Cody Garbrandt (14-7, 11) was born in Uhrichsville, Ohio, U.S. on July 7, 1991. At the age of 21 years on December 29, 2012, he made his professional MMA debut against Charles Kessinger, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On January 3, 2015, 23-year old Cody Garbrandt made his UFC debut on his 6th professional MMA fight at UFC 182 against a 29-year old Marcus Brimage, winning the fight in the 3rd round via TKO.
He became the UFC bantamweight champion on December 30, 2016 at age 25 on his 11th professional MMA fight at UFC 207 after defeating a 31-year old Dominick Cruz via 5-round unanimous decision.
Garbrandt's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Raoni Barcelos at UFC on ESPN: Usman vs. Buckley at age 33 on June 14, 2025. He is on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought 16 times in the UFC, and has a record of 9 wins and 7 losses in the promotion.
Some of Cody Garbrandt's best fights have been against Dominick Cruz, Thomas Almeida, Augusto Mendes, Takeya Mizugaki, Brian Kelleher, Raphael Assunção and Marcus Brimage.
Garbrandt has 7 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21  | Jun 14, 2025 33 years, 11 months 14-7 (11) | 38 years, 1 months 19-5 (11) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
20  | Apr 13, 2024 32 years, 9 months 14-6 (11) | 36 years, 3 months 22-3-1 (16) | UFC | BT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
19  | Dec 16, 2023 32 years, 5 months 14-5 (11) | 37 years, 3 months 24-14 (18) | UFC | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
18  | Mar 4, 2023 31 years, 7 months 13-5 (10) | 32 years, 7 months 13-9 (7) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
17  | Dec 11, 2021 30 years, 5 months 12-5 (10) | 28 years, 8 months 22-9 (13) | UFC | FL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
16  | May 22, 2021 29 years, 10 months 12-4 (10) | 33 years, 10 months 18-4 (12) | UFC | BT | 5 | UD | LOSS |
15  | Jun 6, 2020 28 years, 10 months 12-3 (10) | 37 years, 10 months 27-7 (14) | UFC | BT | 2 | KO | WIN Punch |
14  | Mar 2, 2019 27 years, 7 months 11-3 (9) | 32 years, 5 months 17-3 (12) | UFC | BT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
13  | Aug 4, 2018 27 years 11-2 (9) | 32 years, 5 months 15-3 (10) | UFC | BT | 1 | KO | LOSS Knee and punches For UFC bantamweight title |
12 | Nov 4, 2017 26 years, 3 months 11-1 (9) | 31 years, 8 months 14-3 (9) | UFC | BT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches Lost UFC bantamweight title |
11  | Dec 30, 2016 25 years, 5 months 11-0 (9) | 31 years, 9 months 22-1 (8) | UFC | BT | 5 | UD | WIN Won UFC bantamweight title |
10  | Aug 20, 2016 25 years, 1 months 10-0 (9) | 32 years, 8 months 21-9-2 (6) | UFC | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
9  | May 29, 2016 24 years, 10 months 9-0 (8) | 24 years, 9 months 21-0 (20) | UFC | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
8  | Feb 21, 2016 24 years, 7 months 8-0 (7) | 32 years, 11 months 5-0 (4) | UFC | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
7  | Jul 11, 2015 24 years 7-0 (6) | 34 years, 8 months 16-4-1 (14) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
6  | Jan 3, 2015 23 years, 5 months 6-0 (6) | 29 years, 8 months 7-3 (3) | UFC | BT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
5 | Oct 4, 2014 23 years, 2 months 5-0 (5) | Charles Stanford | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
4 | May 24, 2014 22 years, 10 months 4-0 (4) | James Porter | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Mar 15, 2014 22 years, 8 months 3-0 (3) | Dominic Mazzotta | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2 | Nov 27, 2013 22 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | Shane Manley | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
1 | Dec 29, 2012 21 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Charles Kessinger | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
