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Donald Cerrone

Donald Cerrone

1106 ELO #149

"Cowboy"

MMA 36-17-0 (2 NC) · UFC 23-14-0 · Welterweight · Last fought 3 years and 343 days ago

Donald Cerrone "Cowboy" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Donald Cerrone has 23 wins in the UFC. Donald Cerrone lands an average of 4.41 significant strikes per minute and averages 1.16 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Welterweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1106), and have not fought Donald Cerrone before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Stephen Thompson 12-9-0 43 1100 0.0 6
Muslim Salikhov 9-5-0 42 1061 1.0 45
Tim Means 15-14-0 42 1056 1.0 50
Nicolas Dalby 8-5-0 41 1044 2.0 62
Court McGee 11-13-0 41 998 2.0 108
Max Griffin 8-11-0 40 1002 3.0 104

Fight Results Breakdown

37
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Jim Miller in 2014
Opponent ELO: 1166

Biggest Upset Loss

Justin Gaethje in 2019
Your ELO: 1204 · Opponent ELO: 1050 · Favored by 154

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 1'
Weight
Welterweight
Reach
73'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Mar 29 1983
Age
43
Peak ELO
1249
ELO Rank
149 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
887-406-6
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1075.4
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1056.4

Performance Statistics

SLpM
4.41
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
46%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
4.48
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
53%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
1.16
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
33%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
1.2
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Donald Cerrone Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2022-07-02 UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier Jim Miller SUB Guillotine Choke 2 1:32 Loss -
2021-05-08 UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson Alex Morono KO/TKO Punches 1 4:40 Loss -
2020-05-09 UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje Anthony Pettis U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2020-01-18 UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy Conor McGregor KO/TKO Punches 1 0:40 Loss -
2019-09-14 UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje Justin Gaethje KO/TKO Punch 1 4:18 Loss -
2019-06-08 UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes Tony Ferguson KO/TKO 2 5:00 Loss -
2019-05-04 UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy Al Iaquinta U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2019-01-19 UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw Alexander Hernandez KO/TKO Kick 2 3:43 Win -
2018-11-10 UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez Mike Perry SUB Armbar 1 4:46 Win -
2018-06-23 UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards Leon Edwards U-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2018-02-18 UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros Yancy Medeiros KO/TKO Punch 1 4:58 Win -
2017-10-21 UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till Darren Till KO/TKO Punch 1 4:20 Loss -
2017-07-29 UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 Robbie Lawler U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2017-01-28 UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena Jorge Masvidal KO/TKO Punches 2 1:00 Loss -
2016-12-10 UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis Matt Brown KO/TKO Kick 3 0:34 Win -
2016-08-20 UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 Rick Story KO/TKO Kick 2 2:02 Win -
2016-06-18 UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson Patrick Cote KO/TKO Punches 3 2:35 Win -
2016-02-21 UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy Alex Oliveira SUB Triangle Choke 1 2:33 Win -
2015-12-19 UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 Rafael Dos Anjos KO/TKO Punches 1 1:06 Loss -
2015-05-23 UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier John Makdessi KO/TKO Kick 2 4:44 Win -
2015-01-18 UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver Benson Henderson U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2015-01-03 UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier Myles Jury U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2014-09-27 UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso Eddie Alvarez U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2014-07-16 UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Miller Jim Miller KO/TKO Kick 2 3:31 Win -
2014-04-19 UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne Edson Barboza SUB Rear Naked Choke 1 3:15 Win -
2014-01-25 UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson Adriano Martins KO/TKO Kick 1 4:40 Win -
2013-11-16 UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks Evan Dunham SUB Triangle Choke 2 3:49 Win -
2013-08-28 UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2 Rafael Dos Anjos U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2013-05-25 UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 KJ Noons U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2013-01-26 UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson Anthony Pettis KO/TKO Kick 1 2:35 Loss -
2012-08-11 UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II Melvin Guillard KO/TKO Kick 1 1:16 Win -
2012-05-15 UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier Jeremy Stephens U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2011-12-30 UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem Nate Diaz U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2011-10-29 UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz Dennis Siver SUB Rear Naked Choke 1 2:22 Win -
2011-08-14 UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle Charles Oliveira KO/TKO Punches 1 3:01 Win -
2011-06-11 UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin Vagner Rocha U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2011-02-05 UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort Paul Kelly SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 3:48 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Donald Cerrone ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
37 2022-07-02 Jim Miller 1110 Loss -17 1106
36 2021-05-08 Alex Morono 1046 Loss -20 1123
35 2020-05-09 Anthony Pettis 1075 Loss -20 1143
34 2020-01-18 Conor McGregor 1132 Loss -18 1163
33 2019-09-14 Justin Gaethje 1050 Loss -23 1181
32 2019-06-08 Tony Ferguson 1215 Loss -16 1204
31 2019-05-04 Al Iaquinta 1108 Win +12 1220
30 2019-01-19 Alexander Hernandez 1044 Win +15 1208
29 2018-11-10 Mike Perry 1036 Win +15 1193
28 2018-06-23 Leon Edwards 1105 Loss -20 1178
27 2018-02-18 Yancy Medeiros 1066 Win +16 1198
26 2017-10-21 Darren Till 1051 Loss -23 1182
25 2017-07-29 Robbie Lawler 1101 Loss -22 1205
24 2017-01-28 Jorge Masvidal 1121 Loss -22 1227
23 2016-12-10 Matt Brown 1103 Win +15 1249
22 2016-08-20 Rick Story 1113 Win +16 1234
21 2016-06-18 Patrick Cote 1051 Win +14 1218
20 2016-02-21 Alex Oliveira 1045 Win +15 1204
19 2015-12-19 Rafael Dos Anjos 1164 Loss -18 1189
18 2015-05-23 John Makdessi 1056 Win +15 1207
17 2015-01-18 Benson Henderson 1082 Win +12 1192
16 2015-01-03 Myles Jury 1096 Win +13 1180
15 2014-09-27 Eddie Alvarez 1000 Win +9 1167
14 2014-07-16 Jim Miller 1166 Win +22 1158
13 2014-04-19 Edson Barboza 1076 Win +19 1136
12 2014-01-25 Adriano Martins 1022 Win +18 1117
11 2013-11-16 Evan Dunham 1032 Win +19 1099
10 2013-08-28 Rafael Dos Anjos 1100 Loss -16 1080
9 2013-05-25 KJ Noons 1000 Win +12 1096
8 2013-01-26 Anthony Pettis 1014 Loss -20 1084
7 2012-08-11 Melvin Guillard 1075 Win +21 1104
6 2012-05-15 Jeremy Stephens 1060 Win +16 1083
5 2011-12-30 Nate Diaz 1099 Loss -15 1067
4 2011-10-29 Dennis Siver 1096 Win +23 1082
3 2011-08-14 Charles Oliveira 1031 Win +21 1059
2 2011-06-11 Vagner Rocha 1000 Win +15 1038
1 2011-02-05 Paul Kelly 1040 Win +23 1023

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