Miguel Cooley
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Moorhead, Minnesota
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Miguel Cooley 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
StrongOpponents' combined record
487-278-14
.637 win rate
Winning-record opponents
22 of 36
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
40
36 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 40 bouts · 22 promotions · wins by 14 sub · 2 decUCS · NFA · XKK · KOTC · Brutaal +17
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Bruce Nelson27-38-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | MF | Jan 31, 2015 |
| L | B.J. Lacy17-28-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CFX / Crowbar MMA | Feb 18, 2012 |
| W | Christopher Buchannan | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Impact Fighting Championship | Oct 29, 2011 |
| L | Tyler Klejeski5-0-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | KOTC | Jul 31, 2010 |
| L | Cole Ackerman | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:46 | Pound'Em Productions | May 1, 2010 |
| L | Isaiah Larson14-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:25 | KOTC | Mar 5, 2010 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:50 | VEI | Oct 3, 2009 | |
| L | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 0:14 | DFC 11 | Feb 7, 2009 | |
| L | Karl Turek10-8 | Submission | Verbal | R3 | 3:02 | KTK 20 | Apr 19, 2008 |
| L | Jeremy Lang21-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 0:30 | Brutaal | Apr 17, 2008 |
| L | Kenny Calonego5-0 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | UCS | Mar 29, 2008 |
| D | Josh Froelich2-1-1 | Draw | — | R3 | 5:00 | Brutaal | Mar 22, 2008 |
| L | Scott Harper12-7 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:16 | Cash Money Promotions | Dec 22, 2007 |
| L | Jake Doerr6-3 | N/A | — | R0 | 0:00 | UCS | Nov 10, 2007 |
| L | Pat O'Malley17-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R0 | — | MT 10 | Jan 12, 2007 |
| L | Paul Georgieff6-2 | Submission | Punches | R1 | — | UCS | Jan 21, 2006 |
| W | Shane Wessels11-9-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R0 | — | UCS | Nov 19, 2005 |
| W | Roger Charboneau1-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:24 | NFA | Jul 23, 2005 |
| L | Kyle Jensen39-11-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | DFC 4 | Jun 4, 2005 |
| L | Victor Moreno42-26 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | — | XKK | May 20, 2005 |
| W | Jason Schmitt3-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | — | UCS | May 7, 2005 |
| W | Jared George0-1 | Submission | — | R2 | — | SB | Apr 30, 2005 |
| L | Brock Larson42-10 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | — | CFX 3 | Apr 23, 2005 |
| W | Nathan Vazquez0-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | — | NFA | Apr 2, 2005 |
| W | Jeff Luhman2-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | — | UCS | Mar 26, 2005 |
| W | Logan Deisler2-9 | Submission | Punches | R1 | — | NFA | Jan 29, 2005 |
| L | Paul Georgieff6-2 | Submission | Punches | R2 | 1:58 | UCS | Jan 8, 2005 |
| W | Wayne Wood3-8 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:08 | NFA | Nov 12, 2004 |
| L | John Halverson16-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | XKK | Oct 30, 2004 |
| L | Wayne Hajicek19-16 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | NFA | Sep 25, 2004 |
| L | Kyle Jensen39-11-2 | Submission | Armbar | R0 | — | CFX 2 | Sep 4, 2004 |
| W | Mike Bjork | Decision | — | R3 | 5:00 | UCS 4 | Aug 20, 2004 |
| L | Joey Clark19-4-2 | Submission | — | R1 | — | XKK | Jul 24, 2004 |
| W | Justin Deno2-2 | Submission | Choke | R3 | 2:30 | UCS | Jun 26, 2004 |
| W | Carter Archbald0-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R0 | — | NFA | Jun 12, 2004 |
| W | Dustin Pritchett0-1 | Submission | Armbar | R0 | — | NFA | Jun 12, 2004 |
| L | Brock Larson42-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | ICC | Apr 30, 2004 |
| W | Adam Niechcaj1-2 | Submission | Choke | R1 | 0:51 | DFC 1 | Apr 17, 2004 |
| D | Derick Perez | Draw | — | R3 | 5:00 | CFX 1 | Apr 3, 2004 |
| W | Mark Long26-28-1 | Submission | Front Choke | R2 | 2:47 | NFA | Mar 20, 2004 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.