Christopher Paul Daukaus ( ; born September 25, 1989) is an American

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who competes in the

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division of Cage Fury Fighting Championships. He previously competed for the

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(UFC). He is the older brother of former UFC fighter

Kyle Daukaus Kyle Daukaus ( ; born February 27, 1993) is an American mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight (MMA), Middleweight division of Cage Fury Fighting Championships, where he is the Cage Fury FC Middleweight Champion. ...

Background

Daukaus was raised in Northeast Philly in the Tacony neighborhood. In 2007, Chris graduated from

Northeast Catholic High School Northeast Catholic High School opened in 1926 as Northeast Catholic High School for Boys, and was located at 1842 East Torresdale Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was under the administration of the high school system of the Roman Catho ...

, and became a resident of Parkwood, Philadelphia. After graduating, he attended

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before dropping out. He started training in mixed martial arts a year prior to enrolling into the police academy in order to fill the void of sports and competition after high school, and to follow in the footsteps of his father who was also a police officer.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

A professional since October 2013 and representing Martinez BJJ, Daukaus compiled an 8–3 record in 11 career bouts as a professional, winning by seven knockouts and one decision. Daukaus has competed with CES MMA, Cage Fury Fighting Championships, and Ring Of Combat. He has finished seven of his eight professional victories. In his MMA debut at XFE Cage Wars 27, he defeated Robert Duvalle via TKO in the first round. Daukaus also defeated Jeffrey Blachly via TKO in round two in his debut appearance with Cage Fury Fighting Championships at CFFC 50. He defeated Blachly a second time via a unanimous decision at CFFC 62. Then at KOTC Regulator, Daukaus defeated Anthony Coleman via TKO in the first round. He also defeated Plinio Cruz via TKO in round one at CFFC 69. For his lone outing with CES MMA at CES MMA 52 Daukaus defeated Joshua Marsh via TKO in the second round. At Ring Of Combat 65, he faced Edwin Smart and defeated him via technical knockout in round one to earn the sixth knockout victory of his professional career. Daukaus suffered a loss to Zu Anyanwu in a bout for the Cage Fury FC Heavyweight Championship at CFFC 73 on March 2, 2019. Daukaus was clearly winning that fight before a big shot changed the complexion of it quickly and Daukaus was knocked out. He then faced Danny Holmes at CFFC 77 on August 16, 2019. He won the fight via first-round technical knockout. Daukaus was then scheduled to face Shawn Teed for the Cage Fury FC Heavyweight Championship in a rematch at CFFC 82 on March 21, 2020. However, the whole event was postponed due to the

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pandemic. The event and the championship bout was rescheduled to take place at August 12, 2020. However, Daukaus signed with the UFC in early August and was replaced by Carl Seumanutafa.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Daukaus made his UFC debut on nine days notice against

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on August 15, 2020, at

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. He won the fight via TKO in the first round after a series of punches and a knee dropped Porter. Daukaus faced Rodrigo Nascimento on October 11, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen. He won the fight via knockout in round one. This win earned him the '' Performance of the Night'' award. Daukaus faced

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on February 20, 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis. He won the fight via TKO in round one. This win earned him the '' Performance of the Night'' award. Daukaus was scheduled to face Shamil Abdurakhimov at UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw, but the matchup would be postponed due to

protocols within Abdurakhimov's camp. The bout was rescheduled to take place at UFC on ESPN: Hall vs. Strickland on July 31, 2021. However, the bout was postponed for unknown reasons to

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. Daukaus won the fight via technical knockout in round two. This win earned him the '' Performance of the Night'' award. Daukaus faced

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on December 18, 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round. Daukaus faced

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on March 26, 2022, at UFC on ESPN 33. He lost the fight via TKO early in the second round. Daukaus was scheduled to face Jairzinho Rozenstruik on October 1, 2022, at

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. However, for unknown reasons, the bout was moved to

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on December 10, 2022. Daukaus lost the fight via technical knockout. Daukaus was scheduled to face Khalil Rountree Jr. on June 10, 2023 at UFC 289. However on June 2, 2023, it was revealed that Daukaus suffered injury and was pulled from the card. The bout with Rountree was rescheduled for August 12, 2023 at UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. dos Anjos. Daukaus lost the fight via technical knockout in round one. After the loss, it was announced that Daukaus was no longer on the UFC roster.

Post-UFC

Daukaus faced

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on August 16, 2024 at CFFC 134. He lost the fight by unanimous decision in the first decision loss in his career.

Professional grappling career

Daukaus competed against Alexandr Romanov at Fury Pro Grappling 8 on December 30, 2023. He lost the match by decision.

Personal life

Daukaus had been a

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officer since 2010. However, on December 1, 2021, in the lead up to his fight with

, Daukaus decided to quit his position in the police force in order to fully concentrate on his MMA career. He and his wife Kelly have a son.

Championships and achievements

** Performance of the Night (Three times) **UFC.com Awards *** 2020: Ranked #10 Newcomer of the Year

Mixed martial arts record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Daukaus, Chris 1989 births Living people American male mixed martial artists Heavyweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Martial artists from Philadelphia Mixed martial artists from Pennsylvania American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Philadelphia Police Department officers