Cody Marcus Brian Durden was born on March 29,1991 and is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
26 Facts About Cody Durden
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Cody Durden won his first four professional fights, then suffered back-to-back defeats to Jared Scoggins and Ryan Hollis.
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Cody Durden would go on to win the next 7 bouts, all via stoppage, winning the VF Bantamweight Championship in the process.
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However, Cody Durden was prevented from competing after being diagnosed with conjunctivitis, and the bout was postponed to take place on December 19,2020, at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Neal.
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Cody Durden lost the bout via flying triangle choke in the first round.
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Cody Durden faced Aori Qileng on November 20,2021, at UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs Tate.
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Cody Durden faced Muhammad Mokaev on March 19,2022, at UFC Fight Night 204.
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Cody Durden lost the fight via guillotine choke in round one.
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Cody Durden faced JP Buys on June 25,2022, at UFC on ESPN 38.
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Cody Durden won the fight via technical knockout in the first round.
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Cody Durden was expected to face Kleydson Rodrigues on October 29,2022, at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs Allen.
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Cody Durden faced Charles Johnson on April 29,2023, at UFC on ESPN: Song vs Simon.
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Cody Durden was scheduled to face Bruno Gustavo da Silva on September 23,2023, at UFC Fight Night 228.
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However, the bout was canceled as Cody Durden instead faced Jake Hadley at UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs Font on August 5,2023 as a result of Hadley's original opponent, Tagir Ulanbekov, being unable to compete.
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Cody Durden faced Tagir Ulanbekov on December 16,2023, at UFC 296.
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Cody Durden lost the fight via a face crank submission in the second round.
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Cody Durden was scheduled to face Carlos Hernandez on June 29,2024, at UFC 303.
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However, Cody Durden was pulled from the event for unknown reasons and was replaced by Rei Tsuruya.
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Later in an interview, Cody Durden said in an interview that the reason for withdrawal was an issue with a banned substance from a possibly contaminated supplement, from which he was exonerated.
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Cody Durden ended up facing Bruno Gustavo da Silva and on July 20,2024, at UFC on ESPN 60.
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Cody Durden lost the fight by technical knockout in the second round.
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On under a week's notice and replacing an injured Alessandro Costa, Cody Durden faced Matt Schnell in a bantamweight bout on September 7,2024 at UFC Fight Night 242.
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Cody Durden won the fight via an anaconda choke submission in the second round.
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Cody Durden faced Joshua Van on December 7,2024 at UFC 310.
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Cody Durden was scheduled to face Jose Ochoa on June 14,2025 at UFC on ESPN 69.
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Cody Durden has a son was born on 2011 and from a previous relationship and is a stepfather for his current wife's daughter.