Ryan Parker
UFC DebutNickname“The Apex Predator”
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Moorehead
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Team XCWT MMA
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'3" · 191 cm
Before the UFC
Ryan Parker 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.
UFC debut
Sep 8, 1995
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
100-56-1
.641 win rate
Winning-record opponents
7 of 11
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
14
11 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 14 bouts · 13 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 1 sub · 1 decEWC · NIF MMA 21 · LFA · PFC 34 · Fury FC 79 +8
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | KO/TKO | Strikes | R1 | 4:27 | NIF MMA 21 | Jun 14, 2025 | |
| L | Alik Lorenz7-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 4:46 | LFA | Nov 8, 2024 |
| L | John King | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:51 | PFC 34 | Mar 16, 2024 |
| W | Myron Dennis22-14 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Fury FC 79 | May 7, 2023 |
| L | Ty Flores15-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Fury FC 75 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| W | Diego Peclat7-10-1 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:35 | SF 52 | Oct 22, 2022 |
| L | Travis Davis10-6 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 1:34 | OCL | Mar 6, 2021 |
| W | KO/TKO | Strikes | R1 | 0:40 | SFL 42 | Jan 31, 2020 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Retirement | R1 | 5:00 | FFIT | Sep 14, 2019 | |
| L | Andre Petroski13-6 | Submission | — | R1 | 1:56 | AOW 12 | May 11, 2019 |
| W | Deshawn Stevenson | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 2:51 | Xtreme Fight Promotions | Mar 30, 2019 |
| W | Mike Oldson | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:24 | EWC | Nov 17, 2018 |
| L | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 1:36 | EWC | Aug 11, 2018 | |
| L | Josh Fremd12-6 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:25 | Bellator | Nov 3, 2017 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
8-2across 10 amateur bouts · 9 promotionsKOTC · SFL 31 · Virginia Cage Fighting Championships · SFL 27 · SFL 26 +4
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Darryll Lee Tate1-1 | Submission | Strikes | R2 | 1:21 | SFL 31 | Oct 14, 2017 |
| W | Nicholas Hewitt2-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | KOTC | Jul 8, 2017 |
| W | Tim Dunkel2-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 2:00 | KOTC | May 13, 2017 |
| L | Jacob Wood2-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Virginia Cage Fighting Championships | Apr 22, 2017 |
| W | Ryan Nugent3-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SFL 27 | Jan 27, 2017 |
| W | Tyus Thomas1-1 | KO/TKO | Referee Stoppage | R1 | 1:54 | SFL 26 | Oct 22, 2016 |
| W | Clark Wright3-5 | KO/TKO | Strikes | R1 | 0:45 | SFL 24 | Jun 4, 2016 |
| W | Denarius Mobley | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:35 | SFL 21 | Nov 7, 2015 |
| W | Kedrick Harris3-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | SFL 20 | Jul 18, 2015 |
| L | Joshua Freeman1-1 | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 2:59 | SFL 19 | Apr 11, 2015 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.