Donald Cerrone

Honestly, "Cowboy" Donald Cerrone might be my favorite fighter in UFC history not because he was always the champion — he wasn't — but because of the sheer volume and fearlessness of the guy. He holds the UFC record for most wins and most finishes, and he got there by taking fights on short notice, fighting at lightweight and welterweight, and almost never ducking anyone. The dude grew up in Colorado, trained out of Jackson-Wink, and built a fighting style that was all aggression and technical striking — Muay Thai kicks, sharp boxing, a chin that could take a shot. Yeah, he had some rough losses and that brutal 40-second knockout against McGregor in 2020 was hard to watch, but that's Cowboy — he always showed up, always swung. Retirement fits him, but man did he make the sport fun to watch.

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Name (English)

Donald Cerrone

Name (Japanese)

ドナルド・セラーニ

Reading

どなるど・せらーに

Born

March 29, 1983 (age 43)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Boar

Origin

Denver, Colorado, United States

Height

185 cm

Occupation

mixed martial arts fighter / kickboxer / boxer / Thai boxer / actor

High school

Air Academy High School

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/cowboycerrone/
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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald%20Cerrone
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%83%8A%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8B
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2057895

Tags

• Colorado
• mixed martial arts fighter
• kickboxer
• boxer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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