Follow Fighter details + Follow Given Name: Donald Cerrone
Nickname: "Cowboy"
Age: 43 | Date of Birth: 03/29/1983
Last Weight-in: 170 lbs
Height: 6'0" | Reach: 73"
Born: Broomfield, Colorado
Donald Cerrone has a 36-17-0 professional record and is 43 years old in the Welterweight division, representing BMF Ranch. This profile tracks fight history, UFC stats, ELO rating, record, age, and opponent links.
Last updated Mar 4, 2026 · Combat Edge fight database
Career snapshot
Donald Cerrone career snapshot Recent form L-L-L-L-L Latest 5 decisive tracked pro results Current run 6-fight losing streak Most recent tracked result: Loss vs Jim Miller Finish profile 75% 27 finishes in 36 recorded wins Primary win path submission 17 recorded wins by submission Donald Cerrone quick answers What is Donald Cerrone's record? Donald Cerrone's professional MMA record is 36-17-0.
How old is Donald Cerrone? Donald Cerrone is 43 years old.
What weight class is Donald Cerrone? Donald Cerrone fights at Welterweight in UFC.
What gym does Donald Cerrone represent? Donald Cerrone is associated with BMF Ranch. Combat Edge publishes a gym average once at least 3 active fighters have Elo.
How tall is Donald Cerrone? Donald Cerrone is 6'0" tall with a 73" reach.
How much does Donald Cerrone weigh? Donald Cerrone competes at Welterweight, with a most recent weigh-in of 170 lbs.
What is Donald Cerrone's Combat Edge Elo? Donald Cerrone's Combat Edge Elo is 1710, with a peak Elo of 1812.
How strong is Donald Cerrone's recent opposition? Donald Cerrone's latest 10 counted opponents averaged 1744 Elo immediately before their fights. This avoids using opponents' later career results with hindsight.
When was Donald Cerrone's last fight? Donald Cerrone's latest tracked pro fight was against Jim Miller at UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier on Jul 2 2022.
What is Donald Cerrone's recent form? Donald Cerrone's recent tracked pro form is L-L-L-L-L over the latest 5 decisive pro results.
How does Donald Cerrone usually win? Donald Cerrone's 36 recorded wins include 10 knockouts, 17 submissions, and 9 decisions, with 75% ending before the final bell.
10 Wins by knockout
17 Wins by submission
9 Wins by decision
8 Loss by knockout
2 Loss by submission
7 Loss by decision
Donald Cerrone stats Record : 36 / 17 / 0 Significant strikes landed per minute 4.41 Fighter 3.67 UFC welterweight avg
Significant striking accuracy 47% Fighter 46% UFC welterweight avg
Significant strikes absorbed per minute 4.48 Fighter 3.79 UFC welterweight avg
Significant strike defenseThe % of opponents strikes that did not land 53% Fighter 53% UFC welterweight avg
Average takedowns landed per 15 minutes 1.16 Fighter 1.35 UFC welterweight avg
Takedown accuracy 33% Fighter 33% UFC welterweight avg
Takedown defenseThe % of opponents TD attempts that did not land 74% Fighter 59% UFC welterweight avg
Average submissions attempted per 15 minutes 1.16 Fighter 0.55 UFC welterweight avg
Pro fight history Result Opponent Method Time Round Event Date Fight details
Loss36-16 -15 Elo Jim Miller 34-16 Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1:32 R2 UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier Jul 2 2022 View details Cancelled36-17-0 Joe Lauzon Record TBD Cancelled Bout Not recorded Not recorded UFC Fight Night Jun 18 2022 Details unavailable Cancelled36-17-0 Joe Lauzon Record TBD Cancelled Bout Not recorded Not recorded UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje May 7 2022 Details unavailable Cancelled36-17-0 Joe Lauzon Record TBD Cancelled Bout Not recorded Not recorded UFC Fight Night Apr 30 2022 Details unavailable Loss36-17-0 Joe Solecki Record TBD Submission (Rear Naked Choke)Grappling 3:17 R1 Fury Pro Grappling 3 Dec 30 2021 Details unavailable Loss36-17-0 Craig Jones Record TBD Submission (Rear Naked Choke)Grappling 5:14 R1 Combat Jiu Jitsu Worlds 2021 Dec 19 2021 Details unavailable Loss36-15 -16 Elo Alex Morono 18-7 TKO (punches) 4:40 R1 UFC Fight Night May 8 