Light Heavyweight · “Darth”
Ryan Bader
15-5-0
6'2"Height
74"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1983-06-07Born
5KO wins
1Sub wins
40.0%Finish rate
10:14Avg 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 / min2.82
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.39
Striking accuracy43.3%
Striking defense71.8%
Takedowns / 15 min3.37
Takedown accuracy44.2%
Takedown defense80.6%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.44
Control time37.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents10-5
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 7 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
20 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
W Rogerio Nogueira 5-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 3:51 — UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira · 2016-11-19
86/116Sig. strikes
3/12Absorbed
5/5Takedowns
11:18Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Ilir Latifi 5-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:06 — UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett · 2016-09-03
13/34Sig. strikes
9/30Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Anthony Johnson 11-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:26 — UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader · 2016-01-30
0/0Sig. strikes
11/13Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rashad Evans 14-3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson · 2015-10-03
52/133Sig. strikes
25/111Absorbed
1/6Takedowns
1:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Phil Davis 9-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson · 2015-01-24
26/117Sig. strikes
35/129Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
0:45Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ovince Saint Preux 4-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux · 2014-08-16
24/72Sig. strikes
24/91Absorbed
9/21Takedowns
10:07Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Rafael Cavalcante 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 174: Johnson vs Bagautinov · 2014-06-14
53/94Sig. strikes
10/37Absorbed
7/16Takedowns
8:22Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Anthony Perosh 4-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Bigfoot · 2013-12-06
70/100Sig. strikes
9/37Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
12:16Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Glover Teixeira 4-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:55 — UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader · 2013-09-04
11/27Sig. strikes
14/24Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:38Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Vladimir Matyushenko 7-4 walk-in Submission · R1 0:50 — UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson · 2013-01-26
3/6Sig. strikes
0/4Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:06Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Lyoto Machida 9-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:32 — UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera · 2012-08-04
7/32Sig. strikes
21/31Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Quinton Jackson 7-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson · 2012-02-25
55/101Sig. strikes
16/39Absorbed
4/9Takedowns
8:49Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jason Brilz 3-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:17 — UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson · 2011-11-19
6/14Sig. strikes
1/13Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Tito Ortiz 14-8-1 walk-in Submission · R1 1:56 — UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber · 2011-07-02
4/21Sig. strikes
6/16Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jon Jones 5-1 walk-in Submission · R2 4:20 — UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort · 2011-02-05
5/24Sig. strikes
20/42Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rogerio Nogueira 2-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop · 2010-09-25
42/127Sig. strikes
28/127Absorbed
5/16Takedowns
3:42Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Keith Jardine 6-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:10 — UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez · 2010-02-20
29/62Sig. strikes
15/74Absorbed
3/9Takedowns
4:36Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Eric Schafer 3-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun · 2009-10-24
52/166Sig. strikes
25/116Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
4:24Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Carmelo Marrero 1-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann · 2009-04-01
24/56Sig. strikes
9/43Absorbed
5/7Takedowns
10:04Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Vinny Magalhaes 0-0 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 2:18 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale · 2008-12-13
15/30Sig. strikes
4/20Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:04Control
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.
UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
5
Submission
1
Decision
9
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
2
Decision
0
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
20
Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Light Heavyweight average, over 97 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.