Donald Cerrone

Actor · Born March 29, 1983 · 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.

Acted in 26

2020s

2026
Winter: Battleground
Winter
2025
Prisoner of War
Captain Collins
63
Americana
Sheriff Cole Pickering
61
Kill Me Again
Officer Smith
58
2024
Place of Bones
Minor Wilson
56
Lights Out
Carter
50
2023
Outlaw Johnny Black
Crackshot Bob
58
Mojave Diamonds
Roy Mason
35
3 Days in Malay
James
33
The Weapon
Marshall Railey
33
2022
Project Legion
Greg
27
Terror on the Prairie
Jeb
61
El Paso 11:55
Bob
The Terminal List
Tomahawk Guard · 1 episode
79
The Commando
Ray
41
2021
Combat Jiu Jitsu Worlds 2021: The Featherweights
Movie
2020
Embattled
Autograph Jack
65
Puppy Love
Danny
Spenser Confidential
'Big Boy'
54
Mythic Quest
Donald Cerrone · 1 episode
75

2010s

2018
Magnum P.I.
Reese · 1 episode
67
The Equalizer 2
Belgian Backpacker
60
Cobra Kai
MMA Fighter · 1 episode
83
2015
Dana White: Lookin' for a Fight
TV
2014
The Night Shift
Wounded Paramedic Nick · 1 episode
74

2000s

2005
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Donald Cerrone · 1 episode
87

Other crew 1

2020s

2021
Copshop
Stunts
66

Appearances50

2020s

2022
UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
Self
2021
Fury Pro Grappling 3
Self
UFC on ESPN 24: Rodriguez vs. Waterson
Self
2020
Submission Underground 19
Self
UFC Fight Night 178: Covington vs. Woodley
Self
UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje
Self
UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy
Self

2010s

2019
UFC Fight Night 158: Cerrone vs. Gaethje
Self
UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes
Self
UFC Fight Night 151: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
Self
UFC Fight Night 143: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw
Self
2018
UFC Fight Night 139: Korean Zombie vs Rodriguez
Self
UFC Fight Night 132: Cowboy vs. Edwards
Self
UFC Fight Night 126: Cowboy vs. Medeiros
Self
2017
UFC Fight Night 118: Cerrone vs. Till
Self
UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2
Self
UFC on Fox 23: Shevchenko vs. Peña
Self
2016
UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis
Self
UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2
Self
UFC Fight Night 89: MacDonald vs. Thompson
Self
UFC Fight Night 83: Cowboy vs. Cowboy
Self
2015
UFC on Fox 17: Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2
Self
Mask
Self
UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier
Self
UFC Fight Night 59: McGregor vs. Siver
Self
UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier
Self
2014
UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso
Self
UFC Fight Night 45: Cerrone vs. Miller
Self
UFC on Fox 11: Werdum vs. Browne
Self
UFC on Fox 10: Henderson vs. Thomson
Self
2013
UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks
Self
UFC Fight Night 27: Condit vs. Kampmann 2
Self
UFC 160: Velasquez vs Bigfoot 2
Self
UFC on Fox 6: Johnson vs. Dodson
Self
2012
UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II
Self
UFC on Fuel TV 3: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier
Self
2011
UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem
Self
UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz
Self
UFC on Versus 5: Hardy vs. Lytle
Self
UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin
Self
UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort
Self
2010
WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis
Self
WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan
Self
WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber
Self

2000s

2009
WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff
Self
WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson
Self
WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber 2
Self
WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone
Self
2008
WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown
Self
2007
WEC 30: McCullough vs. Crunkilton
Self