Ryan Bader Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
W	#9Rogerio Nogueira Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head From Half Guard	R3	3:51	UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira	Nov 19, 2016
W	#12Ilir Latifi Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Knee to Head At Distance	R2	2:06	UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett	Sep 3, 2016
L	#2Anthony Johnson Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head From Back Control	R1	1:26	UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader	Jan 30, 2016
W	#5Rashad Evans Light Heavyweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson	Oct 3, 2015
W	#5Phil Davis Light Heavyweight	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs. Johnson	Jan 24, 2015
W	#10Ovince Saint Preux Light Heavyweight	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Saint Preux	Aug 16, 2014
W	#12Rafael Cavalcante Light Heavyweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 174: Johnson vs. Bagautinov	Jun 14, 2014
W	Anthony Perosh Light Heavyweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot	Dec 6, 2013
L	#2Glover Teixeira Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head In Clinch	R1	2:55	UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Bader	Sep 4, 2013
W	Vladimir Matyushenko Light Heavyweight	Submission	Guillotine Choke After Drop to Half Guard	R1	0:50	UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Dodson	Jan 26, 2013
L	Lyoto Machida Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R2	1:32	UFC on FOX: Shogun vs. Vera	Aug 4, 2012
W	Quinton Jackson Light Heavyweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson	Feb 25, 2012
W	Jason Brilz Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R1	1:17	UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson	Nov 19, 2011
L	Tito Ortiz Light Heavyweight	Submission	Guillotine Choke After Drop to Guard	R1	1:56	UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber	Jul 2, 2011
L	Jon Jones Light Heavyweight	Submission	Guillotine Choke From Half Guard	R2	4:20	UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort	Feb 5, 2011
W	Rogerio Nogueira Light Heavyweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop	Sep 25, 2010
W	Keith Jardine Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R3	2:10	UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez	Feb 20, 2010
W	Eric Schafer Light Heavyweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun	Oct 24, 2009
W	Carmelo Marrero Light Heavyweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann	Apr 1, 2009
W	Vinny MagalhaesTitle Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R1	2:18	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale	Dec 13, 2008

Outside the UFC

16-3, 1 NCacross 20 bouts · 8 promotions · wins by 8 KO · 2 sub · 6 decBellator · WFC · PFL · XCC 6 · IFO +3

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
L	Renan Ferreira13-6	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:21	PFL	Feb 24, 2024
W	Fedor Emelianenko40-7	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:30	Bellator	Feb 4, 2023
W	Cheick Kongo31-12-2	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	Bellator	May 6, 2022
W	Valentin Moldavsky15-4	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	Bellator	Jan 29, 2022
L	Corey Anderson20-6	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:51	Bellator	Oct 16, 2021
W	Lyoto Machida26-12	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	Bellator	Apr 9, 2021
L	Vadim Nemkov20-2	KO/TKO	Head Kick and Punches	R2	3:02	Bellator	Aug 21, 2020
NC	Cheick Kongo31-12-2	No Contest	Accidental Eye Poke	R1	3:52	Bellator	Sep 7, 2019
W	Fedor Emelianenko40-7	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:35	Bellator	Jan 26, 2019
W	Matt Mitrione13-9	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Bellator	Oct 12, 2018
W	Muhammed Lawal21-10	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:15	Bellator	May 12, 2018
W	Linton Vassell26-10	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	3:58	Bellator	Nov 3, 2017
W	Phil Davis25-8	Decision	Split	R5	5:00	Bellator	Jun 24, 2017
W	Buckley Acosta7-10	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R1	0:47	XCC 6	Apr 5, 2008
W	Brad Peterson4-6	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	IFO	Dec 28, 2007
W	Ulysses Cortez5-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	—	SE	Oct 27, 2007
W	Dicky Chavez4-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:41	KOTC	Sep 15, 2007
W	Tim Peacock8-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	2:50	WFC	Jun 9, 2007
W	David Baggett8-7	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	—	PG 1	May 12, 2007
W	Dave Covello0-1	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	2:21	WFC	Mar 31, 2007

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Method of victory & defeat

KO / TKO

13 wins, 6 losses

W13

L6

Submission

3 wins, 2 losses

W3

L2

Decision

15 wins, 0 losses

W15

L0

Finishes

UFC KOs

5

Above avg · 16%Light Heavyweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.35

Above avg · 0.26Light Heavyweight

UFC submissions

1

Below avg · 8%Light Heavyweight

Submission attempts / fight

0.30

Above avg · 0.26Light Heavyweight

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability (UFC; clean KOs only).

Ryan Bader

PowerChin

Knockout rate

25%

5 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

7

1.65 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

3

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

4

2.23 per 100 head

Chin gauges use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Decision behavior

Judging

5 scorecards on file

Ryan Bader

Scorecard luck

Cards have leaned their way

Won 1 of 1 coin-flip decision — the kind of close calls that have tended to fall their way. Judges have given them 2 of 2 rounds they disagreed on (100%).

