Cody Ray Allen Garbrandt[8] (born July 7, 1991) is an American professional mixed martial artist.

[3] Garbrandt has claimed in several interviews that his drug addict father was never in the picture, spending most of his life in prison.

[9] At the ages of four and five, Cody and Zach, respectively, had already been dabbling into boxing with their uncle Robert Meese who was an Olympic alternate in the sport.

[3] At Claymont High School, Garbrandt competed in wrestling and football, winning a state championship as a freshman in 2007, by defeating Zach Neibert, 4–2,[11] and was a runner-up in 2008.

[3] After failing to claim the second state championship, Garbrandt became the NHSCA Sophomore National runner–up[13] and subsequently stopped wrestling and convinced his mother to let him start training boxing seriously.

Prior to his finish of James Porter in May 2014, he moved from Ohio to Sacramento, California to train at Team Alpha Male in an attempt to further his career.

[17] After a first-round finish of Charles Sanford in October 2014, he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the fall of 2014.

[22] Garbrandt was expected to face long-time veteran John Lineker on February 21, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 83.

[23] However, Lineker pulled out of the fight during the week, after contracting Dengue Fever, and he was replaced by Augusto Mendes.

[26] Garbrandt faced fellow undefeated prospect Thomas Almeida on May 29, 2016, headlining UFC Fight Night 88.

[32] Garbrandt won the fight by unanimous decision after knocking Cruz down twice and nearly finishing him in the fourth round.

[37] Despite knocking him down at the end of the first, Dillashaw rallied in the second round and defeated Garbrandt via technical knockout, marking his first loss in his professional career and losing the title.

[43] Garbrandt was scheduled to face Raphael Assunção as the co-main event on March 28, 2020 at UFC on ESPN 8.

[50] Garbrandt later revealed he tested positive for COVID-19 on August 29, 2020, as well as suffering from thrombosis, brain fog, and pneumonia.

[74] During Garbrandt's run with the MMA promotion Pinnacle FC, he met and began dating Danny Pimsanguan.