Ryan Ford
UFC DebutNickname“The Real Deal”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Edmonton, Alberta
- Born
- Canada
- Camp
- Wolfhouse MMA
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Ryan Ford 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
537-332-7
.618 win rate
Winning-record opponents
23 of 30
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
30
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 30 bouts · 29 promotions · wins by 13 KO · 9 sub · 2 decBFC · Unified MMA 50 · Unified MMA 45 · Unified MMA 43 · WSOF 14 +24
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Fay Bursell7-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 3:58 | Unified MMA 50 | Mar 31, 2023 |
| W | Robert Hale14-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:56 | Unified MMA 45 | May 27, 2022 |
| W | Dawond Pickney18-15 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 4:01 | Unified MMA 43 | Mar 4, 2022 |
| L | Jake Shields33-11-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:29 | WSOF 14 | Oct 11, 2014 |
| W | Joel Powell10-5 | KO/TKO | Front Kick and Punch | R1 | 0:53 | WSOF Canada 1 | Feb 21, 2014 |
| W | Michael Hill12-9-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R5 | 4:29 | AFC 19 | Jul 5, 2013 |
| W | Brendan Tierney11-9 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 3:11 | AFC 17 | Mar 23, 2013 |
| W | Kyle Baker11-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BFC | Nov 2, 2012 |
| W | Luis Santos65-12-1 | KO/TKO | Knee and Punches | R2 | 1:24 | BFC | May 4, 2012 |
| W | Ricky Goodall10-10 | KO/TKO | Elbows | R1 | 3:37 | AMMA 9 | Feb 11, 2012 |
| L | David Hulett22-11 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:35 | AMMA 8 | Sep 16, 2011 |
| W | Nick Hinchliffe19-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 0:18 | AMMA 7 | Jun 10, 2011 |
| W | Karo Parisyan24-12 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R3 | 1:26 | JEG | May 19, 2011 |
| W | Johnny Davis13-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:06 | AMMA 6 | Mar 11, 2011 |
| W | Pete Spratt25-24 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:07 | MFC 27 | Nov 12, 2010 |
| L | Douglas Lima33-12 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 0:48 | MFC 26 | Sep 10, 2010 |
| W | Tom Speer21-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:29 | TFC 10 | Mar 19, 2010 |
| W | John Walsh5-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:13 | TFC 9 | Dec 5, 2009 |
| W | Markhaile Wedderburn11-17 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:24 | TFC 8 | Sep 18, 2009 |
| W | Dave Mazany17-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:28 | TFC 7 | May 30, 2009 |
| L | Pat Healy34-24 | Decision | Split | R5 | 5:00 | MFC 20 | Feb 20, 2009 |
| W | Nabil Khatib11-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Raw Combat | Oct 25, 2008 |
| W | LaVerne Clark27-21-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 2:30 | MFC 18 | Sep 26, 2008 |
| L | Pat Healy34-24 | Submission | Armbar | R3 | 3:00 | MFC 17 | Jul 25, 2008 |
| W | CJ Fernandes14-8-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:32 | MFC 16 | May 9, 2008 |
| W | Pete Spratt25-24 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:01 | MFC 15 | Feb 22, 2008 |
| W | Mike Sorenson4-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:51 | MFC 14 | Nov 23, 2007 |
| W | Adil Abbas1-1 | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 1:21 | ECC 6 | Oct 20, 2007 |
| W | Randy Valette0-2 | KO/TKO | Punches and Elbows | R1 | 2:07 | MFC 13 | Aug 24, 2007 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:15 | MFC 12 | Jun 22, 2007 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.