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Heavyweight · “DC”

Daniel Cormier

11-3-0 (1 NC)
5'11"Height
72"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1979-03-20Born
3KO wins
4Sub wins
63.6%Finish rate
13:49Avg fight
Statistical profile

The shape of their game.

Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min4.39
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.51
Striking accuracy54.7%
Striking defense50.5%
Takedowns / 15 min1.66
Takedown accuracy46.0%
Takedown defense76.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.58
Control time30.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents10-3
Striking trend

Output, fight by fight.

Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.

2016-07-09 vs Anderson Silva — 2.2/min (W) 16-07 2017-04-08 vs Anthony Johnson — 4.18/min (W) 17-04 2017-07-29 vs Jon Jones — 4.46/min (NC) 17-07 2018-01-20 vs Volkan Oezdemir — 4.57/min (W) 18-01 2018-07-07 vs Stipe Miocic — 5.49/min (W) 18-07 2018-11-03 vs Derrick Lewis — 2.63/min (W) 18-11 2019-08-17 vs Stipe Miocic — 9.45/min (L) 19-08 2020-08-15 vs Stipe Miocic — 4.2/min (L) 20-08
Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

15 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.

L Stipe Miocic 13-3 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 · 2020-08-15
105/183Sig. strikes
115/187Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:53Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Stipe Miocic 12-3 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R4 4:09 — UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 · 2019-08-17
181/263Sig. strikes
123/229Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
3:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Derrick Lewis 12-3 walk-in TITLE Submission · R2 2:14 — UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis · 2018-11-03
19/25Sig. strikes
4/13Absorbed
4/4Takedowns
5:10Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Stipe Miocic 12-2 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 4:33 — UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier · 2018-07-07
25/37Sig. strikes
24/51Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:06Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Volkan Oezdemir 3-0 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R2 2:00 — UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou · 2018-01-20
32/61Sig. strikes
38/82Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
1:43Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
NC Jon Jones 16-1 walk-in TITLE Overturned · R3 3:01 — UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 · 2017-07-29
58/140Sig. strikes
95/165Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Anthony Johnson 13-5 walk-in TITLE Submission · R2 3:37 — UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 · 2017-04-08
36/41Sig. strikes
22/36Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
4:12Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Anderson Silva 16-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes · 2016-07-09
33/64Sig. strikes
17/43Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
10:34Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Alexander Gustafsson 8-3 walk-in TITLE Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson · 2015-10-03
140/283Sig. strikes
120/254Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
3:32Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Anthony Johnson 10-4 walk-in TITLE Submission · R3 2:39 — UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier · 2015-05-23
23/41Sig. strikes
23/50Absorbed
3/8Takedowns
9:15Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
L Jon Jones 14-1 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier · 2015-01-03
58/165Sig. strikes
92/178Absorbed
1/8Takedowns
1:36Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Dan Henderson 7-5 walk-in Submission · R3 3:53 — UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw · 2014-05-24
50/80Sig. strikes
6/18Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
11:14Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Patrick Cummins 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:19 — UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann · 2014-02-22
18/37Sig. strikes
8/22Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:09Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Roy Nelson 6-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 · 2013-10-19
74/148Sig. strikes
17/82Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
3:52Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Frank Mir 14-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez · 2013-04-20
59/96Sig. strikes
24/60Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
7:34Control
0Knockdowns
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

How the record was built.

UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.

11-3-0 (1 NC)UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 4
Decision 4
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 0
Decision 2
Other 0

No contests: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 15

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

Measured against the division.

Versus the Heavyweight average, over 99 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.

Striking volume /min 4.4 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.5 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 54.7% avg 49.5%
Striking defense 50.5% avg 52.1%
Takedowns /15 min 1.7 avg 1.2
Takedown accuracy 46.0% avg 36.7%
Takedown defense 76.5% avg 62.2%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.6 avg 0.4
Control time 30.3% avg 21.5%
Finish rate 63.6% avg 63.4%