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Donald Cerrone
American MMA fighter

Donald Anthony Cerrone (born March 29, 1983), known professionally by his nickname "Cowboy", is an American former professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer, and actor. He competed in the Lightweight and Welterweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and was known and respected by fans for his willingness to fight any time, having completed 38 fights in his 11 year UFC tenure. Cerrone challenged for the UFC lightweight belt in 2015. Cerrone was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in July 2023.

Background

Cerrone was born in Denver, Colorado and is of Irish and Italian descent.23 At a young age, Cerrone was diagnosed with attention deficit disorder but never received treatment for it.4 Growing up he was considered a troubled child. He would eventually start street fighting and would often end up in jail overnight. When Cerrone was about 16 his parents were fed up with his behavior and sent him off to go live with his paternal grandmother Jerry Cerrone. Donald claimed that Jerry took him in with open arms. She would sometimes bail Donald and his friends out of jail after they got into another fight and according to Cerrone himself that the next morning she would never bring up exactly what happened the night before, she would just repeat the phrase "you know what you did" and leave it at that.

Cerrone attended Air Academy High School, where he began professional bull riding.5 At the age of 20, by advice of a friend, Cerrone began training in kickboxing and then later Muay Thai. After winning a few kickboxing competitions, Cerrone pursued a career in mixed martial arts (MMA).6

Mixed martial arts career

Cerrone began his career in Commerce City, Colorado at a gym called Freedom Fighters.7 In 2006, Cerrone began training with Jon Jones, Rashad Evans, Nathan Marquardt, Keith Jardine, Georges St-Pierre, Leonard Garcia, Tom Watson and other skilled MMA fighters at Greg Jackson's Submission Fighting Gaidojutsu school in Albuquerque, New Mexico.8

World Extreme Cagefighting

Cerrone was signed to fight in the WEC. His first fight in the promotion was against Kenneth Alexander. Originally a win via submission in 56 seconds of the first round, the decision was changed to a no-contest when Cerrone tested positive hydrochlorothiazide, a banned diuretic.9

Cerrone was scheduled to face Rich Crunkilton at WEC 34, but Crunkilton was forced off the card with an injury and replaced by Danny Castillo.10 Cerrone won the bout via armbar in the first round.11

Cerrone then faced Rob McCullough at WEC 36 on November 5, 2008.12 He won the bout via unanimous decision.13 The performance earned both fighters the Fight of the Night award.14

On January 25, 2009, at WEC 38 he fought WEC Lightweight Champion, Jamie Varner, losing via technical split decision.15 The fight was highly competitive and won the Fight of the Night award.16 However, the fight was stopped prematurely in the fifth round when Cerrone hit Varner's temple with an illegal knee while Varner was still on the ground. Varner was given time to recover, but he was unable to continue, noting that he had double vision and had sustained a broken hand.17

Cerrone was again scheduled to face Rich Crunkilton on June 7, 2009, at WEC 41, but Crunkilton was forced off the card with an injury and replaced by James Krause.18 Cerrone defeated Krause via first round submission.19

Cerrone and Varner had agreed to a rematch, tentatively at WEC 43, but Varner was unable to receive medical clearance as a result from his hand injury. Cerrone fought Benson Henderson for the WEC Interim Lightweight Championship on October 10, 2009, at WEC 43 in San Antonio, Texas,20 losing by unanimous decision.21 Both fighters were awarded the Fight of the Night bonus award.22 Cerrone credited Henderson for being "a hell of a fighter" and conceded that he was slow to start the action, which may have cost him the match.23

Cerrone faced Ed Ratcliff on December 19, 2009, in the event headliner at WEC 45.24 Cerrone defeated Ratcliff via third round submission.25 The bout also earned Cerrone Fight of the Night honors.26

Cerrone fought Benson Henderson in a rematch of their 2009 Fight of the Year, this time for the WEC Lightweight Championship on April 24, 2010, at WEC 48.27 Cerrone lost via first-round guillotine choke submission.28