2021 View details Cancelled36-17-0 Diego Sanchez Record TBD Cancelled Bout Not recorded Not recorded UFC Fight Night May 8 2021 Details unavailable Win36-17-0 Rafael dos Anjos Record TBD Submission (Armbar)Grappling Not recorded Not recorded Submission Underground 19 Dec 20 2020 Details unavailable No Contest36-15 Niko Price 14-4 NC (overturned) 5:00 R3 UFC Fight Night Sep 19 2020 View details Loss36-14 -13 Elo Anthony Pettis 22-10 Decision (Unanimous) 5:00 R3 UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje May 9 2020 View details Loss36-13 -12 Elo Conor McGregor 21-4 TKO (head kick and punches) 0:40 R1 UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cerrone Jan 18 2020 View details Loss36-12 -13 Elo Justin Gaethje 20-2 TKO (punches) 4:18 R1 UFC on ESPN+ 16 Sep 14 2019 View details Loss36-11 -14 Elo Tony Ferguson 24-3 TKO (doctor stoppage) 5:00 R2 UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes Jun 8 2019 View details Win35-11 Al Iaquinta 14-4-1 Decision (Unanimous) 5:00 R5 UFC on ESPN+ 9 May 4 2019 Details unavailable Win34-11 Alexander Hernandez 10-1 TKO (head kick and punches) 3:43 R2 UFC on ESPN+ 1 Jan 19 2019 Details unavailable Win33-11 Mike Perry 12-3 Submisison (Armbar) 4:46 R1 UFC Fight Night 139 Nov 10 2018 Details unavailable Loss33-10 Leon Edwards 15-3 Decision (Unanimous) 5:00 R5 UFC Fight Night 132 Jun 23 2018 Details unavailable Win32-10 Yancy Medeiros 11-4 TKO (punches) 4:58 R1 UFC Fight Night 126 Feb 18 2018 View details Loss32-9 Darren Till 15-0-1 TKO (punches) 4:20 R1 UFC Fight Night 118 Oct 21 2017 View details Loss32-8 Robbie Lawler 27-11 Decision (Unanimous) 5:00 R3 UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 Jul 29 2017 View details Cancelled36-17-0 Robbie Lawler Record TBD Cancelled Bout Not recorded Not recorded UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker Jul 8 2017 Details unavailable Loss32-7 Jorge Masvidal 31-11 TKO (punches) 1:00 R2 UFC on FOX 23 Jan 28 2017 Details unavailable Win31-7 Matt Brown 20-15 KO (head kick) 0:34 R3 UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis Dec 10 2016 View details Cancelled36-17-0 Kelvin Gastelum Record TBD Cancelled Bout Not recorded Not recorded UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor Nov 12 2016 Details unavailable Win30-7 Rick Story 19-8 TKO (knee and punches) 2:02 R2 UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 Aug 20 2016 View details Win29-7 Patrick Cote 23-9 TKO (punches) 2:35 R3 UFC Fight Night 89 Jun 18 2016 Details unavailable Win28-7 Alex Oliveira 14-3-1 Submission (Triangle Choke) 2:33 R1 UFC Fight Night 83 Feb 21 2016 Details unavailable Cancelled36-17-0 Tim Means Record TBD Cancelled Bout Not recorded Not recorded UFC Fight Night 83 Feb 21 2016 Details unavailable Loss28-6 Rafael dos Anjos 24-7 TKO (punches) 1:06 R1 UFC on FOX 17 Dec 19 2015 View details Cancelled36-17-0 Khabib Nurmagomedov 18-9-0 Cancelled Bout Not recorded Not recorded UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier May 23 2015 View details Win27-6 John Makdessi 13-3 TKO (head kick) 4:44 R2 UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier May 23 2015 View details Win26-6 Benson Henderson 21-4 Decision (Unanimous) 5:00 R3 UFC Fight Night 59 Jan 18 2015 View details Win25-6 Myles Jury 15-0 Decision (Unanimous) 5:00 R3 UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier Jan 3 2015 View details Win24-6 Eddie Alvarez 25-3 Decision (Unanimous) 5:00 R3 UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso Sep 27 2014 View details Cancelled36-17-0 King Green 30-8-0 Cancelled Bout Not recorded Not recorded UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso Sep 27 2014 View details Cancelled36-17-0 Khabib Nurmagomedov 30-8-0 Cancelled Bout Not recorded Not recorded UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso Sep 27 2014 View details Win23-6 Jim Miller 24-4 KO (head kick and punches) 3:31 R2 UFC Fight Night 45 Jul 16 2014 View details Win22-6 Edson Barboza 13-1 Submisison (Rear