Jared Cannonier

“The Killa Gorilla”

#11 Middleweight

OctagonStats Rating 1549

11-10-0

Career record (W-L-D)

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Physical stats

Height5' 11" (180 cm)

Weight185 lbs. (84 kg)

Reach77" (196 cm)

StanceSwitch

BornMar 16, 1984

Age42

DivisionMiddleweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM4.25

Str. Acc49%

SApM4.36

Str. Def55%

TD Avg0.77

TD Acc45%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.0

Recent form

L L W L L

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

21 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

7 KO/TKO wins · 0 sub wins · 4 decision wins

Losses by method

3 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 7 decision losses

Finish rate64%

Times finished30%

StreakL2

Best streak3

Avg fight13:57

Octagon time4h 53m

Opp win%76%

ActiveJan. 03, 2015 – Jul. 18, 2026 (12y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced9

Ranked wins2

Best ranked winSean Strickland (Champion Middleweight)

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night3

Fight of the Night5

Total bonuses8

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Jared Cannonier "The Killa Gorilla" is an 18-10-0 knockout artist. 63% finish rate.

Jared debuted Jan. 03, 2015 vs Shawn Jordan (loss). Longest win streak: 3. On a 2-fight losing skid. 12 years active (Jan. 03, 2015–Jul. 18, 2026).

Best wins: Sean Strickland (S-DEC R5, Dec. 17, 2022); Anderson Silva (KO/TKO Kick R1, May. 11, 2019); David Branch (KO/TKO Punches R2, Nov. 03, 2018).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Jul. 18, 2026	UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman	L Christian Leroy Duncan	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	15 68	5 1	0 0
Aug. 16, 2025	UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev	L Michael Page	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	20 29	2 0	0 0
Feb. 15, 2025	UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues	W Gregory Rodrigues	KO/TKO Punches	4	0:21	2 2	98 93	1 0	0 0
Aug. 24, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho	L Caio Borralho	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 1	83 153	0 0	0 1
Jun. 08, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov	L Nassourdine Imavov	KO/TKO Punches	4	1:34	0 0	64 82	1 2	0 0
Jun. 17, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier	W Marvin Vettori	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	241 153	4 1	0 0
Dec. 17, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland	W Sean Strickland	S-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	141 152	0 1	0 0
Jul. 02, 2022	UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier	L Israel Adesanya	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	90 116	0 0	0 0
Feb. 12, 2022	UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2	W Derek Brunson	KO/TKO Elbows	2	4:29	0 1	55 43	1 3	0 1
Aug. 21, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum	W Kelvin Gastelum	U-DEC	5	5:00	1 0	81 89	0 0	0 0
Oct. 24, 2020	UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje	L Robert Whittaker	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 1	53 69	0 0	0 0
Sep. 28, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier	W Jack Hermansson	KO/TKO Punch	2	0:27	1 0	28 20	0 1	0 0
May. 11, 2019	UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade	W Anderson Silva	KO/TKO Kick	1	4:47	1 0	17 8	0 0	0 0
Nov. 03, 2018	UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis	W David Branch	KO/TKO Punches	2	0:39	1 0	26 10	0 3	0 0
May. 19, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman	L Dominick Reyes	KO/TKO Punch	1	2:55	0 1	6 20	0 0	0 0
Dec. 16, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos	L Jan Blachowicz	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 1	26 50	0 4	0 0
Jul. 07, 2017	The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale	W Nick Roehrick	KO/TKO Elbows	3	2:08	0 0	84 28	1 0	0 0
Feb. 11, 2017	UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie	L Glover Teixeira	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	21 24	0 3	0 1
Dec. 03, 2016	The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale	W Ion Cutelaba	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	59 45	0 6	0 0
Apr. 10, 2016	UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos	W Cyril Asker	KO/TKO Punch	1	2:44	1 0	27 13	0 0	0 0
Jan. 03, 2015	UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier	L Shawn Jordan	KO/TKO Punch	1	2:57	0 1	10 12	0 0	0 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.

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