Cerrone faced rival Jamie Varner in their highly anticipated rematch on September 30, 2010, at WEC 51.29 He won the fight via unanimous decision, winning all three rounds.30 In between rounds, there were often many shoves and obscenities exchanged by both fighters, including a shove at the very end of the match. In the post-fight interview, Cerrone declared he'd be willing to do a rematch in Arizona, Varner's home state, to settle their score once and for all. The bout won Fight of the Night honors.31

Cerrone instead faced Chris Horodecki on December 16, 2010, at WEC 53.32 He won via submission in the second round with a triangle choke.33

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In October 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC.34

Cerrone faced Paul Kelly on February 5, 2011, at UFC 126, replacing an injured Sam Stout.35 Cerrone defeated Kelly via tapout due to a rear naked choke. For their performance, both fighters earned Fight of the Night honors.36

Cerrone was expected to face Mac Danzig on June 11, 2011, at UFC 131.37 However, Danzig was forced out of the bout with a chest injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Vagner Rocha.38 Cerrone won the fight via unanimous decision.39

Cerrone was expected to face Paul Taylor on August 14, 2011, at UFC on Versus 5, replacing an injured John Makdessi.40 However, Taylor was forced out of the bout with a foot injury and replaced by Charles Oliveira.41 Cerrone won the fight via TKO three minutes into the opening round, earning Knockout of Night honors for the performance.4243

Cerrone faced Dennis Siver on October 29, 2011, at UFC 137, replacing Sam Stout.44 Cerrone defeated Siver via first round submission, earning Submission of the Night honors.4546

Cerrone next faced Nate Diaz at UFC 141 on December 30, 2011.47 He lost the back-and-forth fight via unanimous decision, in a performance that earned both participants Fight of the Night honors.48 Despite knocking Diaz off of his feet multiple times with leg kicks, Cerrone could not offset the volume punches from Diaz, as Diaz landed 82% of the strikes he threw en route to his victory over Cerrone. On his loss to Diaz Cerrone stated, "You know instinct, I think that's the thing a lot of people aren't doing. That's where I made the mistake in my last fight, is, you need to learn to turn your brain off and just go by reactions. Don't go in there and try and think and do things and fight with your brain, because that's the thing, I got angry and tried to kill him, and when you try to go [too] hard you just can't do it."49

Cerrone was expected to face Yves Edwards on May 15, 2012, at UFC on Fuel TV: The Korean Zombie vs. Poirier.50 However, Edwards was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by Jeremy Stephens.51 Cerrone defeated Stephens by unanimous decision.52

Cerrone fought Melvin Guillard on August 11, 2012, at UFC 150.53 He won the fight via knockout in the first round.54 The performance earned Cerrone Knockout of the Night and Fight of the Night honors.55

Cerrone faced Anthony Pettis on January 26, 2013, at UFC on Fox 6.56 Pettis won the fight by TKO in the first round, finishing Cerrone with a kick to the body.57 This marked the first time in his career that Cerrone lost via strikes.

Cerrone next faced Strikeforce veteran K. J. Noons on May 25, 2013, at UFC 160.58 He won the fight via unanimous decision.59

Cerrone faced Rafael dos Anjos on August 28, 2013, at UFC Fight Night 27.60 Cerrone lost the fight by unanimous decision.61

Cerrone faced Evan Dunham on November 16, 2013, at UFC 167.62 Cerrone won the fight via triangle choke in the second round.63 The win also earned him his second Submission of the Night bonus award.64

Cerrone faced Adriano Martins on January 25, 2014, at UFC on Fox 10.65 He won the fight by knockout due to a headkick in the first round.66 The win also earned Cerrone his third Knockout of the Night bonus award.67

Cerrone faced Edson Barboza on April 19, 2014, at UFC on Fox 11.68 Cerrone dropped his opponent with a strong jab in the first and quickly secured the rear-naked choke submission for the win.69 The win also earned Cerrone his first Performance of the Night bonus award.70

Cerrone faced Jim Miller on July 16, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 45.71 Cerrone defeated Miller via knockout in the second round due to a head kick and punches, becoming the first man to give Miller a professional knockout loss.72 The win also earned Cerrone his second Performance of the Night bonus award.73

