Dakota Cochrane (34-13, 24) was born in Fairbury, Nebraska, U.S. on May 1, 1986. At the age of 23 years on November 13, 2009, he made his professional MMA debut against Alex Harper, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Cochrane's last fight was a 2nd-round submission win against Justin Baesman at age 35 on January 14, 2022. He retired with a 2-fight winning streak.
Some of Dakota Cochrane's best fights have been against Carey Vanier, Anton Kuivanen, Marcus LeVesseur, Joe Stevenson, Jason Witt, Maki Pitolo and James Warfield.
Cochrane has 13 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
47  | Jan 14, 2022 35 years, 8 months 34-13 (24) | 40 years, 7 months 22-22-1 (11) | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
46 | Apr 4, 2019 32 years, 11 months 33-13 (23) | James Warfield | M-1 | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke Won M-1 USA National welterweight title |
45 | Jul 28, 2018 32 years, 2 months 32-13 (22) | Scott Futrell | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear naked choke | |
44 | May 25, 2018 32 years 32-12 (22) | Julian Lane | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear naked choke | |
43 | Dec 9, 2017 31 years, 7 months 31-12 (21) | Drew Lipton | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
42 | Oct 20, 2017 31 years, 5 months 30-12 (20) | Ciro Rodrigues | WL | 3 | SD | WIN | |
41  | Jul 22, 2017 31 years, 2 months 29-12 (20) | 26 years, 7 months 9-3 (6) | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
40 | Jun 3, 2017 31 years, 1 months 28-12 (19) | David Castillo | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
39 | Apr 29, 2017 30 years, 11 months 27-12 (19) | Jordan Larson | WL | 2 | DQ | LOSS Illegal knee | |
38  | Apr 14, 2017 30 years, 11 months 27-11 (19) | 31 years, 4 months 9-5 (3) | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
37 | Dec 23, 2016 30 years, 7 months 27-10 (19) | Jake Lindsey | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke Won VFC welterweight title | |
36 | Oct 7, 2016 30 years, 5 months 26-10 (18) | Jos Eichelberger | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear naked choke | |
35  | Jul 16, 2016 30 years, 2 months 25-10 (17) | 29 years, 8 months 7-2 (5) | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear naked choke | |
34  | May 14, 2016 30 years 24-10 (16) | 30 years 14-4 (12) | WL | 5 | SD | WIN | |
33 | Apr 1, 2016 29 years, 11 months 23-10 (16) | Valdir Araujo | WL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
32 | Jan 29, 2016 29 years, 8 months 23-9 (16) | Jake Lindsey | WL | 3 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
31 | Nov 28, 2015 29 years, 6 months 22-9 (15) | Raymond Gray | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
30 | Nov 6, 2015 29 years, 6 months 21-9 (14) | Ben Neumann | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
29 | Sep 11, 2015 29 years, 4 months 20-9 (14) | Sean Huffman | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Punches | |
28 | Jul 18, 2015 29 years, 2 months 19-9 (13) | Mike Bruno | LT | 3 | TKO | WIN Flying knee and punches | |
27 | Jun 6, 2015 29 years, 1 months 18-9 (12) | Jesse Steele McCall | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear naked choke | |
26  | Mar 27, 2015 28 years, 10 months 18-8 (12) | 32 years, 7 months 9-3 (6) | Bellator | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear naked choke |
25 | Dec 5, 2014 28 years, 7 months 18-7 (12) | Ted Worthington | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
24  | Oct 10, 2014 28 years, 5 months 17-7 (11) | 25 years, 8 months 28-2 (23) | Bellator | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear naked choke |
23  | Aug 22, 2014 28 years, 3 months 17-6 (11) | 24 years, 6 months 9-2 (8) | LT | 2 | KO | LOSS Flying knee and punches For RFA lightweight title | |
22  | Jun 14, 2014 28 years, 1 months 17-5 (11) | 30 years, 1 months 20-7 (14) | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Flying knee | |
21  | Mar 7, 2014 27 years, 10 months 16-5 (10) | 28 years, 1 months 21-7 (13) | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
20 | Oct 26, 2013 27 years, 5 months 15-5 (10) | Chris Heatherly | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
19  | Jul 27, 2013 27 years, 2 months 15-4 (10) | 31 years, 11 months 11-4 (9) | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Elbow | |
18 | May 24, 2013 27 years 14-4 (9) | Marcus Edwards | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear naked choke | |
17 | Jan 18, 2013 26 years, 8 months 14-3 (9) | Deivison Francisco Ribeiro | LT | 3 | TKO | WIN Elbows | |
16 | Nov 2, 2012 26 years, 6 months 13-3 (8) | Derrick Burnsed | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
15  | Jun 30, 2012 26 years, 1 months 12-3 (7) | 30 years 31-14 (21) | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear naked choke | |
14  | Mar 30, 2012 25 years, 10 months 11-3 (6) | 33 years, 2 months 5-2 (5) | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear naked choke | |
13 | Dec 16, 2011 25 years, 7 months 11-2 (6) | Ramico Blackmon | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
12  | Sep 23, 2011 25 years, 4 months 11-1 (6) | 26 years, 11 months 17-5-1 (14) | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Jun 30, 2011 25 years, 1 months 10-1 (6) | George Sheppard | LT | 5 | SD | WIN | |
10 | Dec 16, 2010 24 years, 7 months 9-1 (6) | Rod Montoya | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear naked choke | ||
9 | Apr 15, 2011 24 years, 11 months 8-1 (5) | Marshall Martin | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
8  | Nov 12, 2010 24 years, 6 months 7-1 (4) | 28 years, 3 months 18-4 (16) | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
7 | Oct 1, 2010 24 years, 5 months 6-1 (3) | Will Shutt | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | ||
6 | Aug 21, 2010 24 years, 3 months 5-1 (2) | Jon Knutson | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
5 | Jul 16, 2010 24 years, 2 months 4-1 (2) | TJ O'Brien | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear naked choke | ||
4 | May 15, 2010 24 years 4-0 (2) | Cory Simpson | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear naked choke | ||
3 | Apr 2, 2010 23 years, 11 months 3-0 (1) | Carlos Cladio | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear naked choke | ||
2 | Feb 5, 2010 23 years, 9 months 2-0 (0) | Jeremy Malaterre | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
1 | Nov 13, 2009 23 years, 6 months 1-0 (0) | Alex Harper | 3 | UD | WIN |
