Cowboy
Donald Cerrone
36 - 17 - 0
Height
6'1"
Reach
73.0"
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Height
6'1"
Reach
73.0"
Born
1983-03-29
Birthplace
Denver, Colorado, United States
Fighting Out Of
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Team(s)
Inyodo Martial Arts Club (2002–2006)
Coach(s)
Greg Jackson (2006–2018)
Overall Record
36 - 17 - 0
Winning Method
25%
Dec.
Decision
9 / 36
47.2%
Sub.
Submission
17 / 36
27.8%
KO
KO
10 / 36
Losing Method
41.2%
Dec.
Decision
7 / 17
11.8%
Sub.
Submission
2 / 17
47.1%
KO
KO
8 / 17
Past Fights
July 2, 2022
UFC 276
Jim Miller
Loss (36–17 (2))Submission (guillotine choke) • Round 2 (1:32)
May 8, 2021
UFC on ESPN: Rodriguez vs. Waterson
Alex Morono
Loss (36–16 (2))TKO (punches) • Round 1 (4:40)
September 19, 2020
UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley
Niko Price
NC (36–15 (2))NC (overturned) • Round 3 (5:00)
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July 2, 2022
UFC 276
Jim Miller
Loss (36–17 (2))Submission (guillotine choke) • Round 2 (1:32)
May 8, 2021
UFC on ESPN: Rodriguez vs. Waterson
Alex Morono
Loss (36–16 (2))TKO (punches) • Round 1 (4:40)
September 19, 2020
UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley
Niko Price
NC (36–15 (2))NC (overturned) • Round 3 (5:00)
May 9, 2020
UFC 249
Anthony Pettis
Loss (36–15 (1))Decision (unanimous)
January 18, 2020
UFC 246
Conor McGregor
Loss (36–14 (1))TKO (head kick and punches) • Round 1 (0:40)
September 14, 2019
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje
Justin Gaethje
Loss (36–13 (1))TKO (punches) • Round 1 (4:18)
June 8, 2019
UFC 238
Tony Ferguson
Loss (36–12 (1))TKO (doctor stoppage) • Round 2 (5:00)
May 4, 2019
UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
Al Iaquinta
Win (36–11 (1))Decision (unanimous)
January 19, 2019
UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw
Alexander Hernandez
Win (35–11 (1))TKO (head kick and punches) • Round 2 (3:43)
November 10, 2018
UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs. Rodríguez
Mike Perry
Win (34–11 (1))Submission (armbar) • Round 1 (4:46)
June 23, 2018
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards
Leon Edwards
Loss (33–11 (1))Decision (unanimous)
February 18, 2018
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros
Yancy Medeiros
Win (33–10 (1))TKO (punches) • Round 1 (4:58)
October 21, 2017
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Till
Darren Till
Loss (32–10 (1))TKO (punches) • Round 1 (4:20)
July 29, 2017
UFC 214
Robbie Lawler
Loss (32–9 (1))Decision (unanimous)
January 28, 2017
UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña
Jorge Masvidal
Loss (32–8 (1))TKO (punches) • Round 2 (1:00)
December 10, 2016
UFC 206
Matt Brown
Win (32–7 (1))KO (head kick) • Round 3 (0:44)
August 20, 2016
UFC 202
Rick Story
Win (31–7 (1))TKO (head kick and punches) • Round 2 (2:02)
June 18, 2016
UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson
Patrick Côté
Win (30–7 (1))TKO (punches) • Round 3 (2:35)
February 21, 2016
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Cowboy
Alex Oliveira
Win (29–7 (1))Submission (triangle choke) • Round 1 (2:33)
December 19, 2015
UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
Rafael dos Anjos
Loss (28–7 (1))TKO (punches) • Round 1 (1:06)
May 23, 2015
UFC 187
John Makdessi
Win (28–6 (1))TKO (head kick) • Round 2 (4:44)
January 18, 2015
UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver
Benson Henderson
Win (27–6 (1))Decision (unanimous)
