Daniel Cormier

Daniel Ryan Cormier[6] (born March 20, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist and former Olympic wrestler. He is signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former two-division world champion, having held the heavyweight and light heavyweight world championships simultaneously. Cormier is the second of four fighters in UFC history to hold titles in two weight classes simultaneously.

Daniel Cormier
Cormier in 2017
BornDaniel Ryan Cormier
(1979-03-20) March 20, 1979
Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
Nickname(s)DC
NationalityAmerican
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight236.5 lb (107.3 kg; 16.89 st)[1]
DivisionHeavyweight
(2009–2013, 2018–2019)
Light Heavyweight (2014–2018)
Reach72 1⁄2 in (184 cm)[2]
StyleWrestling
Fighting out ofSan Jose, California, U.S.
TeamAmerican Kickboxing Academy
RankBrown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[3] under Leandro Vieira[4]
WrestlingOlympic Freestyle Wrestling[3]
NCAA Division I Wrestling[5]
Years active2009–present (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total25
Wins22
By knockout10
By submission5
By decision7
Losses2
By knockout1
By decision1
No contests1
Other information
UniversityOklahoma State University
Notable school(s)Colby Community College
Northside High School
Websitehttps://dccormier.com/news/
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  United States
World Championships
2007 Baku 96 kg
World Cup
2005 Tashkent 96 kg
Pan American Games
2003 Santo Domingo 96 kg
2007 Rio de Janeiro 96 kg
Pan American Championships
2002 Maracaibo 96 kg
2003 Santo Domingo 96 kg
Men's Greco-roman Wrestling
Representing  United States
Cadet World Championships
1995 Prague 83 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Oklahoma State Cowboys
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
2001 Iowa City184 lb
Big 12 Championships
2000 Lincoln184 lb
2001 Stillwater184 lb

Prior to the UFC, Cormier was Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion and King of the Cage Heavyweight Champion. He holds the distinction of having won a world championship belt in every promotion for which he has fought. UFC president Dana White and UFC commentator Joe Rogan are among numerous mixed martial arts (MMA) pundits who consider Cormier to be one of the greatest mixed martial arts fighters of all time. Cormier is an analyst and commentator for the UFC. As of March 9 January 2020, he is #6 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings, #1 in the UFC heavyweight rankings.[7]

Background and wrestling career

Cormier is the son of Joseph and Audrey Cormier.[8] He has an older brother named Joseph, a sister named Felicia, and a younger brother named Ferral.[8] When Cormier was seven, his father was shot and killed on Thanksgiving Day in 1986 by the father of his second wife.[8]

In high school at Northside High, Cormier won 3 Louisiana state championships in wrestling. After 9th grade Cormier only lost twice, both times by injury default. His final high school record was 101-9, with 89 of his victories coming by a fall. He was twice voted the most outstanding wrestler of the state tournament. In 1995, Cormier won a bronze medal in the world championships in Greco-Roman Wrestling cadet (15–16 years old) division. He was also an all-state football player at high school in the linebacker position, and had a personal best time of 4.5 seconds in the 40 yard dash.[9] Cormier was offered a scholarship to play football at LSU, but declined in order to continue to pursue wrestling.

After high school, he attended Colby Community College, where he was a two-time junior college national champion at 197 pounds, in 1998 and 1999. His record was 61-0, with 33 falls. After Colby, Cormier transferred to Division I wrestling powerhouse Oklahoma State University. In 2000, Cormier went 26-5. He entered the national tournament as the #3 seed at 184 pounds, but fell one match short of becoming an all-American (given to the top 8 finishers in each weight class). In 2001 Cormier went 27-5. He became an all-American by reaching the finals of the 184 pound weight class, where he lost to Cael Sanderson 8-4. His final record was 53-10, with 27 falls. 6 of Cormier's losses were against Cael Sanderson.

After graduating from OSU with a degree in sociology, Cormier went on to have a successful career in Freestyle Wrestling. He was the senior U.S. national champion every year from 2003–2008, and represented team USA at the world level for each of those years. He competed at 96 kg, or 211.6 lbs. At the 2004 Olympics, he took 4th place after losing to Khadzhimurat Gatsalov in the semifinals.[10] Cormier was also a member of the 2008 Olympic wrestling team for the USA, where he was named team captain, but was pulled from competition due to kidney failure, brought on by excessive weight cutting.[11]

In the non-Olympic years, Cormier reached the top 5 at the Wrestling World Championships on two separate occasions, 2003 and 2007. He won a bronze medal at the 2007 competition. Cormier also won a gold medal at the quadrennial Pan American Games in 2003. Another major accomplishment came in 2005, when Cormier became one of a select few Americans to win a gold medal at the Golden Grand-Prix Ivan Yarygin, held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, and considered by many to be the most challenging wrestling tournament in the world.

