Once the spotlight shifts to something else, a boxer is followed by a certain kind of silence. Cody Garbrandt now speaks more slowly in interviews and chooses words carefully, as if he’s had to correct a few in public.
His responses to inquiries about his personal life, particularly whether he is dating anyone, typically fall somewhere between being kind and purposefully evasive. According to all available reports, he is unmarried as of 2026. It remains to be seen if that continues to be the case.
| Bio Snapshot | Details |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Cody Ray Garbrandt |
| Nickname | “No Love” |
| Profession | Professional Mixed Martial Artist |
| Hometown | Uhrichsville, Ohio |
| Notable Title | Former UFC Bantamweight Champion (2016) |
| Ex-Wife | Danny Pimsanguan, married July 2017 |
| Child | Kai Fisher Garbrandt, born March 2018 |
| Past Relationship | Briefly dated Paige VanZant (2014–2015) |
| Divorce Announced | March 2023 |
| Current Status | Unmarried, focused on co-parenting |
| Training Camp | Formerly Team Alpha Male |
Garbrandt’s romantic life has always been intertwined with the sport. Paige VanZant existed prior to the marriage and the son. They were both rising stars, training in Sacramento’s Team Alpha Male, and for a short time in 2014 and 2015, they were discreetly dating.
Because the gym was small and there were cameras everywhere, it was the kind of relationship that MMA fans enjoyed speculating about. Even if it didn’t endure, it influenced a portion of his early career, and you can still hear its echoes in older interviews.
Danny Pimsanguan followed. They got married in July 2017, welcomed their baby Kai Fisher in March 2018, and met while he was a member of Pinnacle FC. His social media posts, which included pictures of toddlers, pumpkin farms, and family trips, appeared to be a whole different sport for a while.
He seems to have been grounded by those years in a way that the cage was unable to. Champions frequently discuss punishment, but parenting is a different kind of training, and Garbrandt appeared to embrace it. He discreetly disclosed the divorce in an interview in 2023, stating that their child was thriving and they were both pleased. It was an unusually gentle declaration from a warrior who goes by the moniker “No Love.”
Now that I’ve read it again, it feels more like the end of one chapter than the dramatic conclusion that tabloid culture typically expects. Co-parenting, respect for one another, and the rest of the standard grownup terminology that people, no matter how well-known, are forced to use in real life.
The rumors have been just that—rumors—ever since. Sometimes a picture, a message, or a hazy snapshot from an event appears on Instagram fan profiles. It hasn’t yielded any verified results. It’s hard to tell from the outside whether he’s secretly seeing someone or just opting for seclusion, and to be honest, after all these years, the silence feels well-earned.
It’s difficult to ignore how his world has changed since the night he won the bantamweight belt in 2016. The cameras followed him around back then. The highlight footage don’t fully convey how much the marriage, divorce, injuries, and efforts at a comeback have worn him down.
These days, Cody Garbrandt is a more reserved version of himself, concentrating on his son, training when his health permits, and keeping his private life more private than he formerly did. That might be the most intriguing development of all for a boxer whose reputation was built on violence.
