Cody Garbrandt finds himself in exclusive company as he prepares to challenge Dominick Cruz for the undisputed bantamweight title in the UFC 207 co-main event on Dec. 30 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
His unblemished record notwithstanding, Garbrandt faces an uphill climb against Cruz. The Alliance MMA cornerstone will enter the cage on a 13-fight winning streak and has not tasted defeat in nearly a decade. Cruz overcame a series of career-threatening knee injuries to reclaim the bantamweight championship with a split decision against T.J. Dillashaw on Jan. 17 and then successfully defended it with a unanimous verdict over longtime rival Urijah Faber at UFC 199 four months later.
An updated list of undefeated fighters in the UFC:
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Record: 24-0 (8-0 UFC)Last Fight: UFC 205 | Nov. 12, 2016
Result: def. Michael Johnson -- Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 2:31 R3
Next Fight: None Scheduled
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Darren Till
Record: 13-0-1 (1-0-1 UFC)Last Fight: UFC Fight Night 76 | Oct. 24, 2015
Result: draws Nicolas Dalby -- Majority Draw
Next Fight: None Scheduled
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Record: 13-0 (7-0 UFC)Last Fight: UFC 205 | Nov. 12, 2016
Result: def. Karolina Kowalkiewicz -- Unanimous Decision
Next Fight: None Scheduled
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Brett Johns
Record: 13-0 (1-0 UFC)Last Fight: UFC Fight Night 99 | Nov. 19, 2016
Result: def. Kwan Ho Kwak -- Unanimous Decision
Next Fight: None Scheduled
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Alberto Mina
Record: 13-0 (3-0 UFC)Last Fight: UFC Fight Night 90 | July 7, 2016
Result: def. Mike Pyle -- KO (Flying Knee) 1:17 R1
Next Fight: None Scheduled
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Viviane Pereira
Record: 12-0 (1-0 UFC)Last Fight: UFC 206 | Dec. 10, 2016
Result: def. Valerie Letourneau -- Unanimous Decision
Next Fight: None Scheduled
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Mirsad Bektic
Record: 11-0 (4-0 UFC)Last Fight: UFC 204 | Oct. 8, 2016
Result: def. Russell Doane -- Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 4:22 R1
Next Fight: None Scheduled
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Martin Bravo
Record: 11-0 (1-0 UFC)Last Fight: UFC Fight Night 98 | Nov. 5, 2016
Result: def. Claudio Puelles -- TKO (Punches) 1:55 R2
Next Fight: None Scheduled
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Marc Diakiese
Record: 11-0 (2-0 UFC)Last Fight: UFC Fight Night 102 | Dec. 9, 2016
Result: def. Frankie Perez -- Unanimous Decision
Next Fight: None Scheduled
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Josh Emmett
Record: 11-0 (2-0 UFC)Last Fight: UFC on Fox 22 | Dec. 17, 2016
Result: def. Scott Holtzman -- Unanimous Decision
Next Fight: None Scheduled
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Brian Ortega
Record: 11-0 (3-0 UFC)Last Fight: UFC 199 | June 4, 2016
Result: def. Clay Guida -- KO (Knee) 4:40 R3
Next Fight: None Scheduled
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Luke Sanders
Record: 11-0 (1-0 UFC)Last Fight: UFC Fight Night 81 | Jan. 17, 2016
Result: def. Maximo Blanco -- Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 3:38 R1
Next Fight: None Scheduled
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Renato Carneiro
Record: 10-0-1 (2-0 UFC)Last Fight: UFC 198 | May 14, 2016
Result: def. Zubaira Tukhugov -- Split Decision
Next Fight: None Scheduled
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Cody Garbrandt
Record: 10-0 (5-0 UFC)Last Fight: UFC 202 | Aug. 20, 2016
