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Donald Cerrone
BornDonald Anthony Cerrone
(1983-03-29) March 29, 1983 (age 41)
Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Other namesCowboy
NationalityAmerican
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight156 lb (71 kg; 11.1 st)
DivisionLightweight
Reach73.0 in (185 cm)[1][2]
StyleKickboxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofAlbuquerque, New Mexico
TeamJackson's Submission Fighting
TrainerGreg Jackson
Years active2002–present
Kickboxing record
Total29
Wins28
Losses0
Draws1
Mixed martial arts record
Total26
Wins20
By knockout2
By submission13
By decision5
Losses5
By knockout1
By submission1
By decision3
No contests1
Other information
Websitehttp://www.donaldcerrone.com
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: November 23, 2011

Donald Anthony Cerrone (born March 29, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist and Muay Thai kickboxer who fights out of Albuquerque, New Mexico and currently competes as a lightweight in the UFC. Cerrone is currently ranked the #10 lightweight in the world by Sherdog.[3]

Mixed martial arts career

Donald started his career in Commerce City, Colorado at a gym called Freedom Fighters, winning his first 25 Muay Thai bouts. Cerrone began training with Jon Jones, Rashad Evans, Nathan Marquardt, Keith Jardine, Georges St. Pierre, Leonard Garcia (who would become his good friend) and other skilled MMA fighters at Greg Jackson's Submission Fighting Gaidojutsu school in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

He was featured on the Versus television series TapouT, where he was sponsored before his fight with Anthony Njokuani. Cerrone won the fight in the first round with a triangle choke.

Cerrone is currently sponsored by MusclePharm, and managed by VFD Sports Marketing.

World Extreme Cagefighting

Cerrone was signed to fight in the WEC. His first fight in the promotion was against Kenneth Alexander. Originally a win via submission in 0:56 seconds of the first round, the decision was changed to a no contest when Cerrone tested positive for the banned substance hydrochlorothiazide.[4]

Cerrone was scheduled to face Rich Crunkilton at WEC 34, but Crunkilton was forced off the card with an injury and replaced by Danny Castillo.[5] Cerrone won the bout via armbar in the first round.

At WEC 38 he fought WEC lightweight champion, Jamie Varner, losing via technical split decision. The fight was highly competitive and won the Fight of the Night award. However, the fight was stopped prematurely in the fifth round when Cerrone hit Varner's temple with an illegal knee while Varner was still on the ground. Varner was given time to recover, but he was unable to continue, noting that he had double vision and had sustained a broken hand.

Cerrone was again scheduled to face Rich Crunkilton on June 7, 2009 at WEC 41, but Crunkilton was forced off the card with an injury and replaced by James Krause.[6] Cerrone defeated Krause via first round submission.

Cerrone and Varner had agreed to a rematch, tentatively at WEC 43, but Varner was unable to receive medical clearance as a result from his hand injury. Cerrone fought Benson Henderson for the WEC Interim Lightweight Championship on October 10, 2009 at WEC 43 in San Antonio, Texas,[7] losing by unanimous decision. The fight was awarded Fight of the Year honors by Sherdog for 2009. Cerrone credited Henderson for being "a hell of a fighter" and conceded that he was slow to start the action, which may have cost him the match.[8]

Cerrone defeated Ed Ratcliff via third round submission at WEC 45 on December 19, 2009.[9] The bout also earned Cerrone Fight of the Night honors.

Cerrone fought Benson Henderson in a rematch of their 2009 fight of the year, this time for the WEC Lightweight Championship on April 24, 2010 at WEC 48.[10] Cerrone lost via first round guillotine choke submission.[11]

Cerrone faced rival Jamie Varner in their highly anticipated rematch on September 30, 2010 at WEC 51.[12] He won the fight via unanimous decision, winning all 3 rounds. In between rounds, there were often many shoves and obscenities echanged by both fighters, including a shove at the very end of the match. In the post fight interview, Cerrone declared he'd be willing to do a rematch in Arizona, Varner's home state, to settle their score once and for all. The bout won Fight of the Night honors.

