Daniel Cormier

Daniel Cormier is genuinely one of the most underrated figures in combat sports history, and I think that's a crime. Here's a guy who wrestled for the US at the Olympics, then walked into the UFC and became a two-division champion — light heavyweight and heavyweight — which only a handful of fighters have ever done. At 175 cm he was often the shortest guy in the heavyweight division, yet he'd just grind people into the canvas with this relentless, suffocating style that made you appreciate how pure technique and elite wrestling can overcome every physical disadvantage. His rivalry with Jon Jones was one of the best storylines the sport has produced, even if the endings stung DC fans. And then after hanging up the gloves, he pivoted to commentary and turned out to be genuinely great at that too — warm, funny, insightful, never loses the plot on a fast scramble. Lafayette, Louisiana produced a real one.

Name (English)

Daniel Cormier

Name (Japanese)

ダニエル・コーミエ

Reading

だにえる・こーみえ

Born

March 20, 1979 (age 47)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Goat

Origin

Lafayette, Louisiana, United States

Height

175 cm

Occupation

amateur wrestler / mixed martial arts fighter / sports analyst

High school

Northside High School

University

Oklahoma State University

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/dc_mma/
• Xhttps://x.com/dc_mma
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9F%E3%82%A8

Tags

• Louisiana
• amateur wrestler
• mixed martial arts fighter
• sports analyst

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.