Fighter Profile›Heavyweight

“DC”

Daniel Cormier

22-3 (1 NC)15 UFC

Complete Fighter

Form

· 2L

Inactive

10× Title

10× 5R

High Wear

5'11"ht·72"reach·Orthodoxstance·47age

Last fightLStipe Miocic·U-DEC·R5·5yr ago

Fighter Context

11–3UFC1 NC·

3KO

4Sub

4Dec

13.8min/fight

207UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

10–3(14 fights)

60%finish rate

+0.9str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

7–3(11 fights)

57%finish rate

+0.6str diff/min

vs. Elite Opps

1–0(2 fights)

0%finish rate

-0.9str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+1.33

Positive

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.268

Average

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Average

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

60%

Strong

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Cormier

Head Hunter

Heavyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.25

Str. Accuracy52%

911UFC landed/1,664attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.7 vs avg2.92

Str. Defense54%

KD Rate / fight0.13

2UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.33

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

74%

Body

14%

Leg

12%

By Position

Distance59%

Clinch21%

Ground19%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 115 rounds	Round 213 rounds	Round 310 rounds	Round 44 rounds	Round 53 rounds
Avg. Landed	19	21	21	24	18
Avg. Absorbed	14	14	18	26	19
Avg. Net	+5	+8	+2	-2	-1

Grappling

Cormier

Sub Hunter

·251s ctrlElite Control

Heavyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.83

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.62

TD Accuracy44%

23UFC landed/50attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40

4UFC wins/8attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense80%

26UFC defended/34opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Not Sub Tested

Finishing

Finish Rate

64%

Strong Finisher

div avg 68%

How They Lose

3UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 11

Submission4 / 11

Decision4 / 11

KD → Finish

2/2Lethal

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 3

Submission0 / 3

Decision2 / 3

Loss Pattern

Outscored

2 of 3 losses by decision

Fast and versatile. 5 of 7 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

44%

4 of 9 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

2.8pts

W4 dec

2.7pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

5UD

1SD

0MD

17%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Div. change

sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 61 vs 60 first half

15 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=15

R2n=13

R3n=10

Outputsig strikes / min

3.9

4.8

4.7

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.9

3.1

4.1

Diff

+1.0

+1.7

+0.5

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▲Absorbed+47%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Cormier — 15 UFC Fights

Result

Method

15 fights

Stipe MiocicVeteran

TITLE

U-DEC R5Aug '20

-10

·105 SS (57%)·115 abs·1/2 td·53s ctrl·1 kd taken

Stipe MiocicVeteran

TITLE

KO/TKO R4 · 4:09Aug '19

+58

·181 SS (69%)·123 abs·1/3 td·1 td taken·182s ctrl·1 kd taken

Derrick LewisVeteran

TITLE

SUB R2 · 2:14Nov '18

+15

·19 SS (76%)·4 abs·4/4 td·310s ctrl·1 sub att

Stipe MiocicVeteran

TITLE

KO/TKO R1 · 4:33Jul '18

·25 SS (68%)·24 abs·1 td taken·6s ctrl·1 kd landed

Volkan Oezdemir

TITLE

KO/TKO R2 · 2:00Jan '18

-6

·32 SS (52%)·38 abs·2/3 td·103s ctrl·1 sub att

Jon JonesElite

TITLE

Overturned R3 · 3:01Jul '17

-37

·58 SS (41%)·95 abs·0/3 td·1 kd taken

⚠ Result overturned

Anthony JohnsonVeteran

TITLE

SUB R2 · 3:37Apr '17

+14

·36 SS (88%)·22 abs·1/2 td·1 td taken·252s ctrl·1 sub att

Anderson SilvaElite

U-DEC R3Jul '16

+16

·33 SS (52%)·17 abs·3/3 td·634s ctrl

Alexander GustafssonVeteran

TITLE

S-DEC R5Oct '15

+20

·140 SS (49%)·120 abs·1/5 td·1 td taken·212s ctrl·1 kd taken

Anthony JohnsonVeteran

TITLE

SUB R3 · 2:39May '15

·23 SS (56%)·23 abs·3/8 td·1 td taken·555s ctrl·1 kd taken·3 sub att

Cormier — Prior Tracked Fights (8)

