Dakota Galen Cochrane was born on May 1,1986 and is an American mixed martial artist who fights in the Lightweight and Welterweight divisions.
30 Facts About Dakota Cochrane
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Dakota Cochrane has competed for Bellator MMA, Resurrection Fighting Alliance, Legacy Fighting Championship, Titan Fighting Championships, and Legacy Fighting Alliance.
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Dakota Cochrane has victories over former UFC fighters Johny Hendricks and Chris Leben.
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Dakota Cochrane attended University of Nebraska at Kearney, where he was an all-league pole vaulter and relay runner.
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Dakota Cochrane appeared in the first episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Live facing James Vick.
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Dakota Cochrane then fought former NCAA wrestling standout Ramico Blackmon at RFA 1 on December 16,2011 in Kearney, Nebraska.
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Dakota Cochrane lost the fight by a 3-round unanimous decision in which Blackmon used his superior wrestling to neutralize Dakota Cochrane's stand up attack.
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Dakota 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.
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Dakota Cochrane next defeated former UFC lightweight title contender Joe Stevenson in the main event of RFA 3 on June 30,2012.
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Dakota Cochrane won his second straight RFA fight at RFA 4 with a dominant victory over Derrick Burnsed.
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Dakota Cochrane defeated Deivison Francisco Ribeiro via TKO due to elbows in the third round at RFA 6, Dakota Cochrane dominated the fight before finishing Ribeiro.
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Dakota Cochrane lost the fight by KO due to a flying knee in round 2.
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Dakota Cochrane stepped in for an injured Derek Campos to face Alexander Sarnavskiy at Bellator 128 on October 10,2014.
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Dakota Cochrane lost the fight via rear naked choke submission in the first round.
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Dakota Cochrane faced Ryan Couture at Bellator 135 on March 27,2015.
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Dakota Cochrane lost the fight via rear naked choke submission in the first round and was released from the promotion.
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Dakota Cochrane replaced Brennan Ward at World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation's inaugural event on November 9,2018.
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Dakota Cochrane defeated Johny Hendricks by technical knockout in the second round.
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Dakota Cochrane faced Tyler Vogel at BKFC 15: Shewmaker vs O'Bannon on December 11,2020.
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On September 10,2021, Dakota Cochrane lost to Mike Richman at BKFC 21 by knockout in the second round.
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Dakota Cochrane faced Josh Dyer at BKFC Fight Night: Omaha on May 13,2022 and lost by first-round knockout.
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Dakota Cochrane won his next bout against Eduardo Peralta at BKFC 33 on November 18,2022 by knockout in the fifth round.
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Dakota Cochrane knocked out Noah Cutter on May 19,2023 early in the first round at BKFC 43.
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Dakota Cochrane faced Jeremie Holloway in the co-main event of BKFC Fight Night Omaha on May 17,2024.
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Dakota Cochrane won the fight by knockout in the second round.
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Dakota Cochrane faced Will Santiago on February 1,2025 at BKFC on DAZN: Mohegan Sun.
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Dakota Cochrane won the fight by technical knockout in the third round.
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Dakota Cochrane was scheduled to face Marcus Edwards in the main event on April 18,2025 at BKFC Fight Night: Omaha.
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Dakota Cochrane participated in gay pornography films, appearing on the gay porn website Sean Cody starting around 2008 under the stage name Danny.
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Dakota Cochrane said he worked as a gay-for-pay actor and stopped participating in gay porn after his girlfriend at the time requested it.