Cerrone instead faced Chris Horodecki on December 16, 2010 at WEC 53.[13] He won via submission in the second round with a triangle choke.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In October 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC.[14]

Cerrone faced Paul Kelly on February 5, 2011 at UFC 126, replacing an injured Sam Stout.[15] Cerrone defeated Kelly via tapout due to a rear naked choke. For their performance, both fighters earned "Fight of the Night" honors.

Cerrone was expected to face Mac Danzig on June 11, 2011 at UFC 131.[16] However, Danzig was forced out of the bout with a chest injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Vagner Rocha.[17] Cerrone won the fight via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26), having neutralized his opponent's ability to get close and grapple by way of punishing leg kicks. During the post-fight interview Cerrone apologized for his performance, admitting he "fought to not lose, not to win."[18]

Cerrone was expected to face Paul Taylor on August 14, 2011 at UFC on Versus 5, replacing an injured John Makdessi.[19] However, Taylor was forced out of the bout with a foot injury and replaced by Charles Oliveira.[20] He didn’t waste much time in the fight, landing a hook to the body of Oliveira that dropped him. He then swarmed Oliveira, defeating him via TKO three minutes into the opening round, earning Knockout of Night honors for the performance.[21]

Cerrone faced Dennis Siver on October 29, 2011 at UFC 137, replacing Sam Stout.[22] Cerrone defeated Siver via first round submission, earning Submission of the Night honors.

Cerrone lost to Nate Diaz at UFC 141 via unanimous decision, in a performance that earned both participants Fight of the Night honors.[23] Despite knocking Diaz off of his feet multiple times with leg kicks, Cerrone could not offset the volume punches from Diaz, as Diaz landed 82% of the strikes he threw en route to his victory over Cerrone.[24] On his loss to Diaz Cerrone stated, "You know instinct, I think that's the thing a lot of people aren't doing. That's where I made the mistake in my last fight, is, you need to learn to turn your brain off and just go by reactions. Don't go in there and try and think and do things and fight with your brain, because that's the thing, I got angry and tried to kill him, and when you try to go [too] hard you just can't do it."[25]

Cerrone was expected to face Yves Edwards on May 15, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier.[26] However, Edwards was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by Jeremy Stephens.[27] Cerrone defeated Stephens by unanimous decision.

Cerrone fought and defeated Melvin Guillard via first round KO on August 11, 2012 at UFC 150.[28] Guillard landed a strong left hand early in the first round that floored Cerrone, who got to his feet only to absorb several more strikes from the pursuing Guillard. Around a minute into the fight Cerrone threw a high kick which grazed Guillard's head - stunning him - and continued to drop him with a straight right which forced the stoppage. The performance earned Cerrone Knockout of the Night and Fight of the Night honors. This was also Guillard's only knockout loss to date.

Cerrone faced Anthony Pettis on January 26, 2013 at UFC on Fox 6.[29] Pettis won the fight by TKO in the first round, finishing Cerrone with a kick to the body. This marked the first time in his career that Cerrone lost via strikes.

Cerrone is expected to face Strikeforce veteran K.J. Noons on May 25, 2013 at UFC 160.[30]

Personal life

Cerrone currently lives on a 40-acre (160,000 m2) ranch and is looking to house several fighters that want to make a career in MMA. He calls it the "Cowboy Fight Ranch" and has dedicated an entire wing for fighters wanting to live and train with world class talent. He lives there with team mate, Leonard Garcia. Before he was a professional fighter he was a bull rider. He also cites fighter Duane Ludwig as one of his heroes.

Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts

Muay Thai

  • S-1 United States
    • 2006 S-1 United States Muay Thai Champion
  • Dominion Warrior
    • 2006 Dominion Warrior Light Heavyweight World Champion

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
26 matches 20 wins 5 losses
By knockout 2 1
By submission 13 1
By decision 5 3
No contests 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 20-5 (1) K.J. Noons Decision (unanimous) UFC 160 May 25, 2013 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 19–5 (1) Anthony Pettis TKO (body kick and punches) UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson January 26, 2013 1 2:35 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win 19–4 (1) Melvin Guillard KO (head kick & punch) UFC 150 August 11, 2012 1 1:16 Denver, Colorado, United States Catchweight Bout (157.5 lb); Guillard did not make weight; Knockout and Fight of the Night.
Win 18–4 (1) Jeremy Stephens Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier May 15, 2012 3 5:00 Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Loss 17–4 (1) Nate Diaz Decision (unanimous) UFC 141 December 30, 2011 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Fight of the Night.
Win 17–3 (1) Dennis Siver Submission (rear naked choke) UFC 137 October 29, 2011 1 2:22 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Submission of the Night.
Win 16–3 (1) Charles Oliveira TKO (punches) UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle August 14, 2011 1 3:01 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Knockout of the Night.
Win 15–3 (1) Vagner Rocha Decision (unanimous) UFC 131 June 11, 2011 3 5:00 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Win 14–3 (1) Paul Kelly Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 126 February 5, 2011 2 3:48 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Fight of the Night.
Win 13–3 (1) Chris Horodecki Submission (triangle choke) WEC 53 December 16, 2010 2 2:43 Glendale, Arizona, United States
Win 12–3 (1) Jamie Varner Decision (unanimous) WEC 51 September 30, 2010 3 5:00 Broomfield, Colorado, United States Fight of the Night.
Loss 11–3 (1) Benson Henderson Submission (guillotine choke) WEC 48 April 24, 2010 1 1:57 Sacramento, California, United States For WEC Lightweight Championship
Win 11–2 (1) Ed Ratcliff Submission (rear-naked choke) WEC 45 December 19, 2009 3 3:47 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Fight of the Night.
Loss 10–2 (1) Benson Henderson Decision (unanimous) WEC 43 October 10, 2009 5 5:00 San Antonio, Texas, United States For Interim WEC Lightweight Championship, Fight of the Night, Sherdog Fight of the Year
Win 10–1 (1) James Krause Submission (rear-naked choke) WEC 41 June 7, 2009 1 4:38 Sacramento, California, United States
Loss 9–1 (1) Jamie Varner Technical Decision (split) WEC 38 January 25, 2009 5 3:10 San Diego, California, United States For the WEC Lightweight Championship; Fight of the Night; Varner hit with illegal knee in 5th rd.
Win 9–0 (1) Rob McCullough Decision (unanimous) WEC 36 November 5, 2008 3 5:00 Hollywood, Florida, United States WEC Lightweight title eliminator; Fight of the Night.
Win 8–0 (1) Danny Castillo Submission (armbar) WEC 34 June 1, 2008 1 1:30 Sacramento, California, United States
NC 7–0 (1) Kenneth Alexander NC (overturned) WEC 30 September 5, 2007 1 0:56 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Original win by triangle choke; Overturned due to testing positive for banned substances.
Win 7–0 Yasunori Kanehara Submission (triangle choke) GCM: Cage Force 3 June 9, 2007 2 2:46 Tokyo, Japan
Win 6–0 Anthony Njokuani Submission (triangle choke) ROF 29: Aftershock April 28, 2007 1 4:30 Broomfield, Colorado, United States
Win 5–0 Ryan Roberts Submission (armbar) ROF 28: Evolution February 16, 2007 1 1:49 Broomfield, Colorado, United States
Win 4–0 Jesse Brock Submission (triangle choke) ROF 26: Relentless September 9, 2006 1 1:35 Castle Rock, Colorado, United States
Win 3–0 Craig Tennant Submission (armbar) ROF 24: Integrity June 17, 2006 1 1:26 Castle Rock, Colorado, United States
Win 2–0 Cruz Chacon Submission (triangle choke) ACF: Genesis February 24, 2006 2 2:25 Denver, Colorado, United States
Win 1–0 Nate Mohr Submission (triangle choke) ROF 21: Full Blast February 11, 2006 1 1:42 Castle Rock, Colorado, United States

