Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 137: Penn vs Diaz
Middleweight3 rounds scheduled
Dustin Jacoby
Dustin Jacoby
“The Hanyak”
22-9-1
RESULT

Clifford Starks def. Dustin Jacoby (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Clifford Starks
Clifford Starks
“Soldado”
13-3-0
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, United States

Clifford Starks defeated Dustin Jacoby by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz, held Saturday, October 29, 2011 at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Dustin Jacoby
Clifford Starks
0
Knockdowns
0
18 of 72
Significant strikes
26 of 82
25%
Sig. strike accuracy
32%
35 of 89
Total strikes
81 of 147
0 of 0
Takedowns
3 of 3
—
Takedown accuracy
100%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
5:52
Significant strikes by target
14 of 67
Head
23 of 76
4 of 4
Body
3 of 6
0 of 1
Leg
0 of 0
17 of 71
Distance
19 of 65
1 of 1
Clinch
0 of 1
0 of 0
Ground
7 of 16

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
6 of 29
Sig. str.
9 of 41
7 of 30
Total str.
14 of 46
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:29
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
11 of 27
Sig. str.
10 of 22
20 of 36
Total str.
31 of 48
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
2:01
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
1 of 16
Sig. str.
7 of 19
8 of 23
Total str.
36 of 53
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
3:22

Judges' Scorecards

Junichiro Kamijo
#JacobyStarks
1910
2910
3910
Total2730
Patricia Morse Jarman
#JacobyStarks
1910
2910
3910
Total2730
Glenn Trowbridge
#JacobyStarks
1910
2910
3910
Total2730

Media Scores

0
Jacoby
–
6
Starks
●30–27 Starks×5●30–28 Starks
All 6 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

0%
Jacoby
100%
Starks
5 fan scorecards submitted
●30–27 Starks80%●29–28 Starks20%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
80%
Starks
R2
100%
Starks
R3
100%
Starks

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Steve Mazzagatti
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

22-9-1
Record
13-3-0
3
Win Streak
0
38
Age
45
6'3"
191 cm
Height
6'0"
183 cm
76"
193 cm
Reach
78"
198 cm
—
Stance
—
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

5.40
SLpM
1.94
48%
Str. Acc.
33%
3.92
SApM
2.49
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.32
TD Avg.
1.94
25%
TD Acc.
100%
62%
TD Def.
60%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

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  • L
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  • L
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  • W
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    UFC 137: Penn vs DiazSat, Oct 29, 2011
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight

Career Averages

Based on 17 fights · 3 fights
53.0
Avg sig. strikes
15.0
0.18
Avg takedowns
1.00
0:47
Avg control time
2:57
153
Career high strikes
26
1
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Dustin Jacoby
Strike target
Clifford Starks
68%
Head
89%
14%
Body
9%
18%
Leg
2%
Dustin Jacoby
Strike position
Clifford Starks
89%
Distance
78%
8%
Clinch
7%
2%
Ground
16%