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Welterweight · “The Gentleman”

Austin Vanderford

13-3-0 UFC 1-1-0
5'11"Height
74"Reach
OrthodoxStance
36Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
8:18Avg fight
Statistical profile

The shape of their game.

Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min2.65
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.56
Striking accuracy64.7%
Striking defense51.9%
Takedowns / 15 min4.51
Takedown accuracy50.0%
Takedown defense100.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.9
Control time64.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1
Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

2 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.

L Ramiz Brahimaj 4-3 walk-in Submission · R2 2:24 — UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 · 2025-10-04
5/16Sig. strikes
21/35Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
3:23Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Nikolay Veretennikov 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:13 — UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song · 2025-02-22
39/52Sig. strikes
5/19Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
7:21Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

How the record was built.

Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Austin Vanderford) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.

13-3-0Pro record
Gracie Barra PortlandGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 5
Submission 3
Decision 5
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 1
Decision 0
Other 0

Fights by organization

Bellator 7
UFC 2
LFA 1
Final Fight Championship 1
Dana White's Contender Series 1
Victory FC 1
CageSport 1
Arena Wars 1

+ 1 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 16 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Ramiz Brahimaj Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 320
2025-10-04
UFC 2 2:24
W Nikolay Veretennikov TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song
2025-02-22
UFC 2 4:13
W Victor Romero TKO (punch and elbows) LFA 194
2024-10-18
LFA 1 1:05
L Aaron Jeffery TKO (punches) Bellator 284
2022-08-12
Bellator 1 1:25
L Gegard Mousasi TKO (punches) Bellator 275
2022-02-25
Bellator 1 1:25
W Fabian Edwards Decision (unanimous) Bellator 259
2021-05-21
Bellator 3 5:00
W Vinicius de Jesus Decision (unanimous) Bellator 251
2020-11-05
Bellator 3 5:00
W Grachik Bozinyan Decision (unanimous) Bellator 234
2019-11-15
Bellator 3 5:00
W Joseph Creer TKO (doctor stoppage) Bellator 225
2019-08-24
Bellator 2 5:00
W Cody Jones Submission (arm-triangle choke) Bellator 215
2019-02-15
Bellator 1 4:49
W Edmilson Freitas KO (punch) Final Fight Championship 32
2018-10-19
Final Fight Championship 1 1:38
W Angelo Trevino Submission (rear-naked choke) Dana White's Contender Series 13
2018-07-17
Dana White's Contender Series 2 2:42
W Kenny Licea Submission (rear-naked choke) Victory FC 59
2017-12-16
Victory FC 2 4:03
W Ben Fodor Decision (unanimous) CageSport 47
2017-10-14
CageSport 5 5:00
W Adam Fugitt Decision (unanimous) Arena Wars: Total Kombat
2017-07-08
Arena Wars 3 5:00
W Sol Renato TKO (punches) Prime Fighting 9
2017-03-11
Prime Fighting 1 2:33

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Austin Vanderford) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

Measured against the division.

Versus the Welterweight average, over 190 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.

Striking volume /min 2.6 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 1.6 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 64.7% avg 45.2%
Striking defense 51.9% avg 55.4%
Takedowns /15 min 4.5 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 50.0% avg 39.9%
Takedown defense 100.0% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.9 avg 0.6
Control time 64.6% avg 21.3%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 53.7%