Cerrone was briefly linked to a bout with Khabib Nurmagomedov on September 27, 2014, at UFC 178.74 However, the pairing was quickly scrapped after it was revealed that Nurmagomedov had suffered a knee injury that would sideline him indefinitely.75 Subsequently, Cerrone was matched with Bobby Green at the event.76 In turn, Cerrone eventually faced former Bellator Lightweight Champion and UFC newcomer Eddie Alvarez in the co-main event of the card.77 Cerrone won the fight via unanimous decision.78

Cerrone faced Myles Jury on January 3, 2015, at UFC 182.79 Cerrone commented on his desire to fight him was due to his disdain over Jury's arrogant response after defeating Cerrone's former training partner, Diego Sanchez, in UFC 171.80 He won the fight by unanimous decision.81

In an unprecedented move, Cerrone requested to face friend and WEC rival Benson Henderson just 15 days later at UFC Fight Night 59, replacing an injured Eddie Alvarez.82 Cerrone won the fight via a unanimous decision with all three judges scoring the fight 29–28.83 12 of 14 media outlets scored the bout in favor of Henderson.84

Cerrone was expected to face Khabib Nurmagomedov on May 23, 2015, at UFC 187.85 However, Nurmagomedov pulled out of the bout on April 30 due to a knee injury. He was replaced by John Makdessi.86 Cerrone won the fight via TKO in the second round.87

After winning eight fights in a row in under two years, Cerrone earned his first UFC lightweight title shot. He faced Rafael dos Anjos in the main event at UFC on Fox 17 on December 19, 2015.88 Cerrone lost the fight via TKO just 66 seconds into the first round.89

Moving up to welterweight

Cerrone was expected to face Tim Means in a welterweight bout on February 21, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 83.90 However, Means was removed from the bout on February 3 and was replaced by Alex Oliveira.91 Cerrone won the fight via submission in the first round.92 He was also awarded a Performance of the Night bonus.93

Cerrone next faced Patrick Côté on June 18, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 89.94 He won the fight via TKO in the third round and earned himself another Performance of the Night bonus.9596

Cerrone next faced Rick Story on August 20, 2016, at UFC 202.97 Cerrone won the fight via TKO in the second round and was awarded a Performance of the Night bonus.9899

On August 26, 2016, it was announced that Cerrone had signed a new, eight-fight contract with UFC.100

Cerrone was briefly linked to a bout with Robbie Lawler on November 12, 2016, at UFC 205.101 However, Lawler turned down the fight and Cerrone was then scheduled to face Kelvin Gastelum on the card.102 However, on the day of the weigh-ins, Gastelum did not make an attempt to formally weigh in as he was well over the 171 lbs limit for the fight and the bout was scrapped.103 Consequently, Cerrone was quickly rescheduled and faced Matt Brown the following month at UFC 206.104 Cerrone won the fight via knockout in the third round.105

Cerrone faced Jorge Masvidal on January 28, 2017, in the co-main event at UFC on Fox 23.106 He lost the fight via TKO in the second round.107

Cerrone was expected to face Robbie Lawler on July 8, 2017, at UFC 213.108 On June 28, reports began to circulate that Cerrone had sustained a minor injury which would force the fight to be postponed to UFC 214 taking place three weeks later.109 UFC President Dana White confirmed later the same day that Cerrone in fact had a staph infection and a pulled groin, and the plan is to reschedule the pairing to after UFC 214.110 However, the bout eventually took place at UFC 214.111 Cerrone lost the back-and-forth fight by a very close unanimous decision that many feel that Cerrone should have indeed won.112

Cerrone faced Darren Till on October 21, 2017, in the main event at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Till.113 He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.114

Cerrone faced Yancy Medeiros on February 18, 2018, at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros.115 He won the fight via technical knockout in round one.116 With this win, Cerrone tied the UFC records for most finishes in the promotion with fourteen and most wins in the promotion with twenty.117

On June 23, 2018, Cerrone faced Leon Edwards at UFC Fight Night 132.118 He lost the fight via unanimous decision.119