Cormier also competed and represented the Oklahoma Slam team in the now-defunct Real Pro Wrestling league. He was crowned a champion in its first and only season in 2004, for the 211 lb weight class. While he competed in Real Pro Wrestling, he was also teammates with fellow Strikeforce mixed martial arts competitor Muhammed Lawal, who also was a season 1 champion, in the 184 lb weight class.

Cormier is the head wrestling coach at Gilroy High School, having been appointed in the summer of 2018.[12]

Mixed martial arts career

Xtreme MMA

After the 2008 Olympics, Cormier decided to pursue a career in mixed martial arts. He trained with Cain Velasquez, Jon Fitch, and Josh Koscheck at American Kickboxing Academy.[13] It helped him improve as a striker and submission wrestler.

After making his professional debut in September 2009, Cormier traveled to Australia and fought for Xtreme MMA. He defeated Lucas Browne to win the XMMA Heavyweight Championship on July 31, 2010. Two weeks later, Cormier won his second MMA title by winning the KOTC Heavyweight Championship from Tony Johnson. He landed a solid punch on Johnson in the first round, causing his larger opponent to shoot in, but Cormier quickly gained the advantage with superior wrestling and grappling and won the fight via rear-naked choke.

Strikeforce

Cormier signed an eight-fight deal with the Strikeforce organization and debuted at Strikeforce Challengers: Kennedy vs. Cummings,[14] defeating Gary Frazier by TKO.

Cormier fought at the event Strikeforce Challengers: Johnson vs. Mahe on March 26, 2010, in Fresno, California, where he defeated John Devine by KO.

Shortly thereafter, Cormier fought Strikeforce: Houston event on August 21, 2010, defeating Jason Riley via submission (punches) at 1:02 into the fight.

Cormier next fought Devin Cole at the Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine event on January 7, 2011, in Nashville, Tennessee.[15] He won via unanimous decision, the first time a fight of his had gone the distance.

Cormier was scheduled to face Shane del Rosario at Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum on June 18, 2011, in Dallas, Texas,[16] but his opponent was involved in a car accident and withdrew from the bout. Cormier instead faced Jeff Monson and won via decision. Cormier used his striking to dominate Monson on the feet and did not allow for any takedowns, negating Monson's submission ability.

Despite Cormier's reservations about competing in the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix due to inexperience, height and reach disadvantage over the rest of the field, he nonetheless entered, and faced Antônio Silva on only five weeks' notice on September 10, 2011, at Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov, replacing Alistair Overeem.[17][18] In a shocking upset, he won the fight via KO (punches) in the first round, catching Silva with multiple hits to the jaw, causing him to collapse, and then finishing with two hammer blows to the face of the grounded Silva before the referee could stop the fight. Cormier later revealed that he had broken his hand during the fight.[19]

He faced fellow finalist Josh Barnett on May 19, 2012, at Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier.[20] Cormier dominated the five round fight, becoming the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion by unanimous decision (49–46, 50–45, and 50–45). It was discovered that Cormier, once again, had broken his right hand during his bout with Barnett, and he underwent hand surgery.

Daniel Cormier was rumored to face former UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia in his return to Zuffa and Strikeforce debut, but on July 21, UFC President Dana White said, "No. Tim Sylvia is not with Zuffa".[21]

Cormier was scheduled to fight former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir on November 3, 2012, at Strikeforce: Cormier vs. Mir.[22] However, on September 19 it was revealed that Mir was forced to pull out of the bout due to an injury.[23]

Cormier fought Dion Staring at Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine on January 12, 2013.[24] He won via TKO in the second round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Early fights

Cormier made his promotional debut against Frank Mir on April 20, 2013, at UFC on Fox 7.[25] He won the fight via unanimous decision. Due to Cain Velasquez, Cormier's teammate, being the UFC heavyweight champion, Cormier considered moving down to the UFC's light heavyweight division. Some writers expressed doubt in his ability to cut down to the 205 limit safely, citing the fact that Cormier had suffered kidney failure during his time as an Olympic wrestler when trying to make 211 lbs.[26] After failing to compete at the Olympics, he gained 40 lbs.[27]

In his second UFC fight, Cormier faced Roy Nelson on October 19, 2013, at UFC 166.[28] He won the fight via unanimous decision. Prior to the bout, he announced that, win or lose, he would be moving down to the light heavyweight division. Cormier weighed in for the bout more than 20 pounds lighter than previous contests, at 224 pounds.

