Jared Cannonier “The Killa Gorilla”

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 Cannoniers 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 244 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 039 of the second round

• Jared Cannonier vs Jack Hermansson

Cannoniers 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 027 minute of the second round