Donald Cerrone
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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Acting History
2025
Prisoner of War as Captain Collins
2025Americana as Sheriff Cole Pickering
2025Kill Me Again as Officer Smith
2024Place of Bones as Minor Wilson
2024Lights Out as Carter
2023Outlaw Johnny Black as Crackshot Bob
2023Mojave Diamonds as Roy Mason
20233 Days in Malay as James
2023The Weapon as Marshall Railey
2022Project Legion as Greg
2022Terror on the Prairie as Jeb
2022El Paso 11:55 as Bob
2022UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier as Self
2022The Terminal List as Tomahawk Guard
2022The Commando as Ray
2021Fury Pro Grappling 3 as Self
2021Combat Jiu Jitsu Worlds 2021: The Featherweights
2021UFC on ESPN 24: Rodriguez vs. Waterson as Self
2020Submission Underground 19 as Self
2020Embattled as Autograph Jack
2020UFC Fight Night 178: Covington vs. Woodley as Self
2020Puppy Love as Danny
2020UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje as Self
2020Spenser Confidential as 'Big Boy'
2020Mythic Quest as Donald Cerrone
2020UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy as Self
2019UFC Fight Night 158: Cerrone vs. Gaethje as Self
2019UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes as Self
2019UFC Fight Night 151: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy as Self
2019UFC Fight Night 143: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw as Self
2018UFC Fight Night 139: Korean Zombie vs Rodriguez as Self
2018Magnum P.I. as Reese
2018The Equalizer 2 as Belgian Backpacker
2018UFC Fight Night 132: Cowboy vs. Edwards as Self
2018Cobra Kai as MMA Fighter
2018UFC Fight Night 126: Cowboy vs. Medeiros as Self
2017UFC Fight Night 118: Cerrone vs. Till as Self
2017UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 as Self
2017UFC on Fox 23: Shevchenko vs. Peña as Self
2016UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis as Self
2016UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 as Self
2016UFC Fight Night 89: MacDonald vs. Thompson as Self
2016UFC Fight Night 83: Cowboy vs. Cowboy as Self
2015UFC on Fox 17: Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2 as Self
2015Mask as Self
2015Dana White: Lookin' for a Fight
2015UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier as Self
2015UFC Fight Night 59: McGregor vs. Siver as Self
2015UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier as Self
2014UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso as Self
2014UFC Fight Night 45: Cerrone vs. Miller as Self
2014The Night Shift as Wounded Paramedic Nick
2014UFC on Fox 11: Werdum vs. Browne as Self
2014UFC on Fox 10: Henderson vs. Thomson as Self
2013UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks as Self
2013UFC Fight Night 27: Condit vs. Kampmann 2 as Self
2013UFC 160: Velasquez vs Bigfoot 2 as Self
2013UFC on Fox 6: Johnson vs. Dodson as Self
2012UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II as Self
2012UFC on Fuel TV 3: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier as Self
2011UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem as Self
2011UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz as Self
2011UFC on Versus 5: Hardy vs. Lytle as Self
2011UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin as Self
2011UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort as Self
2010WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis as Self
2010WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan as Self
2010WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber as Self
2009WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff as Self
2009WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson as Self
2009WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber 2 as Self
2009WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone as Self
2008WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown as Self
2008WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver as Self
2007WEC 30: McCullough vs. Crunkilton as Self
2005It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Donald Cerrone
—Spenser Confidential 2 as Big Boy