Cormier was expected to face Rashad Evans at UFC 170 on February 22, 2014, in his first fight at light heavyweight.[29] However, a leg injury knocked Evans off the card ten days before the event, and he was replaced by newcomer Patrick Cummins.[30] Cormier won the fight via TKO in the first round.

Cormier was briefly linked to a bout with Rafael Cavalcante on July 5, 2014, at UFC 175.[31] However, it was announced that Cormier would instead be fighting Dan Henderson on May 24, 2014, at UFC 173.[32] After dominating the fight with his wrestling and top game, he won via technical submission in the third round.

Daniel Cormier was chosen as spokesperson for his new Cage Fighter signature wrestling shoe when he competed in an exhibition wrestling match against Chris Pendleton during the UFC Fan Expo.[33]

Cormier vs. Jones

Cormier was expected to face UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones at UFC 178 on September 27, 2014, after Alexander Gustafsson was forced to withdraw due to a torn meniscus.[34] However, on August 12, Jones, citing an injury, was forced to pull out of the bout. The fight eventually took place at UFC 182.[35] At UFC 182 Cormier was defeated by Jon Jones via unanimous decision.[36] Both fighters were awarded a Fight of the Night bonus.[37]

Light Heavyweight Champion

Cormier was expected to face Ryan Bader on June 6, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 68.[38] However, on April 28, 2015, it was announced that Jon Jones had been stripped of the light heavyweight championship and suspended indefinitely after facing felony charges stemming from a traffic accident in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Subsequently, Cormier was pulled from the Bader fight and replaced Jones against Anthony Johnson on May 23, 2015, at UFC 187 for the vacant title.[39] In the opening seconds of the fight, Cormier was dropped by an overhand right by Johnson. Cormier won the next two rounds and submitted Johnson by rear naked choke in the third round to become the new UFC light heavyweight champion. The last time the championship had changed hands was in 2011. The fight earned Cormier a Performance of the Night bonus.[40][41]

Cormier faced Alexander Gustafsson on October 3, 2015, at UFC 192.[42] Cormier won the back-and-forth fight via split decision (47–48, 48–47, and 49–46).[43] Their performance earned both participants Fight of the Night honors.[44]

In November 2015, Cormier stated that he had signed a new, eight-fight contract with the UFC.[45]

A rematch with Jon Jones was expected to take place on April 23, 2016, at UFC 197.[46] However, Cormier pulled out of the fight on April 1 citing a foot injury and was replaced by Ovince Saint Preux.[47][48] The rematch with Jones was rescheduled for July 9, 2016, at UFC 200.[49] On July 6, it was announced that the fight between Jones and Cormier was off due to a potential doping violation from Jon Jones.[50] Cormier fought former UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva in a 3-round non-title fight at the event. Cormier won the fight via unanimous decision.[51]

A rematch with Anthony Johnson was expected to take place on December 10, 2016, at UFC 206.[52] However, on November 25, 2016, Cormier withdrew from the bout due to injury.[53] The pairing was rescheduled again for April 8, 2017, at UFC 210.[54] At the weigh-in for the fight, Cormier was 1.2 pounds over the 205 pound limit for a light heavyweight championship fight: he was allowed a second weigh-in and came in at the 205 limit. During the fight, Anthony Johnson surprisingly adopted a grappling-based approach, and Cormier was able to retain his title with a submission victory in the second round.

