Cody Durden

Costa landed the more consequential strikes in round one before the fight reached the mat in the second. He moved from side control to the back and completed a rear-naked choke at 2:19.

Key moments

• Costa landed the more consequential first-round strikes.
• He moved from side control to the back in round two.
• Costa completed the rear-naked choke at 2:19 of the second round.

Durden stepped in on six days' notice at bantamweight and controlled the final two rounds to earn a needed unanimous-decision win. Filho took Durden down early and threatened with a rear-naked choke in round two, but Durden dominated the third as Filho gassed. Scorecards read 30–27, 30–27, 29–28.

Key moments

• Durden charged aggressively from the opening bell, pressing Filho into heavy first-round grappling exchanges
• Filho landed an upkick to Durden's eye in round two, forcing a brief stoppage, then threatened with a rear-naked choke late
• Durden seized control in round three, smothering a fatigued Filho and denying any comeback attempt to seal the victory
• Win snapped a four-fight losing skid and kept Durden employed; judges scored 30–27, 30–27, 29–28

Tumendemberel controlled all three rounds with consistent takedowns and ground-and-pound, handing Durden his fourth consecutive loss. Durden hunted submissions throughout — trying an armbar, kneebar, and triangle — but Tumendemberel's strength and escape work proved decisive. All three judges scored 30–27 or 29–28 for Tumendemberel.

Key moments

• Tumendemberel reversed Durden's early shot in round one and slammed him to the mat, establishing the dominant pattern for the night
• Durden attempted an armbar in round one and a kneebar in round two, showing active submission hunting that failed to threaten Tumendemberel
• In round three Durden took Tumendemberel's back and attacked with a triangle, but Tumendemberel powered free each time and maintained top control
• Unanimous-decision loss extended Durden's skid to four straight defeats

Durden stepped in as a short-notice replacement and hurt Nascimento twice in the second round, but a desperate takedown attempt let Nascimento lock in an anaconda choke that forced a tap at 3:13. The loss came just days after Durden signed a new four-fight contract, extending his losing streak to three straight.

Key moments

• Durden rocked Nascimento with a left-right combination early in round two, then followed with a hard straight right
• Marching forward after the knockdown attempt, Durden shot a takedown directly into Nascimento's waiting arm-trap
• Nascimento cinched the anaconda choke, rolled with Durden, and extracted the tap at 3:13 of round two
• Loss came days after Durden re-signed, making it his third consecutive defeat

Fighting in front of a home-state crowd at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Durden was stopped just 11 seconds into round two. He had taken Ochoa down late in the first, but the second round started with Ochoa landing a hard right that rocked Durden, followed by a massive left hand that put him on the canvas and ended the fight instantly.

Key moments

• Durden carried a first-round takedown and body control late, appearing competitive heading into the second
• Ochoa stormed out at the start of round two and connected with a sharp right hand that immediately hurt Durden
• A big left hand dropped Durden along the cage; the referee waved it off at just 11 seconds to silence the hometown crowd
• Ochoa's knockout in front of Durden's home-state fans marked Durden's second consecutive stoppage loss

Van outworked Durden over three rounds at T-Mobile Arena, landing 140 significant strikes and wobbling him with a right hand in round one and a head kick in round two. Durden kept throwing and answered back with overhand counters throughout, but the volume and accuracy differential was too wide for the judges. Van won by unanimous decision.

Key moments

• Durden scored a takedown in round one and sat Van against the cage briefly, but Van scrambled free and landed a huge right hand that wobbled Durden late in the frame
• Van opened round two with wide hooks and stunned Durden with a well-timed head kick; Durden's face was swollen and bloody by the midpoint
• Durden showed durability by continuing to throw overhand counters throughout, keeping Van honest even while losing the scorecards
• Van's unanimous decision win moved him into the upper tier of the flyweight division

Stepping in at bantamweight on four days' notice, Durden turned a Schnell takedown attempt into a slick anaconda choke and forced the tap 29 seconds into the second. Schnell retired in the cage immediately afterward, and the finish earned Durden a Performance of the Night bonus.

Key moments

• Countered a Schnell takedown by rolling into an anaconda choke for the tap at 0:29 of round two
• Took the fight on four days' notice up at bantamweight
• Schnell retired in the Octagon afterward; the finish earned Performance of the Night

Durden was the sharper, more well-rounded fighter early and opened the second with a takedown — then it turned on a single punch. Silva landed a brutal uppercut that knocked Durden's mouthpiece into the fence and swarmed with ground-and-pound for the comeback stoppage.

