Darrion Caldwell

Darrion Caldwell is one of those fighters who genuinely earned his spot at the top — a former Bellator Bantamweight World Champion who came up from Rahway, New Jersey with a collegiate wrestling base and turned it into a legitimate mixed martial arts career. His nickname "The Wolf" fits: he was always scrappy, always dangerous, always hunting for the finish. What I respect most is that he built his name in Bellator at a time when the bantamweight division was stacked and nobody was handing out titles. A Division I wrestling pedigree gave him that grappling threat that made every opponent uncomfortable on the feet, knowing the takedown was always coming. A solid, grounded career from a guy who took the hard road.

Name (English)

Darrion Caldwell

Name (Japanese)

ダリオン・コールドウェル

Reading

だりおん・こーるどうぇる

Born

December 19, 1987 (age 38)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Rabbit

Origin

Rahway, New Jersey, United States

Occupation

mixed martial arts fighter

High school

Rahway High School

Motto

Private

• Xhttps://x.com/TheWolfMMA
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB

Tags

• New Jersey
• mixed martial arts fighter

Last updated

2026-06-02

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