Kalib Starnes (born January 6, 1975) is a Canadian

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Early life

Starnes became involved in the martial arts at an early age and began teaching when he was a teenager. He started training in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu at the Gracie Academy in 1994 in

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. Starnes has also practiced

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Mixed martial arts career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Starnes made his UFC debut on June 24, 2006 at the finale of '' The Ultimate Fighter 3'', winning via rear naked choke over Danny Abbadi. After this Starnes would gain the biggest victory in his career, by defeating Chris Leben on May 26, 2007 at UFC 71 via unanimous decision, also winning the ''Fight of The Night'' bonus for his efforts. During the UFC 64 event, Starnes suffered a third-round TKO to Yushin Okami. In his final UFC bout, he lost via unanimous decision to

Nate Quarry Nathan Parker "Nate" Quarry (born March 19, 1972) is a retired United States, American mixed martial arts fighter who is most notable for his appearance in ''The Ultimate Fighter'', a reality show from the Ultimate Fighting Championship, as well ...

at UFC 83 in Montreal Canada. Starnes was criticized by MMA pundits and fans for avoiding Quarry for the majority of the match, leading to a new nickname, "The Running Man." Many speculate that his poor performance in this fight was one of the main reasons he was released by the UFC.

Championships and accomplishments

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** Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Chris Leben *Armageddon Fighting Championship **AFC Middleweight Champion (One time) **Fight of the Night (One time) *Destiny MMA **Destiny MMA Light Heavyweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

, - , Loss , align=center, , Tim Hague , TKO (leg kick) , XFFC 9: Conviction , , align=center, 4 , align=center, 0:13 , Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 17–10–1 , Craig Hudson , Submission (rear-naked choke) , XFFC 7: Bad Blood , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:31 , Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada , , - , Loss , align=center, 16–10–1 , Rodney Wallace , Decision (split) , HKFC: Hard Knocks 44 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Canada , , - , Loss , align=center, 16–9–1 , Dave Herman , Decision (unanimous) , Titan FC 28: Brilz vs. Davis , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 16–8–1 , Dwayne Lewis , KO (elbow) , WSOF 7 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:02 ,

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, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 15–8–1 , Clay Davidson , TKO (punches) , Fivestar Fight League 8: Barefoot Beach Battle , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:21 ,

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, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 14–8–1 , Tim Hague , Decision (unanimous) , AFC 19: Undisputed , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 13–8–1 , David Perron , TKO (punches) , AFC 18: Mayhem , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:05 ,

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, Canada , , - , Loss , align=center, 12–8–1 , Joe Doerksen , Decision (unanimous) , AFC 11: Takeover , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Canada , , - , Loss , align=center, 12–7–1 , John Salter , KO (punches) , AFC 6: Conviction , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:13 ,

, Canada , , - , Loss , align=center, 12–6–1 , Patrick Côté , Decision (unanimous) , Ringside 10: Cote vs. Starnes , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Quebec, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 12–5–1 , Matt MacGrath , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Wreck MMA: Strong and Proud , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:14 , Gatineau, Quebec, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 11–5–1 , Nick Hinchliffe , Submission (armbar) , AFC 3: Evolution , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:49 ,

, Canada , , - , Loss , align=center, 10–5–1 , Falaniko Vitale , Submission (ezekiel choke) , X-1 – Champions 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:22 , Hawaii, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 10–4–1 , Marcus Hicks , Submission (rear-naked choke) , AFC 2: Aftershock , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:22 ,

, Canada , , - , Loss , align=center, 9–4–1 , Hector Lombard , Submission (punches) , Cage Fighting Championships 11 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:55 , Sydney, Australia , , - , Win , align=center, 9–3–1 , Chris Cisneros , Submission (armbar) , Destiny MMA: Pier Fighter 1 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:47 ,

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, Hawaii, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 8–3–1 ,

, Decision (unanimous) , UFC 83 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Quebec, Canada , , - , Loss , align=center, 8–2–1 , Alan Belcher , TKO (doctor stoppage) , UFC 77 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:39 ,

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, Ohio, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 8–1–1 , Chris Leben , Decision (unanimous) , UFC 71 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 7–1–1 , Yushin Okami , TKO (punches) , UFC 64: Unstoppable , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 1:40 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 7–0–1 , Danny Abbadi , Submission (rear-naked choke) , The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:56 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 6–0–1 , Jason MacDonald , TKO (punches) , National Fighting Challenge 5 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:37 , North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 5–0–1 , Mike Yackulic , TKO (submission to punches) , World Freestyle Fighting 9: Wild West , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:21 ,

, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0–1 , Jason Zazelenchuk , Submission (rear-naked choke) , National Fighting Challenge 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:42 ,

, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0–1 , Gerry Elliot , Submission (arm-triangle choke) , World Freestyle Fighting 8: Dominance , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0–1 , Ramin Astaseare , TKO (punches) , National Fighting Challenge 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:49 ,

, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0–1 , Wayne Atkinson , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Adrenaline Fighting Championships 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:22 , Langley, British Columbia, Canada , , - , Draw , align=center, 0–0–1 , Leonard Carter , Draw , Ultimate Warrior Challenge , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

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Mixed martial arts exhibition record

, - , Loss , align=center, 1–1 , Kendall Grove , Verbal submission (rib injury) , rowspan=2, The Ultimate Fighter 3 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 0:30 , rowspan=2,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Mike Stine , KO (punches) , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:09 ,

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