | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
5 | May 13, 2005 30 years, 4 months 4-0-1 (4) | Jason Zazelenchuk | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
4 | Mar 26, 2005 30 years, 2 months 3-0-1 (3) | Gerry Elliot | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | ||
3 | Feb 18, 2005 30 years, 1 months 2-0-1 (2) | Ramin Astaseare | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Jul 24, 2003 28 years, 6 months 1-0-1 (1) | Wayne Atkinson | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
1 | Aug 2, 1998 23 years, 6 months 0-0-1 (0) | Leonard Carter | 1 | UD | DRAW |
