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Kyle Daukaus

“The D'Arce Knight”
Country
USA
Record
17-61 NC
Weight class
Middleweight
Height
6'2"
Reach
76"
Age
33
Stance
Southpaw
Career stats
Finish rate81%
13 of 16 wins inside the distance · 66th percentile
Durability83%
Stopped in 17% of bouts — 4 of 23 · 50th percentile
Activity4
Bouts in the last 24 months · 84th percentile
7:33
Avg bout length
2L
Streak
6
Title fights
4
Main events
Percentiles vs 397 middleweights
Strikes & grappling
Sig. strikes landed / min3.06
270 landed from 510 attempts — 53% accuracy · 6th percentile
Takedowns / 15 min2.04
12 landed from 46 attempts — 26% accuracy · 58th percentile
Knockdowns / 15 min0.34
2 in 12 statted bouts · 45th percentile
Control time43%
38m of 1h 28m fought · 90th percentile
Strikes by target
Head 73%
Body 15%
Leg 12%
Of 270 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 31 middleweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 12 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 1h 28m of fight time, of the 23 bouts on record

Kyle Daukaus, “The D'Arce Knight”, is a Middleweight from the United States with an official record of 16-5 (1 NC). The 16 wins came 2 by knockout, 11 by submission and 3 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a first-round knockout loss to Bo Nickal at UFC Freedom 250: Topuria vs. Gaethje on 15 June 2026.