Jon Jones rematch and controversy

The rematch with Jon Jones took place on July 29, 2017, at UFC 214 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Jones defeated Cormier, recapturing the light heavyweight championship via knockout in the third round, after a head kick and a barrage of strikes on the ground.[55]

In the post-fight interview, a tearful and emotional Cormier showed disappointment of the defeat and said "I guess if he wins both fights there is no rivalry."[56] Commentator Joe Rogan issued an apology on Twitter to Cormier after the fight for interviewing him when Cormier could not gather his thoughts due to the knock out he suffered in the fight.[57]

On August 22, it was announced that Jones had been flagged for a potential doping violation by USADA stemming from his test sample that was collected after weigh-ins July 28. He tested positive for Oral Turinabol, an anabolic steroid. Jones was placed on a provisional suspension as a result of the positive drug test and is expected to be afforded a full adjudication process.[58] On September 13, USADA confirmed that the "B" sample of Jones' tested positive for Turinabol.[59] As a result, the CSAC officially changed the bout result to a no contest and the light heavyweight championship was returned to Cormier.[60] On September 18, Cormier, in an interview with TMZ, said he is open to a third fight with Jon Jones after Jones's suspension is served.[61]

Resumed title reign

Cormier faced Volkan Oezdemir on January 20, 2018, at UFC 220. He defeated Oezdemir in the 2nd round after dominating Oezdemir throughout the match.[62] This win earned him the Performance of the Night bonus.[63]

Heavyweight Champion

Cormier faced Stipe Miocic for the UFC heavyweight championship on July 7, 2018, at UFC 226.[64] He won the fight via knockout in the first round, thus becoming the second fighter to hold two titles simultaneously in the UFC. As of August 17, 2019, Cormier is one of four fighters to have held two UFC championships simultaneously and the only one to defend one of the belts.[65] This fight earned him the Performance of the Night award.[66] Provoked by Cormier after his victory, Brock Lesnar emerged from the audience and came into the octagon to accept the challenge by the new champion.[67]

On October 9, the UFC announced that Cormier would be making the first defense of his Heavyweight championship against Derrick Lewis at UFC 230.[68] Cormier successfully defended the heavyweight belt against Lewis via rear-naked choke in the second round, becoming the first man to submit Lewis in MMA.[69] This makes Cormier the first UFC fighter to win and defend both the Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight belts,[70] and the first UFC fighter to be a double champion who successfully defended both belts. A day before UFC 232, Cormier relinquished the light heavyweight title - with his focus solely on defending the heavyweight title - stating: "I'd rather walk away this way, than have the history books say I was stripped".[71]

Since the potential matchup with Brock Lesnar never materialised, with Lesnar instead opting to re-sign with the WWE, Cormier decided to fight Miocic again. The rematch took place on August 17, 2019, at UFC 241, just over a year since their first fight.[72] Cormier lost the fight by TKO in the fourth round, ending his reign as heavyweight champion.[73]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts
  • Ultimate Fighting Championship
    • UFC Heavyweight Championship (One time)
      • One successful title defense
    • UFC Light Heavyweight Championship (One time)
      • Three successful title defenses
    • Fight of the Night (Two times) vs. Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson
    • Performance of the Night (Three times) vs. Anthony Johnson, Volkan Oezdemir and Stipe Miocic[66][74]
    • First and only fighter to successfully defend titles in two different weight classes[75]
    • Fifth multi-divisional champion in UFC history
    • Second simultaneous multi-divisional champion
  • Strikeforce
    • Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion
  • King of the Cage
    • KOTC Heavyweight Championship (One time)
  • Xtreme MMA
    • XMMA Heavyweight Championship (One time)
      • One successful title defense
  • ESPN
    • Upset of the Month (2011) vs. Antônio Silva on September 10
    • Fighter of the Year (2018)
  • CombatPress.com
    • 2018 Male Fighter of the Year[76]
  • MMAJunkie.com
    • 2015 January Fight of the Month vs. Jon Jones[77]
    • 2015 October Fight of the Month vs. Alexander Gustafsson[78]
    • 2018 Male Fighter of the Year[79]
  • MMA Fighting
    • 2018 Fighter of the Year[80]
  • Sherdog
  • MMADNA.nl
    • 2018 Male Fighter of the Year.[83]
  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter
    • Feud of the Year (2014) vs. Jon Jones[84]
    • Most Outstanding Fighter of the Year (2018)
  • World MMA Awards
    • 2018 Charles 'Mask' Lewis Fighter of the Year[85]
    • 2018 Analyst of the Year[85]
  • ESPY Award
    • 2018 Best MMA Fighter[86]

