Jared Cannonier "The Killa Gorilla"

Middleweight · USA · MMA LAB

Next fight: vs Ikram Aliskerov · UFC Fight Night: Procházka vs. Stirling · Sat, Nov 21, 2026

Record and bio

Pro record18-10-0 · KO/TKO 11-3 · submission 2-0
UFC record11-10 · current 2-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record142-52-1 (73.2%) across 21 opponents
Last 5 opponents27-7 (79.4%) across 5 opponents
Age42
Height5' 11"
Reach77.5"
StanceSwitch

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute4.25
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.36
Striking accuracy49%
Striking defense56%
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.77
Takedowns landed / attempted45%
Takedown defense65%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.00
Average fight time14 min

UFC wins: 7 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 4 decision. UFC losses: 3 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 7 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-07-18Christian Leroy Duncan7-2StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman
2025-08-16Michael Page2-1BalancedLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev
2025-02-15Gregory Rodrigues7-2WrestlerWKO/TKO R4 0:21UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues
2024-08-24Caio Borralho6-0BalancedLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho
2024-06-08Nassourdine Imavov5-2 (1 NC)Submission grapplerLKO/TKO R4 1:34UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov
2023-06-17Marvin Vettori9-4-1StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier
2022-12-17Sean Strickland12-4StrikerWDecision - Split R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland
2022-07-02Israel Adesanya11-1StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
2022-02-12Derek Brunson14-5WrestlerWKO/TKO R2 4:29UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2
2021-08-21Kelvin Gastelum11-7 (1 NC)BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum
2020-10-24Robert Whittaker12-3StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje
2019-09-28Jack Hermansson7-2WrestlerWKO/TKO R2 0:27UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier
2019-05-11Anderson Silva17-5 (1 NC)BalancedWKO/TKO R1 4:47UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade
2018-11-03David Branch4-3WrestlerWKO/TKO R2 0:39UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis
2018-05-19Dominick Reyes2-0—LKO/TKO R1 2:55UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman
2017-12-16Jan Blachowicz3-4BalancedLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos
2017-07-07Nick RoehrickUFC debut—WKO/TKO R3 2:08The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale
2017-02-11Glover Teixeira8-3WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie
2016-12-03Ion Cutelaba1-1StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale
2016-04-10Cyril AskerUFC debut—WKO/TKO R1 2:44UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos
2015-01-03Shawn Jordan4-3BalancedLKO/TKO R1 2:57UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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