In the beginning of August 2018, it was revealed that he had parted ways with his long-time striking coach Brandon Gibson after the loss against Edwards.120 Appearing on Joe Rogan Experience on August 29, 2018, Cerrone launched on a tirade against his training camp Jackson-Wink and announced that he had parted ways with the team altogether.121

Cerrone faced Mike Perry on November 10, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 139.122 He won the fight by submission due to an armbar in the first round, becoming the first fighter to finish Perry in MMA.123 His fight earned him the Performance of the Night award.124 With this win, Cerrone set the UFC records for most finishes in the promotion with fifteen and most wins in the promotion with twenty one (21).125

Return to Lightweight

Cerrone faced Alexander Hernandez in a lightweight bout on January 19, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 143.126 He was successful in his return to Lightweight, winning the fight via TKO in the second round, after outstriking and outwrestling Hernandez throughout the fight.127 With this win, Cerrone extended his UFC records for most finishes with sixteen (and most wins with twenty-two). He also added another record to his legacy, becoming the fighter with the most fight bonuses at sixteen.128

Cerrone faced Al Iaquinta on May 4, 2019, at UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy.129 He won the fight via unanimous decision.130 This fight earned him the Fight of the Night bonus award.131

In a quick turnaround, Cerrone returned to the Octagon just 32 days after his last win and faced Tony Ferguson on June 8, 2019, at UFC 238.132 Cerrone lost the fight via technical knockout in between the second and third rounds after an attempt to blow his nose caused his eye to swell shut, rendering him unable to continue.133 This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award.134

Cerrone faced Justin Gaethje on September 14, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 158.135 He lost the fight via knockout in round one.136

Return to welterweight

As the first fight of his new six-fight contract, Cerrone headlined UFC 246 when he faced Conor McGregor on January 18, 2020, in a welterweight bout.137138 He lost the fight via technical knockout in the first round.139

Cerrone faced Anthony Pettis in a rematch on May 9, 2020, at UFC 249.140 He lost the fight by unanimous decision although some consider it controversial.141

Cerrone faced Niko Price on September 19, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 178.142 Price was docked a point in round one for repeated eye pokes, and the fight would be declared a majority draw. However, it was later overturned to a no contest (NC) after Price tested positive for marijuana.143

Cerrone was scheduled to face Diego Sanchez on May 8, 2021, at UFC on ESPN 24.144 However, Sanchez was removed from the fight on April 28 for undisclosed reasons145 and he was replaced by Alex Morono.146 He lost the fight via technical knockout in round one.147

Cerrone was scheduled to face Joe Lauzon in a lightweight bout on April 30, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 208.148 The bout was moved to May 7, 2022, at UFC 274 for undisclosed reasons.149 Despite both competitors weighing in, the bout was canceled the day of the event due to Cerrone falling ill.150 The pair was rescheduled to meet at UFC on ESPN 37 on June 18, 2022.151 The bout was yet again scrapped the day of this event due to Lauzon suffering from leg cramping.152

Cerrone, as a replacement for Bobby Green, faced Jim Miller on July 2, 2022, at UFC 276.153 He lost the fight via guillotine choke submission in the second round154 and subsequently announced his retirement during the post-fight interview.155

Professional grappling career

Cerrone competed against Rafael dos Anjos in the main event of Submission Underground 19 on December 20, 2022.156 The match went to EBI overtime and Cerrone won by armbar at 20 seconds of the first round.157

On December 19, 2021, Cerrone competed in his first professional grappling match against Craig Jones under the Combat Jiu-Jitsu ruleset at the Featherweight edition of the CJJ World Championships.158 He tapped out after being put in a rear-naked choke by Jones a little over halfway into the regulation period.159

On December 30, 2021, Cerrone competed in a grappling match against Joe Solecki at Fury Pro Grappling 3. Solecki submitted Cerrone with a rear-naked choke at 3:17 of their match.160

Acting career

Cerrone has had small roles in film and television since 2017, including appearing in the 2020 Netflix film Spenser Confidential.161

He acted in a starring role, opposite Gina Carano, in the 2022 Daily Wire film Terror on the Prairie.162

