Reinier de Ridder
Skill profile
Built on 86 minutes of tracked cage time across 7 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Insider info
Reinier de Ridder favored over Roman Dolidze lean UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues · August 17, 2026
Sides with de Ridder while directly voicing hope he avoids being controlled on top, a genuinely hedged read.
An awkward-looking but effective all-around fighter who the analyst thinks wins if he stays proactive, with his own habit of fighting off his back cited as the clearest way he could lose.
Caio Borralho favored — picked against Reinier de Ridder lean UFC 326 · March 1, 2026 · 1 read since
Calls it a genuine pick-'em fight but sides with the betting favorite, saying Borralho simply has more paths to winning minutes.
An unconventional, awkward striker whose ugly forward pressure is deceptively effective, built around a stiff jab, a steady advance, and vicious body knees that add up over a fight. His grappling is well-rounded and physical, with solid takedowns, strong throws, a live submission game, and heavy top pressure, and his clinch work against the fence stands out as one of his best tools. The clear soft spot is his willingness to fight off his back, which is flagged as a real vulnerability against a patient, well-rounded opponent like this one.
Striking trend
Fight history
W Roman Dolidze 15-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:01 — UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues · August 22, 2026
L Caio Borralho 17-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 · March 7, 2026
L Brendan Allen 25-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R4 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen · October 18, 2025
W Robert Whittaker 26-8 walk-in Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder · July 26, 2025
W Bo Nickal 7-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:53 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo · May 3, 2025
W Kevin Holland 26-12 walk-in Submission · R1 3:31 — UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano · January 18, 2025
W Gerald Meerschaert 37-17 walk-in Submission · R3 1:44 — UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates · November 9, 2024
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
Wins by method
Losses by method
Fights by organization
+ 4 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 25 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Caio Borralho | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 326
March 7, 2026 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Brendan Allen | TKO (corner stoppage) | UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Allen
October 18, 2025 |
UFC | 4 | 5:00 |
| W | Robert Whittaker | Decision (split) | UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. de Ridder
July 26, 2025 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Bo Nickal | TKO (knee to the body) | UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
May 3, 2025 |
UFC | 2 | 1:53 |
| W | Kevin Holland | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 311
January 18, 2025 |
UFC | 1 | 3:31 |
| W | Gerald Meerschaert | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates
November 9, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 1:44 |
| W | Magomedmurad Khasaev | TKO (punches) | UAE Warriors 51
July 27, 2024 |
UAE Warriors | 1 | 2:24 |
| L | Anatoly Malykhin | TKO (retirement) | ONE 166
March 1, 2024 |
ONE | 3 | 1:16 |
| L | Anatoly Malykhin | KO (punches) | ONE on Prime Video 5
December 3, 2022 |
ONE on Prime Video | 1 | 4:35 |
| W | Vitaly Bigdash | Technical Submission (inverted triangle choke) | ONE 159
July 22, 2022 |
ONE | 1 | 3:29 |
| W | Kiamrian Abbasov | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | ONE: Full Circle
February 25, 2022 |
ONE | 3 | 0:57 |
| W | Aung La Nsang | Decision (unanimous) | ONE on TNT 4
April 28, 2021 |
ONE on TNT | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Aung La Nsang | Submission (rear-naked choke) | ONE: Inside the Matrix
October 30, 2020 |
ONE | 1 | 3:26 |
| W | Leandro Ataides | Decision (unanimous) | ONE: Warrior's Code
February 7, 2020 |
ONE | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Gilberto Galvão | KO (knees) | ONE: Legendary Quest
June 15, 2019 |
ONE | 2 | 0:57 |
| W | Fan Rong | Technical Submission (brabo choke) | ONE: Hero's Ascent
January 25, 2019 |
ONE | 1 | 1:15 |
| W | Warren Allison | Submission (rear-naked choke) | EFC 67
March 10, 2018 |
EFC | 1 | 2:00 |
| W | Shota Gvasalia | Submission (rear-naked choke) | HIT-FC 4
October 21, 2017 |
HIT-FC | 1 | 3:55 |
| W | Jaouad Ikan | Submission (armbar) | World Fighting League MMA 1
May 27, 2017 |
World Fighting League MMA | 1 | — |
| W | Lamine Talbi | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 360 Promotion: Volition
April 8, 2017 |
360 Promotion | 3 | 0:41 |
| W | Markus Prödl | TKO (punches) | Superior FC 16
March 11, 2017 |
Superior FC | 2 | 0:51 |
| W | Alexander Heinrich | TKO (knees and punches) | Superior FC 15
October 29, 2016 |
Superior FC | 1 | 4:52 |
| W | Michaelis Efstratiou | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Superior FC 14
May 21, 2016 |
Superior FC | 1 | 1:32 |
| W | Rene Hoppe | Submission (armbar) | Rostocker & Benefiz: 2 in 1 Fight Night
October 10, 2015 |
Rostocker & Benefiz | 2 | 1:54 |
| W | Marco Wuest | Submission (triangle choke) | Gladiator FC 2
June 1, 2013 |
Gladiator FC | 1 | 4:09 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Reinier de Ridder) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Hero photo of Reinier de Ridder by ReinierdeRidder · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons