Ruud Vernooij
UFC DebutNickname“Destroy”
Record
Streak
L3
- Fighting out of
- The Hague, South Holland
- Born
- Netherlands
- Camp
- Shaolin Ryu
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'8" · 203 cm
Before the UFC
Ruud Vernooij makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
116-74-2
.611 win rate
Winning-record opponents
6 of 9
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
9
all opponents have records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 9 bouts · 9 promotions · wins by 3 decEMC 6 · Eagles FC · VMMA · Shaolin Ryu · Hit-FC +4
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Kasim Aras11-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:49 | EMC 6 | May 15, 2021 |
| L | Rizvan Kuniev13-3-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Eagles FC | Feb 15, 2020 |
| L | Tassilo Lahr16-7-1 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | VMMA | Apr 28, 2017 |
| W | Decision | — | R3 | 5:00 | Shaolin Ryu | Nov 27, 2016 | |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:01 | Hit-FC | May 28, 2016 | |
| W | Nicolaj Wagner5-4 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Gastro Fight Night | Apr 2, 2016 |
| W | Dritan Barjamaj17-21 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | AFC | Dec 12, 2015 |
| L | Daniel Toledo13-11 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 3:08 | CM | Nov 14, 2015 |
| L | Dion Staring36-15 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | BOA | Sep 26, 2015 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
1-1across 2 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsShooto · FCDH
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Benedikt Lilienthal1-0 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 3:00 | Shooto | Jul 4, 2015 |
| W | Diego Sip0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:32 | FCDH | Jun 22, 2014 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.
In the news
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