Kalib Starnes
| Kalib Starnes | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 6, 1975 Surrey, British Columbia, Canada |
| Other names | The Running Man, The Marathon Man |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Team | Richmond Sports Club,[1] |
| Rank | black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 20 |
| Wins | 12 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 9 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 7 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Kalib Axel Starnes (born January 6, 1975) is a retired Canadian mixed martial artist of Metis descent. He was featured in the third season of the reality TV series, The Ultimate Fighter. Kalib is a native of Surrey, British Columbia and trains at Richmond Sports Club in Richmond BC with Aegis Athletics.
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[edit] MMA career
Starnes has been involved in the martial arts since he was a child and began teaching when he was a teenager. His primary styles are Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Greco-Roman Wrestling and boxing. He has studied under prominent trainers such as UFC champion Royce Gracie, Olympic boxing gold medalist Howard Davis, Jr., and Olympic wrestler Colin Daynes. He received his BJJ black belt in 2010 from Bob Mc Roberts.
Starnes fought early in the series, defeating Mike Stine by referee stoppage in the first round. However, in the semifinals he lost to Kendall Grove in the third round via verbal submission due to a rib injury. Neither of these fights count towards his professional record, as they were considered exhibition matches by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. At the Finale of TUF 3 he submitted Danny Abbadi via rear naked choke. After the fight with Abbadi, he lost via TKO by strikes (ground and pound) to Yushin Okami.
After defeating highly regarded veteran middleweight Jason MacDonald by technical knockout and The Ultimate Fighter 1 semifinalist Chris Leben by decision, Starnes lost via TKO due to injury to Alan Belcher at UFC 77.
In his final UFC bout, he lost a unanimous decision to Nate Quarry at UFC 83 in Montreal Canada. In the bout, he embarrassed himself by refusing to engage with Quarry for a large part of the bout, and actually running away from his adversary at points during the match.
For his "running man" performance at UFC 83, Starnes was released from his UFC contract. After his release from the UFC Starnes began fighting for smaller organizations collecting a win over Chris Cisneros at Destiny MMA by armbar in round 2. He then lost to Hector Lombard at CFC 11 by submission to punches in the first round.
On March 6, 2010, Starnes fought in the main event against Marcus Hicks (not to be confused with former WEC Lightweight title contender Marcus Hicks) at the 2nd Armageddon FC show in Victoria, B.C Canada. Starnes entered the ring to the children's song "Do you know the Muffin Man" and proceeded to win a very quick submission victory.
He faced Falaniko Vitale at X-1 World Events “Champions 2 on March 20, 2010 for the X-1 middleweight championship . He lost the fight via Ezekiel Choke submission in the first round.[2]
Starnes faced Nick Hinchliffe at AFC3 on July 17, 2010 for the middleweight title.He won by armbar submission in the first round.[3]
Starnes lost a unanimous decision at his debut for Canadian promotion Ringside MMA taking on former UFC title contender Patrick Cote on April 9, 2011.
Kalib faced Rodrigo Carvalho in a 10 minute BJJ Super fight in Surrey BC in early March. He lost.
In June 2011, Kalib Starnes announced his retirement.
[edit] Personal life
Kalib has a daughter named Sienna.[1]
[edit] Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 20 matches | 12 wins | 7 losses |
| By knockout | 2 | 3 |
| By submission | 9 | 2 |
| By decision | 1 | 2 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 12-7-1 |  John Salter |
TKO (strikes) | AFC 6 | June 18, 2011 | 2 | 4:13 | Bear Mountain Arena, Victoria, Canada | |
| Loss | 12-6-1 |  Patrick Côté |
Decision (unanimous) | Ringside MMA 10 | April 9, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 12-5-1 | Matt MacGrath |
Submission (rear naked choke) | Wreck MMA – Strong and Proud | January 28, 2011 | 2 | 3:14 | Gatineau, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 11-5-1 | Nick Hinchliffe |
Submission (armbar) | AFC 3 - Evolution | July 17, 2010 | 1 | 3:49 | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | Won AFC Middleweight Championship |
| Loss | 10-5-1 | Falaniko Vitale |
Submission (ezekiel choke) | X-1 - Champions 2 | March 20, 2010 | 1 | 2:22 | Hawaii, United States | For the X-1 middleweight championship |
| Win | 10-4-1 | Marcus Hicks |
Submission (rear naked choke) | AFC 2 - Aftershock | March 6, 2010 | 1 | 1:22 | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Loss | 9-4-1 |  Hector Lombard |
Submission (punches) | CFC 11 | November 20, 2009 | 1 | 1:55 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Win | 9-3-1 | Chris Cisneros |
Submission (armbar) | Destiny MMA: Pier Fighter 1 | November 15, 2008 | 2 | 4:47 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| Loss | 8-3-1 | Nate Quarry |
Decision (unanimous) | UFC 83 | April 19, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Loss | 8-2-1 | Alan Belcher |
TKO (cut) | UFC 77 | October 20, 2007 | 2 | 1:39 | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 8-1-1 | Chris Leben |
Decision (unanimous) | UFC 71 | May 26, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 7-1-1 |  Yushin Okami |
TKO (strikes) | UFC 64 | October 14, 2006 | 3 | 1:40 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 7-0-1 | Danny Abbadi |
Submission (rear naked choke) | The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale | June 24, 2006 | 1 | 2:56 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | UFC Debut |
| Win | 6-0-1 | Jason MacDonald |
TKO (punches) | National Fighting Challenge 5 | November 25, 2005 | 1 | 4:37 | North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Win | 5-0-1 | Mike Yackulic |
Submission (punches) | WFF 9: Wild West | September 17, 2005 | 1 | 2:21 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Win | 4-0-1 | Jason Zazelenchuk |
Submission (rear naked choke) | National Fighting Challenge 3 | May 13, 2005 | 1 | 0:42 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Win | 3-0-1 | Gerry Elliot |
Submission (arm triangle choke) | WFF 8: Dominance | March 26, 2005 | 1 | N/A | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Win | 2-0-1 | Ramin Astaseare |
TKO (punches) | National Fighting Challenge 2 | February 18, 2005 | 1 | 1:49 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Win | 1-0-1 | Wayne Atkinson |
Submission (rear naked choke) | Adrenaline Fighting Championships 1 | July 24, 2003 | 1 | 2:22 | Langley, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Draw | 0-0-1 | Leonard Carter |
Draw | Ultimate Warrior Challenge | August 2, 1998 | 1 | N/A | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
[edit] References
- ^ a b "UFC Fighter/TUF 3 cast member Kalib Starnes Joins ATT!". American Top Team. July 18, 2007. http://americantopteam.com/news_detail.php?NewsArticleID=300. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
- ^ "Vitale Submits Starnes at ‘Champions 2’". SHERDOG.com. 2010-03-21. http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/Vitale-Submits-Starnes-at-Champions-2-23362. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
- ^ "AFC 3 results: Robert Drysdale MMA debut a success, Kalib Starnes wins a title". MMAMANIA.com. 2010-07-18. http://www.mmamania.com/2010/7/18/1575803/afc-3-results-robert-drysdale-mma. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
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