Personal life

Cerrone and his wife Lindsay have three sons.163164165

Cerrone is good friends with It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia creator Rob McElhenney, who has trained at BMF Ranch, and Cerrone made an appearance alongside Paul Felder, Megan Olivi and Dana White in the season 12 episode "Wolf Cola: A Public Relations Nightmare."166167

BMF Ranch

In 2014, Cerrone established an MMA gym at his property in Edgewood, New Mexico to lower his training camp costs by hosting his training partners at the estate. Coaches like Brandon Gibson, Jafari Vanier, and Jonavin Webb are usually situated at the ranch with fighters like Lando Vannata, John Dodson and Leonard Garcia.168

Controversies

Racism accusations

In 2014, the UFC lightweight fighter Bobby Green accused Cerrone of making racist comments towards him and about black people, in a since deleted interview with journalist Ariel Helwani.169170171 Cerrone dismissed his claims, maintaining that if he were racist, he wouldn't "have three black guys living with [him]".172

Former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling came forward with similar allegations in 2016, detailing an altercation between him and Cerrone during UFC International Fight Week. According to Sterling, after Cerrone made a comment about his gold chain that made him feel "uncomfortable", he then used an "inappropriate word" in front of Sterling. While Sterling never specified what the word was, he strongly implied it had racial overtones. When he asked for an explanation, Cerrone allegedly started to threaten him, telling him that he'd "beat the fuck out of him" and "do what Caraway did to him", referring to Sterling's UFC bout earlier that year in which he suffered his first professional loss to Bryan Caraway.173

Cerrone has been criticized for his casual online usage of the racial slur "nigga", including in a 2016 exchange on Instagram with his sparring partner Said Nurmagomedov, in which each one referred to the other as "my nigga".174175176

Allegations of sexual harassment

In an interview with Ariel Helwani, the UFC fighter Bobby Green accused Cerrone of sexually harassing his female fans at UFC Fan Expo signing in 2014 . According to Green, he groped and behaved inappropriately towards the women that came to take a photo with him.177178179

"He's groping these women. They've got husbands, they've got fiancees, they've got boyfriends, I'm like, that's messed up man, just because this guy's a nerd and he can't do anything to you, you're going to do this to him. Girlfriend's cute, Donald Cerrone, picks her up, grabs her ass, starts grabbing on there and stuff and he's like 'I'm Donald Cerrone.' I'm like, 'you're going to piss somebody off, you get the wrong person they're going to get pissed.' He's like, 'what are they going to do to me, I'll knock them out.' "

— Bobby Green

In an interview with Sherdog, Cerrone denied these accusations. "That was two years ago, ya' know? Why didn't any of this come out? Why didn't a fan file a lawsuit or say, 'Yo, Cowboy is groping my wife,' c'mon." he said of the alleged incidents.180

Homophobic and transphobic comments

As part of his trash talk to describe Jamie Varner in a build up of their second fight at WEC 51 in 2010, Cerrone commented that Varner is "a fag" and that he hoped to kill him in the ring. After WEC officials publicly condemned his remarks, he apologized for the death threats on Twitter, but did not mention the slur usage in his apology.181182183

Cerrone was widely criticized for his use of a homophobic slur to describe Daniel Cormier's performance against Anderson Silva at UFC 200 during a Q&A at UFC Fan Expo, where he was taking part in a panel covering the event along with CM Punk and Joe Gooden. When talking with CM Punk about the worst performances of that night, he criticized Cormier's wrestling-heavy game plan asking "How you going to give up weight and fight like a fag, man?".184185

After an immediate backlash, a UFC senior official told the MMA Junkie portal that the organization was "incredibly disappointed by Cerrone's comments" and will be meeting with him to discuss the severity of the situation. Cerrone reacted to the criticism with a since-deleted Instagram post, which showed a photo of him wearing a then-recently released UFC rainbow T-shirt in support of the LGBTQ community and in which he apologized for his choice of words.186

