Daniel Cormier is a multi-time champion in the UFC and is a well-renowned mixed martial artist and wrestler even before his rise to fame. In this article, we’ll take a look at Daniel Cormier’s net worth in 2021.
| Net Worth | $6 million |
| Age | 42 |
| Salary | Retired |
| Sponsors | Rebook, Monster energy, cbdMD |
| Profession | MMA Fighter |
Daniel Cormier’s Net Worth in 2021 (estimate): $6 million
Celebrity Net Worth states that Daniel Cormier’s net worth in 2021 is $6 million.
Daniel Cormier was a dominant wrestler during his high school years at Northside High School in Lafayette, Louisiana. He was a three-time Louisiana state champion and has an overall high school record of 101-9.
Aside from that, he was also an all-state football player as a linebacker during high school and he was offered a football scholarship by LSU, but he declined as he wanted to pursue wrestling.
In 1995, he won a bronze medal in the Greco-Roman Wrestling Cadet World Championships.
Cormier then attended Colby Community College in Kansas where he was a two-time junior college national champion with an overall record of 61-0. He then transferred to Oklahoma State University where he became an All-American but failed to win a gold medal in his stay at OSU.
After his collegiate career, Daniel Cormier had a successful career in Freestyle Wrestling where he represented the USA after winning the national championship from 2003 to 2008.
As a national athlete, Cormier won multiple medals in different tournaments such as the World Championships, World Cup, Pan-American Games, and Pan-American Championships.
He was also chosen to represent the United States in the 2004 and 2008 Olympic games. Unfortunately, he placed 4th in 2004 and was pulled out of the team in 2008 due to kidney failure.
After the 2008 Olympics, he decided to pursue a career in MMA and he trained with Cain Velasquez, Jon Fitch, and Josh Koscheck to improve his striking and submission skills.
Cormier then made his professional debut when he travelled to Australia as he fought for Xtreme MMA. He later won the XMMA Heavyweight Championship and the KOTC Heavyweight Championship in 2010.
He then signed with Strikeforce where he won all of his fights en route to becoming the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion.
Daniel Cormier made his UFC debut on April 20, 2013, when he fought Frank Mir at UFC on Fox 7 where he won the fight via unanimous decision. He then moved down to the light heavyweight division and earned a chance to fight for the UFC light heavyweight championship.
He then faced Jon Jones at UFC 182 for the UFC light heavyweight championship. Unfortunately, he lost the fight via unanimous decision but both fighters were awarded the Fight of the Night bonus.
Cormier was then slated to fight for the vacant light heavyweight title after Jon Jones was stripped due to felony charges from a traffic accident. He faced Anthony Johnson at UFC 187 for the title and won via submission in the third round to become the new UFC light heavyweight champion.
His first title defense was successful when he faced Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 192 as he won the back-and-forth match via split decision.
At UFC 214, Daniel Cormier’s rematch with Jon Jones to defend his title took place. Unfortunately, Jones knocked out Cormier in the third round which resulted in him losing the UFC light heavyweight championship.
A few weeks after the fight, it was revealed that Jon Jones has been flagged for a doping violation. Jones was then placed on provisional suspension and his win was changed to no-contest and the title was returned to Cormier.
Cormier then moved up to the heavyweight division to challenge Stipe Miocic for the UFC heavyweight championship at UFC 226. He won the fight via knockout in the first round making him the second fighter to hold two titles at the same time in the UFC.
He then defended the UFC heavyweight championship against Derrick Lewis at UFC 230. Cormier got the win via a rear-naked choke submission victory making him the first fighter in UFC history to successfully defend both the light heavyweight and heavyweight belts.
Stipe Miocic went for a rematch against Cormier at UFC 241 where he defeated Cormier via TKO in the fourth round. They faced each other again at UFC 252 to end the trilogy, but Cormier lost via unanimous decision and announced his retirement from the UFC.
Daniel Cormier is currently an analyst and a color commentator for the UFC.
Most recently, Cormier and YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul are involved in a beef wherein the former UFC champion has challenged Paul to an MMA fight.
One thing is for certain, Daniel Cormier will do everything to protect the legacy that he built throughout his career. So, it’s not a surprise that the competitive spirit is still burning in the veins of the former UFC champion.
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