Ryan Bader
20 UFC Fights | 75% Win Rate | 6 Finishes (40%)
Ryan Bader UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Ryan Bader is 15-5 in the UFC across 20 fights, with 5 wins by knockout, 1 by submission and 9 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 31-8 (1 NC), 16-3 of it outside the UFC. Bader competes at light heavyweight as an orthodox grappler, standing 6'2" with a 74" reach at 43 years old. The last bout was a loss to Renan Ferreira by knockout in Feb 2024.
Best attribute: striking defense (fewest significant strikes absorbed per minute) — 98th percentile among 140 light heavyweight fighters (1.4/min).
Ryan Bader's UFC win rate is 75% (15 of 20 fights), and 40% of those wins came by finish. Bader averages 2.3 takedowns per fight at 44% accuracy and stops 81% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 31-8 (1 NC)
- UFC Record
- 15-5
- Height
- 6'2"
- Reach
- 74"
- Age
- 43
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- L vs Renan Ferreira · TKO (Punches) · Feb 2024
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Ryan Bader's Last 5 Fights
Bader is 4-1 in the last five UFC fights.
- Win vs Rogerio Nogueira · KO/TKO · R3 3:51 · UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira · Nov 2016
- Win vs Ilir Latifi · KO/TKO · R2 2:06 · UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett · Sep 2016
- Loss vs Anthony Johnson · KO/TKO · R1 1:26 · UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader · Jan 2016
- Win vs Rashad Evans · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson · Oct 2015
- Win vs Phil Davis · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson · Jan 2015
Striking
Fighter Profile
Offensive Output
Defensive
Strike Targets
Position Breakdown
Grappling
Takedowns & Control
Win Methods
Finish Probability by Round
Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Ryan Bader vs Average
Ryan Bader lands 12.2 strikes in R1 but 13.9 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
Ryan Bader's UFC Fight History
20 UFC fights on record (15-5), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Rogerio Nogueira | KO/TKO | R3 · 3:51 | UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira | 2016-11-19 |
| W | Ilir Latifi | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:06 | UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett | 2016-09-03 |
| L | Anthony Johnson | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:26 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader | 2016-01-30 |
| W | Rashad Evans | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson | 2015-10-03 |
| W | Phil Davis | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson | 2015-01-24 |
| W | Ovince Saint Preux | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux | 2014-08-16 |
| W | Rafael Cavalcante | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 174: Johnson vs Bagautinov | 2014-06-14 |
| W | Anthony Perosh | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Bigfoot | 2013-12-06 |
| L | Glover Teixeira | KO/TKO | R1 · 2:55 | UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader | 2013-09-04 |
| W | Vladimir Matyushenko | Submission | R1 · 0:50 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson | 2013-01-26 |
| L | Lyoto Machida | KO/TKO | R2 · 1:32 | UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera | 2012-08-04 |
| W | Quinton Jackson | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson | 2012-02-25 |
| W | Jason Brilz | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:17 | UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson | 2011-11-19 |
| L | Tito Ortiz | Submission | R1 · 1:56 | UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber | 2011-07-02 |
| L | Jon Jones | Submission | R2 · 4:20 | UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort | 2011-02-05 |
| W | Rogerio Nogueira | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop | 2010-09-25 |
| W | Keith Jardine | KO/TKO | R3 · 2:10 | UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez | 2010-02-20 |
| W | Eric Schafer | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun | 2009-10-24 |
| W | Carmelo Marrero | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann | 2009-04-01 |
| W★ | Vinny Magalhaes | KO/TKO | R1 · 2:18 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale | 2008-12-13 |
How Bader Ranks at Light Heavyweight
Percentile among the 140 light heavyweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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