- Name: Daniel Straus
- Professional MMA Record: 20-4-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
- Nickname:
- Current Streak: 4 Wins
- Age: 27 | Date of Birth: 1984.07.27
- Last Fight: May 11, 2012 in Bellator Fighting Championships
- Weight Class: Featherweight | Last Weigh-In: 146.0 lbs
- Career Disclosed Earnings: $0 USD
- Height: 5'8" (173cm) | Reach: 67.0" (170cm)
- Gym/Affiliation: Team Vision MMA
- Born: United States
- Fighter Pages: Sherdog | The UG
- Fighting out of: Cincinnati, Ohio
- Personal Pages: Twitter
| Consensus Rank |
#16 Current Best MMA Featherweight Fighter
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Daniel Straus MMA Fight Record
| Professional Results | Opponent | Event | Date |
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Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Marlon Sandro
Ref: Keith Peterson |
Bellator 68
Main Event | Tournament Finals | 145 lbs |
2012.05.11 |
| Odds: +105 Near Even | Weigh-In: 146.0 lbs | |||
|
Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Mike Corey
Ref: Gasper Oliver |
Bellator 65
Main Card | Tournament Semifinal | 145 lbs |
2012.04.13 |
| Odds: -450 Heavy Favorite | Weigh-In: 145.8 lbs | |||
|
Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Jeremy Spoon
Ref: Jeff Malott |
Bellator 60
Main Card | Tournament Quarterfinal | 145 lbs |
2012.03.09 |
| Odds: -220 Moderate Favorite | Weigh-In: 144.8 lbs | |||
| Win | Decision | Unanimous | Jason Dent | NAAFS | 2011.10.15 |
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Loss | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Patricio Freire
Ref: Jason Herzog |
Bellator 45
Main Card | Tournament Finals | 145 lbs |
2011.05.21 |
| Odds: -110 Near Even | Weigh-In: 145.0 lbs | |||
|
Win | Submission | Choke
3:48 Round 3 of 3, 13:48 Total |
Kenny Foster
Ref: Jason Herzog |
Bellator 41
Main Card | Tournament Semifinal | 145 lbs |
2011.04.16 |
| Odds: -145 Slight Favorite | Weigh-In: 145.4 lbs | |||
|
Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Nazareno Malegarie
Ref: Jason Herzog |
Bellator 37
Main Card | Tournament Quarterfinal | 145 lbs |
2011.03.19 |
| Odds: +120 Near Even | Weigh-In: 144.0 lbs | |||
| Cancelled Bout | Magno Almeida | CES 2 - Reason: Unknown | 2010.10.22 |
|
Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Karen Darabedyan
Ref: Kerry Hatley |
Shark Fights 13
Preliminary Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs |
2010.09.11 |
| Odds: +260 Moderate Underdog Upset Victory | Weigh-In: 152.75 lbs | |||
| Win | Submission | Punches | Joe Pearson | XFO 36 | 2010.08.14 |
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Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Chad Hinton
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Bellator 23
Preliminary Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs |
2010.06.24 |
| Weigh-In: 154.0 lbs | |||
| Win | Decision | Unanimous | Travis Perzynski | ICE | 2010.03.13 |
| Win | Submission | Punches | Frank Caraballo | NAAFS | 2010.02.20 |
| Win | Decision | Unanimous | Gideon Ray | XFO | 2010.01.23 |
| Win | Decision | Unanimous | Joe Heiland | NAAFS | 2009.12.05 |
| Win | Submission | Punches | Patrick Ferm | XFO | 2009.10.10 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Strikes | Tim Troxell | Xtreme Caged Combat | 2009.10.03 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Mitch Lyons | Indiana Xtreme Fighting 1 | 2009.06.26 |
| Loss | KO/TKO | Punches | Pat Curran | XFO | 2009.04.17 |
| Win | Decision | Unanimous | Mike Baskis | ICF | 2009.04.11 |
| Win | Decision | Split | Lester Caslow | Extreme Challenge | 2009.03.28 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Tim Cook | ICF | 2009.03.14 |
| Loss | KO/TKO | Punches | Scott Bickerstaff | MMA BigShow | 2009.03.07 |
| Win | Decision | Unanimous | David Silva | XFO | 2009.02.27 |
| Loss | Submission | Choke | Jay Ellis | XFO | 2009.02.07 |
Daniel Straus News View All
Monday 05.14.2012 8:26am ET | View Full Article
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The MMA world continued to turn as you were off celebrating Mother's Day, so here's a quick rundown of what you need to know from the weekend.
As you can see from the video highlights, at Bellator Daniel Straus took the featherweight tournament final in a unanimous decision over Marlon Sandro. With that win, Straus will get to vie for the Bellator featherweight belt, which is currently held by...
Saturday 05.12.2012 9:30pm ET | View Full Article
Bellator 68 featured the finals of the Season 6 Featherweight Tournament between Marlon Sandro and Daniel Straus. Check out the night's highlight video.
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Saturday 05.12.2012 8:00pm ET | View Full Article
Ladies and gentlemen, a new Bellator featherweight title challenger has been crowned, and it's not the man that the rankings would have led you to believe.
Last night (May 11, 2012), Vision MMA's Daniel Straus pulled off the upset, scoring a unanimous decision against USA Today/SBNation consensus number five ranked featherweight on the planet, Marlon Sandro. Straus put the pressure on Sand...
Saturday 05.12.2012 5:00pm ET | View Full Article
Bellator 68 is in the books, and the organization has released video highlights from Friday's event.
They include all four MTV2-televised main-card bouts.
Among them was the season-six featherweight-tournament finale of Daniel Straus vs. Marlon Sandro, as well as a bantamweight-tourney semifinal of Marcos Galvao vs. Travis Marx.