Darren Stewart (fighter)

Darren Stewart
Born Darren Springer-Stewart[1]
(1990-12-30) 30 December 1990[2]
Poplar, London, East London, England
Other names The Dentist[1]
Nationality British
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb; 13 st 3 lb)
Division Middleweight
Reach 74 in (188 cm)[3]
Team The MMA Clinic
Years active 2013–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 13
Wins 9
By knockout 7
By decision 2
Losses 3
By submission 2
By decision 1
No contests 1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Darren "The Dentist" Stewart (born 30 December 1990) is a British mixed martial artist and he competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2013, he has also competed for Cage Warriors.

Background

Stewart was born in Poplar East London, England. His father was from Jamaica and his mother was from St Vincent. Encouraged by his mum, Stewart started MMA training at 13 for self-defense due to the crime rate was high in London with the youth during that time.[3] His friend Regan Lawrence was at The MMA Clinic at that time and invited him to try on MMA, even though his initial thought was "I’m not doing that crap, cage fighting. I’ve seen the blood on TV. No way", but he eventually found MMA full contact striking exciting,[4] and thrived where he competed in the UK and abroad.[1]

Stewart works as a full-time correction officer for the Crown Court in London Bridge.[1]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Stewart fought most of the fights in England and picked up seven consecutive wins with five by knockout before signed by UFC.[5] He was the former Killacam light heavy weight champion in England.[6]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Light Heavyweight

Stewart made his promotional debut on 17 September 2016, at UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira 2 against Francimar Barroso at São Paulo, Brazil. Stewart was initially declared the winner of the fight via TKO,[7] but the decision was overturned by Comissao Atletica Brasileira de MMA (CABMMA), after an appeal from Borroso,[8] as a result from an accidental head butt prior Stewart rained down a series of heavy punches. The bout was finally declared as no contest.[9][10] Calling for a rematch when UFC would return to London,[2] Stewart was displeased with the CABMMA decision[11] and commented "The entire situation stinks. I put a lot of time and money into this fight, won the fight, and his mates at the Brazilian MMA Commission overturned the decision. Fighting a Brazilian in Brazil is something that every fighter should think very strongly about. Had I lost and made an appeal to the Brazil commission, I doubt it would be overturned because I’m not from Brazil.”[12][11]

The match with Francimar Barroso was rescheduled on 18 March 2017, at UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson.[13] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[14]

Middleweight

After losing to Barroso on March 2017, Stewart announced he would compete in the middleweight division.[15]

Stewart faced Karl Roberson on 11 November 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis.[16][17] He lost the fight via submission in the first round.[18]

Stewart faced promotional newcomer Julian Marquez on 16 December 2017 at UFC on Fox 26.[19] He lost the back-and-forth bout via submission in the second round.[20] Even thought he lost the fight, he was awarded the Fight of the Night bonus award.[21]

Stewart faced Eric Spicely on 27 May 2018 at UFC Fight Night 130.[22] He won the fight via technical knock out in the second round.[23] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[24]

Stewart faced Charles Byrd on 8 September 2018 at UFC 228.[25] He won the fight via technical knockout.[26]

Stewart is expected to face promotional newcomer Edmen Shahbazyan on 30 November 2018 at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale.[27]

Personal life

Stewart's moniker "The Dentist" was referred to this opponents whereby "He (his opponent) is just another patient who's gonna get drilled".[28]

Stewart is an avid dancer where he was a former student of contemporary dance, ballet and street dance for The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) in England. He was also a salsa dancing champion.[1]

Steward lives in Barking, London with his fiancee Katherine, an Ecuadorian, and their son Marlon.[1]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 9–3 (1) Charles Byrd TKO (elbow and punches) UFC 228 8 September 2018 2 2:17 Dallas, Texas, United States
Win 8–3 (1) Eric Spicely TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till 27 May 2018 2 1:47 Liverpool, England Performance of the Night.
Loss 7–3 (1) Julian Marquez Submission (guillotine choke) UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. dos Anjos 16 December 2017 2 2:42 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Fight of the Night.
Loss 7–2 (1) Karl Roberson Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis 11 November 2017 1 3:41 Norfolk, Virginia, United States Middleweight debut.
Loss 7–1 (1) Francimar Barroso Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson 18 March 2017 3 5:00 London, England
NC 7–0 (1) Francimar Barroso NC (overturned) UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira 2 19 November 2016 1 1:34 São Paulo, Brazil Originally a TKO (punches) win for Stewart; overturned by CABMMA due to an inadvertent headbutt.
Win 7–0 Boubacar Balde TKO (punches) Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 77 8 July 2016 3 1:28 London, England
Win 6–0 James Hurrell TKO (punches) Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 75 15 April 2016 1 0:37 London, England
Win 5–0 Grégory Pierre Decision (unanimous) Killacam Fight Night 9 12 December 2015 3 5:00 Kent, England Won the Killacam Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win 4–0 Carl Kinslow KO (knee) Killacam Fight Night 8 4 July 2015 1 4:56 Kent, England
Win 3–0 Lloyd Clarkson Decision (unanimous) Warrior Fight Series 3 23 May 2015 3 5:00 London, England
Win 2–0 Pelu Adetola TKO (knees) Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 74 15 November 2014 1 2:24 London, England
Win 1–0 Michael Revenscroft TKO (elbows) Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 69 7 June 2014 1 1:23 London, England

