Donald Cerrone
Born: 1983-03-29
Place of Birth: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Biography
Donald Anthony Cerrone (born March 29, 1983), known professionally by his nickname "Cowboy", is an American former professional mixed martial artist, former kickboxer, and actor best known for competing in the Lightweight and Welterweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and the Lightweight division of the World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC). He is known and respected by fans for his willingness to fight any time, having completed thirty-eight fights in his eleven-year UFC tenure. Cerrone challenged for the WEC Lightweight Championship in 2009 and 2010, and the UFC Lightweight Championship in 2015. He was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in July 2023.
Known For
UFC on Fox 17: Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2
2015★ 10.0
UFC on Fox 23: Shevchenko vs. Peña
2017★ 6.0
Prisoner of War
2025★ 7.2
UFC on Fox 6: Johnson vs. Dodson
2013★ 9.0
UFC on Fox 10: Henderson vs. Thomson
2014★ 7.0
The Equalizer 2
2018★ 6.8
Submission Underground 19
2020★ 0.0
Americana
2025★ 6.3
UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis
2016★ 8.0
Kill Me Again
2025★ 5.5
Fury Pro Grappling 3
2021★ 0.0
The Weapon
2023★ 4.9
Lights Out
2024★ 6.9
Embattled
2020★ 6.6
UFC Fight Night 27: Condit vs. Kampmann 2
2013★ 5.0
The Commando
2022★ 5.7
3 Days in Malay
2023★ 4.7
Spenser Confidential
2020★ 6.5
UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje
2020★ 7.7
Puppy Love
2020★ 3.7
UFC on Fox 11: Werdum vs. Browne
2014★ 7.5
Project Legion
2022★ 4.5
UFC on ESPN 24: Rodriguez vs. Waterson
2021★ 0.0
UFC on Versus 5: Hardy vs. Lytle
2011★ 6.1
Mojave Diamonds
2023★ 4.6
UFC on Fuel TV 3: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier
2012★ 8.0
WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone
2009★ 0.0
UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
2022★ 0.0
UFC Fight Night 45: Cerrone vs. Miller
2014★ 0.0
Terror on the Prairie
2022★ 6.1
UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem
2011★ 7.1
UFC Fight Night 89: MacDonald vs. Thompson
2016★ 9.0
Place of Bones
2024★ 5.3
UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier
2015★ 8.3
Outlaw Johnny Black
2023★ 5.5
UFC Fight Night 139: Korean Zombie vs Rodriguez
2018★ 0.0
UFC Fight Night 132: Cowboy vs. Edwards
2018★ 10.0
UFC Fight Night 59: McGregor vs. Siver
2015★ 6.0
UFC Fight Night 151: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
2019★ 0.0
UFC Fight Night 126: Cowboy vs. Medeiros
2018★ 7.5
UFC Fight Night 158: Cerrone vs. Gaethje
2019★ 0.0
El Paso 11:55
2022★ 10.0
Mask
2015★ 6.8
WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown
2008★ 0.0
WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber
2010★ 6.3
UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes
2019★ 0.0
UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks
2013★ 5.8
WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson
2009★ 3.8
Combat Jiu Jitsu Worlds 2021: The Featherweights
2021★ 0.0
UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2
2017★ 7.2
UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy
2020★ 7.0
UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz
2011★ 6.8
UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort
2011★ 6.5
UFC Fight Night 143: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw
2019★ 0.0
UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso
2014★ 0.0
UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II
2012★ 9.2
UFC Fight Night 118: Cerrone vs. Till
2017★ 0.0
UFC Fight Night 83: Cowboy vs. Cowboy
2016★ 0.0
WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff
2009★ 3.5
UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2
2016★ 7.2
WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber 2
2009★ 4.2
WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan
2010★ 6.3
WEC 30: McCullough vs. Crunkilton
2007★ 0.0
UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin
2011★ 7.0
UFC Fight Night 178: Covington vs. Woodley
2020★ 0.0
UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier
2015★ 0.0
UFC 160: Velasquez vs Bigfoot 2
2013★ 7.7
WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis
2010★ 6.2