Ryan Williams
UFC DebutNickname“Bad News”
Record
Streak
L1
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Ryan Williams 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
302-312-5
.492 win rate
Winning-record opponents
9 of 16
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
20
16 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 20 bouts · 17 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 3 sub · 3 decXFO · CCC · CFX · LOW · DPP +12
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Tom Speer21-7 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R3 | 3:48 | CFX | Dec 11, 2010 |
| W | Ryan Bixler27-25-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CCC | Oct 16, 2010 |
| W | Jay Ellis17-112 | Submission | Kimura | R3 | 1:03 | CCC | Jun 26, 2010 |
| L | Steve Kinnison13-18 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:27 | LOW | Apr 24, 2010 |
| L | Joshua Thorpe13-18 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | DPP | Jan 15, 2010 |
| L | Alonzo Martinez46-24-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | AMMA 4 | Sep 18, 2009 |
| L | Anthony Lapsley23-8 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:22 | BFC | May 15, 2009 |
| W | Jason Bowling13-12 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:23 | XFO | Apr 17, 2009 |
| L | Jesse Lennox14-4 | Submission | Triangle Armbar | R1 | 3:41 | AMMA 2 | Dec 11, 2008 |
| W | Mark Rosenick | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:58 | C3 | Nov 22, 2008 |
| W | DaMarques Johnson15-15 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | EC 109 | Oct 18, 2008 |
| L | Joe Jordan48-14-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | AMMA 1 | Jun 14, 2008 |
| W | Jason Purcell16-36 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:37 | EC 92 | Mar 22, 2008 |
| W | Mike Stumpf11-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | XFO | Dec 1, 2007 |
| W | Kevin Cooley | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 1:20 | XFO | Mar 24, 2007 |
| W | Kenny Nyquist1-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:54 | XFO 13 | Nov 11, 2006 |
| W | Jeremy Coomer | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:50 | XFO 10 | Mar 18, 2006 |
| W | Mark Moldenhauer | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | WFC | Dec 8, 2005 |
| L | Rory Markham17-6 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 2:53 | CFC 1 | Jul 24, 2004 |
| L | Dave Knight7-7-1 | N/A | — | R0 | 0:00 | USA MMA | Apr 10, 2004 |
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.