Donald Cerrone
38 UFC Fights | 61% Win Rate | 16 Finishes (70%)
Donald Cerrone UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Donald Cerrone is 23-14 in the UFC across 38 fights (1 no contest), with 10 wins by knockout, 6 by submission and 7 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 36-17 (2 NC), 13-3 of it outside the UFC. Cerrone competes at lightweight as an orthodox outfighter, standing 6'1" with a 73" reach at 43 years old. The last bout was a loss to Jim Miller by submission in Jul 2022.
Best attribute: knockdown power (knockdowns scored per fight) — 94th percentile among 300 lightweight fighters (0.54/fight).
Donald Cerrone's UFC win rate is 61% (23 of 38 fights), and 70% of those wins came by finish. Cerrone averages 0.7 takedowns per fight at 31% accuracy and stops 88% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 36-17 (2 NC)
- UFC Record
- 23-14 (1 NC)
- Height
- 6'1"
- Reach
- 73"
- Age
- 43
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- L vs Jim Miller · Submission · Jul 2022
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Donald Cerrone's Last 5 Fights
Cerrone is 0-4, with one no contest, in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Jim Miller · Submission · R2 1:32 · UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier · Jul 2022
- Loss vs Alex Morono · KO/TKO · R1 4:40 · UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson · May 2021
- No contest vs Niko Price · Other · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley · Sep 2020
- Loss vs Anthony Pettis · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje · May 2020
- Loss vs Conor McGregor · KO/TKO · R1 0:40 · UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy · Jan 2020
Striking
Fighter Profile
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Defensive
Strike Targets
Position Breakdown
Grappling
Takedowns & Control
Win Methods
Finish Probability by Round
Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Donald Cerrone vs Average
Donald Cerrone lands 18.1 strikes in R1 but 25.2 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
Donald Cerrone's UFC Fight History
38 UFC fights on record (23-14 (1 NC)), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Jim Miller | Submission | R2 · 1:32 | UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier | 2022-07-02 |
| L | Alex Morono | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:40 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson | 2021-05-08 |
| D/NC | Niko Price | Other | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley | 2020-09-19 |
| L | Anthony Pettis | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje | 2020-05-09 |
| L | Conor McGregor | KO/TKO | R1 · 0:40 | UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy | 2020-01-18 |
| L | Justin Gaethje | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:18 | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje | 2019-09-14 |
| L | Tony Ferguson | KO/TKO | R2 · 5:00 | UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes | 2019-06-08 |
| W | Al Iaquinta | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy | 2019-05-04 |
| W | Alexander Hernandez | KO/TKO | R2 · 3:43 | UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw | 2019-01-19 |
| W | Mike Perry | Submission | R1 · 4:46 | UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez | 2018-11-10 |
| L | Leon Edwards | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards | 2018-06-23 |
| W | Yancy Medeiros | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:58 | UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros | 2018-02-18 |
| L | Darren Till | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:20 | UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till | 2017-10-21 |
| L | Robbie Lawler | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 | 2017-07-29 |
| L | Jorge Masvidal | KO/TKO | R2 · 1:00 | UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena | 2017-01-28 |
| W | Matt Brown | KO/TKO | R3 · 0:34 | UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis | 2016-12-10 |
| W | Rick Story | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:02 | UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 | 2016-08-20 |
| W | Patrick Cote | KO/TKO | R3 · 2:35 | UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson | 2016-06-18 |
| W | Alex Oliveira | Submission | R1 · 2:33 | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy | 2016-02-21 |
| L★ | Rafael Dos Anjos | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:06 | UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 | 2015-12-19 |
| W | John Makdessi | KO/TKO | R2 · 4:44 | UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier | 2015-05-23 |
| W | Benson Henderson | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver | 2015-01-18 |
| W | Myles Jury | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier | 2015-01-03 |
| W | Eddie Alvarez | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso | 2014-09-27 |
| W | Jim Miller | KO/TKO | R2 · 3:31 | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Miller | 2014-07-16 |
| W | Edson Barboza | Submission | R1 · 3:15 | UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne | 2014-04-19 |
| W | Adriano Martins | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:40 | UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson | 2014-01-25 |
| W | Evan Dunham | Submission | R2 · 3:49 | UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks | 2013-11-16 |
| L | Rafael Dos Anjos | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2 | 2013-08-28 |
| W | KJ Noons | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 | 2013-05-25 |
| L | Anthony Pettis | KO/TKO | R1 · 2:35 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson | 2013-01-26 |
| W | Melvin Guillard | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:16 | UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II | 2012-08-11 |
| W | Jeremy Stephens | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier | 2012-05-15 |
| L | Nate Diaz | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem | 2011-12-30 |
| W | Dennis Siver | Submission | R1 · 2:22 | UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz | 2011-10-29 |
| W | Charles Oliveira | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:01 | UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle | 2011-08-14 |
| W | Vagner Rocha | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin | 2011-06-11 |
| W | Paul Kelly | Submission | R2 · 3:48 | UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort | 2011-02-05 |
How Cerrone Ranks at Lightweight
Percentile among the 300 lightweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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