Freestyle wrestling
  • United World Wrestling (FILA)
    • 2007 Wrestling World Championships Bronze Medalist
    • 2007 Pan American Games Bronze Medalist
    • 2007 Dave Schultz Memorial International Open Gold Medalist
    • 2005 Super Cup Silver Medalist
    • 2005 Wrestling World Cup Silver Medalist
    • 2005 Ivan Yarygin Memorial Tournament Senior Gold Medalist
    • 2004 Boutiatyr Grand Prix Gold Medalist
    • 2003 FILA Absolute Championship Bronze Medalist
    • 2003 Ivan Yarygin Cup Bronze Medalist
    • 2003 Pan American Games Gold Medalist
    • 2002 Medved International Championships Gold Medalist
    • 2002 Sunkist Kids/ASU International Open Gold Medalist
    • 2002 Pan American Championships Gold Medalist
    • 2002 Dave Schultz Memorial International Open Bronze Medalist
    • 2001 Sunkist Kids International Open Gold Medalist
    • 2001 Dave Schultz Memorial International Open Gold Medalist
  • USA Wrestling
    • USA Senior National Championship (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
    • US Senior World Team Trials Winner (2005, 2006, 2007)
    • Northwest Senior Regional Championship (2008)
    • John Smith Freestyle Wrestler of the Year Award (2007)
  • George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
    • George Tragos Award (2019)

Greco-Roman wrestling
  • United World Wrestling (FILA)
    • 1995 Cadet World Championships Bronze Medalist

Folkstyle wrestling
  • National Collegiate Athletic Association
  • Big 12 Conference
  • National Junior College Athletic Association
    • NJCAA Wrestling Hall of Fame Inductee (2009)
    • NJCAA Collegiate National Championship (1998, 1999)
    • NJCAA All-American (1998, 1999)
  • National High School Coaches Association
    • NHSCA Senior All-American (1997)
  • Louisiana High School Athletic Association
    • LHSAA Division I High School State Championship (1995, 1996, 1997)
    • LHSAA Division I All-State (1995, 1996, 1997)
    • ASICS Tiger High School All-American (1996, 1997)

Personal life

Cormier and a former girlfriend had one daughter who died in a car accident on June 14, 2003.[87][88] He was also previously married to a woman named Robin.[8]

On February 16, 2011, he and his then-fiancée Salina[89] had a son, Daniel Jr., who also trains in amateur wrestling at AKA, where Daniel Sr. is the assistant coach. On March 4, 2012, Cormier and his fiancée had a daughter. In June 2017, Cormier and Salina were married.[90]

Cormier is known for being a dedicated fan of the New Orleans Saints and professional wrestling.[91][92]

He was featured on an episode of Sneaker Shopping on the YouTube channel Complex.[93]

In February 2019 he featured in "Sub-Zero's Head Shatter", the first episode of the YouTube series "The Science of Mortal Kombat" by Because Science.[94]

Film career

Cormier made his film debut in 2014, playing himself in the 2014 comedy Mantervention.[95][96]

