Top 10 Reasons why Donald Cerrone is a Bonafide UFC Hall of Famer
On March 25, 2023, at the UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Vera event, it was announced that Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone is being inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. Nobody deserves this honour more, and Cowboy spent more than a decade of his life proving that. He was and still is beloved by fans worldwide for being himself throughout his career. The man was down to fight anyone, anywhere, anytime, during his entire career. Cowboy was one of the most active fighters in the history of the UFC. There are not enough positive adjectives in the English dictionary to truly describe what this man means to the sport.
However, the internet is a cruel place filled with people who write foolish articles that claim he’s undeserving of this honour. After reading one of these articles, reminding people who Cowboy was during his historic career felt necessary. So, in case you’re not exactly aware of who Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone is, here are the top ten reasons why he belongs in the UFC Hall of Fame:
He’s had 38 fights in the UFC, currently the 3rd most in the company’s history. This doesn’t include his ten fights in WEC.
Cowboy has 29 wins under the Zuffa banner, the most ever.
Donald also has 23 UFC wins, which currently has him tied for 2nd all-time with Andrei Arlovski.
Cerrone has finished 16 opponents inside the UFC cage—2nd most finishes of all time, a record he shares with Jim Miller.
Cowboy has 10 TKO/KO victories inside a UFC cage, a feat which only 13 fighters have ever managed to accomplish. The man’s one of 13 fighters to achieve 10 TKO/KO wins inside a UFC cage.
Cerrone has received 18 Fight Night Bonuses during his UFC career. He and Charles Oliveira are the only two fighters to achieve this and are tied for 1st.
Donald also has the most knockdowns in UFC history. He’s managed to knock down an opponent across from him 20 times inside a UFC cage.
Cowboy has landed 1748 significant strikes inside the UFC cage, the 5th most of all time.
Donald Cerrone’s name appears seven times in the career section of the UFC record book. http://statleaders.ufc.com/en/career
In his MMA career, Donald Cerrone has defeated Al Iaquinta, Alexander Hernandez, Mike Perry, Yancy Medeiros, Matt Brown, Rick Story, Patrick Cote, Alex Oliveira, John Makdessi, Benson Henderson, Myles Jury, Eddie Alvarez, Jim Miller, Edson Barboza, Adriano Martins, Evan Dunham, K.J. Noons, Melvin Guillard, Jeremy Stephens, Dennis Siver, Charles Oliveira, Vagner Rocha, Paul Kelly, Chris Horodecki, Jamie Varner, Ed Ratcliff, James Krause, Rob McCullough, Danny Castillo, Yasunori Kanehara, Anthony Njokuani, Ryan Roberts, Jesse Brock, Craig Tennant, Cruz Chacon, and Nate Mohr.
Oh, and on top of this historic MMA career, he also has a 28-0-1 record as a professional Muay Thai fighter.
Many thanks to Cowboy for bringing us years of entertainment worth cherishing.
