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Daniel Cormier Biography

Daniel Cormier is one of the most popular and richest MMA Fighter who was born on March 20, 1979 in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. A wrestling-focused UFC fighter who began his professional career at heavyweight. He switched from heavyweight to lightweight in the year 2014, and won the title of light heavyweight in the year 2015.

He set a professional 12-0 record when he beat He reached a 12-0 professional record when he defeated Frank Mir on April 20, 2013. on April 20th in 2013.

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

In high school at Northside High, Cormier won 3 Louisiana state championships in wrestling. After 9th grade Cormier only lost twice, both times by injury default. His final high school record was 101-9, with 89 of his victories coming by a fall. He was twice voted the most outstanding wrestler of the state tournament. In 1995, Cormier won a bronze medal in the world championships in Greco-Roman Wrestling cadet (15–16 years old) division. He was also an all-state football player at high school in the linebacker position, and had a personal best time of 4.5 seconds in the 40 yard dash. Cormier was offered a scholarship to play football at LSU, but declined in order to continue to pursue wrestling.

The daughter of his Kaedyn suffered a tragic death in a vehicle crash in the year 2003. In June of 2017, he got married to Salina and together they has a son called Daniel Jr. and a daughter named Marquita.

NameDaniel Cormier
First NameDaniel
Last NameCormier
OccupationMMA Fighter
BirthdayMarch 20
Birth Year1979
Place of BirthLafayette
Home TownLouisiana
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignPisces
Full/Birth Name
ParentsAudrey Cormier, Joseph Cormier
SiblingsNot Available
SpouseSalina Deleon
Children(s)Kaedyn Cormier, Marquita Kalani Cormier, Daniel Cormier II

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Cormier and a former girlfriend had one daughter who died in a car accident on June 14, 2003. He was also previously married to a woman named Robin.

Daniel Cormier Net Worth

Daniel Cormier is one of the richest MMA Fighter from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Daniel Cormier's net worth $6 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

It was said that he is an NCAA Division I Freestyle wrestler at Oklahoma State University – Stillwater.

He was head for the U.S. Olympic wrestling team in 2008.

Daniel Ryan Cormier (born March 20, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist and former Olympic wrestler. He is signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former two-division world champion, having held the heavyweight and light heavyweight world championships simultaneously. Cormier is the second of four fighters in UFC history to hold titles in two weight classes simultaneously and is the first to defend both belts.

Net Worth$6 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeMMA Fighter
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

In the non-Olympic years, Cormier reached the top 5 at the Wrestling World Championships on two separate occasions, 2003 and 2007. He won a bronze medal at the 2007 competition. Cormier also won a gold medal at the quadrennial Pan American Games in 2003. Another major accomplishment came in 2005, when Cormier became one of a select few Americans to win a gold medal at the Golden Grand-Prix Ivan Yarygin, held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, and considered by many to be the most challenging wrestling tournament in the world.

After graduating from OSU with a degree in sociology, Cormier went on to have a successful career in Freestyle Wrestling. He was the senior U.S. national champion every year from 2003–2008, and represented team USA at the world level for each of those years. He competed at 96 kg, or 211.6 lbs. At the 2004 Olympics, he came 4th after losing to Khadzhimurat Gatsalov in the semifinals. Cormier was also a member of the 2008 Olympic wrestling team for the USA, where he was named team captain, but was pulled from competition due to kidney failure, brought on by excessive weight cutting.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Daniel Cormier height 5 ft 11 in Daniel weight 114 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Height5 ft 11 in
Weight114 kg
Body MeasurementsUnder Review
Eye ColorNot Available
Hair ColorNot Available
Feet/Shoe SizeNot Available

After high school, he attended Colby Community College, where he was a two-time junior college national champion at 197 pounds, in 1998 and 1999. His record was 61-0, with 33 falls. After Colby, Cormier transferred to Division I Oklahoma State University. In 2000, Cormier went 26-5. He entered the national tournament as the #3 seed at 184 pounds, but fell one match short of becoming an all-American (given to the top 8 finishers in each weight class). In 2001, Cormier went 27-5. He became an all-American by reaching the finals of the 184 pound weight class, in which he lost to Cael Sanderson 8-4. His final record was 53-10, with 27 falls. 6 of Cormier’s losses were to Cael Sanderson.

After the 2008 Olympics, Cormier decided to pursue a career in mixed martial arts. He trained with Cain Velasquez, Jon Fitch, and Josh Koscheck at American Kickboxing Academy. It helped him improve as a striker and submission wrestler.

Who is Daniel Cormier Dating?

According to our records, Daniel Cormier married to Salina Deleon . As of December 1, 2023, Daniel Cormier’s is not dating anyone.

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Cormier also competed and represented the Oklahoma Slam team in the now-defunct Real Pro Wrestling league. He was crowned a champion in its first and only season in 2004, for the 211 lb weight class. While he competed in Real Pro Wrestling, he was teammates with fellow Strikeforce mixed martial arts competitor Muhammed Lawal, who also was a season 1 champion, in the 184 lb weight class.

Facts & Trivia

Daniel Ranked on the list of most popular MMA Fighter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Daniel Cormier celebrates birthday on March 20 of every year.

Shortly thereafter, Cormier fought Strikeforce: Houston event on August 21, 2010, defeating Jason Riley via submission (punches) at 1:02 into the fight.

Who has DC lost to?

W/LFighterStr
lossDaniel Cormier Stipe Miocic105 115
lossDaniel Cormier Stipe Miocic181 123
winDaniel Cormier Derrick Lewis19 4
winDaniel Cormier Stipe Miocic25 24

What's Daniel Cormier's record?

Daniel Cormier : Official MMA Fight Record (22-3-0)

Did Daniel Cormier win an Olympic medal?

Daniel Cormier
Total26
Wins22
By knockout10
By submission5

How is Daniel Cormier's eye?

Daniel Cormier has been on the receiving end of several devastating eye pokes. However, the worst of these occurred when Cormier fought former UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic in their third fight. Cormier was diagnosed with a torn cornea after the fight and couldn’t see through the eye for long.

Who did Jon Jones lose to?

Jones holds a 10-1 MMA record. His only loss was a disqualification to Matt Hamill at The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale last December, where he threw a few illegal 12-6 elbows to Hamill’s face. White, on the other hand, sees the loss from a different perspective.

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