Donald Cerrone

Donald Cerrone

Known for
Acting
Born
March 29, 1983 (age 43)
Birthplace
Columbus, Ohio, USA

Biography

Donald Anthony Cerrone (born March 29, 1983), known professionally by his nickname "Cowboy", is an American former professional mixed martial artist, former kickboxer, and actor best known for competing in the Lightweight and Welterweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and the Lightweight division of the World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC). He is known and respected by fans for his willingness to fight any time, having completed thirty-eight fights in his eleven-year UFC tenure. Cerrone challenged for the WEC Lightweight Championship in 2009 and 2010, and the UFC Lightweight Championship in 2015. He was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in July 2023.

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Filmography

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Spenser Confidential 2

Spenser Confidential 2

Movie · as Big Boy

2026
Winter: Battleground poster

Winter: Battleground

Movie · as Winter

2025
Americana poster

Americana

Movie · as Sheriff Cole Pickering

2025
Prisoner of War poster

Prisoner of War

Movie · as Captain Collins

2025
Kill Me Again poster

Kill Me Again

Movie · as Officer Smith

2024
Place of Bones poster

Place of Bones

Movie · as Minor Wilson

2024
Lights Out poster

Lights Out

Movie · as Carter

2023
The Weapon poster

The Weapon

Movie · as Marshall Railey

2023
3 Days in Malay poster

3 Days in Malay

Movie · as James

2023
Mojave Diamonds poster

Mojave Diamonds

Movie · as Roy Mason

2023
Outlaw Johnny Black poster

Outlaw Johnny Black

Movie · as Crackshot Bob

2022
Terror on the Prairie poster

Terror on the Prairie

Movie · as Jeb

2022
UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier poster

UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier

Movie · as Self

2022
The Commando poster

The Commando

Movie · as Ray

2022
Project Legion poster

Project Legion

Movie · as Greg

2022
El Paso 11:55 poster

El Paso 11:55

Movie · as Bob

2022
The Terminal List poster

The Terminal List

TV · as Tomahawk Guard · 1 ep

2021
Combat Jiu Jitsu Worlds 2021: The Featherweights poster

Combat Jiu Jitsu Worlds 2021: The Featherweights

Movie

2021
Fury Pro Grappling 3 poster

Fury Pro Grappling 3

Movie · as Self

2021
UFC on ESPN 24: Rodriguez vs. Waterson poster

UFC on ESPN 24: Rodriguez vs. Waterson

Movie · as Self

2020
Embattled poster

Embattled

Movie · as Autograph Jack

2020
UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje poster

UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje

Movie · as Self

2020
UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy poster

UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy

Movie · as Self

2020
Spenser Confidential poster

Spenser Confidential

Movie · as 'Big Boy'

2020
Puppy Love poster

Puppy Love

Movie · as Danny

2020
UFC Fight Night 178: Covington vs. Woodley poster

UFC Fight Night 178: Covington vs. Woodley

Movie · as Self

2020
Submission Underground 19 poster

Submission Underground 19

Movie · as Self

2020
Mythic Quest poster

Mythic Quest

TV · as Donald Cerrone · 1 ep

2019
UFC Fight Night 151: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy poster

UFC Fight Night 151: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy

Movie · as Self

2019
UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes poster

UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes

Movie · as Self

2019
UFC Fight Night 158: Cerrone vs. Gaethje poster

UFC Fight Night 158: Cerrone vs. Gaethje

Movie · as Self

2019
UFC Fight Night 143: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw poster

UFC Fight Night 143: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw

Movie · as Self

2018
UFC Fight Night 126: Cowboy vs. Medeiros poster

UFC Fight Night 126: Cowboy vs. Medeiros

Movie · as Self

2018
UFC Fight Night 132: Cowboy vs. Edwards poster

UFC Fight Night 132: Cowboy vs. Edwards

Movie · as Self

2018
The Equalizer 2 poster

The Equalizer 2

Movie · as Belgian Backpacker

2018
UFC Fight Night  139:  Korean Zombie vs Rodriguez poster

UFC Fight Night 139: Korean Zombie vs Rodriguez

Movie · as Self

2018
Magnum P.I. poster

Magnum P.I.

