Daniel Cormier

Many consider Daniel Cormier to be one of the greatest Mixed Martial Artists of all time, because of

everything he’s accomplished in his illustrious, record breaking career. Among Daniel Cormier’s

biggest fans are UFC President Dana White and UFC broadcaster Joe Rogan, in addition to multiple

MMA pundits across the world.

Pre-MMA days

Daniel Cormier had a rough upbringing, with his father being shot and murdered at the mere age of

seven. Daniel Cormier would learn the ropes of freestyle wrestling, and he won 3 Louisiana State

Championships. Cormier came in fourth at the 2004 Olympic Games, where he lost in the semi-

finals. Daniel Cormier was also named the team captain for the 2008 Olympic wrestling team but

was pulled owing to Kidney failure.

Pre-UFC days

Daniel Cormier is one of the few people in the world who’s won a world championship in every

promotion that he’s fought. After defeating Lucas Browne, Daniel Cormier became the XMMA

Heavyweight Champion in 2010. After that Daniel Cormier signed with Strikeforce and went on to

win the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix, by defeating Josh Barnett in 2012. He would move to

UFC the next year.

UFC Career

Daniel Cormier is one of the most decorated UFC fighters in history. He moved down to Light

Heavyweight because his teammate Cain Velasquez was the UFC Heavyweight Champion. In this

division, Daniel Cormier would enter into an iconic rivalry with Jon Jones and become the UFC Light

Heavyweight Champion, replacing Jon Jones in a fight with Anthony Johnson.

In due course of time, Daniel Cormier would defeat Stipe Miocic to become the UFC Heavyweight

Champion as well. Daniel Cormier is only one of three people to do so, and the only one to defend

titles in both weight classes.

Current Titles:

UFC Heavyweight Champion

Weight: 205 LBs / 93 KGs

Class: Light Heavyweight

Win-Loss-Draw: 22-1-1

MMA and UFC Professional Record Breakdown