Naked Choke) 3:15 R1 UFC on FOX 11 Apr 19 2014 View details Win21-6 Adriano Martins 25-6 KO (head kick) 4:40 R1 UFC on FOX 10 Jan 25 2014 View details Win20-6 Evan Dunham 14-4 Submission (Triangle Choke) 3:49 R2 UFC 167: St. Pierre vs. Hendricks Nov 16 2013 View details Loss20-5 Rafael dos Anjos 19-6 Decision (Unanimous) 5:00 R3 UFC Fight Night 27 Aug 28 2013 Details unavailable Win19-5 KJ Noons 11-6 Decision (Unanimous) 5:00 R3 UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Silva 2 May 25 2013 Details unavailable Loss19-4 Anthony Pettis 15-2 KO (kick to the body) 2:35 R1 UFC on FOX 6 Jan 26 2013 View details Win18-4 Melvin Guillard 30-10-2 KO (head kick and punch) 1:16 R1 UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar 2 Aug 11 2012 Details unavailable Win17-4 Jeremy Stephens 20-7 Decision (Unanimous) 5:00 R3 UFC on FUEL TV 3 May 15 2012 Details unavailable Cancelled36-17-0 Yves Edwards Record TBD Cancelled Bout Not recorded Not recorded UFC on FUEL TV 3 May 15 2012 Details unavailable Loss17-3 Nate Diaz 14-7 Decision (Unanimous) 5:00 R3 UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem Dec 30 2011 View details Win16-3 Dennis Siver 19-7 Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 2:22 R1 UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz Oct 29 2011 View details Win15-3 Charles Oliveira 14-1 TKO (punches) 3:01 R1 UFC on Versus 5 Aug 14 2011 Details unavailable Win14-3 Vagner Rocha 6-1 Decision (Unanimous) 5:00 R3 UFC 131: Carwin vs. Dos Santos Jun 11 2011 Details unavailable Cancelled36-17-0 Mac Danzig Record TBD Cancelled Bout Not recorded Not recorded UFC 131: Carwin vs. Dos Santos Jun 11 2011 Details unavailable Win13-3 Paul Kelly 12-3 Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 3:48 R2 UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort Feb 5 2011 View details Win12-3 Chris Horodecki 16-2 Submission (Triangle Choke) 2:43 R2 WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis Dec 16 2010 Details unavailable Win11-3 Jamie Varner 16-3-1 Decision (Unanimous) 5:00 R3 WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan Sep 30 2010 Details unavailable Loss11-2 Benson Henderson 11-1 Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1:57 R1 WEC 48: Aldo vs Faber Apr 24 2010 Details unavailable Win10-2 Ed Ratcliff 7-1 Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 3:47 R3 WEC 45: Cerrone vs Ratcliff Dec 19 2009 Details unavailable Loss10-1 Benson Henderson 9-1 Decision (Unanimous) 5:00 R5 WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson Oct 10 2009 Details unavailable Win9-1 James Krause 10-0 Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 4:38 R1 WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber 2 Jun 7 2009 Details unavailable Loss9-0 Jamie Varner 15-2 Decision (Split) 5:00 R5 WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone Jan 25 2009 Details unavailable Win8-0 Rob McCullough 16-4 Decision (Unanimous) 5:00 R3 WEC 36: Faber vs Brown Nov 5 2008 Details unavailable Win7-0 Danny Castillo 5-0 Submission (Armbar) 1:30 R1 WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver Jun 1 2008 Details unavailable Cancelled36-17-0 Richard Crunkilton Record TBD Cancelled Bout Not recorded Not recorded WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver Jun 1 2008 Details unavailable No Contest7-0 Kenneth Alexander 5-2 No Contest (overturned by NSAC) 0:56 R1 WEC 30: McCullough vs. Crunkilton Sep 5 2007 Details unavailable Win6-0 Yasunori Kanehara 0-3-1 Submission (Triangle Choke) 2:46 R2 Cage Force 3 Jun 9 2007 Details unavailable Win36-17-0 Byron Sowell Record TBD Not recordedKickboxing Not recorded Not recorded Kickdown 10 Apr 17 2004 Details unavailable More fights Fighters who beat Donald Cerrone Jim Miller Alex Morono Anthony Pettis Conor McGregor Justin Gaethje Tony Ferguson Leon Edwards Darren Till Compare Donald Cerrone with peers vs Ali Abdulkhalikov vs Gunnar Nelson vs Daniil Donchenko 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