Light Heavyweight

Darren Stewart

Last fought: Aug 2021

RECORD

Pro

12-8-0 (2 NC)

UFC

5-7-0

Age

Height

6'0"

Weight

205 lbs

Reach

74"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	9:10
Fight Completion Rate	61.1%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.83
% Fights Inside the Distance	42.9%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	28-23 (54.9%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	5-5 (50.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	15-11 (57.7%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	49.2%
% Time in Control	16.2%
% Time Controlled	34.6%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	31.8%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.53
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.73
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.21
Distance Strike Accuracy	35.7%
Distance Strike Defense	58.5%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.79
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.31
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.61
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	6.33
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.72
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.85

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Light Heavyweight field

Darren Stewart League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Darren Stewart
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	45.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.3
Strike Differential	-0.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	45.5%
Takedown Defense	67.5%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.8
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	2:25
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	40.0%
Submission % of Wins	20.0%
Decision % of Wins	40.0%
Avg Fight Time	9:10
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.1
Takedown Accuracy	46.7%
Takedown Defense	75.0%
Control Time/Fight	1:29

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Dustin Jacoby

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze • Aug 2021Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:04

Darren Stewart18/3355%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:43

Dustin Jacoby37/6161%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Darren Stewart	18/33	55%	2/2	0:43	—
	Dustin Jacoby	37/61	61%	0/1	0:23	—

LOSS

vs. Eryk Anders

UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 • Jun 2021Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Darren Stewart33/5857%TD 2/4Ctrl 2:15

Eryk Anders44/7459%TD 0/4Ctrl 8:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Darren Stewart	9/14	64%	1/2	1:52	—
	Eryk Anders	5/11	45%	0/0	1:11	—

R2	Darren Stewart	19/31	61%	0/1	0:17	—
	Eryk Anders	12/23	52%	0/4	3:03	—

R3	Darren Stewart	5/13	38%	1/1	0:06	—
	Eryk Anders	27/40	68%	0/0	4:05	—

vs. Eryk Anders

UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad • Mar 2021Middleweight

CNC • Rd 1, 4:37

Darren Stewart15/4236%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Eryk Anders43/6368%TD 3/7Ctrl 2:35KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Darren Stewart	15/42	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Eryk Anders	43/63	68%	3/7	2:35	1

LOSS

vs. Kevin Holland

UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley • Sep 2020Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Darren Stewart57/11052%TD 3/8Ctrl 4:09

Kevin Holland74/12957%TD 0/3Ctrl 3:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Darren Stewart	17/35	49%	0/2	0:20	—
	Kevin Holland	33/56	59%	0/1	2:04	—

R2	Darren Stewart	28/40	70%	1/2	1:18	—
	Kevin Holland	31/57	54%	0/1	0:10	—

R3	Darren Stewart	12/35	34%	2/4	2:31	—
	Kevin Holland	10/16	62%	0/1	1:21	—

WIN

vs. Maki Pitolo

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik • Aug 2020Middleweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 3:41

Darren Stewart13/3834%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:19

Maki Pitolo12/3139%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Darren Stewart	13/38	34%	0/1	0:19	—
	Maki Pitolo	12/31	39%	1/1	0:17	—

WIN

vs. Deron Winn

UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman • Oct 2019Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Darren Stewart57/11948%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:31

Deron Winn29/5355%TD 6/15Ctrl 8:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Darren Stewart	14/20	70%	0/0	0:02	—
	Deron Winn	12/12	100%	3/6	4:15	—

R2	Darren Stewart	21/44	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Deron Winn	7/16	44%	2/6	2:15	—

R3	Darren Stewart	22/55	40%	1/1	0:29	—
	Deron Winn	10/25	40%	1/3	1:34	—

WIN

vs. Bevon Lewis

UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes • Jun 2019Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Darren Stewart30/7341%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:39

Bevon Lewis31/8437%TD 0/5Ctrl 3:42

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Darren Stewart	15/27	56%	0/0	0:56	—
	Bevon Lewis	15/28	54%	0/2	1:37	—

R2	Darren Stewart	9/30	30%	0/0	0:03	—
	Bevon Lewis	11/39	28%	0/0	0:04	—

R3	Darren Stewart	6/16	38%	0/0	0:40	—
	Bevon Lewis	5/17	29%	0/3	2:01	—

LOSS

vs. Edmen Shahbazyan

The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale • Nov 2018Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Darren Stewart34/7148%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:41

Edmen Shahbazyan22/3759%TD 8/21Ctrl 9:57

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Darren Stewart	11/28	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Edmen Shahbazyan	11/17	65%	2/8	3:23	—

R2	Darren Stewart	2/7	29%	0/1	0:00	—
	Edmen Shahbazyan	10/15	67%	2/6	4:09	—

R3	Darren Stewart	21/36	58%	1/2	0:41	—
	Edmen Shahbazyan	1/5	20%	4/7	2:25	—

WIN

vs. Charles Byrd

UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till • Sep 2018Middleweight

KO/TKO (Elbow) • Rd 2, 2:17

Darren Stewart24/6537%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:00KD 1

Charles Byrd38/6360%TD 0/3Ctrl 1:42

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Darren Stewart	10/31	32%	0/0	0:50	—
	Charles Byrd	23/38	61%	0/3	1:15	—

R2	Darren Stewart	14/34	41%	0/0	0:10	1
	Charles Byrd	15/25	60%	0/0	0:27	—

WIN

vs. Eric Spicely

UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till • May 2018Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:47

Darren Stewart34/9038%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:15KD 1

Eric Spicely15/7520%TD 0/4Ctrl 1:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Darren Stewart	17/50	34%	0/0	0:00	—
	Eric Spicely	11/58	19%	0/3	1:02	—

R2	Darren Stewart	17/40	42%	0/0	0:15	1
	Eric Spicely	4/17	24%	0/1	0:01	—

LOSS

vs. Julian Marquez

UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos • Dec 2017Middleweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 2:42

Darren Stewart33/5857%TD 4/6Ctrl 3:25

Julian Marquez32/6450%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Darren Stewart	19/36	53%	4/5	3:22	—
	Julian Marquez	21/40	52%	0/1	0:20	—

R2	Darren Stewart	14/22	64%	0/1	0:03	—
	Julian Marquez	11/24	46%	0/2	0:34	—

LOSS

vs. Karl Roberson

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis • Nov 2017Middleweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 3:41

Darren Stewart6/2030%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:34

Karl Roberson17/2374%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Darren Stewart	6/20	30%	0/1	0:34	—
	Karl Roberson	17/23	74%	1/1	1:14	—

LOSS

vs. Francimar Barroso

UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson • Mar 2017Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Darren Stewart31/7342%TD 1/5Ctrl 3:59

Francimar Barroso28/6245%TD 7/12Ctrl 2:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Darren Stewart	14/27	52%	1/3	0:18	—
	Francimar Barroso	12/24	50%	1/4	2:01	—

R2	Darren Stewart	6/11	55%	0/1	2:51	—
	Francimar Barroso	8/15	53%	6/6	0:00	—

R3	Darren Stewart	11/35	31%	0/1	0:50	—
	Francimar Barroso	8/23	35%	0/2	0:39	—

vs. Francimar Barroso

UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira • Nov 2016Light Heavyweight

Overturned • Rd 1, 1:34

Darren Stewart7/1070%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:15

Francimar Barroso0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Darren Stewart	7/10	70%	1/2	1:15	—
	Francimar Barroso	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com