Daniel Cormier

Light HeavyweightComplete Fighter
11 - 31 NC

15 UFC Fights | 73% Win Rate | 7 Finishes (64%)

Height
5' 11"
Reach
72"
Weight
235 lbs.
Age
47
Orthodox

Daniel Cormier UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Daniel Cormier is 11-3 in the UFC across 15 fights (1 no contest), with 3 wins by knockout, 4 by submission and 4 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 22-3 (1 NC), 11-0 of it outside the UFC. Cormier competes at light heavyweight as an orthodox complete fighter, standing 5'11" with a 72" reach at 47 years old. The last bout was a loss to Stipe Miocic by decision in Aug 2020.

Best attribute: takedown offense (takedowns landed per fight) — 84th percentile among 140 light heavyweight fighters (1.6/fight).

Daniel Cormier's UFC win rate is 73% (11 of 15 fights), and 64% of those wins came by finish. Cormier averages 1.6 takedowns per fight at 49% accuracy and stops 74% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
22-3 (1 NC)
UFC Record
11-3 (1 NC)
Height
5'11"
Reach
72"
Age
47
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
L vs Stipe Miocic · Decision · Aug 2020

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Daniel Cormier's Last 5 Fights

Cormier is 3-2 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Stipe Miocic · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 · Aug 2020
  2. Loss vs Stipe Miocic · KO/TKO · R4 4:09 · UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 · Aug 2019
  3. Win vs Derrick Lewis · Submission · R2 2:14 · UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis · Nov 2018
  4. Win vs Stipe Miocic · KO/TKO · R1 4:33 · UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier · Jul 2018
  5. Win vs Volkan Oezdemir · KO/TKO · R2 2:00 · UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou · Jan 2018

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
4.4
+1.3x ratio
Accuracy
56%
above avg
Knockdowns / Fight
0.14

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
3.3
0.9x avg
Strike Differential
+1.1
Opp. Accuracy Against
49%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
1.6
Takedown Accuracy
49%
Takedown Defense
74%
Control Time / Fight
4:29
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.6

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
14% KO
0% Sub
R2
7% KO
14% Sub
R3+
0% KO
14% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Daniel Cormier vs Average

Daniel Cormier lands 17.7 strikes in R1 but 21.9 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

Daniel Cormier's UFC Fight History

15 UFC fights on record (11-3 (1 NC)), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
L★Stipe MiocicDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 32020-08-15
L★Stipe MiocicKO/TKOR4 · 4:09UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 22019-08-17
W★Derrick LewisSubmissionR2 · 2:14UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis2018-11-03
W★Stipe MiocicKO/TKOR1 · 4:33UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier2018-07-07
W★Volkan OezdemirKO/TKOR2 · 2:00UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou2018-01-20
D/NC★Jon JonesOtherR3 · 3:01UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 22017-07-29
W★Anthony JohnsonSubmissionR2 · 3:37UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 22017-04-08
WAnderson SilvaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes2016-07-09
W★Alexander GustafssonDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson2015-10-03
W★Anthony JohnsonSubmissionR3 · 2:39UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier2015-05-23
L★Jon JonesDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier2015-01-03
WDan HendersonSubmissionR3 · 3:53UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw2014-05-24
WPatrick CumminsKO/TKOR1 · 1:19UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann2014-02-22
WRoy NelsonDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 32013-10-19
WFrank MirDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez2013-04-20

How Cormier Ranks at Light Heavyweight

Percentile among the 140 light heavyweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume4.4 sig. strikes/min
77th percentile
Striking accuracy56%
83rd percentile
Strikes absorbed3.3/min
56th percentile
Takedowns1.6/fight
84th percentile
Takedown defense74%
60th percentile
Knockdown power0.14/fight
39th percentile

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