Donald Cerrone (36-17, 27) was born in Denver, Colorado, U.S. on March 29, 1983. At the age of 22 years on February 11, 2006, he made his professional MMA debut against Nate Mohr, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On February 5, 2011, 27-year old Donald Cerrone made his UFC debut on his 18th professional MMA fight at UFC 126 against a 26-year old Paul Kelly, winning the fight in the 2nd round via submission.
Cerrone's last fight was a 2nd-round submission loss to Jim Miller at UFC 276 at age 39 on July 2, 2022. He retired on a 6-fight losing streak.
He has fought 38 times in the UFC, and has a record of 23 wins, 14 losses and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Some of Donald Cerrone's best fights have been against Melvin Guillard, Alex Oliveira, Charles Oliveira, Adriano Martins, Yancy Medeiros, Dennis Siver and Edson Barboza.
Cerrone has 17 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
55  | Jul 2, 2022 39 years, 3 months 36-17 (27) | 38 years, 10 months 34-16 (22) | UFC | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
54  | May 8, 2021 38 years, 1 months 36-16 (27) | 30 years, 8 months 18-7 (11) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
53  | Sep 19, 2020 37 years, 5 months 36-15 (27) | 30 years, 11 months 14-4 (13) | UFC | WL | 3 | NC | NC Overturned |
52  | May 9, 2020 37 years, 1 months 36-15 (27) | 33 years, 3 months 22-10 (18) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
51  | Jan 18, 2020 36 years, 9 months 36-14 (27) | 31 years, 6 months 21-4 (19) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Head kick and punches |
50  | Sep 14, 2019 36 years, 5 months 36-13 (27) | 30 years, 10 months 20-2 (18) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
49  | Jun 8, 2019 36 years, 2 months 36-12 (27) | 35 years, 3 months 24-3 (19) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage |
48  | May 4, 2019 36 years, 1 months 36-11 (27) | 32 years 14-4-1 (8) | UFC | LT | 5 | UD | WIN |
47  | Jan 19, 2019 35 years, 9 months 35-11 (27) | 26 years, 3 months 10-1 (6) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Head kick and punches |
46  | Nov 10, 2018 35 years, 7 months 34-11 (26) | 27 years, 1 months 12-3 (11) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
45  | Jun 23, 2018 35 years, 2 months 33-11 (25) | 26 years, 9 months 15-3 (9) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | LOSS |
44  | Feb 18, 2018 34 years, 10 months 33-10 (25) | 30 years, 5 months 15-4 (12) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
43  | Oct 21, 2017 34 years, 6 months 32-10 (24) | 24 years, 9 months 15-0-1 (11) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
42  | Jul 29, 2017 34 years, 4 months 32-9 (24) | 35 years, 4 months 27-11 (21) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
41  | Jan 28, 2017 33 years, 9 months 32-8 (24) | 32 years, 2 months 31-11 (14) | UFC | WL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
40  | Dec 10, 2016 33 years, 8 months 32-7 (24) | 35 years, 11 months 20-15 (18) | UFC | WL | 3 | KO | WIN Head kick |
39  | Aug 20, 2016 33 years, 4 months 31-7 (23) | 31 years, 11 months 19-8 (8) | UFC | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Knee and punches |
38  | Jun 18, 2016 33 years, 2 months 30-7 (22) | 36 years, 3 months 23-9 (13) | UFC | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
37  | Feb 21, 2016 32 years, 10 months 29-7 (21) | 28 years 14-3-1 (12) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
36  | Dec 19, 2015 32 years, 8 months 28-7 (20) | 31 years, 1 months 24-7 (12) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches For UFC lightweight title |
35  | May 23, 2015 32 years, 1 months 28-6 (20) | 30 years 13-3 (9) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Head kick |
34  | Jan 18, 2015 31 years, 9 months 27-6 (19) | 31 years, 2 months 21-4 (11) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
33  | Jan 3, 2015 31 years, 9 months 26-6 (19) | 26 years, 2 months 15-0 (12) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
32  | Sep 27, 2014 31 years, 5 months 25-6 (19) | 30 years, 8 months 25-3 (20) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
