Donald Cerrone
“Cowboy”
29-17-0
Physical stats
Height6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight155 lbs. (70 kg)
Reach73" (185 cm)
StanceOrthodox
BornMar 29, 1983
Age43
DivisionLightweight
Striking & grappling
SLpM4.41
Str. Acc46%
SApM4.48
Str. Def53%
TD Avg1.16
TD Acc33%
TD Def-
Sub Avg1.2
Recent form
L L NC L L
Career timeline
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Career breakdown
Finish rate69%
Times finished59%
StreakL2
Best streak8
Avg fight9:40
Octagon time7h 44m
Opp win%70%
ActiveSep. 05, 2007 – Jul. 02, 2022 (16y)
Strength of schedule
Bonus awards
Performance of the Night6
Fight of the Night7
Knockout of the Night3
Submission of the Night2
Total bonuses18
Career story
Donald Cerrone "Cowboy" is a 36-17-0 well-rounded fighter (2 NC). 69% finish rate.
Donald debuted Sep. 05, 2007 vs Kenneth Alexander (nc). Longest win streak: 8. On a 2-fight losing skid. 16 years active (Sep. 05, 2007–Jul. 02, 2022).
Best wins: Charles Oliveira (KO/TKO Punches R1, Aug. 14, 2011); Eddie Alvarez (U-DEC R3, Sep. 27, 2014); Jim Miller (KO/TKO Kick R2, Jul. 16, 2014).
Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone fought 48 times between 2007 and 2022, closing out a 29-17-0 record that makes him one of the most active fighters of his era. Twenty of his 29 wins came inside the distance — 10 by KO/TKO and 10 by submission — and his win column includes Matt Brown, Benson Henderson, Patrick Cote, Alex Oliveira, and John Makdessi. The 6'1" orthodox lightweight, born March 29, 1983, was a constant presence on UFC cards for the better part of a decade and a half.
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Fight history
| Date | Event | Result | Method | R | Time | KD | Str | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul. 02, 2022 | UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier | L Jim Miller | SUB Guillotine Choke | 2 | 1:32 | 0 0 | 21 24 | 0 1 | 0 1 |
| May. 08, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson | L Alex Morono | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 4:40 | 0 0 | 17 35 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Sep. 19, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley | NC Niko Price | Overturned | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 113 150 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| May. 09, 2020 | UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje | L Anthony Pettis | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 62 63 | 2 0 | 0 0 |
| Jan. 18, 2020 | UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy | L Conor McGregor | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 0:40 | 0 1 | 0 19 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Sep. 14, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje | L Justin Gaethje | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 4:18 | 0 1 | 17 40 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jun. 08, 2019 | UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes | L Tony Ferguson | KO/TKO | 2 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 68 104 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| May. 04, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy | W Al Iaquinta | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 2 0 | 138 90 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jan. 19, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw | W Alexander Hernandez | KO/TKO Kick | 2 | 3:43 | 1 0 | 80 49 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 10, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez | W Mike Perry | SUB Armbar | 1 | 4:46 | 0 0 | 9 11 | 0 1 | 1 0 |
| Jun. 23, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards | L Leon Edwards | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 60 84 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Feb. 18, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros | W Yancy Medeiros | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 4:58 | 3 0 | 28 25 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Oct. 21, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till | L Darren Till | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 4:20 | 0 1 | 14 24 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Jul. 29, 2017 | UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 | L Robbie Lawler | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 82 77 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Jan. 28, 2017 | UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena | L Jorge Masvidal | KO/TKO Punches | 2 | 1:00 | 0 2 | 30 58 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Dec. 10, 2016 | UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis | W Matt Brown | KO/TKO Kick | 3 | 0:34 | 2 1 | 63 70 | 0 0 | 0 1 |
| Aug. 20, 2016 | UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 | W Rick Story | KO/TKO Kick | 2 | 2:02 | 1 0 | 45 17 | 1 1 | 1 0 |
| Jun. 18, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson | W Patrick Cote | KO/TKO Punches | 3 | 2:35 | 3 0 | 73 46 | 2 0 | 1 0 |
| Feb. 21, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy | W Alex Oliveira | SUB Triangle Choke | 1 | 2:33 | 0 0 | 4 14 | 1 0 | 1 0 |
