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Jared Christopher Cannonier is a North American mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter born on March 3, 1984; he is currently 37 years old, who competes in the middleweight division in the UFC. Now, according to the official UFC ranking worldwide in his category, Cannonier is ranked # 6.
Cannonier began his career within the octagons of mixed martial arts in 2011, where he won his first two fights by knockout. Then, in June of the same year, he made his professional debut in Alaska. He had almost no fights during those 5 years, in which he accumulated a 7-0 record.
Jared currently has a professional record of 13 wins and 5 losses. Cannonier’s victories are 9 by knockout, 2 by submission, and 2 by decision. And his losses come from 2 by knockout and 3 by decision.
Jared seemed to have been in excellent shape and that, at this point in his career, now 37 years old, he could have a long winning streak that would allow him to think about a victorious retirement, but, after 3 consecutive victories, Cannonier lost his last fight against Robert Whittaker by unanimous decision at UFC 254 on October 24, 2020.
UFC Profile – Jared Cannonier “The Killa Gorilla” – Top 4 fights
- Jared Cannonier vs. Cyril Asker
April 10, 2016, was a crucial day for Cannonier as he had just lost his first professional fight and faced the Frenchman Cyril Asker at UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. Dos Santos. In this fight, Cannonier managed to defeat the Frenchman by knockout at minute 2:44 of the first round, thanks to an incredible combination of punches and elbows.
- Jared Cannonier vs. Ion Cutelaba
In 2016, Cannonier accepted the challenge to debut in the light heavyweight category and faced Ion Cutelaba. In this fight, the change of division seemed to affect him a little, but, in the same way, he managed to take the victory by unanimous decision after the 3 rounds contested.
- Jared Cannonier vs. David Branch
In 2018, at the UFC 230 event, Jared had been defeated in his two previous fights against Jan Blachowicz and Dominick Reyes, so this fight against David Branch would be essential to know the state he is in Cannonier found, as well as being his middleweight debut. This fight was epic for Jared; after an intense first round, in which blows were distributed between them, Cannonier achieved a spectacular combination to leave Branch lying on the canvas at minute 0:39 of the second round.
- Jared Cannonier vs. Jack Hermansson
Cannonier’s last victory dates back to September 28, 2019, when he faced Swede Jack Hermansson in the main event of the UFC Fight Night event: Hermansson vs. Cannonier. In this fight, Jared achieved an impressive victory by knockout, after a perfect combination of punches in the 0:27 minute of the second round.
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