David Douglas

David Douglas is an American professional mixed martial artist and boxer. A professional MMA competitor since 2004, he has competed for Strikeforce, EliteXC and ShoXC.

Background Douglas was born and raised in the heart of a rough neighborhood in Antioch, California, along with his twin brother Damion, by their parents who worked for steel mills. The Douglas brothers got into many fights while growing up, beating up schoolyard bullies that were bigger and older than themselves. Both of them began learning the martial arts from a young age and were taught at home by their father, Danny, who was a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

Mixed martial arts career Early career After a 3-1 start to his professional career, Douglas was signed by EliteXC in 2008.

Strikeforce Douglas made his debut for Strikeforce in August 2009 on the preliminary card of Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg, losing to Justin Wilcox via submission.

He returned to the organization in 2010 on their ShoMMA Strikeforce Challengers series. He defeated Dominic Clark via TKO in October 2010 and Nick Gonzalez via submission in February 2011.

He next fought Caros Fodor at Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Damm and lost in the third round by TKO.

Professional boxing Douglas made his professional boxing debut in 2016 against Jasper McCargo, losing via third round knockout.

Douglas returned to the ring in 2019 against 3-0 Chris Washington. He was defeated via first-round knockout.

Personal life Douglas got his nickname "Tarzan" from Cesar Gracie while training together, due to his long hair and lanky build. David's twin brother, Damion Douglas, is also a mixed martial artist who competed for Strikeforce. David has two children, while Damion has three.

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Serob Minasyan TKO (punches) UNF 4

Commerce, California, United States Loss

Eugene Correa Submission (heel hook) Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 6

Commerce, California, United States Loss

Migran Arutyunyan TKO (punches) UNF 2

Commerce, California, United States Return to Lightweight. Loss

Richard LeRoy TKO (punches) Celtic Gladiator 21

Burbank, California, United States Catchweight (165 lbs) bout. Win

D.J. Roberson TKO (punches) Gladiator Challenge: Holiday Beatings

Lincoln, California, United States Welterweight bout. Loss

Eldon Sproat TKO (punches) X-1 World Events 48.5

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States For the X-1 Middleweight Championship. Loss

Chris Hofmann TKO (punches) URCC 29: Conquest

San Francisco, California, United States For the URCC Middleweight Championship. Win

DeMarco Villalona TKO (punches) Dragon House 22

San Francisco, California, United States Middleweight debut. Loss

Ray Cooper III TKO (punches) Star Elite Cage Fighting

Waipahu, Hawaii, United States Welterweight bout. Loss

Ousmane Thomas Diagne KO (punch) Red Canvas: Art of Submission 3

Stockton, California, United States Loss

Felipe Olivieri TKO (knee and punches) Wreck MMA: Road to Glory

Gatineau, Quebec, Canada Loss

Caros Fodor TKO (strikes) Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Damm

Stockton, California, United States Win

Nick Gonzalez Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) Strikeforce Challengers: Beerbohm vs. Healy

Cedar Park, Texas, United States Catchweight (150 lbs) bout. Win

Dominic Clark TKO (punches) Strikeforce Challengers: Bowling vs. Voelker

Fresno, California, United States Loss

Justin Wilcox Submission (rear-naked choke) Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg

San Jose, California, United States Win

Malaipet TKO (punches) ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series

Santa Ynez, California, United States Win

William Jacobson TKO (corner stoppage) ShoXC: Hamman vs. Suganuma II

Friant, California, United States Win

Marlon Mathias TKO (punches) EliteXC: Unfinished Business

Stockton, California, United States Lightweight debut. Win

Yusuke Ikenishi TKO (doctor stoppage) CCFC: Total Elimination

Santa Rosa, California, United States Loss

Jeff Curran Submission (rear-naked choke) IFC: Eve Of Destruction

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Featherweight debut. Win

Joe Martin TKO (corner stoppage) IFC: Night of the Warriors 5

Susanville, California, United States Win

Richard Savala TKO (punches) IFC: Night of the Warriors 5

Susanville, California, United States