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Daniel Cormier
Born (1979-03-20) March 20, 1979 (age 45)
Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
Other namesDC, Black Fedor
NationalityAmerican
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight230 lb (104 kg; 16 st 6 lb)
DivisionHeavyweight (265 lb)
Reach71 in (180 cm)
Fighting out ofSan Jose, California, United States
TeamAmerican Kickboxing Academy
WrestlingFreestyle Wrestling
NCAA Division I Wrestling
Years active2009–present (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total11
Wins11
By knockout5
By submission3
By decision3
Losses0
Other information
UniversityOklahoma State University
Notable school(s)Colby Community College
Northside High School
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Daniel Cormier
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's freestyle wrestling
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Baku -96 kg
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro -96 kg
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo -96 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Maracaibo -96 kg
United States Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Las Vegas -96 kg
Gold medal – first place 2007 Las Vegas -96 kg
Gold medal – first place 2006 Las Vegas -96 kg
Gold medal – first place 2005 Las Vegas -96 kg
Gold medal – first place 2004 Las Vegas -96 kg
Gold medal – first place 2003 Las Vegas -96 kg

Daniel Cormier (born March 20, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist and a former Olympic wrestler. He is currently signed to Strikeforce, where he is the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion. As of December 2012, Cormier is currently ranked the #5 heavyweight in the world by Sherdog. Daniel Cormier's Official Website can be found at www.danielcormier.tv

Biography

Cormier is the son of Joseph and Audrey Cormier. He has an older brother named Joseph and a sister named Felicia. When Cormier was seven, his father was shot and killed on Thanksgiving Day in 1986 by the father of his second wife.

He was a three-time Louisiana wrestling state champion in high school and high school All-American. In high school, Northside High School, he suffered only two losses after his freshman year, both coming in injury defaults. He had a 101–9 record during his high school career and was also an All-State performer in football. After high school he attended Colby Community College where he was a two-time junior college national champion. After Colby he transferred to wrestling powerhouse Oklahoma State University where he was an NCAA runner-up, losing to Cael Sanderson in the finals.

Since graduating from college Daniel was on 5 United States world wrestling teams and the 2004 Olympic wrestling team, ending in 4th place, after losing to Khadjimourat Gatsalov in the semi-finals. Daniel was also a member of the 2008 Olympic wrestling team for the USA, where he was named team captain, but did not compete due to kidney failure. Daniel also competed and represented the Oklahoma Slam team in the now defunct Real Pro Wrestling league and was crowned a champion in the first and only season in the 211 lb weight class. While he competed in Real Pro Wrestling, he was also teammates with fellow Strikeforce mixed martial arts competitor Muhammed Lawal, who also was a season 1 champion, in the 184 lb weight class. At Oklahoma State University he earned a degree in Sociology.

Mixed martial arts

He decided to pursue a career in mixed martial arts, in the Heavyweight division. He has trained with Cain Velasquez, Jon Fitch and Josh Koscheck at American Kickboxing Academy.

Cormier signed an eight-fight deal with the Strikeforce organization and made his professional debut at Strikeforce Challengers: Kennedy vs. Cummings, defeating Gary Frazier by TKO.

In his second MMA fight Cormier defeated John Devine via first round KO. Cormier was the wrestling coach on The Ultimate Fighter 12 alongside Josh Koscheck with whom he wrestled at the NCAA Finals.

After a shortage of fights for Strikeforce, Cormier traveled to Australia and fought for Xtreme MMA. He defeated Lucas Browne to win the XMMA Heavyweight Championship on July 31.

Just two weeks later he won his second MMA title by winning the KOTC Heavyweight Championship on August 13 from Tony Johnson. He landed a solid punch on Johnson in the first round, causing his larger opponent to shoot in, but Cormier quickly gained the advantage with superior wrestling and Grappling and won the fight via rear-naked choke.

Just 8 days later he forced Jason Riley to tap out due to strikes at Strikeforce: Houston.

He most recently defended the XMMA Championship in November 2010 against Soa Palelei. He won via submission to punches yet again in the first round, but broke his hand during the fight.

Cormier next fought Devin Cole at the Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine event on January 7, 2011, in Nashville, Tennessee. He won via unanimous decision, the first time a fight of his has gone the distance.

Cormier was to face Shane del Rosario at Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum on June 18, 2011, in Dallas, Texas, but his opponent was involved in a car accident and withdrew from the bout. Cormier instead faced Jeff Monson and won via a decision. Cormier used his striking to dominate Monson on the feet and didn't allow for any takedowns, negating Monson's submission ability.

Cormier faced Antonio Silva on September 10, 2011 at Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov, replacing Alistair Overeem. In a shocking upset, he won the fight via KO (punches) in the first round, catching Silva with multiple hits to the jaw, causing him to collapse, and then finishing with two hammer blows to the face of the grounded Silva before the ref could stop the fight. Cormier later revealed that he broke his hand during the fight.

He faced fellow finalist Josh Barnett on May 19, 2012 at Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier. Cormier dominated the five round fight, becoming the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46). It was discovered that Cormier, once again, broke his right hand during his last bout with Barnett, and will undergo hand surgery.

