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Daniel Cormier

22-3-0 (1 NC) UFC 11-3-0 (1 NC)
Submission Efficiency Sniper Accuracy
5'11"Height
72"Reach
OrthodoxStance
47Age
3KO wins
4Sub wins
63.6%Finish rate
13:49Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Average, rated 65.5 of 100 Accuracy — Strong, rated 93.5 of 100 Striking D — Below avg, rated 32.9 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 45.6 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 64.4 of 100 TD Defense — Strong, rated 85.8 of 100 Grappling — Above avg, rated 73.6 of 100 Control — Above avg, rated 80.7 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Accuracy Strong 94
  2. TD Defense Strong 86
  3. Control Above avg 81
  4. Grappling Above avg 74
  5. Striking Average 66
  6. Wrestling Average 64
  7. Durability Average 46
  8. Striking D Below avg 33
Submission Efficiency 4 submission wins from 8 attempts
Sniper Accuracy 55% of significant strikes land
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.39
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.51
Striking accuracy54.7%
Striking defense50.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.14
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

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
July 9, 2016 vs Anderson Silva — 2.2/min (W) Jul '16 April 8, 2017 vs Anthony Johnson — 4.18/min (W) Apr '17 July 29, 2017 vs Jon Jones — 4.46/min (NC) Jul '17 January 20, 2018 vs Volkan Oezdemir — 4.57/min (W) Jan '18 July 7, 2018 vs Stipe Miocic — 5.49/min (W) — only 4.5 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jul '18 November 3, 2018 vs Derrick Lewis — 2.63/min (W) Nov '18 August 17, 2019 vs Stipe Miocic — 9.45/min (L) Aug '19 August 15, 2020 vs Stipe Miocic — 4.2/min (L) Aug '20

Fight history

15 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Stipe Miocic 19-3 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 · August 15, 2020
105/183Sig. strikes
115/187Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:53Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Stipe Miocic 18-3 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R4 4:09 — UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 · August 17, 2019
181/263Sig. strikes
123/229Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
3:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Derrick Lewis 21-5 walk-in TITLE Submission · R2 2:14 — UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis · November 3, 2018
19/25Sig. strikes
4/13Absorbed
4/4Takedowns
5:10Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Stipe Miocic 18-2 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 4:33 — UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier · July 7, 2018
25/37Sig. strikes
24/51Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:06Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Volkan Oezdemir 13-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R2 2:00 — UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou · January 20, 2018
32/61Sig. strikes
38/82Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
1:43Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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NC Jon Jones 22-1 walk-in TITLE Overturned · R3 3:01 — UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 · July 29, 2017
58/140Sig. strikes
95/165Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Anthony Johnson 22-5 walk-in TITLE Submission · R2 3:37 — UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 · April 8, 2017
36/41Sig. strikes
22/36Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
4:12Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Anderson Silva 32-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes · July 9, 2016
33/64Sig. strikes
17/43Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
10:34Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Alexander Gustafsson 16-3 walk-in TITLE Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson · October 3, 2015
140/283Sig. strikes
120/254Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
3:32Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Anthony Johnson 19-4 walk-in TITLE Submission · R3 2:39 — UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier · May 23, 2015
23/41Sig. strikes
23/50Absorbed
3/8Takedowns
9:15Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
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L Jon Jones 20-1 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier · January 3, 2015
58/165Sig. strikes
92/178Absorbed
1/8Takedowns
1:36Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Dan Henderson 24-11 walk-in Submission · R3 3:53 — UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw · May 24, 2014
50/80Sig. strikes
6/18Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
11:14Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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W Patrick Cummins 4-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:19 — UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann · February 22, 2014
18/37Sig. strikes
8/22Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:09Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Roy Nelson 18-8 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 · October 19, 2013
74/148Sig. strikes
17/82Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
3:52Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Frank Mir 16-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez · April 20, 2013
59/96Sig. strikes
24/60Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
7:34Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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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

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
22-3-0 (1 NC)Pro record
American Kickboxing AcademyGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 8
Submission 7
Decision 7
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 0
Decision 2
Other 0

No contests: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 15
Strikeforce 5
Strikeforce Challengers 3
Xtreme MMA 2
KOTC 1
Full career — 26 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Stipe Miocic Decision (unanimous) UFC 252
August 15, 2020
 UFC 5 5:00
L Stipe Miocic TKO (punches) UFC 241
August 17, 2019
 UFC 4 4:09
W Derrick Lewis Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 230
November 3, 2018
 UFC 2 2:14
W Stipe Miocic KO (punches) UFC 226
July 7, 2018
 UFC 1 4:33
W Volkan Oezdemir TKO (punches) UFC 220
January 20, 2018
 UFC 2 2:00
NC Jon Jones NC (overturned by CSAC) UFC 214
July 29, 2017
 UFC 3 3:01
W Anthony Johnson Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 210
April 8, 2017
 UFC 2 3:37
W Anderson Silva Decision (unanimous) UFC 200
July 9, 2016
 UFC 3 5:00
W Alexander Gustafsson Decision (split) UFC 192
October 3, 2015
 UFC 5 5:00
W Anthony Johnson Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 187
May 23, 2015
 UFC 3 2:39
L Jon Jones Decision (unanimous) UFC 182
January 3, 2015
 UFC 5 5:00
W Dan Henderson Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 173
May 24, 2014
 UFC 3 3:53
W Patrick Cummins TKO (punches) UFC 170
February 22, 2014
 UFC 1 1:19
W Roy Nelson Decision (unanimous) UFC 166
October 19, 2013
 UFC 3 5:00
W Frank Mir Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez
April 20, 2013
 UFC 3 5:00
W Dion Staring TKO (punches) Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine
January 12, 2013
 Strikeforce 2 4:02
W Josh Barnett Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier
May 19, 2012
 Strikeforce 5 5:00
W Antônio Silva KO (punches) Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov
September 10, 2011
 Strikeforce 1 3:56
W Jeff Monson Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum
June 18, 2011
 Strikeforce 3 5:00
W Devin Cole Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine
January 7, 2011
 Strikeforce Challengers 3 5:00
W Soa Palelei TKO (submission to punches) Xtreme MMA 3
November 5, 2010
 Xtreme MMA 1 2:23
W Jason Riley TKO (submission to punches) Strikeforce: Houston
August 21, 2010
 Strikeforce 1 1:02
W Tony Johnson Submission (rear-naked choke) KOTC: Imminent Danger
August 13, 2010
 KOTC 1 2:27
W Lucas Browne TKO (punches) Xtreme MMA 2
July 31, 2010
 Xtreme MMA 1 4:35
W John Devine KO (punch) Strikeforce Challengers: Johnson vs. Mahe
March 26, 2010
 Strikeforce Challengers 1 1:19
W Gary Frazier TKO (punches) Strikeforce Challengers: Kennedy vs. Cummings
September 25, 2009
 Strikeforce Challengers 2 3:39

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Daniel Cormier) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 100 qualified Heavyweight fighters · tick = division mean
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 37.6%
Takedown defense 76.5% avg 61.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.6 avg 0.4
Control time 30.3% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 63.6% avg 63.7%