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See also

References

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  2. 1 2 "Intensiti Fighter Management". intensitifightermanagement.com. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  3. 1 2 "Darren Stewart". UFC. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  4. ↑ "UFC debutante Stewart: 'I hated cagefighting'". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  5. ↑ "Darren Stewart". Tapology. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Killacam Fight Night 9: Invasion". Tapology. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Francimar Barroso vs Darren Stewart UFC Fight Night 100 Full Fight MMA Video". MMA-Core. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  8. ↑ Rodger, Stuart (2016-11-22). "Darren Stewart has UFC win struck off after Borroso appeal - MMA Plus". MMA Plus. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  9. ↑ "Darren Stewart's UFC Fight Night 100 TKO of Francimar Barroso flipped to no-contest by Brazil commission". MMAjunkie. 2016-11-22. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  10. ↑ "Stewart on London opponent: 'He could drop dead for all I care'". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  11. 1 2 "Darren Stewart vows revenge if rematch with Francimar Barroso is granted". The Sun. 2016-11-25. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  12. ↑ "Darren Stewart Blasts Brazilian Commission for Being Biased | MMAWeekly.com". www.mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  13. ↑ "Francimar Barroso vs. Darren Stewart rematch set for UFC Fight Night 108 in London | MMA Mad". MMA Mad. 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  14. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 107 results: Francimar Barroso tops Darren Stewart in grinding rematch". MMAjunkie. 2017-03-18. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  15. ↑ "Following bizarre start to UFC career, Darren Stewart announces move to middleweight". MMAjunkie. 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  16. ↑ "Karl Roberson to make UFC debut against Darren Stewart at UFC Fight Night 120". FanSided. 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  17. ↑ DNA, MMA (2017-08-06). "Engelsman Darren Stewart treft Karl Roberson tijdens UFC Norfolk". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  18. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 120 results: Karl Roberson stays perfect, taps out Darren Stewart". MMAjunkie. 2017-11-12. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  19. ↑ Peter Carroll (2017-12-04). "Several changes announced for UFC on FOX 26". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  20. ↑ "UFC on FOX 26 results: Julian Marquez impresses in UFC debut, choking out Darren Stewart". MMAjunkie. 2017-12-17. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  21. ↑ "UFC on FOX 26 bonuses: Julian Marquez, Darren Stewart awarded for back-and-forth brawl". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  22. ↑ Staff (2018-03-20). "Darren Stewart vs. Eric Spicely headed to UFC Fight Night 130 in Liverpool". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  23. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 130 results: Fifth time the charm for Darren Stewart, who stops Eric Spicely for first UFC win". MMAjunkie. 2018-05-27. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  24. 1 2 "UFC Fight Night 130 bonuses: Darren Stewart's emotional win nets him $50,000 extra". MMAjunkie. 2018-05-27. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  25. ↑ Mark Francescutti (2018-07-18). "UFC 228 in Dallas bouts revealed". sportsday.dallasnews.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  26. ↑ "UFC 228 results: Darren Stewart tested but scores impressive TKO of Charles Byrd". MMAjunkie. 2018-09-09. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
  27. ↑ Staff (2018-09-27). "UFC newcomer Edmen Shahbazyan meets Darren Stewart at November's TUF 28 Finale". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  28. ↑ "Darren 'The Dentist' Stewart ready to extract a win from Francimar Barroso at UFC Sao Paulo". The Sun. 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  29. ↑ Sherdog.com. "Darren". Sherdog. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  • Professional MMA record for Darren Stewart from Sherdog
  • "Darren Stewart". UFC.com.
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