Lightweight · “Groovy”
Lando Vannata
12-8-2 UFC 4-8-2
5'9"Height
71"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1992-03-14Born
1KO wins
1Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
11:14Avg 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
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min4.52
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.71
Striking accuracy46.0%
Striking defense54.8%
Takedowns / 15 min1.24
Takedown accuracy36.1%
Takedown defense66.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.29
Control time7.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-5
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
14 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Darrius Flowers 0-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:52 — UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan · 2026-04-04
27/36Sig. strikes
20/36Absorbed
2/7Takedowns
2:16Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Daniel Zellhuber 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen · 2023-04-15
51/91Sig. strikes
78/207Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Charles Jourdain 3-3-1 walk-in Submission · R1 2:32 — UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade · 2022-04-23
8/14Sig. strikes
4/7Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:57Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Mike Grundy 1-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler · 2021-05-15
80/168Sig. strikes
32/63Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:23Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L King Green 6-5-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan · 2020-08-01
54/127Sig. strikes
115/195Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:27Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Yancy Medeiros 6-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz · 2020-02-15
99/188Sig. strikes
68/193Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:04Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Marc Diakiese 4-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier · 2019-09-28
25/70Sig. strikes
40/99Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Marcos Mariano 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 4:55 — UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva · 2019-02-09
20/40Sig. strikes
3/9Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
3:35Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
D Matt Frevola 0-1 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis · 2018-11-03
67/164Sig. strikes
66/176Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
0:20Control
2Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Drakkar Klose 2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier · 2018-07-07
50/133Sig. strikes
55/98Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
1:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
D King Green 4-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee · 2017-10-07
104/232Sig. strikes
93/232Absorbed
4/5Takedowns
1:08Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L David Teymur 2-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 · 2017-03-04
76/141Sig. strikes
90/192Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W John Makdessi 7-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:40 — UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis · 2016-12-10
10/32Sig. strikes
11/13Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Tony Ferguson 10-1 walk-in Submission · R2 2:22 — UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker · 2016-07-13
40/110Sig. strikes
66/119Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
1:09Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub 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 (Lando Vannata) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
4
Submission
5
Decision
3
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
2
Decision
5
Other
0
Draws: 2
Fights by organization
UFC
14
Rocky Mountain Rubicon
1
RFA
1
High Altitude Face Off
1
Jackson's MMA Series
1
Pancrase
1
Xtreme FC
1
Kamikaze Fight League
1
+ 1 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 22 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Darrius Flowers | TKO (slam and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan
2026-04-04 |
UFC | 2 | 0:52 |
| L | Daniel Zellhuber | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen
2023-04-15 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Charles Jourdain | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade
2022-04-23 |
UFC | 1 | 2:32 |
| W | Mike Grundy | Decision (split) | UFC 262
2021-05-15 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Bobby Green | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan
2020-08-01 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Yancy Medeiros | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2
2020-02-15 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Marc Diakiese | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier
2019-09-28 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Marcos Rosa Mariano | Submission (kimura) | UFC 234
2019-02-10 |
UFC | 1 | 4:55 |
| D | Matt Frevola | Draw (majority) | UFC 230
2018-11-03 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Drakkar Klose | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 226
2018-07-07 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| D | Bobby Green | Draw (split) | UFC 216
2017-10-07 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | David Teymur | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 209
2017-03-04 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | John Makdessi | KO (spinning wheel kick) | UFC 206
2016-12-10 |
UFC | 1 | 1:40 |
| L | Tony Ferguson | Submission (brabo choke) | UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker
2016-07-13 |
UFC | 2 | 2:22 |
| W | Ramico Blackmon | TKO (punches) | Rocky Mountain Rubicon 2
2016-04-30 |
Rocky Mountain Rubicon | 1 | 2:06 |
| W | Chad Curry | TKO (punches and elbows) | RFA 32
2015-11-06 |
RFA | 1 | 1:29 |
| W | Santana-Sol Martinez | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | High Altitude Face Off 7
2014-12-06 |
High Altitude Face Off | 1 | 1:11 |
| W | Bruce Reis | Submission (heel hook) | Jackson's MMA Series 13
2014-08-22 |
Jackson's MMA Series | 2 | 1:07 |
| W | Mitsuyoshi Nakai | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Pancrase 255
2013-12-08 |
Pancrase | 1 | 4:13 |
| W | J. P. Reese | Decision (split) | Xtreme FC 25
2013-09-06 |
Xtreme FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Antonio Ramirez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Kamikaze Fight League 2
2013-05-29 |
Kamikaze Fight League | 1 | 2:11 |
| W | Adrian Apodaca | TKO (punches) | Mescalero Warrior Challenge 2
2012-05-12 |
Mescalero Warrior Challenge | 1 | 2:38 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Lando Vannata) — 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 Lightweight average, over 191 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.