Michael Cockerham
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Morehead, Kentucky
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Iron Cobra MMA
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'5" · 196 cm
Before the UFC
Michael Cockerham makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
DevelopmentalOpponents' combined record
170-213-4
.444 win rate
Winning-record opponents
5 of 20
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
26
20 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 26 bouts · 13 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 6 sub · 2 decHRMMA · TWEF · BB · ECSS · Alpha One Sports +8
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Billy Horne18-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:41 | HRMMA | Oct 15, 2016 |
| W | Thomas Eskew Jr. | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:15 | TWEF | May 30, 2015 |
| L | Shaun Asher14-5-1 | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 1:24 | TWEF | Apr 11, 2015 |
| L | Dan Spohn19-9-1 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:42 | Alpha One Sports | Nov 22, 2014 |
| L | Dustin Long7-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 0:57 | ECSS | Nov 8, 2014 |
| L | Jerry Burns11-20 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Warrior MMA | Oct 25, 2014 |
| L | Ron Fields30-33-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:26 | TWEF | Oct 4, 2014 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | — | RITC 22 | Sep 27, 2014 | |
| W | Tom Eskew1-7 | Submission | Inverted Triangle Choke | R2 | 1:30 | HRMMA | Sep 13, 2014 |
| L | Dustin Long7-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:37 | ECSS | Jul 26, 2014 |
| L | Willis Ben Sergent | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BB | May 9, 2014 |
| W | Jeremy Karshner0-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:53 | AAMMA 39 | Apr 19, 2014 |
| W | Jerry Burns11-20 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | HRMMA | Mar 8, 2014 |
| W | Kevin Powers1-11 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 1:58 | HRMMA | Feb 21, 2014 |
| L | Justin Sowers | Submission | Choke | R1 | 1:34 | AAMMA 37 | Jan 11, 2014 |
| L | T.J. Ball | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:40 | TWEF | Nov 23, 2013 |
| L | Ron Fields30-33-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:14 | TWEF | Sep 21, 2013 |
| NC | Donta Wade3-6 | No Contest | — | R0 | — | BB | Sep 7, 2013 |
| L | Jonathan Cook | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 3:38 | WZFC 3 | Aug 17, 2013 |
| W | Robert Bennett1-11 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:18 | BB | Mar 9, 2013 |
| W | Eric James Slocum1-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | HRMMA | Feb 15, 2013 |
| W | Robert Bennett1-11 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 4:55 | S2N | Nov 10, 2012 |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:57 | BB | Aug 17, 2012 | |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:35 | RCC | May 18, 2012 | |
| L | John Cantu Jr. | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Spartan FC 14 | Apr 28, 2012 |
| L | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:39 | HRMMA | Feb 24, 2012 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
1-1across 2 amateur bouts · 1 promotionHRMMA
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Jason Williams | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:50 | HRMMA | Nov 5, 2011 |
| L | Brad Hutcheison | Submission | Strikes | R1 | 2:54 | HRMMA | Feb 19, 2011 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.