Jared Cannonier

Jared Cannonier

Jared Christopher Cannonier is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently fights in the Middleweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Cannonier began his amateur mixed martial arts career in early 2011, winning his first two fights by knockout. In June 2011, he made his professional MMA debut in Alaska.

About Jared Cannonier in brief

Summary Jared CannonierJared Christopher Cannonier is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently fights in the Middleweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of October 26, 2020, he is #3 in the UFC middleweight rankings. Cannonier began his amateur mixed martial arts career in early 2011, winning his first two fights by knockout. In June 2011, he made his professional MMA debut in Alaska.

He fought sporadically over the next five years, amassing a record of 7-0. In October 2014, it was announced that Cannonier had signed with the UFC. In his debut he faced Shawn Jordan in a Heavyweight bout at UFC 182 on January 3, 2014. After an 18-month long layoff, Cannonier returned to face Cyril Asker on April 10, 2016 at UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos.