Cody Durden (18-10-1, 12) was born in Covington, Georgia, U.S. on March 29, 1991. At the age of 24 years on March 25, 2016, he made his professional MMA debut against Marcus Levester, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On August 1, 2020, 29-year old Cody Durden made his UFC debut on his 14th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan against a 29-year old Chris Gutiérrez but lost the fight via draw.
Durden's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Jafel Filho at UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal at age 35 on April 25, 2026. He is on a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought 16 times in the UFC, and has a record of 7 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw in the promotion.
Some of Cody Durden's best fights have been against JP Buys, Matt Schnell, Charles Johnson, Carlos Mota, Aori Qileng, Jafel Filho and Jake Hadley. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Cody Durden".
Durden has 10 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Cody Durden Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29 | Apr 25, 2026 35 years 18-10-1 (12) | Jafel Filho | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Win |
28  | Mar 7, 2026 34 years, 11 months 17-10-1 (12) | 27 years, 11 months 9-1 (8) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Loss |
27 | Nov 1, 2025 34 years, 7 months 17-9-1 (12) | Allan Nascimento | UFC | BT | 2 | SUB | Loss Anaconda choke |
26 | Jun 14, 2025 34 years, 2 months 17-8-1 (12) | Jose Ochoa | UFC | BT | 2 | KO | Loss Punches |
25  | Dec 7, 2024 33 years, 8 months 17-7-1 (12) | 23 years, 1 month 11-2 (8) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Loss |
24  | Sep 7, 2024 33 years, 5 months 17-6-1 (12) | 34 years, 7 months 16-8 (10) | UFC | BT | 2 | SUB | Win Ninja choke |
23  | Jul 20, 2024 33 years, 3 months 16-6-1 (11) | 34 years, 4 months 13-5-2 (8) | UFC | FL | 2 | TKO | Loss Punches |
22  | Dec 16, 2023 32 years, 8 months 16-5-1 (11) | 32 years, 5 months 14-2 (8) | UFC | FL | 2 | SUB | Loss Face crank |
21 | Aug 5, 2023 32 years, 4 months 16-4-1 (11) | Jake Hadley | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | Win |
20  | Apr 29, 2023 32 years, 1 months 15-4-1 (11) | 32 years, 3 months 13-4 (9) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | Win |
19 | Oct 29, 2022 31 years, 7 months 14-4-1 (11) | Carlos Mota | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | Win |
18  | Jun 25, 2022 31 years, 2 months 13-4-1 (11) | 26 years, 2 months 9-4 (7) | UFC | FL | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
17  | Mar 19, 2022 30 years, 11 months 12-4-1 (10) | 21 years, 7 months 6-0 (4) | UFC | FL | 1 | SUB | Loss Guillotine choke |
16  | Nov 20, 2021 30 years, 7 months 12-3-1 (10) | 28 years, 4 months 22-9 (8) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | Win |
15 | Dec 19, 2020 29 years, 8 months 11-3-1 (10) | Jimmy Flick | UFC | FL | 1 | SUB | Loss Flying triangle choke |
14  | Aug 1, 2020 29 years, 4 months 11-2-1 (10) | 29 years, 3 months 15-4-1 (8) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Draw Unanimous |
13 | Jul 18, 2020 29 years, 3 months 11-2 (10) | John Sweeney | BT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
12 | Mar 7, 2020 28 years, 11 months 10-2 (9) | Varon Webb | BT | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
11 | Nov 1, 2019 28 years, 7 months 9-2 (8) | Dre Miley | BT | 2 | TKO | Win Punches | |
10 | May 18, 2019 28 years, 1 months 8-2 (7) | Jeremy Rogers | BT | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | |
9 | Apr 27, 2019 28 years 7-2 (6) | Dylan Schulte | BT | 1 | TKO | Win Slam | |
8 | Nov 30, 2018 27 years, 8 months 6-2 (5) | Todd Monroe | BT | 3 | SUB | Win Armbar | |
7 | Jul 21, 2018 27 years, 3 months 5-2 (4) | Todd Monroe | FL | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
6 | Mar 24, 2018 26 years, 11 months 4-2 (3) | Ryan Hollis | FL | 2 | SUB | Loss Rear-naked choke | |
5 | Jul 22, 2017 26 years, 3 months 4-1 (3) | Jared Scoggins | FL | 3 | UD | Loss | |
4 | Mar 24, 2017 25 years, 11 months 4-0 (3) | Dave Morgan | BT | 1 | SUB | Win Guillotine choke | |
3 | Nov 11, 2016 25 years, 7 months 3-0 (2) | Devante Sewell | BT | 3 | UD | Win | |
2 | Jul 22, 2016 25 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | Damarcus Holmes | BT | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
1 | Mar 25, 2016 24 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | Marcus Levester | BT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
