Dakota Cochrane
| Dakota Cochrane | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dakota Cochrane May 1, 1986 Fairbury, Nebraska, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division |
Lightweight Welterweight |
| Reach | 72.0 in (183 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Team | Premier Combat Center |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 37 |
| Wins | 27 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| By submission | 12 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Losses | 10 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 1 |
| University | University Of Nebraska At Kearney |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Dakota Cochrane (born May 1, 1986) is a mixed martial artist from Fairbury, Nebraska. He trained out of Omaha, Nebraska at Premier Combat Center.
Cochrane competed 7 times as an amateur going undefeated. He made his pro debut in November 2009
Cochrane successfully began his professional career in late 2009 amassing a 4-0 start before his first loss to future UFC fighter TJ O'Brien in July 2010. O'Brien use his grappling to defeat Cochrane by rear naked choke early in the first round.
Cochrane bounced back from the loss bringing his record to 11-1 including a late replacement bout against former WEC champion Jamie Varner at Titan Fighting Championships 20 on September 23, 2011. The fight was taken on 4 days notice and was fought at a catch-weight of 165 lbs. Cochrane dominated the fight -both standing and on the ground- in a hard fought unanimous decision win.
Cochrane appeared in the first episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Live facing James Vick. He lost to Vick via split decision.
Cochrane then fought former NCAA wrestling standout Ramico Blackmon at RFA 1 on December 16, 2011 in Kearney, Nebraska. Cochrane lost the fight by a 3 round unanimous decision in which Blackmon used his superior wrestling to neutralize Cochrane's stand up attack.
Cochrane lost for the second straight time in the RFA when he was submitted in the first round by Cliff Wright at RFA 2 on March 30, 2012. Cochrane took down Wright early in the round, but Wright was able to reverse the position, get Cochrane's back, and subsequently choke Cochrane unconscious with a rear naked choke.
Cochrane next defeated former UFC lightweight title contender Joe Stevenson in the main event of RFA 3 on June 30, 2012. After outstriking and outgrappling an out of shape Stevenson, Cochrane was able to sink in a rear naked choke to force the tap 64 seconds into the second round.
Cochrane won his second straight RFA fight at RFA 4 with a dominant victory over Derrick Burnsed. After escaping several submission attempts from Burnsed early on, Cochrane was able to latch on to a fight ending armbar late in the first round.
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