Fighter Profile›Welterweight

“Cowboy”

Donald Cerrone

36-17 (2 NC)38 UFC

Kickboxer

Form

· 2L

Inactive

5× Title

9× 5R

High Variance

Early Chaos

Output Builds Late

High Wear

6'1"ht·73"reach·Orthodoxstance·43age

Last fightLJim Miller·SUB·R2·3yr ago

Fighter Context

23–14UFC1 NC·

10KO

6Sub

7Dec

9.4min/fight

357UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

20–13(34 fights)

80%finish rate

-2.3str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

8–9(17 fights)

75%finish rate

-3.9str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-0.07

Neutral

40%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.127

Average

49%ile

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

Durability

Average

22%ile

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

53%

Average

47%ile

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

Striking

Cerrone

Distance Striker

Body Attacker

Welterweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.41

Str. Accuracy46%

1,748UFC landed/3,691attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+0.8 vs avg4.48

Str. Defense53%

KD Rate / fight0.53

20UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.24

CQ KO Power

Above Avg76%ile1.14

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

51%

Body

25%

Leg

24%

By Position

Distance83%

Clinch9%

Ground8%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 138 rounds	Round 224 rounds	Round 315 rounds	Round 42 rounds	Round 52 rounds
Avg. Landed	19	23	27	18	27
Avg. Absorbed	24	22	22	12	19
Avg. Net	-5	+1	+5	+6	+8

Grappling

Cerrone

Control Wrestler

·61s ctrlAverage Control

Welterweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.16

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.49

TD Accuracy33%

24UFC landed/83attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.20

6UFC wins/11attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense73%

62UFC defended/70opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Rarely Tapped

Finishing

Finish Rate

70%

Strong Finisher

div avg 53%

How They Lose

14UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO10 / 23

Submission6 / 23

Decision7 / 23

KD → Finish

8/13Strong

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO8 / 14

Submission1 / 14

Decision5 / 14

Loss Pattern

9 of 14 losses by finish in R1–R2

Fast and versatile. 14 of 16 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

27%

3 of 11 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

2.6pts

W7 dec

1.3pts

L4 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

12UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Div. change

sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 49 vs 43 first half

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

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=38

R2n=24

R3n=15

Outputsig strikes / min

4.3

5.3

5.9

Absorbedsig strikes / min

5.5

5.2

4.7

Diff

-1.2

+0.1

+1.2

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

▼TD Acc-100%L3

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

Elite oppVeteran opp

Cerrone — 38 UFC Fights

Result

Method

38 fights

Jim MillerElite

SUB R2 · 1:32Jul '22

-3

·21 SS (64%)·24 abs·1 td taken·84s ctrl

Alex Morono

KO/TKO R1 · 4:40May '21

-18

·17 SS (49%)·35 abs·0/2 td

Niko Price

Overturned R3Sep '20

-37

·113 SS (49%)·150 abs·0/5 td·50s ctrl

⚠ Result overturned

Anthony PettisVeteran

U-DEC R3May '20

-1

·62 SS (42%)·63 abs·2/8 td·106s ctrl

Conor McGregorVeteran

KO/TKO R1 · 0:40Jan '20

-19

·19 abs·1 kd taken

Justin Gaethje

TITLE

KO/TKO R1 · 4:18Sep '19

-23

·17 SS (33%)·40 abs·1 kd taken

Tony FergusonVeteran

KO/TKO R2 · 5:00Jun '19

-36

·68 SS (37%)·104 abs·1/1 td·7s ctrl

Al IaquintaVeteran

TITLE

U-DEC R5May '19

+48

·138 SS (38%)·90 abs·22s ctrl·2 kd landed

Alexander Hernandez

KO/TKO R2 · 3:43Jan '19

+31

·80 SS (49%)·49 abs·1/1 td·29s ctrl·1 kd landed

Mike Perry

SUB R1 · 4:46Nov '18

-2

·9 SS (69%)·11 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·40s ctrl·1 sub att

