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Donald Cerrone
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| Born | Donald Anthony Cerrone March 29, 1983 Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. |
| Other names | Cowboy |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 156 lb (71 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Reach | 73.0 in (185 cm)[1][2] |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Team | Jackson’s Submission Fighting |
| Trainer | Greg Jackson Duane Ludwig |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 29 |
| Wins | 28 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 22 |
| Wins | 17 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 13 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 3 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Website | http://www.donaldcerrone.com |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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.
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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 Rashad Evans, Nathan Marquardt, Keith Jardine, Georges St. Pierre, Leonard Garcia 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.
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 0:54 seconds of the first round, the decision was changed to a no contest when Cerrone tested positive for the banned substance hydrochlorothiazide.[3]
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.[4] Cerrone won the bout via submission at 1:30 of the first round.
At WEC 38 he fought WEC lightweight champion, Jamie Varner, for the abovementioned title, 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.[5] Cerrone defeated James 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 Ben Henderson for the WEC Interim Lightweight Championship on October 10, 2009 at WEC 43 in San Antonio, Texas,[6] 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.[7]
Cerrone defeated Ed Ratcliff via third round submission at WEC 45 on December 19, 2009.[8] The bout also earned Cerrone Fight of the Night honors.
Cerrone fought Ben 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.[9] Cerrone lost via first round guillotine choke submission.[10]
Cerrone faced rival Jamie Varner in their highly anticipated rematch on September 30, 2010 at WEC 51.[11] He won the fight via unanimous decision, winning all 3 rounds. In between rounds, there were often many shoves and middle fingers given by both fighters to one another, 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.[12] He won via submission in the second round after holding his triangle choke for a long period of time. During the post fight interview Cerrone called out Cole Miller for his UFC debut. However, it is already planned that Cole Miller will fight Matt Wiman at UFC: Fight For The Troops 2.
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.[13]
Cerrone faced Paul Kelly on February 5, 2011 at UFC 126, replacing an injured Sam Stout.[14] 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.[15] However, Danzig was forced out of the bout with a chest injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Vagner Rocha.[16] 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.”[17]
Cerrone was expected to face Paul Taylor on August 14, 2011 at UFC on Versus 5, replacing an injured John Makdessi. On July 7 it was announced that Taylor had broken his foot and was forced out of the bout and replaced by Charles Oliveira.[18] 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.[19]
Cerrone faced Dennis Siver on October 29, 2011 at UFC 137, replacing Sam Stout.[20] Cerrone defeated Siver via first round submission, earning Submission of the Night honors.
Cerrone faced Nate Diaz on December 30, 2011 at UFC 141 and was defeated via unanimous decision. [21]
Cerrone is expected to face Yves Edwards on May 15, 2012 at UFC on FX 3.[22]
Personal
Cerrone currently lives on a 10-acre (40,000 m2) ranch and is looking to house several fighters that want to make a career in MMA. He calls it the “TapOut Ranch” and has dedicated an entire wing for fighters wanting to live and train with world class talent. He lives there with fellow fighter, and good friend, Leonard Garcia[23]
Championships and achievements
Mixed martial arts
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Fight Of The Night Honors (Two times)
- Knock Out Of The Night Honors (One time)
- Submission Of The Night Honors (One time)
- World Extreme Cagefighting
- Fight of the Night (Five times)
- Sherdog
- 2009 Fight of the Year (against Ben Henderson)[24]
- 2008 Round of the Year (against Rob McCullough, Round 1)
- World MMA Awards
- 2011 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year
Muay Thai
- 2006 S-1 United States Muay Thai champion
- 2006 Dominion Warrior Light Heavyweight World champion
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 22 matches | 17 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 0 |
| By submission | 13 | 1 |
| By decision | 3 | 3 |
| No contests | 1 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 fifth round. |
| Win | 9–0 (1) | Rob McCullough | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 36 | November 5, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | WEC Lightweight Championship #1 contender fight; Fight of the Night, Sherdog Round of the Year |
| 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 | No Contest: Overturned by NSAC | WEC 30 | September 5, 2007 | 1 | 0:56 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Originally a win by triangle choke. Tested 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
- ^ http://www.fightmagazine.com/fighters/donald-cerrone-2607.htm
- ^ http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/bouts/ufc-131-mac-danzig-vs-donald-cowboy-cerrone
- ^ Trembow (2007-09-12). “Cerrone tests positive for diuretic at WEC 30″. MMA Weekly. http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=4689&zoneid=13. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
- ^ “Castillo replaces Crunkilton at WEC 34″. mmajunkie.com. 2008-05-28. http://mmajunkie.com/news/4438/castillo-replaces-crunkilton-at-wec-34.mma.
