Daniel Cormier defeated Josh Barnett by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Heavyweight title main event of Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier, held Friday, May 18, 2012 at SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose. The judges scored it 50-45, 49-46, 50-45, Daniel Cormier won the decision.
Josh Barnett vs Daniel Cormier
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
All 6 media scorecards
- Jordan Breen · Sherdog.com50-45Cormier
- TJ DeSantis · Sherdog.com50-45Cormier
- Chris Nelson · Sherdog.com50-45Cormier
- MMAJunkie.com50-45Cormier
- MMAWeekly.com50-45Cormier
- Dave Doyle · MMAFighting.com49-46Cormier
Fan Scorecards
41 fan scorecards submitted
Insights
- Josh Barnett's last two losses were both stopped early.
Style & credentials
No background on record
Camp · UWF-USA · United StatesNo background on record
Camp · AKA (American Kickboxing Academy) · United StatesSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
1 early stoppage has no logged time
2 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
- WUFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs Barnett · Sep 3, 2016Submission · R3 · 2:53 · Heavyweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson · Sep 28, 2015Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- W
- L
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- W
- WNandor GuelminoStrikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine · Jan 11, 2013Submission · R1 · 2:11 · Heavyweight
- LStrikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier · May 18, 2012Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- WStrikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov · Sep 10, 2011Submission · R1 · 4:28 · Heavyweight
- W
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- W
- W
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- LPRIDE: Shockwave 2006 · Dec 31, 2006Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- W
- W
- L
- W
- WPRIDE: Total Elimination Absolute · May 5, 2006Submission · R2 · 1:57 · Openweight
- W
- L
- L
- WRene RoozeK-1: Romanex 2004 · May 22, 2004TKO · R1 · 2:15 · Heavyweight
- W
- WKazuo TakahashiNJPW: Ultimate Crush 2 · Oct 13, 2003Submission · R2 · 2:52 · Heavyweight
- W
- WJimmy AmbrizNJPW: Ultimate Crush 1 · May 2, 2003TKO · R1 · 3:05 · Heavyweight
- W
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- W
- L
- W
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- WJohn MarshSuperbrawl 13 · Sep 7, 1999Submission · R1 · 4:23 · Heavyweight
- WJuha TuhkasaariSuperbrawl 13 · Sep 7, 1999Submission · R1 · 3:32 · Heavyweight
- WTrevor HowardUFCF: Night Of Champions 2 · Sep 19, 1998Submission · Heavyweight
- WBob GilstrapUFCF: Night Of Champions 1 · Mar 14, 1998Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
- WChris MunsenUFCF: Road To The Championships 2 · Sep 6, 1997TKO · R1 · 3:00 · Heavyweight
- WBob GilstrapUFCF: Road To The Championships 1 · Jul 7, 1997Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
- WChris CharnosUFCF: Clash Of The Titans · Jan 11, 1997Submission · R1 · 2:41 · Heavyweight
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- NC
- WUFC 210: Cormier vs Johnson 2 · Apr 8, 2017Submission · R2 · 3:37 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC 200: Tate vs Nunes · Jul 9, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
- WUFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos III · Oct 19, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- WUFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez · Apr 20, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- WDion StaringStrikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine · Jan 11, 2013TKO · R2 · 4:02 · Heavyweight
- WStrikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier · May 18, 2012Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- W
- WStrikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum · Jun 17, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- W
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- WJason RileyStrikeforce: Houston · Aug 20, 2010TKO · R1 · 1:02 · Heavyweight
- W
- WLucas BrowneAustralia Regional · Jul 31, 2010TKO
- WJohn DevineStrikeforce: Challengers 7 · Mar 25, 2010TKO · R1 · 1:19 · Heavyweight
- WGary FrazierStrikeforce: Challengers 3 · Sep 24, 2009TKO · R2 · 3:39 · Heavyweight
Frequently asked questions
Who won Josh Barnett vs Daniel Cormier?
Daniel Cormier defeated Josh Barnett by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Heavyweight title main event of Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier, held Friday, May 18, 2012 at SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose. The judges scored it 50-45, 49-46, 50-45, Daniel Cormier won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Josh Barnett vs Daniel Cormier?
The judges scored it 50-45, 49-46, 50-45, Daniel Cormier won the decision.
Was Josh Barnett vs Daniel Cormier a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 80% of 41 fan cards scored it for Daniel Cormier; 100% of 6 media scores picked Daniel Cormier.