Kalib Starnes

Kalib Starnes
Kalib Starnes
Born	January 6, 1975 (age 50); Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Other names	The Running Man
Nationality	Canadian
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Division	Middleweight
Style	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Greco-Roman Wrestling, boxing
Team	American Top Team,
Rank	black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Mixed martial arts record
Total	17
Wins	11
By knockout	2
By submission	8
By decision	1
Losses	5
By knockout	2
By submission	2
By decision	1
Draws	1
No contests	0

Kalib Axel Starnes (born January 6, 1975) is a Canadian professional mixed martial artist. 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 with American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Florida.

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. Kalib spent the majority of the match circling, and trying to avoid fighting. The pro-Canadian crowd began cheering for the American, Quarry, and booing Starnes, the Canadian, loudly. Quarry even began mocking his opponent towards the end of the 3rd round by doing the 'Running Man' until the horn sounded. One judge scored the bout 30–24 in Quarry's favour, marking the second-largest margin of victory in UFC history.

For his performance at UFC 83, Starnes was released from his UFC contract and will most likely never be invited back to the company. 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]

Personal life

Kalib has a daughter named Sienna.^[1]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
17 matches	11 wins	5 losses
By knockout	2	2
By submission	8	2
By decision	1	1
Draws	1

Record	Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time	Location	Notes
11-5-1	07/17/2010	Win	Nick Hinchliffe	AFC 3 - Evolution	Submission (Armbar)	1	3:49	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Won AFC Middleweight Championship
10-5-1	03/20/2010	Loss	Falaniko Vitale	X-1 - Champions 2	Submission (Ezekiel Choke)	1	2:22	Hawaii, United States	For the X-1 middleweight championship
10-4-1	03/06/2010	Win	Marcus Hicks	AFC 2 - Aftershock	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	1:22	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
9-4-1	11/20/2009	Loss	Hector Lombard	CFC 11	Submission (Punches)	1	1:55	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
9-3-1	11/15/2008	Win	Chris Cisneros	Destiny MMA: Pier Fighter 1	Submission (Armbar)	2	4:47	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
8-3-1	04/19/2008	Loss	Nate Quarry	UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
8-2-1	10/20/2007	Loss	Alan Belcher	UFC 77: Hostile Territory	TKO (Cut)	2	1:39	Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
8-1-1	5/26/2007	Win	Chris Leben	UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
7-1-1	10/14/2006	Loss	Yushin Okami	UFC 64: Unstoppable	TKO (Strikes)	3	1:40	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
7-0-1	6/24/2006	Win	Danny Abbadi	The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	2:56	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	UFC Debut
6-0-1	11/25/2005	Win	Jason MacDonald	National Fighting Challenge 5	TKO	1	4:37	North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
5-0-1	9/17/2005	Win	Mike Yackulic	WFF 9: Wild West	Submission	1	2:21	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
4-0-1	5/13/2005	Win	Jason Zazelenchuk	National Fighting Challenge 3	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	0:42	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
3-0-1	3/26/2005	Win	Gerry Elliot	WFF 8: Dominance	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)	1	N/A	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2-0-1	2/18/2005	Win	Ramin Astaseare	National Fighting Challenge 2	TKO	1	1:49	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1-0-1	7/24/2003	Win	Wayne Atkinson	Adrenaline Fighting Championships 1	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	2:22	Langley, British Columbia, Canada
0-0-1	8/2/1998	Draw	Leonard Carter	Ultimate Warrior Challenge	Draw	1	N/A	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	MMA Debut