While Jason Ellis was interviewing Cerrone on his radio show, Ellis mentioned he is bisexual and has had sexual relationships with men, which appeared to make Cerrone uncomfortable. During his appearance on an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast some weeks later, Cerrone called Ellis "a faggot", adding that he had not wanted to say it to Ellis directly. Ellis voiced his disappointment with Cerrone's statements in an interview with outsports.com.187188

When discussing U.S. president Donald Trump's attempts to ban transgender people from serving in the US armed forces on an episode of The Fighter and the Kid podcast, Cerrone objected to the host, Brendan Schaub, using female pronouns to describe a trans woman, and stated: "I'm just saying, if you got a dick, you're a dude."189

Hoelzer Reich sponsorship

Until 2009, Cerrone was one of a number of MMA fighters sponsored by Hoelzer Reich, a t-shirt company that includes symbols such as the Iron Cross on its t-shirts, which detractors have stated is Nazi imagery. The brand was banned by the UFC in 2009.190191192

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

  • Dominion Warrior Inc
    • Dominion Warrior Muay Thai World Lightweight (-73.4 kg/162 lb) Championship (One time)
  • International Sport Karate Association
    • ISKA Amateur Colorado State Middleweight (-75 kg/165 lb) Oriental Championship (One time)
  • Kickdown Classic
    • KDC Amateur Welterweight Championship (One time)
  • S-1
    • 2006 S-1 Muay Thai U.S. Lightweight (-73.4 kg/162 lb) Tournament Championship 270