Cerrone — Prior Tracked Fights (10)

WJames KrauseWECSUBR1—

LJamie VarnerWECS-DECR5—

WRob McCulloughWECU-DECR3—

WEd RatcliffWECSUBR3—

LBenson HendersonWECU-DECR5—

WChris HorodeckiWECSUBR2—

LBenson HendersonWECSUBR1—

WJamie VarnerWECU-DECR3—

WDanny CastilloWECSUBR1—

NCKenneth AlexanderWECOverturnedR1—

All Fighters

Welterweight

“Cowboy”

Donald Cerrone

36-17 (2 NC)38 UFC

Form

6'1"ht·73"reach·Orthodoxstance·43age

Last fightLJim Miller·SUB·3yr ago

Fighter Context

23–14UFC1 NC·

10KO

6Sub

7Dec

9.4min/fight

357UFC min

vs. Winning Record20–13

vs. Veterans (8+ W)8–9

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-0.07

40%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.127

49%ile

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

Durability

22%ile

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

53%

47%ile

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

Striking

Cerrone

Welterweight avg

Distance StrikerBody Attacker

Sig. Strikes / Min4.41

Str. Accuracy46%

1,748UFC landed/3,691attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+0.8 vs avg4.48

Str. Defense53%

KD Rate / Fight0.53

20UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.24

CQ KO Power

Above Avg76%ile1.14

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

51%

Body

25%

Leg

24%

By Position

Dist83%

Clinch9%

Ground8%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=38	R2 n=24	R3 n=15	R4 n=2	R5 n=2
Landed	19	23	27	18	27
Absorbed	24	22	22	12	19
Net	-5	+1	+5	+6	+8

Grappling

Cerrone

Welterweight avg

Control Wrestler

61s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.16

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.49

TD Accuracy33%

24UFC landed/83attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.20

6UFC wins/11attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense73%

62UFC defended/70opp. attempts

Sub Defense1 loss / 4 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

70%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

10KO/TKO

6Sub

7Dec

Loss Methods

8KO/TKO

1Sub

5Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

27%3 of 11 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

2.6pts

W7 dec

1.3pts

L4 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

12UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=38

R2n=24

R3n=15

Outputsig strikes / min

4.3

5.3

5.9

Absorbedsig strikes / min

5.5

5.2

4.7

Diff

-1.2

+0.1

+1.2

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

Cerrone — UFC Fight Log

Jim MillerElite

SUB·R2·Jul '22

21 SS (64%)·24 abs·1 td taken·84s ctrl

Alex Morono

KO/TKO·R1·May '21

17 SS (49%)·35 abs·0/2 td

Niko Price

Overturned·R3·Sep '20

113 SS (49%)·150 abs·0/5 td·50s ctrl

Anthony PettisVeteran

U-DEC·R3·May '20

62 SS (42%)·63 abs·2/8 td·106s ctrl

Conor McGregorVeteran

KO/TKO·R1·Jan '20

19 abs·1 kd taken

Justin GaethjeTITLE

KO/TKO·R1·Sep '19

17 SS (33%)·40 abs·1 kd taken

Tony FergusonVeteran

KO/TKO·R2·Jun '19

68 SS (37%)·104 abs·1/1 td·7s ctrl

Al IaquintaVeteranTITLE

U-DEC·R5·May '19

138 SS (38%)·90 abs·22s ctrl·2 kd

Cerrone — Prior Tracked Fights (10)

WJames KrauseWECSUBR1

LJamie VarnerWECS-DECR5

WRob McCulloughWECU-DECR3

WEd RatcliffWECSUBR3

LBenson HendersonWECU-DECR5

WChris HorodeckiWECSUBR2

LBenson HendersonWECSUBR1

WJamie VarnerWECU-DECR3

Round 138 rounds

Round 224 rounds

Round 315 rounds

Round 42 rounds

Round 52 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-5

n=38

n=24

n=15

n=2

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-5