Ryan Leininger
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 6'3" · 191 cm
Before the UFC
Ryan Leininger 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
ModerateOpponents' combined record
117-153-3
.433 win rate
Winning-record opponents
8 of 14
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
15
14 opponents with 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 15 bouts · 12 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 4 sub · 1 decLFA · Unified MMA 55 · DCS 84 · FAC 13 · DCS 77 +7
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Pat Pytlik9-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:35 | Unified MMA 55 | Jan 19, 2024 |
| L | Miguel Jacob Elmokdisi9-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | LFA | Apr 14, 2023 |
| W | Justin Baesman23-30-1 | KO/TKO | Strikes | R1 | 1:07 | DCS 84 | Mar 11, 2023 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | LFA | Nov 18, 2022 | |
| L | Bahatebole Batebolati10-2-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | LFA | Aug 26, 2022 |
| W | Josh Weston9-21 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:17 | FAC 13 | May 6, 2022 |
| W | Kevin Brown Jr.6-11 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:00 | DCS 77 | Jan 14, 2022 |
| W | Darrius Flowers13-8-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 3:22 | DCS 71 | Jun 4, 2021 |
| W | Jon Kennedy11-44 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:43 | DCS 69 | Mar 13, 2021 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches and Knee | R1 | 1:38 | LFA | Dec 4, 2020 | |
| W | Raymond Gray3-8 | KO/TKO | Leg Kicks | R1 | 1:23 | DCS 63 | Nov 20, 2020 |
| W | Ronnie Forney3-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:11 | DCS 62 | Sep 26, 2020 |
| W | Kirk Grinlinton3-10 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 3:31 | DCS 61 | Sep 9, 2020 |
| L | Ronnie Forney3-2 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:10 | DCS 52 | May 11, 2019 |
| W | Sean Frank | Submission | Strikes | R1 | 2:18 | DCS 51 | Mar 15, 2019 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
7-5across 12 amateur bouts · 12 promotionsDCS 49 · DCS 47 · Caged Aggression · DCS 44 · DCS 41 +7
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Ben Goodwin0-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 4:00 | DCS 49 | Jan 5, 2019 |
| W | Wayne Sullivan2-0 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:09 | DCS 47 | Oct 19, 2018 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 0:31 | Caged Aggression | Aug 25, 2018 | |
| W | Chase Samples3-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:57 | DCS 44 | Jul 27, 2018 |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:59 | DCS 41 | Apr 21, 2018 | |
| W | David Bykrek1-6 | Submission | Verbal | R1 | 2:35 | DCS 40 | Mar 9, 2018 |
| W | Submission | Strikes | R1 | 2:12 | DCS 39 | Jan 6, 2018 | |
| L | Jeff Souder2-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | LFA | Oct 20, 2017 |
| W | Brandon Neujahr-Gomez3-4-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | DCS 36 | Aug 19, 2017 |
| W | Zed White1-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:24 | DCS 34 | May 26, 2017 |
| L | Zach Hughes | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | VFC 56 | Apr 14, 2017 |
| L | Willie Thomas3-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | VFC | Feb 18, 2017 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.