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
55 matches36 wins17 losses
By knockout108
By submission172
By decision97
No contests2
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss36–17 (2)Jim MillerSubmission (guillotine choke)UFC 276July 2, 202221:32Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss36–16 (2)Alex MoronoTKO (punches)UFC on ESPN: Rodriguez vs. WatersonMay 8, 202114:40Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
NC36–15 (2)Niko PriceNC (overturned)UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. WoodleySeptember 19, 202035:00Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesPrice was deducted one point in round 1 for repeated eye pokes. Originally a majority draw; overturned after Price tested positive for marijuana.
Loss36–15 (1)Anthony PettisDecision (unanimous)UFC 249May 9, 202035:00Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Loss36–14 (1)Conor McGregorTKO (head kick and punches)UFC 246January 18, 202010:40Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesReturn to Welterweight.
Loss36–13 (1)Justin GaethjeTKO (punches)UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. GaethjeSeptember 14, 201914:18Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Loss36–12 (1)Tony FergusonTKO (doctor stoppage)UFC 238June 8, 201925:00Chicago, Illinois, United StatesFight of the Night.
Win36–11 (1)Al IaquintaDecision (unanimous)UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. CowboyMay 4, 201955:00Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaFight of the Night.
Win35–11 (1)Alexander HernandezTKO (head kick and punches)UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. DillashawJanuary 19, 201923:43Brooklyn, New York, United StatesReturn to Lightweight. Performance of the Night. Fight of the Night.
Win34–11 (1)Mike PerrySubmission (armbar)UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs. RodríguezNovember 10, 201814:46Denver, Colorado, United StatesPerformance of the Night.
Loss33–11 (1)Leon EdwardsDecision (unanimous)UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. EdwardsJune 23, 201855:00Kallang, Singapore
Win33–10 (1)Yancy MedeirosTKO (punches)UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. MedeirosFebruary 18, 201814:58Austin, Texas, United States
Loss32–10 (1)Darren TillTKO (punches)UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. TillOctober 21, 201714:20Gdańsk, Poland
Loss32–9 (1)Robbie LawlerDecision (unanimous)UFC 214July 29, 201735:00Anaheim, California, United States
Loss32–8 (1)Jorge MasvidalTKO (punches)UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. PeñaJanuary 28, 201721:00Denver, Colorado, United States
Win32–7 (1)Matt BrownKO (head kick)UFC 206December 10, 201630:44Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win31–7 (1)Rick StoryTKO (knee and punches)UFC 202August 20, 201622:02Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesPerformance of the Night.
Win30–7 (1)Patrick CôtéTKO (punches)UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. ThompsonJune 18, 201632:35Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaPerformance of the Night.
Win29–7 (1)Alex OliveiraSubmission (triangle choke)UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. CowboyFebruary 21, 201612:33Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United StatesWelterweight debut. Performance of the Night.
Loss28–7 (1)Rafael dos AnjosTKO (punches)UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2December 19, 201511:06Orlando, Florida, United StatesFor the UFC Lightweight Championship.
Win28–6 (1)John MakdessiTKO (head kick)UFC 187May 23, 201524:44Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win27–6 (1)Benson HendersonDecision (unanimous)UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. SiverJanuary 18, 201535:00Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Win26–6 (1)Myles JuryDecision (unanimous)UFC 182January 3, 201535:00Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win25–6 (1)Eddie AlvarezDecision (unanimous)UFC 178September 27, 201435:00Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win24–6 (1)Jim MillerKO (head kick and punches)UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. MillerJuly 16, 201423:31Atlantic City, New Jersey, United StatesPerformance of the Night.
Win23–6 (1)Edson BarbozaSubmission (rear-naked choke)UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. BrowneApril 19, 201413:15Orlando, Florida, United StatesPerformance of the Night.
Win22–6 (1)Adriano MartinsKO (head kick)UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. ThomsonJanuary 25, 201414:40Chicago, Illinois, United StatesKnockout of the Night.
Win21–6 (1)Evan DunhamSubmission (triangle choke)UFC 167November 16, 201323:49Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesSubmission of the Night.
Loss20–6 (1)Rafael dos AnjosDecision (unanimous)UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2August 28, 201335:00Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Win20–5 (1)K.J. NoonsDecision (unanimous)UFC 160May 25, 201335:00Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss19–5 (1)Anthony PettisKO (kick to the body)UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. DodsonJanuary 26, 201312:35Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win19–4 (1)Melvin GuillardKO (head kick and punch)UFC 150August 11, 201211:16Denver, Colorado, United StatesCatchweight (157.5 lb) bout; Guillard missed weight. Knockout of the Night. Fight of the Night.
Win18–4 (1)Jeremy StephensDecision (unanimous)UFC on Fuel TV: The Korean Zombie vs. PoirierMay 15, 201235:00Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Loss17–4 (1)Nate DiazDecision (unanimous)UFC 141December 30, 201135:00Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesFight of the Night.
Win17–3 (1)Dennis SiverSubmission (rear-naked choke)UFC 137October 29, 201112:22Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesSubmission of the Night.
Win16–3 (1)Charles OliveiraTKO (punches)UFC Live: Hardy vs. LytleAugust 14, 201113:01Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United StatesKnockout of the Night.
Win15–3 (1)Vagner RochaDecision (unanimous)UFC 131June 11, 201135:00Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Win14–3 (1)Paul KellySubmission (rear-naked choke)UFC 126February 5, 201123:48Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesFight of the Night.
Win13–3 (1)Chris HorodeckiSubmission (triangle choke)WEC 53December 16, 201022:43Glendale, Arizona, United States
Win12–3 (1)Jamie VarnerDecision (unanimous)WEC 51September 30, 201035:00Broomfield, Colorado, United StatesFight of the Night.
Loss11–3 (1)Benson HendersonSubmission (guillotine choke)WEC 48April 24, 201011:57Sacramento, California, United StatesFor the WEC Lightweight Championship.
Win11–2 (1)Ed RatcliffSubmission (rear-naked choke)WEC 45December 19, 200933:47Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesFight of the Night.
Loss10–2 (1)Benson HendersonDecision (unanimous)WEC 43October 10, 200955:00San Antonio, Texas, United StatesFor the interim WEC Lightweight Championship. Fight of the Night.
Win10–1 (1)James KrauseSubmission (rear-naked choke)WEC 41June 7, 200914:38Sacramento, California, United States
Loss9–1 (1)Jamie VarnerTechnical Decision (split)WEC 38January 25, 200953:10San Diego, California, United StatesFor the WEC Lightweight Championship. Fight of the Night.
Win9–0 (1)Rob McCulloughDecision (unanimous)WEC 36November 5, 200835:00Hollywood, Florida, United StatesWEC Lightweight title eliminator. Fight of the Night.
Win8–0 (1)Danny CastilloSubmission (armbar)WEC 34June 1, 200811:30Sacramento, California, United States
NC7–0 (1)Kenneth AlexanderNo Contest (overturned by NSAC)WEC 30September 5, 200710:56Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesOriginally a submission (triangle choke) win for Cerrone; overturned after he tested positive for banned substances.
Win7–0Yasunori KaneharaSubmission (triangle choke)Greatest Common Multiple: Cage Force 3June 9, 200722:46Tokyo, Japan
Win6–0Anthony NjokuaniSubmission (triangle choke)Ring of Fire 29: AftershockApril 28, 200714:30Broomfield, Colorado, United States
Win5–0Ryan RobertsSubmission (armbar)Ring of Fire 28: EvolutionFebruary 16, 200711:49Broomfield, Colorado, United States
Win4–0Jesse BrockSubmission (triangle choke)Ring of Fire 26: RelentlessSeptember 9, 200611:35Castle Rock, Colorado, United StatesWon the ROF Lightweight Championship.
Win3–0Craig TennantSubmission (armbar)Ring of Fire 24: IntegrityJune 17, 200611:26Castle Rock, Colorado, United States
Win2–0Cruz ChaconSubmission (triangle choke)American Championship Fighting: GenesisFebruary 24, 200622:25Denver, Colorado, United States
Win1–0Nate MohrSubmission (triangle choke)Ring of Fire 21: Full BlastFebruary 11, 200611:42Castle Rock, Colorado, United States

