Daniel Cormier (22-3, 14) was born in Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. on March 20, 1979. At the age of 30 years on September 25, 2009, he made his professional MMA debut against Gary Frazier, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On April 20, 2013, 34-year old Daniel Cormier made his UFC debut on his 12th professional MMA fight at UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez against a 33-year old Frank Mir, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On his 16th career fight at 35 years old, Daniel Cormier got a shot at the UFC Championship light-heavyweight titles against Jon Jones on January 3, 2015 but lost the fight via 5-round unanimous decision.
He became the UFC light-heavyweight champion on May 23, 2015 at age 36 on his 17th professional MMA fight at UFC 187 after defeating a 31-year old Anthony Johnson via 3rd-round submission.
Daniel Cormier is a two weight division UFC champion. He defeated a 35-year old Stipe Miocic via 1st-round KO to become the UFC heavyweight champion on July 7, 2018 at age 39 on his 23rd professional MMA fight at UFC 226.
Cormier's last fight was a heavyweight title fight against Stipe Miocic for Miocic's UFC Championship title on August 15, 2020. He lost the fight via 5-round unanimous decision. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought 15 times in the UFC, and has a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Some of Daniel Cormier's best fights have been against Stipe Miocic, Volkan Oezdemir, Anthony Johnson, Derrick Lewis, Alexander Gustafsson, Tony Johnson and Patrick Cummins.
Cormier has 3 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26  | Aug 15, 2020 41 years, 4 months 22-3 (14) | 37 years, 11 months 19-3 (15) | UFC | HW | 5 | UD | LOSS For UFC heavyweight title |
25 | Aug 17, 2019 40 years, 4 months 22-2 (14) | 36 years, 11 months 18-3 (14) | UFC | HW | 4 | TKO | LOSS Punches Lost UFC heavyweight title |
24  | Nov 3, 2018 39 years, 7 months 22-1 (14) | 33 years, 8 months 21-5 (19) | UFC | HW | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Defended UFC heavyweight title |
23 | Jul 7, 2018 39 years, 3 months 21-1 (13) | 35 years, 10 months 18-2 (14) | UFC | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches Won UFC heavyweight title |
22  | Jan 20, 2018 38 years, 10 months 20-1 (12) | 28 years, 4 months 15-1 (12) | UFC | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended UFC light-heavyweight title |
21  | Jul 29, 2017 38 years, 4 months 19-1 (11) | 30 years 22-1 (14) | UFC | LHW | 3 | NC | NC Overturned by csac Defended UFC light-heavyweight title |
20  | Apr 8, 2017 38 years 19-1 (11) | 33 years, 1 months 22-5 (16) | UFC | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Defended UFC light-heavyweight title |
19  | Jul 9, 2016 37 years, 3 months 18-1 (10) | 41 years, 2 months 33-7 (26) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
18  | Oct 3, 2015 36 years, 6 months 17-1 (10) | 28 years, 8 months 16-3 (13) | UFC | LHW | 5 | SD | WIN Defended UFC light-heavyweight title |
17 | May 23, 2015 36 years, 2 months 16-1 (10) | 31 years, 2 months 19-4 (13) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Won UFC light-heavyweight title Vacant |
16 | Jan 3, 2015 35 years, 9 months 15-1 (9) | 27 years, 5 months 20-1 (14) | UFC | LHW | 5 | UD | LOSS For UFC light-heavyweight title |
15  | May 24, 2014 35 years, 2 months 15-0 (9) | 43 years, 9 months 30-11 (15) | UFC | LHW | 3 | CKO | WIN Rear-naked choke |
14  | Feb 22, 2014 34 years, 11 months 14-0 (9) | 33 years, 3 months 4-0 (4) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
13  | Oct 19, 2013 34 years, 6 months 13-0 (8) | 37 years, 3 months 19-8 (17) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
12  | Apr 20, 2013 34 years, 1 months 12-0 (8) | 33 years, 10 months 16-6 (9) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
11 | Jan 12, 2013 33 years, 9 months 11-0 (8) | Dion Staring | Strikeforce | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
10  | May 19, 2012 33 years, 1 months 10-0 (7) | 34 years, 6 months 31-5 (26) | Strikeforce | HW | 5 | UD | WIN Won Strikeforce Grand Prix Tournament |
9  | Sep 10, 2011 32 years, 5 months 9-0 (7) | 31 years, 11 months 16-2 (14) | Strikeforce | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
8  | Jun 18, 2011 32 years, 2 months 8-0 (6) | 40 years, 5 months 42-11 (27) | Strikeforce | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
7  | Jan 7, 2011 31 years, 9 months 7-0 (6) | 34 years, 3 months 18-8-1 (13) | Strikeforce | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
6  | Nov 5, 2010 31 years, 7 months 6-0 (6) | 33 years, 3 months 10-2 (10) | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
5 | Aug 21, 2010 31 years, 5 months 5-0 (5) | Jason Riley | Strikeforce | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches |
4  | Aug 13, 2010 31 years, 4 months 4-0 (4) | 24 years, 6 months 4-0 (2) | KOTC | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Won KOTC heavyweight title |
3  | Jul 31, 2010 31 years, 4 months 3-0 (3) | 31 years, 3 months 5-0 (5) | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2 | Mar 26, 2010 31 years 2-0 (2) | John Devine | Strikeforce | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
1 | Sep 25, 2009 30 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Gary Frazier | Strikeforce | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