TV · as Reese · 1 ep

2018
Cobra Kai poster

Cobra Kai

TV · as MMA Fighter · 1 ep

2017
UFC on Fox 23: Shevchenko vs. Peña poster

UFC on Fox 23: Shevchenko vs. Peña

Movie · as Self

2017
UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 poster

UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2

Movie · as Self

2017
UFC Fight Night 118: Cerrone vs. Till poster

UFC Fight Night 118: Cerrone vs. Till

Movie · as Self

2016
UFC Fight Night 83: Cowboy vs. Cowboy poster

UFC Fight Night 83: Cowboy vs. Cowboy

Movie · as Self

2016
UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 poster

UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2

Movie · as Self

2016
UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis poster

UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis

Movie · as Self

2016
UFC Fight Night 89: MacDonald vs. Thompson poster

UFC Fight Night 89: MacDonald vs. Thompson

Movie · as Self

2015
UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier poster

UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier

Movie · as Self

2015
UFC Fight Night 59: McGregor vs. Siver poster

UFC Fight Night 59: McGregor vs. Siver

Movie · as Self

2015
UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier poster

UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier

Movie · as Self

2015
UFC on Fox 17: Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2 poster

UFC on Fox 17: Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2

Movie · as Self

2015
Mask poster

Mask

Movie · as Self

2015
Dana White: Lookin' for a Fight poster

Dana White: Lookin' for a Fight

TV · 1 ep

2014
UFC Fight Night 45: Cerrone vs. Miller poster

UFC Fight Night 45: Cerrone vs. Miller

Movie · as Self

2014
UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso poster

UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso

Movie · as Self

2014
UFC on Fox 10: Henderson vs. Thomson poster

UFC on Fox 10: Henderson vs. Thomson

Movie · as Self

2014
UFC on Fox 11: Werdum vs. Browne poster

UFC on Fox 11: Werdum vs. Browne

Movie · as Self

2014
The Night Shift poster

The Night Shift

TV · as Wounded Paramedic Nick · 1 ep

2013
UFC 160: Velasquez vs Bigfoot 2 poster

UFC 160: Velasquez vs Bigfoot 2

Movie · as Self

2013
UFC Fight Night 27: Condit vs. Kampmann 2 poster

UFC Fight Night 27: Condit vs. Kampmann 2

Movie · as Self

2013
UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks poster

UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks

Movie · as Self

2013
UFC on Fox 6: Johnson vs. Dodson poster

UFC on Fox 6: Johnson vs. Dodson

Movie · as Self

2012
UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II poster

UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II

Movie · as Self

2012
UFC on Fuel TV 3: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier poster

UFC on Fuel TV 3: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier

Movie · as Self

2011
UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin poster

UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin

Movie · as Self

2011
UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem poster

UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem

Movie · as Self

2011
UFC on Versus 5: Hardy vs. Lytle poster

UFC on Versus 5: Hardy vs. Lytle

Movie · as Self

2011
UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz poster

UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz

Movie · as Self

2011
UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort poster

UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort

Movie · as Self

2010
WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber poster

WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber

Movie · as Self

2010
WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan poster

WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan

Movie · as Self

2010
WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis poster

WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis

Movie · as Self

2009
WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone poster

WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone

Movie · as Self

2009
WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber 2 poster

WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber 2

Movie · as Self

2009
WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson poster

WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson

Movie · as Self

2009
WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff poster

WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff

Movie · as Self

2008
WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver

WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver

Movie · as Self

2008
WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown poster

WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown

Movie · as Self

2007
WEC 30: McCullough vs. Crunkilton poster

WEC 30: McCullough vs. Crunkilton

Movie · as Self

2005
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia poster

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

TV · as Donald Cerrone · 1 ep