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
25 matches 22 wins 2 losses
By knockout 10 1
By submission 5 0
By decision 7 1
No contests 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 22–2 (1) Stipe Miocic TKO (punches) UFC 241 August 17, 2019 4 4:09 Anaheim, California, United States Lost the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
Win 22–1 (1) Derrick Lewis Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 230 November 3, 2018 2 2:14 New York City, New York, United States Defended the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
Win 21–1 (1) Stipe Miocic KO (punches) UFC 226 July 7, 2018 1 4:33 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Return to heavyweight. Won the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Performance of the Night.
Win 20–1 (1) Volkan Oezdemir TKO (punches) UFC 220 January 20, 2018 2 2:00 Boston, Massachusetts, United States Defended the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship Performance of the Night. Relinquished the championship on December 28, 2018.
NC 19–1 (1) Jon Jones NC (overturned) UFC 214 July 29, 2017 3 3:01 Anaheim, California, United States Retained the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Originally a KO loss (head kick and punches); overturned after Jones tested positive for a steroid metabolite turinabol. Cormier subsequently reinstated as champion.
Win 19–1 Anthony Johnson Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 210 April 8, 2017 2 3:37 Buffalo, New York, United States Defended the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win 18–1 Anderson Silva Decision (unanimous) UFC 200 July 9, 2016 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Non-title bout.
Win 17–1 Alexander Gustafsson Decision (split) UFC 192 October 3, 2015 5 5:00 Houston, Texas, United States Defended the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Fight of the Night.
Win 16–1 Anthony Johnson Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 187 May 23, 2015 3 2:39 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Won the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Performance of the Night.
Loss 15–1 Jon Jones Decision (unanimous) UFC 182 January 3, 2015 5 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Fight of the Night.
Win 15–0 Dan Henderson Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 173 May 24, 2014 3 3:53 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 14–0 Patrick Cummins TKO (punches) UFC 170 February 22, 2014 1 1:19 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Light Heavyweight debut.
Win 13–0 Roy Nelson Decision (unanimous) UFC 166 October 19, 2013 3 5:00 Houston, Texas, United States
Win 12–0 Frank Mir Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez April 20, 2013 3 5:00 San Jose, California, United States
Win 11–0 Dion Staring TKO (punches) Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine January 12, 2013 2 4:02 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Win 10–0 Josh Barnett Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier May 19, 2012 5 5:00 San Jose, California, United States Won the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament.
Win 9–0 Antônio Silva KO (punches) Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov September 10, 2011 1 3:56 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinal.
Win 8–0 Jeff Monson Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum June 18, 2011 3 5:00 Dallas, Texas, United States Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Reserve Bout.
Win 7–0 Devin Cole Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine January 7, 2011 3 5:00 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Win 6–0 Soa Palelei TKO (punches) XMMA 3 November 5, 2010 1 2:23 Sydney, Australia Defended the XMMA Heavyweight Championship.
Win 5–0 Jason Riley TKO (punches) Strikeforce: Houston August 21, 2010 1 1:02 Houston, Texas, United States
Win 4–0 Tony Johnson Submission (rear-naked choke) KOTC: Imminent Danger August 13, 2010 1 2:27 Mescalero, New Mexico, United States Won the KOTC Heavyweight Championship.
Win 3–0 Lucas Browne TKO (punches) XMMA 2 July 31, 2010 1 4:35 Sydney, Australia Won the XMMA Heavyweight Championship.
Win 2–0 John Devine KO (punch) Strikeforce Challengers: Johnson vs. Mahe March 26, 2010 1 1:19 Fresno, California, United States
Win 1–0 Gary Frazier TKO (punches) Strikeforce Challengers: Kennedy vs. Cummings September 25, 2009 2 3:39 Bixby, Oklahoma, United States

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Freestyle record
Senior Freestyle Results
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
2008 US Olympic Team Trials at 96kg
Win 39-6 Damion Hahn 1-0, 1-0 June 15, 2008 2008 US Olympic Team Trials

Las Vegas, Nevada

Win 38-6 Damion Hahn 6-1, 6-0
2008 US Nationals at 96kg
Win 37-6 Nik Fekete 7-0, 2-0 April 26, 2008 2008 US Senior National Wrestling Championships Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 36-6 Max Askren 5-0, 7-0
Win 35-6 Willie Parks 1-0, 1-0
Win 34-6 Nick Preston 5-0, 1-0
2008 Northwest Championships at 120kg
Win 33-6 Les Sigman 6-0, 2-0 March 30, 2008 2008 Northwest Senior Freestyle Championships Washington, United States
Win 32-6 K.C. Walsh 7-0, 1-0
Win 31-6 Clayton Jack Fall
2007 World Championships at 96kg
Win 30–6 Aleksey Krupnyakov 1–0, 0–1, 1–0 September 19, 2007 2007 World Wrestling Championships Baku, Azerbaijan
Win 29–6 Kiyotaka Kodaira 3–0, 6–0
Loss 28–6 Saeid Ebrahimi 0–5, 1–2
Win 28-5 Ruslan Sheikhau 0–1, 1–0, 3–0
Win 27-5 Ian Wardell Tech. Fall
2007 US World Team Trials at 96kg
Win 26-5 Muhammed Lawal 1-0, 1-0 June 11, 2007 2007 US World Team Trials

Las Vegas, Nevada

Win 25-5 Muhammed Lawal 2-1, 1-0
2007 US Nationals at 96kg
Win 24-5 Muhammed Lawal 1-0, 1-0 April 7, 2007 2007 US Senior National Wrestling Championships Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 23-5 Kyle Cerminara 4-0, 5-0
Win 22-5 Israel Silva Fall
2007 Dave Schultz Memorial at 120kg
Win 21-5 Steve Mocco 0-1, 4-3, 1-0 February 10, 2007 2007 Dave Schultz Memorial International Colorado Springs, Colorado
Win 20-5 Tommy Rowlands 2-0, 2-0
Win 19-5 Pat Cummins 3-0, 4-0
Win 18-5 Arakida Nobuyoshi Fall
2006 World Championships 21st at 96kg
Loss 17-5 Alireza Heidari 0–2, 1–0, 0–7 September 27, 2006 2006 World Wrestling Championships Guangzhou, China
2006 US World Team Trials at 96kg
Win 17-4 Damion Hahn 4-0, 4-0 May 28, 2006 2006 US World Team Trials