Key moments

• Durden controlled the early going and opened round two with a takedown
• A Silva uppercut knocked Durden's mouthpiece loose and badly hurt him
• Silva swarmed with ground-and-pound for the TKO and took Performance of the Night

A grappling-heavy loss full of scrambles and near-finishes. Durden defended a barrage of submission attempts, but late in the second he was dragged down during a rear-naked choke attempt that turned into a face crank, and he tapped at 4:25.

Key moments

• A scramble-heavy fight with submission attempts flying both ways
• Late in round two a rear-naked choke attempt along the fence became a face crank
• Durden tapped at 4:25 of the second

A landslide — 30-27 on all three cards. Durden's right hands and an elbow opened a nasty cut over Hadley's eye, and his takedowns and top control did the rest. Hadley's best moment was a late first-round guillotine that Durden survived.

Key moments

• Heavy right hands and an elbow opened a bad cut above Hadley's eye
• Takedowns and ground-and-pound controlled the fight
• Survived a Hadley guillotine in the final seconds of round one; won 30-27 across the board

Durden's wrestling overrode Johnson's striking — repeated takedowns and back-takes carried all three rounds on every card. The two had pre-fight friction but squashed it with a handshake and embrace afterward.

Key moments

• Repeated takedowns and back-takes neutralized Johnson's striking
• Every judge gave Durden all three rounds
• Pre-fight beef settled with a post-fight handshake and embrace

Mota, the LFA flyweight champion, took the fight on four days' notice and had few answers off his back. Durden's ground game carried most of the fight to a unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).

Key moments

• Mota stepped in on four days' notice as LFA flyweight champion
• Durden's wrestling and top control dominated the grappling
• Cards read 30-27, 29-28, 29-28

Durden overwhelmed Buys from the opening bell, teeing off with punches for a first-round TKO just over a minute in.

Key moments

• Swarmed early and finished with punches at 1:08 of round one
• Cody Durden recorded a win over JP Buys.
• The official method is listed as TKO (punches) · R1 1:08.

On Muhammad Mokaev's hyped UFC debut, Durden was caught cold — a perfectly timed switch knee dropped him, and Mokaev jumped on a guillotine, riding to side control and squeezing until Durden tapped in under a minute.

Key moments

• A Mokaev switch knee dropped Durden early
• Mokaev latched a guillotine and tightened it moving to side control
• Durden tapped at 0:58 of round one

A gritty, competitive decision — 29-28 across the board — with both men chasing their first UFC win. Durden did enough on the cards to get the nod.

Key moments

• A close, grinding fight between two men seeking a first UFC victory
• All three judges scored it 29-28 for Durden
• Cody Durden recorded a win over Aori Qileng.

On Jimmy Flick's Octagon debut, Durden was getting the better of the striking — until Flick leapt into a flying triangle and forced the tap at 3:18 of the first. The bout had been pushed back two weeks earlier when Durden was diagnosed with conjunctivitis.

Key moments

• Durden was winning the striking exchanges early
• Flick jumped into a flying triangle for the first-round finish
• Cody Durden took a loss against Jimmy Flick.

Durden's UFC debut — on six days' notice, his second fight in two weeks, moving up in weight — ended in a rare unanimous draw. He banked a 10-8 first round on all three cards with an early takedown and control; Gutiérrez surged to take the last two rounds, but not by enough to break the deadlock. It stands as the first unanimous draw in UFC history without a point deduction.

Key moments

• An early takedown and control earned a 10-8 first round on all three cards
• Gutiérrez rallied to win the last two rounds, leaving it level at 28-28
• The first deduction-free unanimous draw in UFC history — in his short-notice debut

Durden stayed active just two weeks before his UFC debut and smashed John Sweeney in the opening round at NFC 125. Fighting on the main card in Conyers, he forced a punch-stoppage at 1:20 and kept his regional momentum rolling despite coming in as the underdog.

Key moments

• The fight took place at NFC 125 in Conyers, Georgia, just before his UFC call-up
• Durden closed distance quickly and finished Sweeney with punches at 1:20 of round one
• The fast regional win set up the short-notice UFC debut that followed later that month

Durden defended home turf in Atlanta by taking Varon Webb's back and forcing a first-round rear-naked choke at NFC 124. The win came in the main event and pushed his pro record to 10-3 before the summer run that led into the UFC.

Key moments

• Durden headlined NFC 124 in Atlanta against a veteran opponent
• He worked his way to the back and finished the rear-naked choke at 3:17 of round one
• The submission win kept his regional climb moving with another decisive finish

Durden captured the Valor Fighting Challenge bantamweight title here, finishing Miley with strikes in the second round.

Key moments

• Won the Valor FC bantamweight title with a second-round TKO
• Cody Durden recorded a win over Dre Miley.
• The official method is listed as TKO (punches) · R2 4:37.