Daniel Cormier was rumored to face former UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia in his return to Zuffa and Strikeforce debut, but on July 21, UFC President Dana White said "no Tim Sylvia is not with Zuffa".

Cormier was scheduled to fight former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir on November 3rd at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The fight was to be the main event of Strikeforce: Cormier vs. Mir. However on September 19 it was revealed that Mir was forced to pull out of the bout due to an injury.

Personal life

Cormier had one daughter, Kaedyn Imri Cormier, who died in a car accident on June 14, 2003. He was married to a woman named Robin. On February 16, 2011, he and his girlfriend Salina had a son Daniel Ryan Cormier II. Marquita Cormier was born on March 4,2012. Cain Velasquez and Todd Duffee are among his good friends within the sport of MMA.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

  • Xtreme MMA
    • XMMA Heavyweight Championship (One time)
    • One successful title defense

Amateur wrestling

  • USA Wrestling
    • USA Senior Freestyle Olympic Team Trials Winner (2004, 2008)
    • FILA Senior Freestyle World Team Trials Winner (2005, 2006, 2007)
    • FILA Senior Freestyle World Team Trials Runner-up (2001, 2002)
    • USA Senior Freestyle National Championship (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
    • Northwest Senior Freestyle Regional Championship (2008)
    • John Smith Freestyle Wrestler of the Year Award (2007)
    • ASICS Tiger High School All-American (1996, 1997)
  • National High School Coaches Association
    • NHSCA Senior High School National Championship 3rd Place (1997)
    • NHSCA Senior All-American (1997)

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
11 matches 11 wins 0 losses
By knockout 5 0
By submission 3 0
By decision 3 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 11-0 Netherlands Dion Staring TKO Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine January 12, 2013 2 4:02 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Win 10–0 United States Josh Barnett Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier May 19, 2012 5 5:00 San Jose, California, United States Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion.
Win 9–0 Brazil Antonio Silva KO (punches) Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov September 10, 2011 1 3:56 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinal. Replaced Overeem due to injury.
Win 8–0 United States Jeff Monson Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum June 18, 2011 3 5:00 Dallas, Texas, United States Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Reserve Bout.
Win 7–0 United States Devin Cole Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine January 7, 2011 3 5:00 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Win 6–0 Australia Soa Palelei Submission (punches) XMMA 3 November 5, 2010 1 2:23 Sydney, Australia Defended the XMMA Heavyweight Championship.
Win 5–0 United States Jason Riley Submission (punches) Strikeforce: Houston August 21, 2010 1 1:02 Houston, Texas, United States
Win 4–0 United States Tony Johnson Submission (rear naked choke) KOTC: Imminent Danger August 13, 2010 1 2:27 Mescalero, New Mexico, United States Won the KOTC Heavyweight Championship.
Win 3–0 Australia Lucas Browne TKO (punches) XMMA 2 July 31, 2010 1 4:35 Sydney, Australia Won the XMMA Heavyweight championship.
Win 2–0 United States John Devine KO (punch) Strikeforce Challengers: Johnson vs. Mahe March 26, 2010 1 1:19 Fresno, California, United States
Win 1–0 United States Gary Frazier TKO (punches) Strikeforce Challengers: Kennedy vs. Cummings September 25, 2009 2 3:39 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

See also

References

  1. "Sherdog's Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings". sherdog.com. December 31, 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
  2. ^ "Daniel Cormier bio". Nbcolympics.com. 2008. Retrieved 2008. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. "ăƒ ăƒĽăƒ‹ăƒƒă‚Żé€šč˛ŠWiki". Danielcormierwrestling.com. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
  7. Morgan, John (2009-09-07). "Former Olympian Daniel Cormier gets final TV spot at Sept. 25 Strikeforce event". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
  8. "Tyron Woodley vs. Tarec Saffiedine Heads Strikeforce Challengers 13". MMAWeekly.com. 2010-12-06.
  9. "Strikeforce in Dallas Gets Gina Carano, Overeem vs. Griggs, and del Rosario vs. Cormier". MMAWeekly.com. 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
  10. Morgan, John (2011-04-09). "Overeem yanked from Strikeforce grand prix, Cormier to fill in against "Bigfoot"". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 20101-07-18. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  11. Whitman, Mike (2011-09-13). "Strikeforce Heavyweight Finalist Cormier Confirms Broken Hand". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
  12. "Strikeforce heavyweight tournament finalists Josh Barnett vs Daniel Cormier staredown pic". MMAmania.com. 2011-09-11. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
  13. Doyle, Dave. "Hand Surgery Is Next on Daniel Cormier's Agenda". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
  14. Morgan, John (2012-09-03). "USA TODAY: Strikeforce heads to Oklahoma City for Daniel Cormier vs. Frank Mir". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
  15. "Former UFC Champion Frank Mir Forced From Strikeforce Fight Against Daniel Cormier Due To Injury". BloodyElbow.com. 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2012-09-19.

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