Daniel Cormier is a retired American mixed martial artist best known as the former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight Champion. Born and raised in Louisiana, Daniel initially became interested in professional wrestling at the age of 10. Later, he took up training for the same and participated in a number of junior championships while in high school, where he won three Louisiana State Championships, among many other titles. Post his graduation from college, he embarked on a career as a freestyle wrestler, and he later participated in the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games for the USA. In freestyle wrestling, he won the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Championship and a King of the Cage Heavyweight Championship. At the UFC, he held a heavyweight championship and a light heavyweight championship, thus becoming the second fighter in the UFC history to hold two major titles in two weight classes simultaneously. During his mixed martial arts (MMA) career, he has participated in a total of 26 fights and has a fight record of 22 wins and 3 losses. Out of the wins, 10 were via straight knockouts. He retired from pro wrestling in 2020.