Durden needed less than a minute to dispose of Jeremy Rogers at Valor Fighting Challenge 59. He snatched an armbar 59 seconds into the opening round in Kodak, continuing a spring stretch where he stacked quick finishes and stayed busy across multiple promotions.

Key moments

• The bout landed on the Valor Fighting Challenge 59 main card in Kodak, Tennessee
• Durden secured the armbar only 59 seconds into the first round
• The win reinforced the finishing surge that helped carry him toward a later title shot

Durden's bout with Dylan Schulte ended almost immediately when he scored a slam stoppage 30 seconds into round one at Sparta Combat League: Army vs. Marines 10. It was one of the quickest finishes of his career and another emphatic regional win in 2019.

Key moments

• Durden fought Schulte on the SCL: Army vs. Marines 10 card in Loveland, Colorado
• The finish came just 30 seconds into the opening round via a slam-induced stoppage
• The abrupt TKO added another explosive result to Durden's 2019 regional schedule

Durden ran the Todd Monroe matchup back and needed almost the full fifteen minutes this time, finally forcing an armbar tap with four seconds left in round three at 864 FC 9. The late finish showed he could still find a submission after a drawn-out fight instead of relying only on early offense.

Key moments

• The rematch with Monroe came on the 864 FC card in Duluth, Georgia
• Durden controlled the fight deep into the final frame before locking up the armbar at 4:56 of round three
• Finishing with seconds left gave him a different answer to the same opponent he had already stopped earlier in 2018

In the first Todd Monroe meeting, Durden handled business with a first-round punch stoppage at 864 FC 5. The fight ended at 3:15 of the opening round and gave him a rebound win after the Ryan Hollis loss earlier that year.

Key moments

• The first Monroe fight took place on an 864 FC card in Greenville, South Carolina
• Durden poured on strikes until the referee stopped it at 3:15 of round one
• The result reset his momentum after suffering a submission loss in his previous outing

Durden's early 2018 setback came when veteran Ryan Hollis dragged him into a second-round grappling finish at 864 FC 3. Booked at a 127-pound catchweight in Greenville, Durden was submitted by rear-naked choke at 3:39 of round two and fell to 4-1 as a pro.

Key moments

• The bout was contested at a 127-pound catchweight on the 864 FC main card
• Hollis weathered Durden's early pressure and turned the fight into a longer grappling exchange
• The rear-naked choke at 3:39 of round two handed Durden one of his first key regional losses

Durden came up short in an NFC flyweight title fight against Jared Scoggins, losing a unanimous decision over three rounds at NFC 97. The main-event loss halted his early 4-0 run and showed the gap between his fast start and the tougher regional title level.

Key moments

• The fight headlined NFC 97 in Duluth with the promotion's flyweight belt on the line
• Durden was pushed through all three rounds by the unbeaten Scoggins
• All three judges sided with Scoggins, handing Durden the first loss of his professional career

Durden won the NFC 92 main event in a hurry, catching Dave Morgan in a guillotine just 39 seconds into the opening round. The quick finish moved him to 4-0 and gave him the kind of emphatic regional result that helped earn later main-event opportunities.

Key moments

• The fight served as the main event at NFC 92 in Kennesaw, Georgia
• Durden jumped on the guillotine almost immediately and got the tap at 0:39 of round one
• The rapid submission kept his unbeaten start intact and accelerated his move toward title-level regional fights

Durden showed he could handle a full fifteen minutes early in his career, outpointing Devante Sewell by unanimous decision at NFC 88. The co-main event win in Atlanta moved him to 2-0 as a pro and balanced the quick finishes on either side of it.

Key moments

• The matchup came in the NFC 88 co-main event in Atlanta
• Durden stayed composed across three full rounds rather than chasing an early finish
• The unanimous decision improved him to 2-0 and added a different kind of win to his young record

Durden's second professional win came in the NFC 85 main event, where he took Damarcus Holmes' back and finished a rear-naked choke after just over a minute. The result underlined how quickly his wrestling-based attack was translating to the pro ranks.

Key moments

• The fight headlined NFC 85 in Kennesaw, Georgia
• Durden worked to the back early and forced the rear-naked choke at 1:01 of round one
• The fast submission pushed his record to 2-0 with another early finish

Durden's professional debut ended with a first-round TKO of Marcus Levester at NFC 83. He overwhelmed the fellow newcomer with punches and forced the stoppage 90 seconds into the fight, announcing himself with an aggressive opening performance in Atlanta.

Key moments

• The debut took place on the NFC 83 main card at Center Stage in Atlanta
• Durden came out fast and finished Levester with punches at 1:30 of round one
• The opening-night stoppage started his professional run with immediate momentum