Donald Cerrone Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
L	Jim Miller Welterweight	Submission	Guillotine Choke After Drop to Guard	R2	1:32	UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier	Jul 2, 2022
L	Alex Morono Welterweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head At Distance	R1	4:40	UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson	May 8, 2021
NC	Niko Price Welterweight	No Contest	—	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley	Sep 19, 2020
L	#15Anthony Pettis Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje	May 9, 2020
L	Conor McGregor Welterweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head On Ground	R1	0:40	UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy	Jan 18, 2020
L	#5Justin Gaethje Lightweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R1	4:18	UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje	Sep 14, 2019
L	#2Tony Ferguson Lightweight	KO/TKO	—	R2	5:00	UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes	Jun 8, 2019
W	#4Al Iaquinta Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy	May 4, 2019
W	#12Alexander Hernandez Lightweight	KO/TKO	Kick to Head At Distance	R2	3:43	UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw	Jan 19, 2019
W	#15Mike Perry Welterweight	Submission	Armbar From Bottom Guard	R1	4:46	UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez	Nov 10, 2018
L	#13Leon Edwards Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards	Jun 23, 2018
W	#15Yancy Medeiros Welterweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head In Clinch	R1	4:58	UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros	Feb 18, 2018
L	Darren Till Welterweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head In Clinch	R1	4:20	UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till	Oct 21, 2017
L	#3Robbie Lawler Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2	Jul 29, 2017
L	#12Jorge Masvidal Welterweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Body At Distance	R2	1:00	UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena	Jan 28, 2017
W	#14Matt Brown Welterweight	KO/TKO	Kick to Head At Distance	R3	0:34	UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis	Dec 10, 2016
W	#9Rick Story Welterweight	KO/TKO	Kick to Head In Clinch	R2	2:02	UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2	Aug 20, 2016
W	Patrick Cote Welterweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head At Distance	R3	2:35	UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson	Jun 18, 2016
W	Alex Oliveira Welterweight	Submission	Triangle Choke From Mount	R1	2:33	UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Cowboy	Feb 21, 2016
L	CRafael Dos AnjosTitle Lightweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head On Ground	R1	1:06	UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2	Dec 19, 2015
W	John Makdessi Lightweight	KO/TKO	Kick to Head At Distance	R2	4:44	UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier	May 23, 2015
W	#5Benson Henderson Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver	Jan 18, 2015
W	#8Myles Jury Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier	Jan 3, 2015
W	#14Eddie Alvarez Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso	Sep 27, 2014
W	#7Jim Miller Lightweight	KO/TKO	Kick to Head At Distance	R2	3:31	UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Miller	Jul 16, 2014
W	#11Edson Barboza Lightweight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R1	3:15	UFC on FOX: Werdum vs. Browne	Apr 19, 2014
W	Adriano Martins Lightweight	KO/TKO	Kick to Head At Distance	R1	4:40	UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Thomson	Jan 25, 2014
W	Evan Dunham Lightweight	Submission	Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard	R2	3:49	UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks	Nov 16, 2013
L	#6Rafael Dos Anjos Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2	Aug 28, 2013
W	KJ Noons Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Silva 2	May 25, 2013
L	Anthony Pettis Lightweight	KO/TKO	Kick to Body At Distance	R1	2:35	UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Dodson	Jan 26, 2013
W	Melvin Guillard Lightweight	KO/TKO	Kick to Head At Distance	R1	1:16	UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II	Aug 11, 2012
W	Jeremy Stephens Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier	May 15, 2012
L	Nate Diaz Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem	Dec 30, 2011
W	Dennis Siver Lightweight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R1	2:22	UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz	Oct 29, 2011
W	Charles Oliveira Lightweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head On Ground	R1	3:01	UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle	Aug 14, 2011
W	Vagner Rocha Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin	Jun 11, 2011
W	Paul Kelly Lightweight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R2	3:48	UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort	Feb 5, 2011

Outside the UFC

13-3, 1 NCacross 17 bouts · 8 promotions · wins by 11 sub · 2 decWEC · GCM · ROF 29 · ROF 28 · ROF 26 +3

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Chris Horodecki21-7-1	Submission	Triangle Choke	R2	2:43	WEC	Dec 16, 2010
W	Jamie Varner21-11-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	WEC	Sep 30, 2010
L	Benson Henderson30-13	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	1:57	WEC	Apr 24, 2010
W	Ed Ratcliff7-3	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R3	3:47	WEC	Dec 19, 2009
L	Benson Henderson30-13	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	WEC	Oct 10, 2009
W	James Krause28-8	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	4:38	WEC	Jun 7, 2009
L	Jamie Varner21-11-1	Decision	Split	R5	3:10	WEC	Jan 25, 2009
W	Rob McCullough19-8	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	WEC	Nov 5, 2008
W	Danny Castillo17-10	Submission	Armbar	R1	1:30	WEC	Jun 1, 2008
NC	Kenneth Alexander7-6	No Contest	Overturned by NSAC	R1	0:56	WEC	Sep 5, 2007
W	Yasunori Kanehara3-5-2	Submission	Triangle Choke	R2	2:46	GCM	Jun 9, 2007
W	Anthony Njokuani18-16	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	4:30	ROF 29	Apr 28, 2007
W	Ryan Roberts21-12-1	Submission	Armbar	R1	1:49	ROF 28	Feb 16, 2007
W	Jesse Brock23-9	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	1:35	ROF 26	Sep 9, 2006
W	Craig Tennant0-1	Submission	Armbar	R1	1:26	ROF 24	Jun 17, 2006
W	Cruz Chacon13-18-1	Submission	Triangle Choke	R2	2:25	ACF	Feb 24, 2006
W	Nate Mohr9-7	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	1:42	ROF 21	Feb 11, 2006

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Method of victory & defeat

KO / TKO

10 wins, 8 losses

W10

L8

Submission

17 wins, 2 losses

W17

L2

Decision

9 wins, 7 losses

W9

L7

Finishes

UFC KOs

10

Above avg · 13%Welterweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.54

Above avg · 0.24Welterweight

UFC submissions

6

Above avg · 7%Welterweight

Submission attempts / fight

0.30

Below avg · 0.39Welterweight

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability (UFC; clean KOs only).

Donald Cerrone

PowerChin

Knockout rate

27%

10 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

20

2.43 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

7

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

9

0.91 per 100 head

Chin gauges use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Decision behavior

Judging

11 scorecards on file

Donald Cerrone

Scorecard luck

Wrong end of the cards

No split or majority decisions on file — this read comes from contested rounds alone. Judges have given them 3 of 7 rounds they disagreed on (43%).

Coin-flip decisions

Split + majority

None on file

Swing rounds

Judges disagreed

3–4

Won – Lost

43% went their way

Unanimous11 decisions · 100%

7W4L

Split

None

Majority

None

10-8 rounds

4 rounds total

4

Won

0

Lost

Most frequent judges

All judges →

Scorecard data ingested from MMA Decisions

Career striking

OverallC57th

46%1,635 / 3,461

Striking accuracy

53%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min-0.07 differential

Landed4.41

Absorbed4.48

63%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

-1%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head50%71st824
Body25%88th404
Leg25%89th407

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

84%Standing

Standing84%1,377
Clinch9%140
Ground7%118

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Donald Cerrone

Landed per 15

Head

A

74th

36.2

74th

Body

A+

90th

17.7

90th

Leg

A+

91st

17.9

91st

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

F

22nd

43.4

22nd

Body

F

12th

18.2

12th

Leg

F

18th

11.9

18th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	36.2	824	2,449	34%
Body	17.7	404	546	74%
Leg	17.9	407	466	87%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	43.4	989	2,496	40%
Body	18.2	414	626	66%
Leg	11.9	272	334	81%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Grappling

Per-15-minute breakdown of takedowns, submissions, and ground control.

UFC only

Donald Cerrone

31%

Takedown accuracy

88%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min+0.8 min net

On top1.7

On bottom0.8

Offense

Takedowns

C

48th

1.1

48th

TD accuracy

D

36th

31%

36th

Sub attempts

B

63rd

0.5

63rd

Control

D

34th

1.7 min

34th

Defense

TD defense

A+

87th

88%

87th

Controlled

0.8 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	24 / 78
Submission attempts	11
Control time	37:46

Defense

TDs defended	61 / 69
Control absorbed	19:08

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (342min total). Value colors reflect the per-15 rate’s percentile against the current weight class baseline; raw totals without a division reference stay neutral.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Donald Cerrone

37 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 342 min

144%

R3 pace · 14 bouts

Cerrone holds steady (+0% per round through round 5). Within fights that reached round 3, Cerrone lifts to 144% of round-1 output by round 3 (14 bouts).