- ^ “Rich Crunkilton Out vs. Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, James Krause In:”. bloodyelbow.com. http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/4/15/838338/wec-ufc-bout-changes-rich. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
- ^ “WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson on October 10 in San Antonio, Texas”. MMAFrenzy.com. 2009-01-02. http://mmafrenzy.com/11420/wec-43-cerrone-vs-henderson-on-october-10-in-san-antonio-texas/. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ^ “Donald Cerrone on WEC 43 main event: Benson Henderson definitely won that fight”. MMAJunkie.com. 2009-10-10. http://mmajunkie.com/news/16455/donald-cerrone-on-wec-43-main-event-benson-henderson-definitely-won-that-fight.mma. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ “Lightweight Donald Cerrone says WEC 45 plan for quick start ended at “charge”". MMAJunkie.com. 2009-12-20. http://mmajunkie.com/news/17293/lightweight-donald-cerrone-says-wec-45-plan-for-quick-start-ended-at-charge.mma.
- ^ “WEC 48: Ben Henderson vs. Donald Cerrone II booked for PPV debut on April 24″. mmamania.com. http://www.mmamania.com/2010/2/3/1291116/henderson-vs-cerrone-ii-set-for. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
- ^ “WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber – Live Results and Commentary”. BLOODYELBOW.com. 2010-04-24. http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2010/4/24/1441784/wec-48-aldo-vs-faber-live-results. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
- ^ “VARNER VS. CERRONE 2 SIGNED FOR WEC 51″. mmaweekly.com. 2010-07-20. http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=12103&zoneid=13.
- ^ “Donald Cerrone vs. Chris Horodecki slotted for WEC 53 in December”. mmajunkie.com. October 21, 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21096/donald-cerrone-vs-chris-horodecki-slotted-for-wec-53-in-december.mma.
- ^ “UFC and WEC set to merge in 2011; events to air on Versus and Spike TV”. mmajunkie.com. October 28, 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21189/ufc-and-wec-set-to-merge-in-2011-events-to-air-on-versus-and-spike-tv.mma.
- ^ “Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone Steps In To Face Paul Kelly At UFC 126″. mmaweekly.com. January 3, 2011. http://mmaweekly.com/donald-cowboy-cerrone-steps-in-to-face-paul-kelly-at-ufc-126.
- ^ “Mac Danzig vs. Donald Cerrone grudge match slotted for UFC 131 in Vancouver”. mmajunkie.com. March 14, 2011. http://mmajunkie.com/news/22832/mac-danzig-vs-donald-cerrone-grudge-match-slotted-for-ufc-131-in-vancouver.mma.
- ^ “Mac Danzig out at UFC 131, Vagner Rocha now faces Donald Cerrone”. MMAJunkie.com. May 17, 2011. http://mmajunkie.com/news/23641/mac-danzig-out-at-ufc-131-vagner-rocha-now-faces-donald-cerrone.mma.
- ^ “UFC 131 Results: Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone Punishes Vagner Rocha To Win Unanimous Decision”. mmaweekly.com. 2011-06-11. http://mmaweekly.com/ufc-131-results-donald-cowboy-cerrone-punishes-vagner-rocha-to-win-unanimous-decision. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
- ^ “Paul Taylor gets Cerrone examination on August 14″. espn.co.uk.. June 27, 2011. http://www.espn.co.uk/ufc/sport/story/98453.html.
- ^ “UFC on Versus 5 Fighters Score $65,000 Bonuses”. MMAweekly.com. 2011-08-14. http://mmaweekly.com/ufc-on-versus-5-fighters-score-65000-bonuses-chris-lytle-rakes-it-in.
- ^ “Donald Cerrone replaces Sam Stout at UFC 137, meets Dennis Siver”. mmajunkie.com. August 29, 2011. http://mmajunkie.com/news/25009/donald-cerrone-replaces-sam-stout-at-ufc-137.mma. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
- ^ Marrocco, Steven (October 30, 2011). “Donald Cerrone vs. Nate Diaz targeted for UFC 141 in Las Vegas”. MMAjunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/25880/donald-cerrone-vs-nate-diaz-targeted-for-ufc-141-in-las-vegas.mma. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
- ^ {{cite web|url=ref>“Donald Cerrone vs. Yves Edwards added to May’s UFC on FX 3 event”. MMAjunkie.com. February 8, 2012. http://mmajunkie.com/news/27337/donald-cerrone-vs-yves-edwards-added-to-mays-ufc-on-fx-3-event.mma. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
- ^ “http://www.fiveknuckles.com/mma-news/Interview-with-Donald-Cerrone.html”. FiveKnuckles.com. http://www.fiveknuckles.com/mma-news/Interview-with-Donald-Cerrone.html. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
- ^ http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/Sherdogs-Fight-of-the-Year-21996
External links
- 1983 births
- Living people
- American mixed martial artists
- Mixed martial artists from Colorado
- Lightweight mixed martial artists
- American mixed martial artists of Italian descent
- American kickboxers
- Kickboxers from Colorado
- Light heavyweight kickboxers
- American Muay Thai practitioners
- People from Albuquerque, New Mexico
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