// Roster IndexHeavyweightDossier · Daniel Cormier
// FIGHTER_DOSSIER · ENTITY_
// EXT_SOURCESSHERDOG UFC
Daniel Cormier
// SUBJECT_-
UNI🇺🇸
// LIVE_FEED
REC_-
// CONFIDENCE! COLD
UFC · ACTIVE_ROSTERSTOCK 0HEAVYWEIGHT

Daniel
Cormier

// CALLSIGN"DC"·UNITED STATES
HEIGHT
5'11"
REACH
6'0"
AGE
47
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Heavyweight
// PRO_RECORD_
SAMPLE · 26 bouts
WIN
22
LOSS
3
DRAW
0
// WIN_RATE
88%
22/26 bouts
// FINISH_RATE
68%
STRONG
// L5 FORM2L STREAK · 3-2
WWWLL
Stock 0 over the last 90 days.
// FIGHTER_INTEL_
CONFIDENCE: COLD
// STYLE_ARCHETYPE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter built around defensive grappling — 45% of wins are by ko/tko.

// HOW_WIN

Closes distance and trades — most wins come from heavy hands inside the first two rounds.

// VULNERABILITY

Volume strikers have outpointed across full fights — output drops after R2.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Per-fight averages from UFC Stats, normalized over career sample. Bench bar = division median. Cyan = above median, amber = below.

SOURCE · UFCSTATS
// SLPM ABOVE
4.25
Strikes Landed/Min
division median 2.60
// STR. ACC ABOVE
52%
Striking Accuracy
division median 45%
// SAPM BELOW
2.92
Strikes Absorbed/Min
division median 2.70
// STR. DEF ABOVE
54%
Striking Defense
division median 50%
// TD AVG ABOVE
1.83
Takedowns/15 min
division median 0.72
// TD ACC ABOVE
44%
Takedown Accuracy
division median 30%
// TD DEF ABOVE
80%
Takedown Defense
division median 50%
// SUB AVG ABOVE
0.40
Submissions/15 min
division median 0.00
// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (22)
n = 22
KO/TKO · 10
SUB · 5
DEC · 7
10
KO/TKO
45%
5
SUB
23%
7
DEC
32%
// LOSSES (3)
n = 3
KO/TKO · 1
DEC · 3
1
KO/TKO
33%
0
SUB
0%
3
DEC
100%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
68% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 10 fights
45%
SUBANY ROUND · 5 fights
23%
DECFULL FIGHT · 7 fights
32%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Composite scores derived from per-fight performance, normalized across the division. 10 attributes scored 0-100.

// DNA_PROFILE_
10 ATTRIBUTES · 0-100
KO POWER65TD DEFENSE89GRAPPLING60CHIN80STRIKING64CARDIO75AGGRESSION48SUB THREAT38STR DEFENSE53RECOVERY67
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
Strongest in TD Defense. Lowest reading in Sub Threat.
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100SEP 2009WSEP 2009WMAR 2010WJUL 2010WAUG 2010WAUG 2010WNOV 2010WJAN 2011WJUN 2011WSEP 2011WMAY 2012LAUG 2012WJAN 2013WAPR 2013WOCT 2013WFEB 2014WMAY 2014LJAN 2015WMAY 2015WOCT 2015WJUL 2016WAPR 2017JUL 2017WJAN 2018WJUL 2018WNOV 2018LAUG 2019LAUG 2020// SCORE

Peaked at 100 (W vs Palelei), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 86.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
26/27 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
7
27%
3
12%
-
1
4%
-
11
total
SUB
1
4%
2
8%
2
8%
-
-
5
total
DEC
-
-
6
23%
-
4
15%
10
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 10 of 26 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
37%, fights often go the distance
// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
27 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

LVS Stipe Miocic
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R5
5:00
EVENT · UFC 252 - Miocic vs. Cormier 3
DATE · Aug 15, 2020
LVS Stipe Miocic
KO/TKO
TKO (Punches)
R4
4:09
EVENT · UFC 241 - Cormier vs. Miocic 2
DATE · Aug 17, 2019
WVS Derrick Lewis
Submission
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
R2
2:14
EVENT · UFC 230 - Cormier vs. Lewis
DATE · Nov 3, 2018
WVS Stipe Miocic
KO/TKO
KO (Punches)
R1
4:33
EVENT · UFC 226 - Miocic vs. Cormier
DATE · Jul 7, 2018
WVS Volkan Oezdemir
KO/TKO
TKO (Punches)
R2
2:00
EVENT · UFC 220 - Miocic vs. Ngannou
DATE · Jan 20, 2018
DVS Jon Jones
No Contest
No Contest (Overturned by CSAC)
R3
3:01
EVENT · UFC 214 - Cormier vs. Jones 2
DATE · Jul 29, 2017
WVS Anthony Johnson
Submission
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
R2
3:37
EVENT · UFC 210 - Cormier vs. Johnson 2
DATE · Apr 8, 2017
WVS Anderson Silva
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · UFC 200 - Tate vs. Nunes
DATE · Jul 9, 2016
WVS Alexander Gustafsson
Decision
Decision (Split)
R5
5:00
EVENT · UFC 192 - Cormier vs. Gustafsson
DATE · Oct 3, 2015
WVS Anthony Johnson
Submission
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
R3
2:39
EVENT · UFC 187 - Johnson vs. Cormier
DATE · May 23, 2015
LVS Jon Jones
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R5
5:00
EVENT · UFC 182 - Jones vs. Cormier
DATE · Jan 3, 2015
WVS Dan Henderson
Submission
Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
R3
3:53
EVENT · UFC 173 - Barao vs. Dillashaw
DATE · May 24, 2014
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

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Heavyweight. Professional record 22-3 (1 NC). Unranked at the time of indexing.
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