Cerrone — HOLDSOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Cerronelanded / min

Takedown attempts

Cerroneattempts / min

Control time

Cerrone% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	5.3	4.2	5.3	0.20	12%	37
R2	6.2	5.2	4.8	0.21	10%	23
R3	7.2	5.8	4.5	0.35	11%	14
R4	4.6	3.6	2.4	0.20	11%	2
R5	6.1	5.4	3.8	0.10	9%	2

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Donald Cerrone

38 resolved UFC bouts · 19 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

63/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

A+

88th

62%

88th

Win quality

A

85th

54%

85th

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

9

8

9

3

4

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Top-15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Cross-div rankedRanked #1–#15 in another division at the time
Contender-level8+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.55 win rate
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	9	3-6	33%
Top-5	8	4-4	50%
Top-15	9	7-2	78%
Cross-div ranked	3	2-1	67%
Contender-level	3	2-1	67%
Established	1	1-0	100%
Building	4	3-0, 1 NC	100%
Unproven	1	1-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Jim Miller	Cross-div ranked	45	Jul 2, 2022
L	Alex Morono	Contender-level	40	May 8, 2021
NC	Niko Price	Building	22	Sep 19, 2020
L	Anthony Pettis#15	Top-15	72	May 9, 2020
L	Conor McGregor	Top-15	61	Jan 18, 2020
L	Justin Gaethje#5	Champion	92	Sep 14, 2019
L	Tony Ferguson#2	Top-5	92	Jun 8, 2019
W	Al Iaquinta#4	Top-5	81	May 4, 2019
W	Alexander Hernandez#12	Top-15	66	Jan 19, 2019
W	Mike Perry#15	Top-15	60	Nov 10, 2018
L	Leon Edwards#13	Champion	87	Jun 23, 2018
W	Yancy Medeiros#15	Top-15	60	Feb 18, 2018
L	Darren Till	Top-5	63	Oct 21, 2017
L	Robbie Lawler#3	Champion	94	Jul 29, 2017
L	Jorge Masvidal#12	Top-5	77	Jan 28, 2017
W	Matt Brown#14	Top-5	72	Dec 10, 2016
W	Rick Story#9	Top-15	70	Aug 20, 2016
W	Patrick Cote	Building	22	Jun 18, 2016
W	Alex Oliveira	Top-15	48	Feb 21, 2016
L	Rafael Dos AnjosCHAMP	Champion	100	Dec 19, 2015
W	John Makdessi	Contender-level	40	May 23, 2015
W	Benson Henderson#5	Champion	92	Jan 18, 2015
W	Myles Jury#8	Top-15	72	Jan 3, 2015
W	Eddie Alvarez#14	Champion	87	Sep 27, 2014
W	Jim Miller#7	Top-5	78	Jul 16, 2014
W	Edson Barboza#11	Top-5	78	Apr 19, 2014
W	Adriano Martins	Building	15	Jan 25, 2014
W	Evan Dunham	Top-15	53	Nov 16, 2013
L	Rafael Dos Anjos#6	Champion	91	Aug 28, 2013
W	KJ Noons	Building	15	May 25, 2013
L	Anthony Pettis	Champion	71	Jan 26, 2013
W	Melvin Guillard	Contender-level	45	Aug 11, 2012
W	Jeremy Stephens	Cross-div ranked	40	May 15, 2012
L	Nate Diaz	Top-5	68	Dec 30, 2011
W	Dennis Siver	Cross-div ranked	45	Oct 29, 2011
W	Charles Oliveira	Champion	71	Aug 14, 2011
W	Vagner Rocha	Unproven	8	Jun 11, 2011
W	Paul Kelly	Established	30	Feb 5, 2011

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

Career cohorts

37 resolved UFC bouts

Performance broken down by situation — camp length, response to the previous result, title-fight presence, and rematches. Computed across every completed UFC bout.

Camp length

Days between fights

Short turnaround

< 100 days

13-6

19 bouts

Typical camp

100–180 days

9-4

13 bouts

Long layoff

> 180 days

0-4

4 bouts

UFC debut

first UFC bout

1-0

1 bout

Post-result bounce

Performance based on the previous UFC result

After a loss

next bout after a defeat

6-7

13 bouts

After a win

next bout after a win

16-7

23 bouts

First UFC bout

no precedent

1-0

1 bout

Title fights

Performance with a belt on the line

All title fights

as challenger or champion

0-1

1 bout

As champion

defending the belt

—

As challenger

fighting for the belt

0-1

1 bout

Rematches

Performance when meeting an opponent again

All rematches

any second meeting

0-3

3 bouts

Revenge bouts

lost the first meeting

0-2

2 bouts

Encore bouts

won the first meeting

0-1

1 bout

Activity & layoff

Last fight, activity, and divisional context.

Time since last UFC bout

4 years

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Donald Cerrone

Extended layoff

4 yearssince last bout

vs Jim Miller · Jul 2, 2022

DraftKings fantasy scoring

DFSAs favorite 16-4As underdog 7-10

68.6

DK avg

81.3

Median

111.1

Ceiling

11.5

Floor

51%

Boom

22%

Bust

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