Ryan Bader stats
Career striking and grappling numbers for Ryan Bader, with every tracked fight below.
Career totals
Across UFC · PFL
- Tracked bouts
- 21
- Strikes landed / min
- 2.81
- Strike accuracy
- 43%
- Strikes absorbed / min
- 1.44
- Takedowns / 15 min
- 3.37
- Control time
- 37%
- Average fight time
- 9:46
Rates are computed over the 21 bouts whose finish time we hold.
Where they rank
All-time boards where Ryan Bader sits in the top 25.
All MMA
- #2 Most decision wins, Light Heavyweight9
- #2 Best significant strike defence, Light Heavyweight71.6%
- #4 Most takedowns landed, Light Heavyweight46
- #5 Most control time, Light Heavyweight1h 16m
- #5 Best takedown accuracy, Light Heavyweight44.2%
- #5 Most wins, Light Heavyweight14
- #6 Fastest submissions, Light Heavyweight0:50
- #7 Most takedowns in a fight, Light Heavyweight9
UFC
- #2 Most decision wins, Light Heavyweight9
- #2 Best significant strike defence, Light Heavyweight71.6%
- #4 Most control time, Light Heavyweight1h 16m
- #4 Fastest submissions, Light Heavyweight0:50
- #4 Most takedowns landed, Light Heavyweight46
- #5 Best significant strike defence71.8%
- #5 Best takedown accuracy, Light Heavyweight44.2%
- #5 Most wins, Light Heavyweight14
By promotion
The same career numbers, one row per promotion.
Fight by fight
Every bout we hold official statistics for, newest first.
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Significant strikes | Opp. sig. strikes | Total strikes | Takedowns | Knockdowns | Submission attempts | Control time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2024 | PFL Super Fights - PFL vs. Bellator Champs | Renan Ferreira | LOSS · TKO · R1 0:21 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Nov 19, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs Hall 2 | Rogerio Nogueira | WIN · TKO · R3 3:51 | 86 of 116 | 3 of 12 | 129 of 164 | 5 of 5 | 0 | 1 | 11:18 |
| Sep 3, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs Barnett | Ilir Latifi | WIN · TKO · R2 2:06 | 13 of 34 | 9 of 30 | 15 of 36 | 0 of 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:02 |
| Jan 30, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs Bader | Anthony Johnson | LOSS · TKO · R1 1:26 | 0 of 0 | 11 of 13 | 0 of 0 | 0 of 1 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Oct 3, 2015 | UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson | Rashad Evans | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 52 of 133 | 25 of 111 | 55 of 136 | 1 of 6 | 0 | 0 | 1:03 |
| Jan 24, 2015 | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Johnson | Phil Davis | WIN · SD · R3 5:00 | 26 of 117 | 35 of 129 | 29 of 120 | 1 of 3 | 0 | 0 | 0:45 |
| Aug 17, 2014 | UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux | Ovince Saint Preux | WIN · UD · R5 5:00 | 24 of 72 | 24 of 91 | 77 of 137 | 9 of 21 | 0 | 1 | 10:07 |
| Jun 14, 2014 | UFC 174: Johnson vs Bagautinov | Rafael Cavalcante | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 53 of 94 | 10 of 37 | 107 of 154 | 7 of 16 | 0 | 0 | 8:22 |
| Dec 7, 2013 | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Bigfoot | Anthony Perosh | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 70 of 100 | 9 of 37 | 156 of 188 | 3 of 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:16 |
| Sep 4, 2013 | UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader | Glover Teixeira | LOSS · TKO · R1 2:55 | 11 of 27 | 14 of 24 | 16 of 32 | 0 of 1 | 0 | 1 | 0:38 |
| Jan 26, 2013 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson | Vladimir Matyushenko | WIN · SUB · R1 0:50 | 3 of 6 | 0 of 4 | 3 of 6 | 0 of 0 | 1 | 1 | 0:06 |
| Aug 4, 2012 | UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera | Lyoto Machida | LOSS · TKO · R2 1:32 | 7 of 32 | 21 of 31 | 7 of 32 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Feb 26, 2012 | UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson | Quinton Jackson | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 55 of 101 | 16 of 39 | 109 of 158 | 4 of 9 | 0 | 0 | 8:49 |
| Nov 19, 2011 | UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson | Jason Brilz | WIN · TKO · R1 1:17 | 6 of 14 | 1 of 13 | 6 of 14 | 0 of 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:01 |
| Jul 2, 2011 | UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber | Tito Ortiz | LOSS · SUB · R1 1:56 | 4 of 21 | 6 of 16 | 4 of 21 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:09 |
| Feb 5, 2011 | UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort | Jon Jones | LOSS · SUB · R2 4:20 | 5 of 24 | 20 of 42 | 8 of 27 | 0 of 2 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Sep 25, 2010 | UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop | Rogerio Nogueira | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 42 of 127 | 28 of 127 | 66 of 161 | 5 of 16 | 0 | 0 | 3:42 |
| Feb 21, 2010 | UFC 110: NOGUEIRA vs VELASQUEZ | Keith Jardine | WIN · TKO · R3 2:10 | 29 of 62 | 15 of 74 | 55 of 89 | 3 of 9 | 1 | 0 | 4:36 |
| Oct 24, 2009 | UFC 104: MACHIDA v SHOGUN | Eric Schafer | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 52 of 166 | 25 of 116 | 74 of 192 | 3 of 4 | 2 | 0 | 4:24 |
| Apr 1, 2009 | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann | Carmelo Marrero | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 24 of 56 | 9 of 43 | 87 of 122 | 5 of 7 | 0 | 2 | 10:04 |
| Dec 13, 2008 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale | Vinny Magalhaes | WIN · TKO · R1 2:18 | 15 of 30 | 4 of 20 | 15 of 30 | 0 of 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:04 |
Strike Distribution
Strike target
- Head423 of 1127
- Body71 of 102
- Leg83 of 103
Totals across 21 tracked fights.
Strike position
- Distance278 of 918
- Clinch59 of 90
- Ground240 of 324
Totals across 21 tracked fights.
Rivalries
Totals across every meeting with the same opponent.
| Opponent | Record | Significant strikes | Takedowns | Knockdowns | Control time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogerio Nogueira2 fights | 2–0 | 128 of 243 | 10 of 21 | 0 | 15:00 |
As published elsewhere
Career averages exactly as each source publishes them. The totals above are ours, computed from every tracked bout.
UFC careerRecord: 23-5-0 · Source: UFCStats.com
- Significant strikes
- 2.82per min
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 43%
- SApM
- 1.39per min
- Str. Def.
- 71%
- Takedowns
- 3.37per 15 min
- Takedown accuracy
- 44%
- TD Def.
- 80%
- Submission attempts
- 0.4per 15 min
Top 2% in the UFC
Top 9% in the UFC
Top 35% in the UFC
Top 17% in the UFC
Percentiles compare this fighter with 1497 UFC fighters who have five or more tracked fights.
Tracked fightsSource: UFCalendar
- Significant strikes
- 2.81per min
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 43%
- SApM
- 1.44per min
- Str. Def.
- 72%
- Takedowns
- 3.37per 15 min
- Takedown accuracy
- 44%
- TD Def.
- 81%
- Submission attempts
- 0.4per 15 min