January 3, 2015
UFC 182
Myles Jury
Win (26–6 (1))Decision (unanimous)
September 27, 2014
UFC 178
Eddie Alvarez
Win (25–6 (1))Decision (unanimous)
July 16, 2014
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Miller
Jim Miller
Win (24–6 (1))KO (head kick and punches) • Round 2 (3:31)
April 19, 2014
UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne
Edson Barboza
Win (23–6 (1))Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 1 (3:15)
January 25, 2014
UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Thomson
Adriano Martins
Win (22–6 (1))KO (head kick) • Round 1 (4:40)
November 16, 2013
UFC 167
Evan Dunham
Win (21–6 (1))Submission (triangle choke) • Round 2 (3:49)
August 28, 2013
UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2
Rafael dos Anjos
Loss (20–6 (1))Decision (unanimous)
May 25, 2013
UFC 160
K.J. Noons
Win (20–5 (1))Decision (unanimous)
January 26, 2013
UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson
Anthony Pettis
Loss (19–5 (1))KO (kick to the body) • Round 1 (2:35)
August 11, 2012
UFC 150
Melvin Guillard
Win (19–4 (1))KO (head kick and punch) • Round 1 (1:16)
May 15, 2012
UFC on Fuel TV: The Korean Zombie vs. Poirier
Jeremy Stephens
Win (18–4 (1))Decision (unanimous)
December 30, 2011
UFC 141
Nate Diaz
Loss (17–4 (1))Decision (unanimous)
October 29, 2011
UFC 137
Dennis Siver
Win (17–3 (1))Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 1 (2:22)
August 14, 2011
UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle
Charles Oliveira
Win (16–3 (1))TKO (punches) • Round 1 (3:01)
June 11, 2011
UFC 131
Vagner Rocha
Win (15–3 (1))Decision (unanimous)
February 5, 2011
UFC 126
Paul Kelly
Win (14–3 (1))Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 2 (3:48)
December 16, 2010
WEC 53
Chris Horodecki
Win (13–3 (1))Submission (triangle choke) • Round 2 (2:43)
September 30, 2010
WEC 51
Jamie Varner
Win (12–3 (1))Decision (unanimous)
April 24, 2010
WEC 48
Benson Henderson
Loss (11–3 (1))Submission (guillotine choke) • Round 1 (1:57)
December 19, 2009
WEC 45
Ed Ratcliff
Win (11–2 (1))Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 3 (3:47)
October 10, 2009
WEC 43
Benson Henderson
Loss (10–2 (1))Decision (unanimous)
June 7, 2009
WEC 41
James Krause
Win (10–1 (1))Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 1 (4:38)
January 25, 2009
WEC 38
Jamie Varner
Loss (9–1 (1))Technical Decision (split)
November 5, 2008
WEC 36
Rob McCullough
Win (9–0 (1))Decision (unanimous)
June 1, 2008
WEC 34
Danny Castillo
Win (8–0 (1))Submission (armbar) • Round 1 (1:30)
September 5, 2007
WEC 30
Kenneth Alexander
NC (7–0 (1))No Contest (overturned by NSAC) • Round 1 (0:56)
June 9, 2007
Greatest Common Multiple: Cage Force 3
Yasunori Kanehara
Win (7–0)Submission (triangle choke) • Round 2 (2:46)
April 28, 2007
Ring of Fire 29: Aftershock
Anthony Njokuani
Win (6–0)Submission (triangle choke) • Round 1 (4:30)
February 16, 2007
Ring of Fire 28: Evolution
Ryan Roberts
Win (5–0)Submission (armbar) • Round 1 (1:49)
September 9, 2006
Ring of Fire 26: Relentless
Jesse Brock
Win (4–0)Submission (triangle choke) • Round 1 (1:35)
June 17, 2006
Ring of Fire 24: Integrity
Craig Tennant
Win (3–0)Submission (armbar) • Round 1 (1:26)
February 24, 2006
American Championship Fighting: Genesis
Cruz Chacon
Win (2–0)Submission (triangle choke) • Round 2 (2:25)
February 11, 2006
Ring of Fire 21: Full Blast
Nate Mohr
Win (1–0)Submission (triangle choke) • Round 1 (1:42)
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