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.

Known For

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Cobra Kai

Magnum P.I.

The Terminal List

Mythic Quest

The Night Shift

The Equalizer 2

Prisoner of War

All Movies (71)

• Winter: Battleground2026 · as Winter
• Prisoner of War2025 · as Captain Collins
• Americana2025 · as Sheriff Cole Pickering
• Kill Me Again2025 · as Officer Smith
• Place of Bones2024 · as Minor Wilson
• Lights Out2024 · as Carter
• Outlaw Johnny Black2023 · as Crackshot Bob
• Mojave Diamonds2023 · as Roy Mason
• 3 Days in Malay2023 · as James
• The Weapon2023 · as Marshall Railey
• Project Legion2022 · as Greg
• Terror on the Prairie2022 · as Jeb
• El Paso 11:552022 · as Bob
• UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier2022 · as Self
• The Commando2022 · as Ray
• Fury Pro Grappling 32021 · as Self
• Combat Jiu Jitsu Worlds 2021: The Featherweights2021
• UFC on ESPN 24: Rodriguez vs. Waterson2021 · as Self
• Submission Underground 192020 · as Self
• Embattled2020 · as Autograph Jack
• UFC Fight Night 178: Covington vs. Woodley2020 · as Self
• Puppy Love2020 · as Danny
• UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje2020 · as Self
• Spenser Confidential2020 · as 'Big Boy'
• UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy2020 · as Self
• UFC Fight Night 158: Cerrone vs. Gaethje2019 · as Self
• UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes2019 · as Self
• UFC Fight Night 151: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy2019 · as Self
• UFC Fight Night 143: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw2019 · as Self
• UFC Fight Night 139: Korean Zombie vs Rodriguez2018 · as Self
• The Equalizer 22018 · as Belgian Backpacker
• UFC Fight Night 132: Cowboy vs. Edwards2018 · as Self
• UFC Fight Night 126: Cowboy vs. Medeiros2018 · as Self
• UFC Fight Night 118: Cerrone vs. Till2017 · as Self
• UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 22017 · as Self
• UFC on Fox 23: Shevchenko vs. Peña2017 · as Self
• UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis2016 · as Self
• UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 22016 · as Self
• UFC Fight Night 89: MacDonald vs. Thompson2016 · as Self
• UFC Fight Night 83: Cowboy vs. Cowboy2016 · as Self
• UFC on Fox 17: Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 22015 · as Self
• Mask2015 · as Self
• UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier2015 · as Self
• UFC Fight Night 59: McGregor vs. Siver2015 · as Self
• UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier2015 · as Self
• UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso2014 · as Self
• UFC Fight Night 45: Cerrone vs. Miller2014 · as Self
• UFC on Fox 11: Werdum vs. Browne2014 · as Self
• UFC on Fox 10: Henderson vs. Thomson2014 · as Self
• UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks2013 · as Self
• UFC Fight Night 27: Condit vs. Kampmann 22013 · as Self
• UFC 160: Velasquez vs Bigfoot 22013 · as Self
• UFC on Fox 6: Johnson vs. Dodson2013 · as Self
• UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II2012 · as Self
• UFC on Fuel TV 3: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier2012 · as Self
• UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem2011 · as Self
• UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz2011 · as Self
• UFC on Versus 5: Hardy vs. Lytle2011 · as Self
• UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin2011 · as Self
• UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort2011 · as Self
• WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis2010 · as Self
• WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan2010 · as Self
• WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber2010 · as Self
• WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff2009 · as Self
• WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson2009 · as Self
• WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber 22009 · as Self
• WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone2009 · as Self
• WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown2008 · as Self
• WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver2008 · as Self
• WEC 30: McCullough vs. Crunkilton2007 · as Self
• Spenser Confidential 2— · as Big Boy

All TV Shows (7)

• The Terminal List2022 · as Tomahawk Guard
• Mythic Quest2020 · as Donald Cerrone
• Magnum P.I.2018 · as Reese
• Cobra Kai2018 · as MMA Fighter
• Dana White: Lookin' for a Fight2015
• The Night Shift2014 · as Wounded Paramedic Nick
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia2005 · as Donald Cerrone