31 | Jul 16, 2014 31 years, 3 months 24-6 (19) | 30 years, 10 months 24-4 (16) | UFC | LT | 2 | KO | WIN Head kick and punches |
30  | Apr 19, 2014 31 years 23-6 (18) | 28 years, 2 months 13-1 (10) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
29  | Jan 25, 2014 30 years, 9 months 22-6 (17) | 31 years, 7 months 25-6 (14) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick |
28  | Nov 16, 2013 30 years, 7 months 21-6 (16) | 31 years, 10 months 14-4 (9) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
27 | Aug 28, 2013 30 years, 4 months 20-6 (15) | 28 years, 10 months 19-6 (10) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
26  | May 25, 2013 30 years, 1 months 20-5 (15) | 30 years, 5 months 11-6 (8) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
25 | Jan 26, 2013 29 years, 9 months 19-5 (15) | 25 years, 11 months 15-2 (12) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | LOSS Kick to the body |
24  | Aug 11, 2012 29 years, 4 months 19-4 (15) | 29 years, 4 months 30-10-2 (21) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick and punch |
23  | May 15, 2012 29 years, 1 months 18-4 (14) | 25 years, 11 months 20-7 (17) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
22  | Dec 30, 2011 28 years, 9 months 17-4 (14) | 26 years, 8 months 14-7 (12) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
21  | Oct 29, 2011 28 years, 7 months 17-3 (14) | 32 years, 9 months 19-7 (14) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
20  | Aug 14, 2011 28 years, 4 months 16-3 (13) | 21 years, 9 months 14-1 (13) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
19  | Jun 11, 2011 28 years, 2 months 15-3 (12) | 29 years 6-1 (5) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
18  | Feb 5, 2011 27 years, 10 months 14-3 (12) | 26 years, 4 months 12-3 (9) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
17  | Dec 16, 2010 27 years, 8 months 13-3 (11) | 23 years, 2 months 16-2 (9) | WEC | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
16  | Sep 30, 2010 27 years, 6 months 12-3 (10) | 25 years, 11 months 16-3-1 (13) | WEC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
15 | Apr 24, 2010 27 years 11-3 (10) | 26 years, 5 months 11-1 (9) | WEC | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke For WEC lightweight title |
14  | Dec 19, 2009 26 years, 8 months 11-2 (10) | 26 years, 9 months 7-1 (6) | WEC | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
13 | Oct 10, 2009 26 years, 6 months 10-2 (9) | 25 years, 10 months 9-1 (8) | WEC | LT | 5 | UD | LOSS For WEC lightweight title Interim |
12  | Jun 7, 2009 26 years, 2 months 10-1 (9) | 23 years 10-0 (9) | WEC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
11 | Jan 25, 2009 25 years, 9 months 9-1 (8) | 24 years, 3 months 15-2 (13) | WEC | LT | 5 | SD | LOSS For WEC lightweight title |
10  | Nov 5, 2008 25 years, 7 months 9-0 (8) | 31 years, 5 months 16-4 (12) | WEC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
9  | Jun 1, 2008 25 years, 2 months 8-0 (8) | 28 years, 9 months 5-0 (5) | WEC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
8 | Sep 5, 2007 24 years, 5 months 7-0 (7) | Kenneth Alexander | WEC | LT | 1 | NC | NC Overturned by nsac |
7 | Jun 9, 2007 24 years, 2 months 7-0 (7) | Yasunori Kanehara | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
6  | Apr 28, 2007 24 years 6-0 (6) | 27 years, 1 months 7-0 (2) | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
5  | Feb 16, 2007 23 years, 10 months 5-0 (5) | 28 years, 7 months 4-0 (4) | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
4 | Sep 9, 2006 23 years, 5 months 4-0 (4) | Jesse Brock | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
3 | Jun 17, 2006 23 years, 2 months 3-0 (3) | Craig Tennant | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
2 | Feb 24, 2006 22 years, 10 months 2-0 (2) | Cruz Chacon | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
1  | Feb 11, 2006 22 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | 22 years, 11 months 3-2 (3) | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
