Cody Garbrandt

Early Life and Career

Cody Garbrandt was born and raised by his mother in Uhrichsville, Ohio. He and his older brother Zach began boxing at a young age with their uncle, but their mother was concerned about the sport's potential damage to their health and encouraged them to focus on wrestling instead. Garbrandt became a state wrestling champion in his freshman year of high school and also played football. After high school, he pursued amateur boxing and amassed a 32-0 record. Despite receiving offers from NCAA Division I schools for wrestling, Garbrandt dropped out of college to pursue boxing. He later sold drugs, worked as a bouncer, and trained as a coal miner before committing to his amateur MMA career.

Cody Garbrandt began his MMA career as an amateur in 2009, with a record of 6-2, before making his professional debut in 2012. He has a professional record of 12-5, with ten of his opponents being finished via strikes. In 2014, after moving from Ohio to California to train at Team Alpha Male, he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) following a first-round finish of Charles Sanford.

Cody Garbrandt’s Career in UFC

Garbrandt made his UFC debut on January 3, 2015, at UFC 182, against Marcus Brimage, whom he defeated via TKO in the third round. He then fought and defeated Henry Briones by unanimous decision on July 11, 2015, at UFC 189. Garbrandt's fight against John Lineker on February 21, 2016, was canceled due to Lineker contracting Dengue Fever. Instead, he fought Augusto Mendes and won by TKO in the first round. Garbrandt then fought Thomas Almeida on May 29, 2016, winning via knockout in the first round, earning a Performance of the Night bonus. Garbrandt fought and defeated Takeya Mizugaki at UFC 202, via TKO in the first round.

Garbrandt fought and won against Dominick Cruz at UFC 207 on December 30, 2016, becoming the UFC Bantamweight champion. He was then scheduled to fight T.J. Dillashaw at UFC 213 in July 2017 but had to withdraw due to a back injury. They eventually fought at UFC 217 on November 4, 2017, with Dillashaw winning by technical knockout, taking the title from Garbrandt. Garbrandt and Dillashaw fought again at UFC 227 on August 4, 2018, with Garbrandt losing by knockout in the first round.

Cody Garbrandt returned to the octagon on March 2, 2019, in a match against Pedro Munhoz at UFC 235, where he was knocked out in the first round. He was then scheduled to face Raphael Assunção on March 28, 2020, but withdrew from the fight due to kidney problems. They eventually fought each other on June 6, 2020, at UFC 250, with Garbrandt winning via a second-round knockout.

After that, he intended to move down to the flyweight division to face Deiveson Figueiredo for the UFC flyweight championship at UFC 255, but had to pull out of the fight due to testing positive for COVID-19, thrombosis, brain fog, and pneumonia. Garbrandt returned to bantamweight and faced Rob Font on May 22, 2021, in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt, where he lost via unanimous decision.

Garbrandt fought Kai Kara-France on December 11, 2021 at UFC 269 in his flyweight debut. However, he was defeated via TKO in the first round.

Garbrandt's fight against Rani Yahya was initially scheduled for July 9, 2022, but Yahya had to pull out due to a neck injury. The fight was rescheduled for October 1, 2022, but Yahya withdrew again for unknown reasons. During this time, Garbrandt also suffered a training injury, which caused him to pull out of the card. Garbrandt was then scheduled to face Julio Arce on March 4, 2023, but Arce had to withdraw due to a knee injury. Trevin Jones replaced Arce as Garbrandt's opponent for UFC 285. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Cody Garbrandt Record

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location
Win	13-5	Trevin Jones	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 285	March 5, 2023	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss	12–5	Kai Kara-France	TKO (punches)	UFC 269	December 11, 2021	1	3:21	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss	12–4	Rob Font	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt	May 22, 2021	5	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	12–3	Raphael Assunção	KO (punch)	UFC 250	June 6, 2020	2	4:59	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss	11–3	Pedro Munhoz	TKO (punches)	UFC 235	March 2, 2019	1	4:51	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss	11–2	T.J. Dillashaw	KO (knee and punches)	UFC 227	August 4, 2018	1	4:10	Los Angeles, California, United States
Loss	11–1	T.J. Dillashaw	TKO (punches)	UFC 217	November 4, 2017	2	2:41	New York City, New York, United States
Win	11–0	Dominick Cruz	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 207	December 30, 2016	5	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	10–0	Takeya Mizugaki	TKO (punches)	UFC 202	August 20, 2016	1	0:48	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	9–0	Thomas Almeida	KO (punches)	UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Garbrandt	May 29, 2016	1	2:53	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	8–0	Augusto Mendes	KO (punches)	UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Cowboy	February 21, 2016	1	4:18	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	7–0	Henry Briones	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 189	July 11, 2015	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	6–0	Marcus Brimage	TKO (punches)	UFC 182	January 3, 2015	3	4:50	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	5–0	Charles Stanford	TKO (punches)	NAAFS 8	October 4, 2014	1	1:37	Canton, Ohio, United States
Win	4–0	James Porter	TKO (punches)	Pinnacle FC: Pittsburgh Challenge Series 7	May 24, 2014	1	2:17	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	3–0	Dominic Mazzotta	TKO (punches)	Gladiators of the Cage 4	March 15, 2014	2	0:32	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	2–0	Shane Manley	KO (punches)	Pinnacle FC: Pittsburgh Challenge Series 5	November 27, 2013	1	3:57	Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	1–0	Charles Kessinger	TKO (punches)	Pinnacle FC: Pittsburgh Challenge Series 1	December 29, 2012	1	4:11	Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Cody Garbrandt’s Most Popular Fights

Cody Garbrandt vs. Dominick Cruz

Cody Garbrandt faced Dominick Cruz for the UFC Bantamweight Championship on December 30, 2016, at UFC 207. The fight was highly anticipated as Cruz was considered one of the greatest bantamweights of all time and Garbrandt was an up-and-coming prospect. Garbrandt won the fight by unanimous decision after knocking Cruz down twice and nearly finishing him in the fourth round. It was a dominant performance by Garbrandt and he became the new bantamweight champion, bringing an end to Cruz's reign.

Cody Garbrandt vs. Kai Kara-France

Cody Garbrandt faced Kai Kara-France in his Flyweight debut on December 11, 2021, at UFC 269. Kara-France started off the fight with heavy punches in the first round and eventually forced the referee to stop the fight, handing Garbrandt a TKO loss in the first Flyweight fight of his career.

FAQs on Cody Garbrandt

What is Cody Garbrandt's nickname?

Cody Garbrandt's nickname is "No Love".

In which weight division does Cody Garbrandt currently compete?

Cody Garbrandt currently competes in the bantamweight division in the UFC.

Has Cody Garbrandt ever competed in the flyweight division?

Yes, Cody Garbrandt made his flyweight debut on December 11, 2021, at UFC 269, against Kai Kara-France.

What was Cody Garbrandt's first loss in his professional MMA career?

Cody Garbrandt's first loss in his professional MMA career was against T.J. Dillashaw on November 4, 2017, at UFC 217.