| Daniel Straus | |
|---|---|
| Born | Daniel Mason-Straus July 27, 1984 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) |
| Division | Featherweight |
| Reach | 67.0 in (170 cm) |
| Style | Wrestling |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Fighting out of | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Team | Team Vision |
| Years active | 2009-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 21 |
| Wins | 17 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 10 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Notable school(s) | Sycamore High School |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Daniel Straus (born July 27, 1984), formerly known as Daniel Mason-Straus, is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. He currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships.
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Daniel was a highly successful, and highly controversial, high school wrestler. As a junior at Sycamore High School of Cincinnati, Daniel finished 3rd in the state in Division I (135 lbs.) His senior year, he was ruled academically ineligible and missed the second half of the season (including the state tournament). However, he was given a wild card birth into the NHSCA Senior Nationals (high school senior national championship) and won the tournament. He is considered one of the best wrestlers of the decade (2001-2010) and one of the greatest Ohio high school wrestlers to never win a state title.[1][2]
Straus made his professional MMA debut in February 2009.
Straus was a late replacement for Marcus Hicks at Shark Fights 13: Jardine vs. Prangley where he beat WEC veteran Karen Darabedyan via unanimous decision.[3]
Straus made his Bellator debut on June 24, 2010 at Bellator 23 where he defeated Chad Hinton via unanimous decision.
In January 2011, Bellator announced that Straus would be a part of the Bellator Season 4 Featherweight Tournament. In the quarterfinals, Straus fought the fighter with the best record in mixed martial arts at 19-0, Nazareno Malegarie, in the quarterfinals.[4] Straus defeated Malegarie via unanimous decision to move on to the semifinals and give Malegarie the first loss of his career. The fight won Fight of the Night honors.
At Bellator 41, Straus competed in the semi-finals of the season four tournament against Kenny Foster. Straus controlled the fight for the first two rounds before he finished Foster via guillotine choke and moved on to the finals of the tournament. Straus met Patricio Freire in the fourth season tournament finals at Bellator 45. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Daniel has been added to the season 6 Bellator Featherweight tournment that starts 3/2/12.
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 21 matches | 17 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 3 | 2 |
| By submission | 4 | 1 |
| By decision | 10 | 1 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 17-4 | Jason Dent | Decision (unanimous) | NAAFS - Caged Fury 15 | October 15, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | Won and unified NAAFS Pro Series Lightweight Championship |
| Loss | 16-4 | Patricio Freire | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 45 | May 21, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | Bellator Season 4 Featherweight Tournament Final |
| Win | 16-3 | Kenny Foster | Submission (guillotine choke) | Bellator 41 | April 16, 2011 | 3 | 3:48 | Yuma, Arizona, United States | Bellator Season 4 Featherweight Tournament Semifinal |
| Win | 15-3 | Nazareno Malegarie | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 37 | March 19, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Concho, Oklahoma, United States | Bellator Season 4 Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal |
| Win | 14-3 | Karen Darabedyan | Decision (unanimous) | Shark Fights 13: Jardine vs. Prangley | September 11, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Amarillo, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 13-3 | Joe Pearson | Submission (punches) | XFO 36 - Outdoor War 6 | August 14, 2010 | 2 | 4:04 | Island Lake, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 12-3 | Chad Hinton | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 23 | June 24, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | |
| Win | 11-3 | Travis Perzynski | Decision (unanimous) | ICE - International Combat Events 45 | March 13, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Forest Park, Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 10-3 | Frank Caraballo | Submission (punches) | NAAFS - Caged Fury 9 | February 20, 2010 | 5 | 3:57 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | Won NAAFS Interim Pro Series Lightweight Championship |
| Win | 9-3 | Gideon Ray | Decision (unanimous) | XFO 33 | January 23, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 8-3 | Joe Heiland | Decision (unanimous) | NAAFS - Night of Champions 2009 | December 5, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Akron, Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 7-3 | Patrick Ferm | Submission (punches) | XFO 32 | October 10, 2009 | 1 | 1:50 | New Munster, Wisconsin, United States | |
| Win | 6-3 | Tim Troxell | TKO (elbows and punches) | Xtreme Caged Combat - Cops vs. Cons | October 3, 2009 | 1 | 3:51 | Reading, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Win | 5-3 | Mitch Lyons | TKO (punches) | Indiana Xtreme Fighting 1 - Wildcard | June 26, 2009 | 3 | 2:13 | Rising Sun, Indiana, United States | |
| Loss | 4-3 | Pat Curran | KO (punches) | XFO 29 | April 17, 2009 | 2 | 1:31 | Lakemoor, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 4-2 | Mike Baskis | Decision (unanimous) | ICF - Breakout | April 11, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 3-2 | Lester Caslow | Decision (split) | Extreme Challenge - Mayhem at the Marina | March 28, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 2-2 | Tim Cook | TKO (punches) | ICF - Turfwar | March 14, 2009 | 2 | 0:11 | Florence, Kentucky, United States | |
| Loss | 1-2 | Scott Bickerstaff | TKO (punches) | MMA Big Show - Retribution | March 7, 2009 | 1 | N/A | Switzerland County, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 1-1 | David Silva | Decision (unanimous) | XFO 28 | February 27, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Lakemoor, Illinois, United States | |
| Loss | 0-1 | Jay Ellis | Submission (rear-naked choke) | XFO - New Blood | February 7, 2009 | 2 | 2:46 | New Munster, Wisconsin, United States |