DateOpponentResultMethodRoundEvent
Oct 17, 2026Marc-Andre BarriaultLOSSKOElbowsR1 · 4:28UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott
Jun 15, 2026Bo NickalLOSSKOPunchesR1 · 4:34UFC Freedom 250: Topuria vs. Gaethje
Nov 15, 2025Gerald MeerschaertWINSUBD'Arce ChokeR1 · 0:50UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
Aug 23, 2025Michel PereiraWINKOElbowsR1 · 0:43UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang
Jun 14, 2024Keanan PatershukTitleWINKOKO/TKOR1 · 1:24CFFC 132: Daukaus vs. Patershuk
Feb 9, 2024Sean Connor FallonTitleWINSUBSubmission (D'Arce Choke)R3 · 3:45CFFC 129: Kline vs. Romero
Sep 2, 2023Gregg EllisTitleWINDECDecision - UnanimousR4 · 5:00CFFC 124: Ellis vs. Daukaus
Jun 16, 2023Robert GidronWINSUBSubmissionR1 · 4:59CFFC 120: Ndregjoni vs. Araujo
Dec 4, 2022Eryk AndersLOSSKOPunchesR2 · 2:45UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland
Jun 18, 2022Roman DolidzeLOSSKOKneeR1 · 1:13UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett
Feb 19, 2022Jamie PickettWINSUBD'Arce ChokeR1 · 4:59UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill
Oct 2, 2021Kevin HollandNCNCNo ContestR1 · 3:43UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker
May 8, 2021Phil HawesLOSSDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson
Nov 21, 2020Dustin StoltzfusWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez
Jun 27, 2020Brendan AllenLOSSDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker
Feb 1, 2020Nolan NorwoodTitleWINSUBSubmission (D'Arce Choke)R2 · 4:36Cage Fury Fighting Championships 81
Sep 21, 2019Stephen RegmanTitleWINSUBD'Arce ChokeR2 · 0:50Cage Fury Fighting Championship 78
Jun 26, 2019Michael LombardoWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00Dana White's Contender Series: Season 3, Week 2
Feb 16, 2019Jonavin WebbTitleWINSUBD'Arce ChokeR3 · 5:00Cage Fury Fighting Championships 72
Nov 16, 2018Dustin LongWINSUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1 · 2:51ROC 66: Ring of Combat 66
Feb 16, 2018Elijah Gbollie Jr.WINSUBRear Naked ChokeR2 · 4:30Art of War Cage Fighting 5
Dec 16, 2017Tyler BayerWINSUBSubmission (Brabo Choke)R2 · 2:32CFFC 69: Sabatini vs. Isata
Jul 1, 2017Kyle WalkerWINSUBSubmission (Brabo Choke)R1 · 1:41KOTC: Regulator
Feb 18, 2017Dino JukloWINSUBSubmissionR1 · 2:35AFL: Asylum Fight League 53
—Keanan PatershukWIN———
—Sean Connor FallonWIN———
—Robert GidronWIN———
—Jonavin WebbWIN———
—Elijah Gbollie Jr.WIN———
KOElbowsR1 · 4:28
KOPunchesR1 · 4:34
SUBD'Arce ChokeR1 · 0:50
Aug 23, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang
WIN
KOElbowsR1 · 0:43
Keanan Patershuk
Jun 14, 2024 · CFFC 132: Daukaus vs. Patershuk
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1 · 1:24Title
Sean Connor Fallon
Feb 9, 2024 · CFFC 129: Kline vs. Romero
WIN
SUBSubmission (D'Arce Choke)R3 · 3:45Title
Gregg Ellis
Sep 2, 2023 · CFFC 124: Ellis vs. Daukaus
WIN
DECDecision - UnanimousR4 · 5:00Title
Robert Gidron
Jun 16, 2023 · CFFC 120: Ndregjoni vs. Araujo
WIN
SUBSubmissionR1 · 4:59
Dec 4, 2022 · UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland
LOSS
KOPunchesR2 · 2:45
Jun 18, 2022 · UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett
LOSS
KOKneeR1 · 1:13
Jamie Pickett
Feb 19, 2022 · UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill
WIN
SUBD'Arce ChokeR1 · 4:59
Oct 2, 2021 · UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker
NC
NCNo ContestR1 · 3:43
Phil Hawes
May 8, 2021 · UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Nov 21, 2020 · UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Jun 27, 2020 · UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Nolan Norwood
Feb 1, 2020 · Cage Fury Fighting Championships 81
WIN
SUBSubmission (D'Arce Choke)R2 · 4:36Title
Stephen Regman
Sep 21, 2019 · Cage Fury Fighting Championship 78
WIN
SUBD'Arce ChokeR2 · 0:50Title
Michael Lombardo
Jun 26, 2019 · Dana White's Contender Series: Season 3, Week 2
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Jonavin Webb
Feb 16, 2019 · Cage Fury Fighting Championships 72
WIN
SUBD'Arce ChokeR3 · 5:00Title
Dustin Long
Nov 16, 2018 · ROC 66: Ring of Combat 66
WIN
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1 · 2:51
Elijah Gbollie Jr.
Feb 16, 2018 · Art of War Cage Fighting 5
WIN
SUBRear Naked ChokeR2 · 4:30
Tyler Bayer
Dec 16, 2017 · CFFC 69: Sabatini vs. Isata
WIN
SUBSubmission (Brabo Choke)R2 · 2:32
Kyle Walker
Jul 1, 2017 · KOTC: Regulator
WIN
SUBSubmission (Brabo Choke)R1 · 1:41
Dino Juklo
Feb 18, 2017 · AFL: Asylum Fight League 53
WIN
SUBSubmissionR1 · 2:35
Keanan Patershuk
—
WIN
Sean Connor Fallon
—
WIN
Robert Gidron
—
WIN
Jonavin Webb
—
WIN
Elijah Gbollie Jr.
—
WIN

Kyle Daukaus’s record, in numbers

Kyle Daukaus’s record is 16-5 (1 NC), and Cage Brothers holds a full result for all 22 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.

The 16 wins break down as 2 by knockout, 11 by submission and 3 by decision — 13 of 16 inside the distance, a finish rate of 81%. Across all 22 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 7 minutes 41 seconds.

Kyle Daukaus has been stopped 3 times in the 22 bouts on file — 3 by knockout — which is 14% of them.

Of the 22 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 6 were for a title and 4 were the main event of the card. Three of them have come since September 2024.

Set against the 396 Middleweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Kyle Daukaus has a finish rate above 65% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 60% of them and a two-year bout count above 75% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.

Kyle Daukaus is listed at 6ft 2in with a reach of 76in, fights southpaw and is 33, born 26 February 1993.

These figures are recomputed from Kyle Daukaus’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.