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Daniel Cormier
Holding the UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight championships at the same time.
Strikeforce Grand Prix · Light heavyweight title
- Born
- 20 March 1979
- Birthplace
- Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
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Daniel Cormier
Daniel Cormier brought elite freestyle wrestling into mixed martial arts. After competing at the Olympics, he won titles in two UFC divisions and became a prominent commentator and wrestling coach.
Early life
Louisiana wrestling
Won three state wrestling championships at Northside High School.
College pathway
Won junior-college titles at Colby before wrestling for Oklahoma State.
Career
- 2004
Olympic wrestler
Finished fourth in freestyle wrestling at the Athens Games.
- 2009
MMA debut
Began his professional mixed martial arts career.
- 2013
UFC debut
Joined the UFC after winning the Strikeforce heavyweight tournament.
- 2020
Retirement
Retired from fighting following his third bout with Stipe Miocic.
Achievements
Strikeforce Grand Prix
Won the heavyweight tournament by defeating Josh Barnett.
Light heavyweight title
Beat Anthony Johnson to win the UFC championship.
Two-division champion
Defeated Stipe Miocic to add the UFC heavyweight title.
Beyond sport
Broadcasting
Became a UFC commentator and combat-sports analyst.
Youth wrestling
Coached high-school wrestlers in Gilroy and established a wrestling academy.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗UFC Hall of Fame announcement ↗Photo: X2o. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
