Light Heavyweight · “Donnybrook”
Cody Donovan
8-5-0 UFC 1-3-0
6'3"Height
74"Reach
OrthodoxStance
45Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
4:30Avg fight
Skill profile
- Striking Average 52
- Accuracy Average 52
- Control Average 52
- Grappling Average 45
- TD Defense Average 45
- Wrestling Below avg 42
- Striking D Weak 19
- Durability Weak 3
Built on 18 minutes of tracked cage time across 4 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min5.61
Sig. strikes absorbed / min5.44
Striking accuracy59.1%
Striking defense45.9%
Knockdowns / 15 min1.67
Takedowns / 15 min1.67
Takedown accuracy28.6%
Takedown defense0.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.67
Control time22.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1
Striking trend
Fight history
L Nikita Krylov 16-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:57 — UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao · July 19, 2014
21/39Sig. strikes
42/70Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:33Control
1Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Gian Villante 10-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:22 — UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks · November 16, 2013
51/90Sig. strikes
43/82Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:16Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ovince Saint Preux 13-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:07 — UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen · August 17, 2013
10/15Sig. strikes
6/11Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
1:12Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Nick Penner 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:35 — UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs Pearson · December 14, 2012
19/27Sig. strikes
7/18Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:59Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
4
Submission
3
Decision
1
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
5
Submission
0
Decision
0
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
4
UWC
2
Instinct Fighting
1
Bellator
1
Full Force Fighting
1
C3 Fights
1
Ascend Combat
1
ROF
1
+ 1 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 13 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Nikita Krylov | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandao
July 19, 2014 |
UFC | 1 | 4:57 |
| L | Gian Villante | TKO (punches) | UFC 167
November 16, 2013 |
UFC | 2 | 1:22 |
| L | Ovince Saint Preux | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen
August 17, 2013 |
UFC | 1 | 2:07 |
| W | Nick Penner | KO (punches) | UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson
December 15, 2012 |
UFC | 1 | 4:35 |
| W | Peter Nolan | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Instinct Fighting 4
June 29, 2012 |
Instinct Fighting | 1 | 3:41 |
| W | Brian Albin | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 38
March 26, 2011 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Xavier Saccomanno | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Full Force Fighting 1
January 29, 2011 |
Full Force Fighting | 2 | 3:12 |
| L | Cortez Coleman | TKO (corner stoppage) | C3 Fights: Slammin Jammin Weekend 5
August 7, 2010 |
C3 Fights | 1 | — |
| W | Isaac Villanueva | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Ascend Combat: The Beginning
April 3, 2010 |
Ascend Combat | 2 | 4:52 |
| L | Eric Smith | TKO (punches) | ROF 36: Demolition
December 4, 2009 |
ROF | 1 | 3:18 |
| W | Joe Stripling | TKO (punches) | Shogun Fights 1
October 24, 2009 |
Shogun Fights | 2 | 1:16 |
| W | John Doyle | TKO (punches and elbows) | UWC 5: Man O' War
February 21, 2009 |
UWC | 1 | 2:33 |
| W | Wade Drake | TKO (punches) | UWC 4: Confrontation
October 11, 2008 |
UWC | 1 | 0:15 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Cody Donovan) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.