252253

Pay-per-view bouts

No.EventFightDateVenueCityPPV Buys
1.UFC 246McGregor vs. CowboyJanuary 18, 2020T-Mobile ArenaLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S1,350,000

Muay Thai record (partial)

28 Wins (19 (T)KO's), 0 Losses 1 Draw
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2006-08-05Win Travis CrawfordDominion Warrior/S-1: United States Championships, FinalMiami, Florida, U.S.TKO (right hook)32:21
Wins the 2006 S-1 Muay Thai U.S. Lightweight (-73.4 kg/162 lb) Tournament Championship and the Dominion Warrior Muay Thai World Lightweight (-73.4 kg/162 lb) Championship.
2006-08-05Win Jan KaszubaDominion Warrior/S-1: United States Championships, Semi FinalsMiami, Florida, U.S.Decision (split)33:00
2005-12-10Win Lamont ForinRing of Fire 20: EliteCastle Rock, Colorado, U.S.Decision (unanimous)33:00
2005-10-21Draw Raul RodriguezStrikeforceSan Jose, California, U.S.Technical drawN/AN/A
2005-06-18Win Clint RhodesRing of Fire 17: UnstoppableCastle Rock, Colorado, U.S.TKO (strikes)NAN/A
2005-02-12Win Mike JusticeRing of Fire 15: InfernoCastle Rock, Colorado, U.S.Decision (unanimous)33:00

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Professional boxing record

1 fight0 wins1 loss
By knockout01
No.ResultRecordOpponentMethodRound, timeDateLocationNotes
1Loss0–1 Geoffrey SpruiellTKO2 (4), 2:39November 21, 2003 Los Caporales Regency Hotel, Denver, Colorado, U.S.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018The Equalizer 2Belgian Backpacker
2020Spenser ConfidentialBig Boy (as Cowboy Cerrone)
Puppy LoveDanny
EmbattledAutograph Jack
2021The Outlaw Johnny BlackCrackshot Bob
The Harder They FallCoward at Bank
2022The CommandoRay
Terror on the PrairieJebediah McAllister
2024Lights OutCarter

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaDonald CerroneEpisode: "Wolf Cola: A Public Relations Nightmare"
GodlessGang Member7 episodes
The Night ShiftWounded Paramedic NickEpisode: "Resurgence"
2020Magnum P.I.ReeseEpisode: "A Leopard on the Prowl"
2022The Terminal ListTomahawk GuardEpisode: "Reclamation"
2024Cobra KaiCage FighterEpisode: "Blood In Blood Out"
2025Mythic QuestHimselfEpisode: "Rebrand"

See also

  • Martial Arts portal
  • Film portal
  • Television portal
  • United States portal
  • Biography portal

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