WGary FrazierStrikeforceKO/TKOR2—

WJohn DevineStrikeforceKO/TKOR1—

WJason RileyStrikeforceKO/TKOR1—

WJeff MonsonStrikeforceU-DECR3—

WAntonio SilvaStrikeforceKO/TKOR1—

WDion StaringStrikeforceKO/TKOR2—

WDevin ColeStrikeforceU-DECR3—

WJosh BarnettStrikeforceU-DECR5—

All Fighters

Heavyweight

“DC”

Daniel Cormier

22-3 (1 NC)15 UFC

Form

5'11"ht·72"reach·Orthodoxstance·47age

Last fightLStipe Miocic·U-DEC·5yr ago

Fighter Context

11–3UFC1 NC·

3KO

4Sub

4Dec

13.8min/fight

207UFC min

vs. Winning Record10–3

vs. Veterans (8+ W)7–3

vs. Elite (15+ W)1–0

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+1.33

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.268

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

60%

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Cormier

Heavyweight avg

Head Hunter

Sig. Strikes / Min4.25

Str. Accuracy52%

911UFC landed/1,664attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.7 vs avg2.92

Str. Defense54%

KD Rate / Fight0.13

2UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.33

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

74%

Body

14%

Leg

12%

By Position

Dist59%

Clinch21%

Ground19%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=15	R2 n=13	R3 n=10	R4 n=4	R5 n=3
Landed	19	21	21	24	18
Absorbed	14	14	18	26	19
Net	+5	+8	+2	-2	-1

Grappling

Cormier

Heavyweight avg

Sub Hunter

251s ctrlElite Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.83

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.62

TD Accuracy44%

23UFC landed/50attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40

4UFC wins/8attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense80%

26UFC defended/34opp. attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

64%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

3KO/TKO

4Sub

4Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

0Sub

2Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

44%4 of 9 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

2.8pts

W4 dec

2.7pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

5UD

1SD

0MD

17%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=15

R2n=13

R3n=10

Outputsig strikes / min

3.9

4.8

4.7

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.9

3.1

4.1

Diff

+1.0

+1.7

+0.5

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Cormier — UFC Fight Log

Stipe MiocicVeteranTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Aug '20

105 SS (57%)·115 abs·1/2 td·53s ctrl·1 kd taken

Stipe MiocicVeteranTITLE

KO/TKO·R4·Aug '19

181 SS (69%)·123 abs·1/3 td·1 td taken·182s ctrl·1 kd taken

Derrick LewisVeteranTITLE

SUB·R2·Nov '18

19 SS (76%)·4 abs·4/4 td·310s ctrl·1 sub

Stipe MiocicVeteranTITLE

KO/TKO·R1·Jul '18

25 SS (68%)·24 abs·1 td taken·6s ctrl·1 kd

Volkan OezdemirTITLE

KO/TKO·R2·Jan '18

32 SS (52%)·38 abs·2/3 td·103s ctrl·1 sub

Jon JonesEliteTITLE

Overturned·R3·Jul '17

58 SS (41%)·95 abs·0/3 td·1 kd taken

Anthony JohnsonVeteranTITLE

SUB·R2·Apr '17

36 SS (88%)·22 abs·1/2 td·1 td taken·252s ctrl·1 sub

Anderson SilvaElite

U-DEC·R3·Jul '16

33 SS (52%)·17 abs·3/3 td·634s ctrl

Cormier — Prior Tracked Fights (8)

WGary FrazierStrikeforceKO/TKOR2

WJohn DevineStrikeforceKO/TKOR1

WJason RileyStrikeforceKO/TKOR1

WJeff MonsonStrikeforceU-DECR3

WAntonio SilvaStrikeforceKO/TKOR1

WDion StaringStrikeforceKO/TKOR2

WDevin ColeStrikeforceU-DECR3

WJosh BarnettStrikeforceU-DECR5

Round 115 rounds

Round 213 rounds

Round 310 rounds

Round 44 rounds

Round 53 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-2

-1

n=15

n=13

n=10

n=4

n=3

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-2

-1