Iowa, United States

Win 16-4 Damion Hahn 4-0, 4-0
2006 US Nationals at 96kg
Win 15–4 Nik Fekete 3-0, 5-0 April 15, 2006 2006 US Senior National Wrestling Championships Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 14-4 Damion Hahn 3-0, 2-0
Win 13-4 Kyle Cerminara Fall
Win 12-4 Raphael Davis 6-0, 2-0
2005 World Championships 11th at 96kg
Loss 11–4 Aleksey Krupnyakov 1–2, 1–8 September 26, 2005 2005 World Wrestling Championships Budapest, Hungary
Win 11–3 Peter Pecha 4–0, 3–0
2005 US Nationals at 96kg
Win 10–3 Tommy Rowlands 1-0, 2-0 ???, 2005 2005 US Senior National Wrestling Championships Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 9-3 Nick Preston 0-1, 3-0, 6-1
Win 8-3 Andrew Adams 7-1, 7-1
2004 Summer Olympics 4th at 96kg
Loss 7–3 Alireza Heidari 2–3 August 26, 2004 2004 Summer Olympics Athens, Greece
Loss 7–2 Khadzhimurat Gatsalov 0–5
Win 7–1 Bartlomiej Bartnicki 10–1
Win 6-1 Radovan Valach 9–0
2004 US Olympic Team Trials at 96kg
Win 5-1 Tim Hartung 7-0 May 21, 2004 2004 US Olympic Team Trials

Indianapolis, Indiana

Win 4-1 Tim Hartung Fall
2003 World Championships 5th at 96kg
Loss 3–1 Alireza Heidari 3–6 September 12, 2003 2003 World Wrestling Championships Manhattan, New York
Win 3–0 Antoine Jaoude Fall
Win 2–0 Ricardas Pauliukonis Tech Fall
Win 1-0 Hakan Koc 9–3

NCAA Record
NCAA Championships Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event
2001 NCAA Championships at 184 lbs
Loss 6-3 Cael Sanderson 4-8 March 17, 2001 2001 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win 6-2 Andy Hrovat 3-1 TB
Win 5-2 Josh Lambrecht Major 16-4
Win 4-2 Jake Strok Tech Fall 22-7
Win 3-2 R.D Pursell Fall
2000 NCAA Championships at 184 lbs
Loss 2-2 Cash Edwards 10-15 March 17, 2000 2000 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Loss 2-1 Doug Lee 4-6
Win 2-0 Zach Breitenbach 16-9
Win 1-0 Jeff Knupp Forfeit

Pay-per-view bouts
No. Event Fight Date Venue City PPV Buys
1. UFC 182 Jones vs. Cormier January 3, 2015 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 800,000
2. UFC 187 Johnson vs. Cormier May 23, 2015 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 375,000
3. UFC 192 Cormier vs. Gustafsson October 3, 2015 Toyota Center Houston, Texas, U.S. 250,000
4. UFC 210 Cormier vs. Johnson 2 April 8, 2017 KeyBank Center Buffalo, New York, U.S 300,000
5. UFC 214 Cormier vs. Jones 2 July 29, 2017 Honda Center Anaheim, California, U.S. 860,000
6. UFC 226 Miocic vs. Cormier July 7, 2018 T-Mobile Arena Paradise, Nevada, U.S. 400,000
7. UFC 230 Cormier vs. Lewis November 3, 2018 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York, U.S. 250,000
Total sales 3,585,000

See also
  • List of current UFC fighters
  • List of Strikeforce alumni
  • List of male mixed martial artists
  • List of UFC champions
  • List of UFC bonus award recipients
  • Ultimate Fighting Championship Pound for Pound rankings

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Achievements
Vacant
Title last held by
Jon Jones		 13th UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
May 23, 2015 – December 28, 2018
Vacated title 174 days after winning the heavyweight title.		 Vacant
Title next held by
Jon Jones
Preceded by
Stipe Miocic		 20th UFC Heavyweight Champion
July 7, 2018 – August 17, 2019		 Succeeded by
Stipe Miocic
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