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.fightmagazine.com/fighters/donald-cerrone-2607.htm
  2. ^ http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/bouts/ufc-131-mac-danzig-vs-donald-cowboy-cerrone
  3. ^ "Sherdog's Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings". sherdog.com. April 28, 2013.
  4. ^ Trembow (2007-09-12). "Cerrone tests positive for diuretic at WEC 30". MMA Weekly. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
  5. ^ "Castillo replaces Crunkilton at WEC 34". mmajunkie.com. 2008-05-28.
  6. ^ "Rich Crunkilton Out vs. Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone, James Krause In:". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
  7. ^ "WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson on October 10 in San Antonio, Texas". MMAFrenzy.com. 2009-01-02. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  8. ^ "Donald Cerrone on WEC 43 main event: Benson Henderson definitely won that fight". MMAJunkie.com. 2009-10-10. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  9. ^ "Lightweight Donald Cerrone says WEC 45 plan for quick start ended at "charge"". MMAJunkie.com. 2009-12-20.
  10. ^ "WEC 48: Ben Henderson vs. Donald Cerrone II booked for PPV debut on April 24". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
  11. ^ "WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber – Live Results and Commentary". BLOODYELBOW.com. 2010-04-24. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  12. ^ "VARNER VS. CERRONE 2 SIGNED FOR WEC 51". mmaweekly.com. 2010-07-20.
  13. ^ "Donald Cerrone vs. Chris Horodecki slotted for WEC 53 in December". mmajunkie.com. October 21, 2010.
  14. ^ "UFC and WEC set to merge in 2011; events to air on Versus and Spike TV". mmajunkie.com. October 28, 2010.
  15. ^ "Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone Steps In To Face Paul Kelly At UFC 126". mmaweekly.com. January 3, 2011.
  16. ^ "Mac Danzig vs. Donald Cerrone grudge match slotted for UFC 131 in Vancouver". mmajunkie.com. March 14, 2011.
  17. ^ "Mac Danzig out at UFC 131, Vagner Rocha now faces Donald Cerrone". MMAJunkie.com. May 17, 2011.
  18. ^ "UFC 131 Results: Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone Punishes Vagner Rocha To Win Unanimous Decision". mmaweekly.com. 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
  19. ^ "With Makdessi injured, Cerrone faces Taylor at UFC on Versus 5". mmajunkie.com. June 27, 2011.
  20. ^ "Paul Taylor gets Cerrone examination on August 14". espn.co.uk. June 27, 2011.
  21. ^ "UFC on Versus 5 Fighters Score $65,000 Bonuses". MMAweekly.com. 2011-08-14.
  22. ^ "Donald Cerrone replaces Sam Stout at UFC 137, meets Dennis Siver". mmajunkie.com. August 29, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
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  25. ^ http://www.mmamania.com/2012/3/14/2872076/donald-cowboy-cerrone-jeremy-stephens-ufc-mma-fuel-tv-3
  26. ^ "Donald Cerrone vs. Yves Edwards added to May's UFC on Fuel TV 3 event". MMAjunkie.com. February 8, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  27. ^ "Edwards out, Stephens in against Cerrone at UFC on FUEL TV 3". MMAjunkie.com. February 27, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
  28. ^ Mrosko, Gene (July 13, 2012). "UFC 150: Donald Cerrone vs Melvin Guillard booked for Aug. 11 in Denver". mmamania.com.
  29. ^ "Anthony Pettis vs. Donald Cerrone targeted for Jan. 26, possibly UFC on FOX 6". MMAjunkie.com. November 5, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  30. ^ "Donald Cerrone vs. K.J. Noons added to May's UFC 160 card in Las Vegas". MMAjunkie.com. February 19, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2013.

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