Lightweight
Darrius Flowers
“Beastmode”·
Chicago, IL, United States
Pro record
13-9-1
Model Elo
1463
#1439 of 1994
- Age
- 32
- Height
- 5'9"
- Reach
- 71"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Team
- —
- Born
- Chicago, IL, United States
- UFC debut
- Jul 28, 2023
Profile
Overview
Darrius Flowers has lost twice by submission in the UFC, yet his takedown defense sits far above the UFC average. That contrast runs through his whole run. "Beastmode" is a lightweight out of Chicago with a 1-3 UFC record and a 13-9-1 professional record across all promotions.
His only UFC win is a second-round TKO. That win is also the one he carries into his next fight.
UFC Career
Flowers reached the UFC through a Dana White's Contender Series appearance in August 2022, where he submitted Amiran Gogoladze in 1:13 of the first round. That fight sits outside his UFC record.
His UFC debut came at UFC 291 in July 2023 against Jake Matthews, and it ended in a second-round submission loss at 2:37. Next came Michael Johnson in February 2024, a unanimous decision loss that went the full three rounds. In July 2024 he lost again by submission, this time to Evan Elder at 1:46 of the second.
Then the turn. In April 2026 he stopped Lando Vannata with a second-round TKO at 0:52. It's his only UFC finish and his only UFC win.
He also has a first-round submission loss to Maheshate on Road to UFC 5.3. Like the Contender Series fight, that bout is not part of his UFC record.
One win in four is a small sample. It still frames what he has to fix.
Fighting Style
Flowers lands at a rate around the UFC average and his accuracy is average too. The defense is the problem: he absorbs more strikes than most and avoids fewer of them. That matches a UFC run where the one decision loss was the only fight to reach the final bell.
The grappling profile is the odd part. He shoots for takedowns more than most and is very hard to take down, yet two of his three UFC losses ended in submissions. He rarely hunts submissions himself. His one UFC win was a knockout finish, not a grappling one.
Notable Wins
- Lando Vannata — KO/TKO, round 2 (0:52), UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs Duncan (2026)
Quick Facts
- Division: Lightweight
- UFC record: 1-3
- Professional record (all promotions): 13-9-1
- UFC debut: July 2023
- Stance: Orthodox
- Height / reach: 5'9" / 71"
- Born: Chicago, IL, United States
Written from MMA ProTips fight data, updated Nov 10, 2026.
UFC by the numbers
- UFC record
- 1–3
- since 2023
- Finish rate
- 100%
- 1 of 1 wins
- 1st-round finishes
- 0
- Elite wins
- 0
- vs opponents rated 1700+ at the time
- Longest win streak
- 1
- Current streak
- W1
- wins in a row
- Octagon time
- 35:15
- avg 8:49 per fight
- Opposition
- 1507
- avg opponent Elo (1500 = average)
Best wins
Ranked by the opponent's Elo rating going into the fight.
- 1464opp. Elo
KO/TKO, R2 · UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs Duncan · Apr 4, 2026
Career stats (UFC)
Career UFC averages. The white tick on each bar marks the UFC average.
Striking
UFC avg 3.35 · about average
UFC avg 3.95 · below average
UFC avg 45% · better than average
UFC avg 52% · below average
UFC avg 0.43 · below average
Grappling
UFC avg 1.52 · better than average
UFC avg 15% · better than average
UFC avg 52% · better than average
UFC avg 0.58 · below average
Where the strikes land
Where the strikes are thrown
Average fight time: 6:30
Fight history (6)
| Res | Opponent | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| L |  MaheshateRecord after: 2-4 | submissionRound 1 · 2:31 | Road to UFC 5.3Aug 28, 2026 |
| W |  Lando VannataRecord after: 2-3 | KO/TKORound 2 · 0:52 | UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs DuncanApr 4, 2026 |
| L |  Evan ElderRecord after: 1-3 | submissionRound 2 · 1:46 | UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs CortezJul 13, 2024 |
| L |  Michael JohnsonRecord after: 1-2 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. PyferFeb 9, 2024 |
| L |  Jake MatthewsRecord after: 1-1 | submissionRound 2 · 2:37 | UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2Jul 28, 2023 |
| W |  Amiran GogoladzeRecord after: 1-0 | submissionRound 1 · 1:13 | Dana White's Contender Series 6.5Aug 23, 2022 |