Result: def. Takeya Mizugaki -- TKO (Punches) 0:48 R1
Next Fight: vs. Dominick Cruz | UFC 207 | Dec. 30, 2016
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Paul Craig
Record: 9-0 (1-0 UFC)Last Fight: UFC on Fox 22 | Dec. 17, 2016
Result: def. Luis Henrique da Silva -- Submission (Armbar) 1:59 R2
Next Fight: None Scheduled
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Alexa Grasso
Record: 9-0 (1-0 UFC)Last Fight: UFC Fight Night 98 | Nov. 5, 2016
Result: def. Heather Clark -- Unanimous Decision
Next Fight: vs. Felice Herrig | UFC Fight Night 104 | Feb. 4, 2017
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Jeremy Kennedy
Record: 9-0 (1-0 UFC)Last Fight: UFC on Fox 21 | Aug. 27, 2016
Result: def. Alessandro Ricci -- Unanimous Decision
Next Fight: None Scheduled
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Shane Burgos
Record: 8-0 (1-0 UFC)Last Fight: UFC Fight Night 102 | Dec. 9, 2016
Result: def. Tiago dos Santos e Silva -- Unanimous Decision
Next Fight: None Scheduled
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Gregor Gillespie
Record: 8-0 (1-0 UFC)Last Fight: UFC Fight Night 95 | Sept. 24, 2016
Result: def. Glaico Franca -- Unanimous Decision
Next Fight: None Scheduled
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Justin Ledet
Record: 8-0 (2-0 UFC)Last Fight: UFC Fight Night 99 | Nov. 19, 2016
Result: def. Mark Godbeer -- Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 2:16 R1
Next Fight: vs. Dmitriy Sosnovskiy | UFC Fight Night 104 | Feb. 4, 2017
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Felipe Silva
Record: 8-0 (1-0 UFC)Last Fight: UFC on Fox 21 | Aug. 27, 2016
Result: def. Shane Campbell -- TKO (Punches) 1:13 R1
Next Fight: None Scheduled
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Abdul Razak Alhassan
Record: 7-0 (1-0 UFC)Last Fight: UFC Fight Night 99 | Nov. 19, 2016
Result: def. Charlie Ward -- KO (Punch) 0:53 R1
Next Fight: None Scheduled
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Diego Rivas
Record: 7-0 (2-0 UFC)Last Fight: UFC Fight Night 82 | Feb. 6, 2016
Result: def. Noad Lahat -- KO (Flying Knee) 0:23 R2
Next Fight: None Scheduled
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Ketlen Vieira
Record: 7-0 (1-0 UFC)Last Fight: UFC Fight Night 96 | Oct. 1, 2016
Result: def. Kelly Faszholz -- Split Decision
Next Fight: None Scheduled
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Michael Graves
Record: 6-0-1 (2-0-1 UFC)Last Fight: UFC 201 | July 30, 2016
Result: draws Bojan Velickovic -- Majority Draw
Next Fight: None Scheduled
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Chris Holdsworth
Record: 6-0 (2-0 UFC)Last Fight: UFC 173 | May 24, 2014
Result: def. Chico Camus -- Unanimous Decision
Next Fight: None Scheduled
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Justine Kish
Record: 6-0 (2-0 UFC)Last Fight: UFC Fight Night 102 | Dec. 9, 2016
Result: def. Ashley Yoder -- Unanimous Decision
Next Fight: None Scheduled
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Mickey Gall
Record: 4-0 (3-0 UFC)Last Fight: UFC on Fox 22 | Dec. 17, 2016
Result: def. Sage Northcutt -- Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1:40 R2
Next Fight: None Scheduled
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Tatiana Suarez
Record: 4-0 (1-0 UFC)Last Fight: “The Ultimate Fighter 23” Finale | July 8, 2016
Result: def. Amanda Bobby Cooper -- Submission (Brabo Choke) 3:43 R1
Next Fight: None Scheduled
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Aleksandra Albu
Record: 2-0 (1-0 UFC)Last Fight: UFC Fight Night 64 | April 11, 2015
Result: def. Izabela Badurek -- Submission (Guillotine Choke) 3:34 R2
Next Fight: None Scheduled