| Dec. 19, 2015 | UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 | L Rafael Dos Anjos | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 1:06 | 0 0 | 4 26 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| May. 23, 2015 | UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier | W John Makdessi | KO/TKO Kick | 2 | 4:44 | 0 0 | 71 72 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jan. 18, 2015 | UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver | W Benson Henderson | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 57 86 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Jan. 03, 2015 | UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier | W Myles Jury | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 37 15 | 1 1 | 2 0 |
| Sep. 27, 2014 | UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso | W Eddie Alvarez | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 1 0 | 88 48 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jul. 16, 2014 | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Miller | W Jim Miller | KO/TKO Kick | 2 | 3:31 | 1 0 | 37 30 | 0 1 | 0 0 |
| Apr. 19, 2014 | UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne | W Edson Barboza | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 3:15 | 1 0 | 11 28 | 0 0 | 2 0 |
| Jan. 25, 2014 | UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson | W Adriano Martins | KO/TKO Kick | 1 | 4:40 | 1 0 | 16 13 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 16, 2013 | UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks | W Evan Dunham | SUB Triangle Choke | 2 | 3:49 | 1 0 | 32 24 | 1 0 | 1 0 |
| Aug. 28, 2013 | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2 | L Rafael Dos Anjos | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 1 | 40 39 | 1 2 | 0 0 |
| May. 25, 2013 | UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 | W KJ Noons | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 78 42 | 4 0 | 0 0 |
| Jan. 26, 2013 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson | L Anthony Pettis | KO/TKO Kick | 1 | 2:35 | 0 1 | 4 18 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Aug. 11, 2012 | UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II | W Melvin Guillard | KO/TKO Kick | 1 | 1:16 | 1 1 | 4 10 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| May. 15, 2012 | UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier | W Jeremy Stephens | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 87 46 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Dec. 30, 2011 | UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem | L Nate Diaz | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 96 238 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Oct. 29, 2011 | UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz | W Dennis Siver | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 2:22 | 2 0 | 9 12 | 0 0 | 1 0 |
| Aug. 14, 2011 | UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle | W Charles Oliveira | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 3:01 | 0 0 | 30 10 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jun. 11, 2011 | UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin | W Vagner Rocha | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 86 46 | 0 1 | 0 0 |
| Feb. 05, 2011 | UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort | W Paul Kelly | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 3:48 | 0 0 | 37 22 | 3 0 | 1 2 |
| Dec. 16, 2010 | WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis | W Chris Horodecki | SUB Triangle Choke | 2 | 2:43 | 0 0 | 23 27 | 2 1 | 3 0 |
| Sep. 30, 2010 | WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan | W Jamie Varner | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 1 0 | 67 40 | 3 0 | 0 0 |
| Apr. 24, 2010 | WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber | L Benson Henderson | SUB Guillotine Choke | 1 | 1:57 | 0 0 | 1 15 | 0 1 | 0 1 |
| Dec. 19, 2009 | WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff | W Ed Ratcliff | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 3 | 3:47 | 0 0 | 48 33 | 3 1 | 4 0 |
| Oct. 10, 2009 | WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson | L Benson Henderson | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 28 34 | 1 8 | 9 0 |
| Jun. 07, 2009 | WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber 2 | W James Krause | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 4:38 | 1 0 | 14 5 | 0 2 | 3 0 |
| Jan. 25, 2009 | WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone | L Jamie Varner | S-DEC | 5 | 1:48 | 0 0 | 44 38 | 1 9 | 2 1 |
| Nov. 05, 2008 | WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown | W Rob McCullough | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 3 0 | 72 61 | 2 0 | 2 0 |
| Jun. 01, 2008 | WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver | W Danny Castillo | SUB Armbar | 1 | 1:30 | 0 0 | 1 1 | 0 1 | 1 0 |
| Sep. 05, 2007 | WEC 30: McCullough vs. Crunkilton | NC Kenneth Alexander | Overturned | 1 | 0:56 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 1 | 1 0 |
Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.