Is there a Strikeforce API?

Yes. Cito serves the Strikeforce archive over REST at https://api.citoapi.com/api/v1/strikeforce: 63 cards, 2006 to 2013, results for every bout, official round-by-round stats (344 of 605 bouts), fighters and head-to-head, in the same shape as the UFC API.

What does the Strikeforce API cover?

63 Strikeforce cards from March 2006 to January 2013: 605 bouts with winner, method, round and time, official round-by-round stats on 344 of them (many Challengers prelims have results only), fighter profiles with fight history, career stats and head-to-head.

Do Strikeforce fighters have the same ID as on the UFC API?

Yes, when they have a UFC record: they keep their /ufc/fighters/{slug} slug on /strikeforce (daniel-cormier, for example), and ufcFighterSlug marks it on every fighter object.

Can I get a fighter's whole career across promotions?

Their archive career, yes. /mma/fighters/{slug} adds recordByPromotion: the record in PRIDE, Strikeforce, WEC, Bellator and the other archives in one call. For UFC fights, the UFC career endpoint covers the rest.

Which plan includes Strikeforce?

Every UFC plan, with no extra game to add: a free key or a UFC Starter key reads it. Fighters, profiles, fight histories and bout results work on every plan. Like /ufc, cards, bout lists and stats follow the plan's history window (30 days on Free, 90 on Starter), and every Strikeforce card is from 2006 to 2013, so the full archive with official round-by-round stats is on Pro.

Does the Strikeforce API have live data or rankings?

No. It is a closed archive of 2006 to 2013 cards: no live data, rankings or upcoming cards. /strikeforce/events/upcoming always returns an empty list with a note.

Can I use the Strikeforce API with Claude or Cursor?

The next Cito MCP release adds league strikeforce to combat_events, combat_card, combat_bout, combat_athlete and combat_h2h. Until it ships, call the REST endpoints with your key.

Is this an official Strikeforce product?

No. Cito is an independent data API and is not affiliated with Strikeforce or its rights holders.

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The Strikeforce API for developers.

Strikeforce from 2006 to 2013 as clean JSON: 63 cards and 605 bouts with results, official round-by-round stats on 344 of them in the same fields as UFC rounds, fighters and head-to-head. Fighters who also fought in the UFC keep their UFC slug.

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63 cards, 2006 to 2013
344 of 605 bouts with official round stats
Same fighter IDs as UFC

GET /strikeforce/fighters/daniel-cormier200 OK

$ curl "https://api.citoapi.com/api/v1/strikeforce/fighters/daniel-cormier" \ -H "x-api-key: $CITO_API_KEY"

{  "success": true,  "data": {    "slug": "daniel-cormier",    "name": "Daniel Cormier",    "nickname": "DC",    "record": {      "wins": 8,      "losses": 0,      "draws": 0,      "noContests": 0,      "text": "8-0-0"    },    "recordNote": "Record in Strikeforce fights in our archive (2006-2013), not the fighter's full career.",    "ufc": {      "ufcFighterSlug": "daniel-cormier",      "ufcFighterPath": "/api/v1/ufc/fighters/daniel-cormier"    }  }}

Seamless Integration with our MCP Server

Give Claude, Cursor, and ChatGPT the Strikeforce archive. One command writes the MCP config, and the next MCP release adds league strikeforce to combat_card, combat_bout, and combat_athlete, so agents work from real bout and fighter IDs. Your key stays on your machine.

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Strikeforce, read like UFC

Cards, results and round stats from Strikeforce's run, in the fields your UFC code already reads.

63 cards, 2006 to 2013

Strikeforce's main cards and Challengers shows, each card main event first.

Results to the second

Winner, method, round and time for every bout, with finish position, submission and referee.

Official round stats

Strikes, takedowns, knockdowns and control time per corner per round on 344 of 605 bouts.

The /ufc shape

Same field names and "13 of 18" formats as UFC rounds, so one parser reads both promotions.

Same fighter IDs

daniel-cormier is the same id on /strikeforce and /ufc; ufcFighterSlug marks every shared fighter.

Whole archive career

/mma/fighters/{slug} adds the record in every archive promotion, Strikeforce included.

Can I follow Strikeforce fighters into the UFC?

Yes, by slug. A Strikeforce fighter who also has a UFC record keeps the same id on /strikeforce and /ufc: daniel-cormier on /strikeforce/fighters/daniel-cormier is the fighter on /ufc/fighters/daniel-cormier. His Strikeforce record on file is 8-0, ending with a round-2 knockout of Dion Staring at Marquardt vs Saffiedine, the last Strikeforce card (January 2013).

Why do fewer Strikeforce bouts have stats?

