Where is Jared Cannonier from?

Last Modified Feb 10, 2025 12:11 GMT
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier v Borralho
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier v Borralho

Jared Cannonier is a former UFC middleweight challenger and the current No.7 ranked contender in the same division. Even before signing up for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Cannonier was a former AFC heavyweight champion in 2014. Starting his professional career in 2011, Jared Cannonier, as of February 10, 2025, boasts a record of 17 wins and 8 losses in mixed martial arts. The majority of his wins are via knockout(10), decision(5), and submission(2), respectively. And over the years, the 40-year-old fighter has gone up against some of the most dominant names to ever compete in the sport like Anderson Silva, Israel Adesanya, Robert Whittaker, Sean Strickland, etc.

Starting his career as a heavyweight in 2014, switching himself to a light heavyweight, and finally finding his place in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Even though Cannonier was blessed enough to become a heavyweight champion in his past in other promotions, his true blessings shed light upon him in the middleweight division. In this division, Jared Cannonier has formerly gone up against the former champion, Israel Adesanya for the gold in 2022. However, a dominant Adesanya was able to outwork Cannonier and had a unanimous decision win at UFC 276 in Las Vegas, United States. For his last outing, Jared Cannonier faced Caio Borralho on August 24, 2024. Unfortunately 'The Killa Gorilla' lost the bout via a TKO in the fourth round.

Jared Cannonier Nationality

Jared Cannonier is an American citizen. He was born in Dallas, Texas, United States on March 16, 1984, and is currently 40 years old.

Is UFC fighter Jared Cannonier from Alaska?

Even though Jared Cannonier was born in Dallas, he has many links to Alaska. Starting from the Federal Aviation Administration, where he worked after getting expelled from the U.S. Army as the UFC middleweight tested positive for marijuana in a drug test. Moreover, he has also trained at the Legacy Jiu-Jitsu in Alaska.

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FAQs On Jared Cannonier

A. Jared Cannonier is an American citizen and was born in Dallas, Texas, United States on March 16, 1984. 

A. Even though Jared Cannonier was born in Dallas, he has many links to Alaska, like the Federal Aviation Administration in Alaska, where he worked after getting expelled from the U.S Army and also training at the Legacy Jiu-Jitsu in Alaska.

A. Jared Cannonier is currently 40 years old. 

A. The 40-year-old fighter is set to make his next headlining event against Gregory Rodrigues on February 15, 2025.

A. Starting his professional career in 2011, Jared Cannonier currently boasts a record of 17 wins and 8 losses in mixed martial arts.

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