This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Donald Cerrone Celebrates No. 40

Donald Cerrone never captured a major mixed martial arts championship, but he made certain history would remember him.

“Cowboy”—who turns 40 on March 29—adopted a wherever-whenever-whoever approach that made him one of the most prolific competitors to ever grace the Ultimate Fighting Championship stage. Cerrone ranks second on the promotion’s all-time list in wins with 23 and third in appearances with 38. After two failed attempts to strike World Extreme Cagefighting gold, he fought for the UFC lightweight crown in December 2015, suffering a 66-second technical knockout loss to Rafael dos Anjos. Cerrone retired at UFC 276, where he submitted to a second-round guillotine choke from Jim Miller on July 2. He closed out his career with a 36-17 record, with 27 of those 36 victories resulting in finishes.

Others in MMA celebrating a birthday during the month of March:

MARCH 1

Taisuke Okuno, 46
Danielle West, 46
Anthony Njokuani, 43
Dominique Robinson, 41
John Howard, 40
Lijiburen Wu, 33
Zabit Magomedsharipov, 32
Thanh Vu, 31
Aspen Ladd, 28
Sage Northcutt, 27

MARCH 2

Soichi Nishida, 56
Kito Andrews, 45
Heath Herring, 45
Ray Rodriguez, 36
Willian Hoffmann, 34
Lorenzo Hood, 34
Jeff Roman, 34
Hunter Azure, 31
Joel Alvarez, 30
Brandon Laroco, 28

MARCH 3

Rodrigo Goiana de Lima, 1991-2019
Mark Hall, 62
Herschel Walker, 61
Bob Schrijber, 58
Kevin Burns, 43
Rob Broughton, 40
Augusto Mendes, 40
Renato Velame, 40
Richard White, 36
Gabriel Souza, 26

MARCH 4

Jordan Radev, 47
Abe Wagner, 43
Josh Emmett, 38
Rodrigo Almeida, 37
Roque Martinez, 37
Talita Bernardo, 36