1. Darrion Caldwell was born on December 19,1987 and is an American retired mixed martial artist and graduated collegiate wrestler, who competed in the bantamweight division.
30 Facts About Darrion Caldwell
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Darrion Caldwell formerly competed in Bellator MMA, where he is the former Bellator Bantamweight World Champion.
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Darrion Caldwell ended up placing fifth after winning one more match.
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Darrion Caldwell compiled 15 wins and a lone loss and became a four-time Conference champion before the shoulder injury resurged during his second match at the NCAA's.
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Darrion Caldwell made his senior freestyle debut at the 2009 US World Team Trials.
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Darrion Caldwell came back in 2012 at the Dave Schultz Memorial, where he did not place.
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In July 2012, it was revealed that Darrion Caldwell had signed with Texas-based promotion Legacy Fighting Championship.
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Darrion Caldwell made his MMA and promotional debut against David Armas at Legacy FC 14 on September 14,2012.
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Darrion Caldwell won the fight via TKO after dropping Kempf with a left hand and unloading with a series of punches on the ground.
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Darrion Caldwell next faced Gerzan Chaw at Legacy FC 21 on July 19,2013.
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Darrion Caldwell won the fight via unanimous decision after three rounds.
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Darrion Caldwell made his debut for the promotion against Lance Surma on March 14,2014 at Bellator 112.
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Darrion Caldwell won via guillotine choke submission at 0:50 in the first round.
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Darrion Caldwell later stated in an interview that he plans to move down to the bantamweight division.
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Darrion Caldwell made his bantamweight debut against Rafael Silva on May 15,2015 at Bellator 137.
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Darrion Caldwell next faced Shawn Bunch at Bellator 143 on September 25,2015.
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Darrion Caldwell won the fight via submission in the first round.
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Darrion Caldwell dominated the fight, winning via technical submission due to a rear-naked choke in the first round.
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Darrion Caldwell lost the bout via guillotine choke in the third round.
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Darrion Caldwell won via unanimous decision to become the Bellator Bantamweight Champion.
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Darrion Caldwell won the fight via guillotine choke submission in the first round.
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Darrion Caldwell won the fight by knockout in the second round.
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Darrion Caldwell took part in a Bellator vs Rizin interpromotional champion vs champion bout and faced Kyoji Horiguchi for the Rizin Bantamweight Championship at Rizin 14 on December 31,2018.
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Darrion Caldwell lost the fight via submission in the third round.
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Darrion Caldwell made his return to bantamweight against Leandro Higo at Bellator 259 on May 21,2021.
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Darrion Caldwell faced Enrique Barzola on January 29,2022 at Bellator 273.
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Darrion Caldwell lost the bout via ground and pound TKO in the third round.
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Darrion Caldwell faced Nikita Mikhailov on February 4,2023 at Bellator 290.
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On November 22,2023, Darrion Caldwell announced he was no longer under contract with Bellator.
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Darrion Caldwell was scheduled to fight Tarcisio Romano at LFA 182 on April 26,2024.