Coin-flip decisions

Split + majority

1–0

Won – Lost

Swing rounds

Judges disagreed

2–0

Won – Lost

100% went their way

Unanimous4 decisions · 80%

4W

Split1 decision · 20%

1W

Majority

None

10-8 rounds

None scoredno 10-8 rounds in this fighter’s decisions

Most frequent judges

All judges →

Scorecard data ingested from MMA Decisions

Career striking

OverallB61st

43%577 / 1,332

Striking accuracy

71%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min+1.43 differential

Landed2.82

Absorbed1.39

76%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

+14%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head73%54th423
Body12%32nd71
Leg14%48th83

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

48%Standing

Standing48%278
Clinch10%59
Ground42%240

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Ryan Bader

Landed per 15

Head

C

53rd

31.0

53rd

Body

D

28th

5.2

28th

Leg

C

47th

6.1

47th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

A+

95th

13.1

95th

Body

A

84th

4.9

84th

Leg

A+

90th

2.9

90th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	31.0	423	1,127	38%
Body	5.2	71	102	70%
Leg	6.1	83	103	81%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	13.1	179	835	21%
Body	4.9	67	115	58%
Leg	2.9	39	59	66%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Grappling

Per-15-minute breakdown of takedowns, submissions, and ground control.

UFC only

Ryan Bader

44%

Takedown accuracy

81%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min+4.6 min net

On top5.6

On bottom1.0

Offense

Takedowns

A+

88th

3.4

88th

TD accuracy

B

68th

44%

68th

Sub attempts

B

69th

0.4

69th

Control

A

83rd

5.6 min

83rd

Defense

TD defense

A

70th

81%

70th

Controlled

1.0 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	46 / 104
Submission attempts	6
Control time	76:26

Defense

TDs defended	25 / 31
Control absorbed	13:24

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (205min total). Value colors reflect the per-15 rate’s percentile against the current weight class baseline; raw totals without a division reference stay neutral.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Ryan Bader

20 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 205 min

110%

R3 pace · 11 bouts

Bader builds (+16% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Bader lifts to 110% of round-1 output by round 3 (11 bouts).

Bader ▲ BUILDSOutput / min

Faded points are drawn from a single bout that reached that round, so they’re less reliable than the solid points averaged over many fights.

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Baderlanded / min

Takedown attempts

Baderattempts / min

Control time

Bader% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	5.4	3.0	1.5	0.38	29%	20
R2	5.3	2.4	1.3	0.51	34%	14
R3	7.3	3.4	1.2	0.61	51%	11
R4	6.5	1.0	1.2	1.00	62%	1
R5	4.6	0.0	1.2	1.00	40%	1

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Ryan Bader

20 resolved UFC bouts · 8 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

68/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

A+

89th

65%

89th

Win quality

A+

93rd

63%

93rd

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

2

8

2

3

2

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Top-15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Title-fight challengerBout was for a title (no other rank signal)
Contender-level8+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.55 win rate
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	2	0-2	0%
Top-5	8	6-2	75%
Top-15	1	1-0	100%
Title-fight challenger	1	1-0	100%
Contender-level	2	1-1	50%
Established	1	1-0	100%
Building	3	3-0	100%
Unproven	2	2-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
W	Rogerio Nogueira#9	Top-5	75	Nov 19, 2016
W	Ilir Latifi#12	Top-5	77	Sep 3, 2016
L	Anthony Johnson#2	Top-5	89	Jan 30, 2016
W	Rashad Evans#5	Top-5	84	Oct 3, 2015
W	Phil Davis#5	Top-5	82	Jan 24, 2015
W	Ovince Saint Preux#10	Top-5	75	Aug 16, 2014
W	Rafael Cavalcante#12	Top-15	68	Jun 14, 2014
W	Anthony Perosh	Building	18	Dec 6, 2013
L	Glover Teixeira#2	Champion	96	Sep 4, 2013
W	Vladimir Matyushenko	Established	30	Jan 26, 2013
L	Lyoto Machida	Top-5	74	Aug 4, 2012
W	Quinton Jackson	Contender-level	40	Feb 25, 2012
W	Jason Brilz	Building	18	Nov 19, 2011
L	Tito Ortiz	Contender-level	50	Jul 2, 2011
L	Jon Jones	Champion	76	Feb 5, 2011
W	Rogerio Nogueira	Top-5	54	Sep 25, 2010
W	Keith Jardine	Building	22	Feb 20, 2010
W	Eric Schafer	Unproven	12	Oct 24, 2009
W	Carmelo Marrero	Unproven	8	Apr 1, 2009
W	Vinny Magalhaes	Title-fight challenger	50	Dec 13, 2008

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

Career cohorts

20 resolved UFC bouts

Performance broken down by situation — camp length, response to the previous result, title-fight presence, and rematches. Computed across every completed UFC bout.

Camp length

Days between fights

Short turnaround

< 100 days

4-0

4 bouts

Typical camp

100–180 days

5-4

9 bouts

Long layoff

> 180 days

5-1

6 bouts

UFC debut

first UFC bout

1-0

1 bout

Post-result bounce

Performance based on the previous UFC result

After a loss

next bout after a defeat

4-1

5 bouts

After a win

next bout after a win

10-4

14 bouts

First UFC bout

no precedent

1-0

1 bout

Title fights

Performance with a belt on the line

All title fights

as challenger or champion

1-0

1 bout

As champion

defending the belt

—

As challenger

fighting for the belt

1-0

1 bout

Rematches

Performance when meeting an opponent again

All rematches

any second meeting

1-0

1 bout

Revenge bouts

lost the first meeting

—

Encore bouts

won the first meeting

1-0

1 bout

Activity & layoff

Last fight, activity, and divisional context.

Time since last UFC bout

2y 4mo

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Ryan Bader

Extended layoff

2y 4mosince last bout

vs Renan Ferreira · Feb 24, 2024

DraftKings fantasy scoring

DFSAs favorite 11-1As underdog 4-4

74.1

DK avg

95.3

Median

112.3

Ceiling

2.8

Floor

65%

Boom

25%

Bust

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