Anthony Johnson vs Daniel Cormier
A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.
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Anthony Johnson and Daniel Cormier met 2 times (2015, 2017). Daniel Cormier won in 2017 by submission; Daniel Cormier won in 2015 by submission.
SOURCE·Anthony Johnson (fighter) and Daniel Cormier — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026
How this head-to-head is established
- This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
- Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
- Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
- Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.
Side by side
| Anthony Johnson | Daniel Cormier | |
|---|---|---|
| 78″ (198.1 cm) | Reach | — |
| 74″ (188 cm) | Height | 71″ (180.3 cm) |
| +5.37% | Reach advantage | — |
| 23–6 | Record | 22–3 |
| 74% | Finish rate | 68% |
| 8 | Longest unbeaten run | 17 |
| 28 | Recorded bouts | 26 |
| Orthodox | Stance | — |
A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.
Common opponents
Both fought these 1. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.
| Opponent | Anthony Johnson | Daniel Cormier |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Gustafsson | W | W |
Both records, drawn
The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.
Anthony Johnson
Daniel Cormier
Where this pairing leads
The full ledger: 28 bouts, the reach placed in its cohort, and what the record does not say.
23–6 Daniel CormierThe same, from the other corner — 26 bouts and the cohort Cormier is ranked inside.
22–3 Every confirmed matchupThe other 899 pairings whose own records confirm the fight happened — not a list of fights anyone imagined.
900 BOUTS