Many Strikeforce Challengers prelims have results only, with no official round-by-round stats. 344 of the 605 bouts on file carry them; every bout has its winner, method, round and time. hasStats on each event and bout says which, and /strikeforce/events?hasStats=true lists only cards with stats.

Are Strikeforce stats in the same format as UFC stats?

Yes. A Strikeforce round row has the same fields and formats as a /ufc round row, so a model or stat page built on UFC rounds reads Strikeforce rounds without a new parser. 344 of 605 bouts with official round stats; hasStats on each event and bout says which.

Field	Format
significantStrikes / totalStrikes / takedowns	"landed of attempted", e.g. "13 of 18"
head / body / leg	Significant strikes by target, same format
distance / clinch / ground	Significant strikes by position, same format
knockdowns / submissionAttempts / reversals	Counts
controlTime	"m:ss", e.g. "1:42", or null when not recorded

What is the first Strikeforce endpoint to call?

List the cards that carry stats with /strikeforce/events?hasStats=true, open one with /strikeforce/events/{slug} (for example strikeforce-barnett-vs-cormier), then pull any bout's rounds with /strikeforce/bouts/{boutId}/rounds.

curl

curl "https://api.citoapi.com/api/v1/strikeforce/events?hasStats=true" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CITO_API_KEY"

Endpoints you can ship with

Five groups, one UFC key. Start with a Strikeforce card, open a bout's rounds, then follow a fighter across promotions.

Events & cards

Every Strikeforce card on file from 2006 to 2013, each with its full card main event first.

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GET/api/v1/strikeforce/events
Every card, newest first. Filter by date, name or hasStats.
GET/api/v1/strikeforce/events/{slug}
One card with every bout and each fighter's whole-fight totals.
GET/api/v1/strikeforce/events/{slug}/bouts
The card in running order: weight class, corners, winner, method, round and time.
GET/api/v1/strikeforce/events/{slug}/stats
Same shape as /ufc/events/{slug}/stats: bouts, boutStats and roundStats for the card.

Bouts & round stats

Result, method, round, time, finish and referee for every bout, and official round-by-round stats where they exist, in /ufc's field names and formats.

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GET/api/v1/strikeforce/bouts
Query bouts by fighter, opponent, event, weight class, method, title fight or hasStats.
GET/api/v1/strikeforce/bouts/{boutId}
One bout: corners with totals, result, finish position and submission, referee, every round.
GET/api/v1/strikeforce/bouts/{boutId}/rounds
Per corner per round: strikes, takedowns, control time, by target and position.
GET/api/v1/strikeforce/bouts/{boutId}/stats
Paid plans: whole-fight totals (boutStats) and every round (roundStats).

Fighters & head-to-head

Fighters with bio, Strikeforce record and fight history, career stats over their Strikeforce bouts, and head-to-head between any two.

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GET/api/v1/strikeforce/fighters
Every fighter, searchable and paginated. ufc=true keeps fighters with a UFC record.
GET/api/v1/strikeforce/fighters/{slug}
Bio, Strikeforce record, UFC pointer, other promotions, last five fights.
GET/api/v1/strikeforce/fighters/{slug}/fights
Every Strikeforce bout a fighter fought, newest first.
GET/api/v1/strikeforce/fighters/{slug}/stats
Paid plans: career landed, attempted and accuracy, plus strikes and takedowns absorbed.
GET/api/v1/strikeforce/h2h?fighter1={slug}&fighter2={slug}
Head-to-head record and every meeting between two fighters.

Whole career (/mma)

/mma answers across every archive promotion. A fighter profile there adds recordByPromotion, and fighters with a UFC record keep their UFC slug.

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GET/api/v1/mma
Every promotion with its counts and coverage window, plus totals.
GET/api/v1/mma/bouts?promotion=strikeforce
Archive bouts filtered to Strikeforce.
GET/api/v1/mma/fighters/{slug}
A fighter's whole non-UFC career: recordByPromotion and the UFC pointer.
GET/api/v1/ufc/fighters/{slug}
The same slug on the UFC API, for fighters with a UFC record.

Overview & search

The Strikeforce archive's coverage window and counts, and a search that turns a name or nickname into fighter and event slugs.

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GET/api/v1/strikeforce
Coverage window, counts and the endpoint list.
GET/api/v1/strikeforce/search?q={name}
Find fighters and events by name or nickname.

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Seamless Integration with our MCP Server

Strikeforce, read like UFC

63 cards, 2006 to 2013

Results to the second

Official round stats

The /ufc shape

Same fighter IDs

Whole archive career

Can I follow Strikeforce fighters into the UFC?

Why do fewer Strikeforce bouts have stats?

Are Strikeforce stats in the same format as UFC stats?

What is the first Strikeforce endpoint to call?

Endpoints you can ship with

Events & cards

Bouts & round stats

Fighters & head-to-head

Whole career (/mma)

Overview & search

FAQs

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