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Daniel Cormier
Born (1979-03-20) March 20, 1979 (age 45)
Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
Other namesFedor Emelianegro, The Black Emperor, Black Fedor
NationalityAmerican
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight247 lb (112 kg; 17 st 9 lb)
DivisionHeavyweight (265 lb)
Reach72 in (183 cm)
StyleFreestyle Wrestling, Kickboxing
Fighting out ofSan Jose, California
TeamAmerican Kickboxing Academy
RankOlympian Freestyle Wrestling
NCAA Division I Wrestling
Years active2009–present (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total9
Wins9
By knockout4
By submission3
By decision2
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

Daniel Cormier (born March 20, 1979) is an undefeated American mixed martial artist and a former amateur wrestler. He is currently signed to Strikeforce, fighting in the heavyweight division. Cormier holds notable wins over Jeff Monson and Antonio Silva.

Biography

Cormier is the son of Joseph and Audrey Cormier.[1] He has an older brother named Joseph and a sister named Felicia.[1] When Cormier was seven, his father was shot and killed on Thanksgiving day in 1986 by the father of his second wife.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] 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.

Daniel Cormier is also known as The Black Emperor in reference to Fedor Emelianenko's nickname, "The Last Emperor."

Mixed martial arts

He decided to pursue a career in mixed martial arts, in the heavyweight division. He trains with the likes of Cain Velasquez, Jon Fitch and Josh Koscheck at American Kickboxing Academy.[5] Cormier signed an eight-fight deal with the Strikeforce organization and made his professional debut at Strikeforce Challengers: Kennedy vs. Cummings,[6] 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 title on July 31. Just two weeks later he won his second MMA championship by winning the KOTC Heavyweight title 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 BJJ 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 title in November 2010 against Soa Palelei. He won via submission to punches yet again in the first round.

Cormier next fought Devin Cole at the Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine event on January 7, 2011, in Nashville, Tennessee.[7] 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,[8] 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 World Grand Prix: Barnett vs. Kharitonov, replacing Alistair Overeem.[9] 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.

Personal life

Cormier had one daughter, Kaedyn Imri Cormier, who died in a car accident on June 14, 2003.[1] He was married to a woman named Robin.[1] On February 16, 2011, he and his girlfriend had a son. [10]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Professional wrestling

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
9 matches 9 wins 0 losses
By knockout 4 0
By submission 3 0
By decision 2 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Josh Barnett Strikeforce Grand Prix Final Bout
Win 9–0 Antonio Silva KO (punches) Strikeforce World Grand Prix: Barnett vs. Kharitonov Sep 10, 2011 1 3:56 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States Strikeforce Grand Prix Semifinal Bout
Win 8–0 Jeff Monson Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum June 18, 2011 3 5:00 Dallas, Texas, United States Strikeforce Grand Prix Alternate Bout
Win 7–0 Devin Cole Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine January 7, 2011 3 5:00 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Win 6–0 Soa Palelei Submission (punches) Xtreme MMA 3 November 5, 2010 1 N/A Sydney, Australia Defended XMMA Heavyweight Championship
Win 5–0 Jason Riley Submission (punches) Strikeforce: Houston August 21, 2010 1 1:02 Houston, Texas, United States
Win 4–0 Tony Johnson Submission (rear-naked choke) KOTC: Imminent Danger August 13, 2010 1 2:27 Mescalero, New Mexico, United States Won KOTC Heavyweight Championship
Win 3–0 Lucas Browne TKO (punches) Xtreme MMA 2 July 31, 2010 1 4:35 Sydney, Australia Won XMMA Heavyweight championship
Win 2–0 John Devine KO (punch) Strikeforce Challengers: Johnson vs. Mahe March 26, 2010 1 1:19 Fresno, California, United States
Win 1–0 Gary Frazier TKO (punches) Strikeforce Challengers: Kennedy vs. Cummings September 25, 2009 2 3:39 Bixby, Oklahoma, United States

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Daniel Cormier bio". Nbcolympics.com. 2008. Retrieved 2008. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ www.themat.com/bios
  3. ^ http://www.danielcormierwrestling.com
  4. ^ http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/vancouver/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/American-wrestler-Daniel-Cormier-will-not-compet?urn=oly,102321
  5. ^ http://www.themmadigest.com/2009/08/podcast-olympic-wrestler-daniel-cormier-entering-mma/
  6. ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/16103/former-olympian-daniel-cormier-gets-final-tv-spot-at-sept-25-strikeforce-event.mma
  7. ^ "Tyron Woodley vs. Tarec Saffiedine Heads Strikeforce Challengers 13". MMAWeekly.com. 2010-12-06.
  8. ^ "Strikeforce in Dallas Gets Gina Carano, Overeem vs. Griggs, and del Rosario vs. Cormier". MMAWeekly.com. 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
  9. ^ 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)
  10. ^ "Daniel COrmier-Unbreakable". Strikeforce.com. 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2011-06-17.

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