Ryan Bader (31-8, 16) was born in Reno, Nevada, U.S. on June 7, 1983. At the age of 23 years on March 31, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Dave Covello, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On April 1, 2009, 25-year old Ryan Bader made his UFC debut on his 9th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann against a 28-year old Carmelo Marrero, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Bader's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Renan Ferreira at PFL vs. Bellator at age 40 on February 24, 2024. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought 19 times in the UFC, and has a record of 14 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Ryan Bader's best fights have been against Fedor Emelianenko, Linton Vassell, Vinny Magalhães, Jason Brilz, Vladimir Matyushenko, Ilir Latifi and Muhammed Lawal.
Bader has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
40  | Feb 24, 2024 40 years, 8 months 31-8 (16) | 34 years, 3 months 12-3 (11) | PFL | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
39  | Feb 4, 2023 39 years, 7 months 31-7 (16) | 46 years, 4 months 40-6 (31) | Bellator | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended Bellator World heavyweight title |
38  | May 6, 2022 38 years, 10 months 30-7 (15) | 46 years, 11 months 31-11-2 (19) | Bellator | HW | 5 | UD | WIN Defended Bellator World heavyweight title |
37  | Jan 29, 2022 38 years, 7 months 29-7 (15) | 29 years, 11 months 11-1 (4) | Bellator | HW | 5 | UD | WIN Defended Bellator World heavyweight title |
36  | Oct 16, 2021 38 years, 4 months 28-7 (15) | 32 years 15-5 (7) | Bellator | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
35  | Apr 9, 2021 37 years, 10 months 28-6 (15) | 42 years, 10 months 26-10 (13) | Bellator | LHW | 5 | UD | WIN |
34  | Aug 21, 2020 37 years, 2 months 27-6 (15) | 28 years, 2 months 11-2 (10) | Bellator | LHW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Head kick and punches Lost Bellator World light-heavyweight title |
33 | Sep 7, 2019 36 years, 3 months 27-5 (15) | 44 years, 3 months 30-10-2 (18) | Bellator | HW | 1 | NC | NC Accidental eye poke Defended Bellator World heavyweight title |
32 | Jan 26, 2019 35 years, 7 months 27-5 (15) | 42 years, 3 months 38-5 (29) | Bellator | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Won Bellator World Grand Prix, Bellator Heavyweight World heavyweight title |
31  | Oct 12, 2018 35 years, 4 months 26-5 (14) | 40 years, 2 months 13-5 (11) | Bellator | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
30  | May 12, 2018 34 years, 11 months 25-5 (14) | 37 years, 4 months 21-6 (13) | Bellator | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
29  | Nov 3, 2017 34 years, 4 months 24-5 (13) | 34 years, 5 months 18-5 (14) | Bellator | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended Bellator World light-heavyweight title |
28  | Jun 24, 2017 34 years 23-5 (12) | 32 years, 8 months 17-3 (8) | Bellator | LHW | 5 | SD | WIN Won Bellator World light-heavyweight title |
27  | Nov 19, 2016 33 years, 5 months 22-5 (12) | 40 years, 5 months 22-7 (12) | UFC | LHW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
26  | Sep 3, 2016 33 years, 2 months 21-5 (11) | 33 years, 1 months 12-4 (9) | UFC | LHW | 2 | KO | WIN Knee |
25  | Jan 30, 2016 32 years, 7 months 20-5 (10) | 31 years, 10 months 20-5 (14) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
24  | Oct 3, 2015 32 years, 3 months 20-4 (10) | 36 years 19-3-1 (9) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
23 | Jan 24, 2015 31 years, 7 months 19-4 (10) | 30 years, 3 months 13-2 (6) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SD | WIN |
22  | Aug 16, 2014 31 years, 2 months 18-4 (10) | 31 years, 4 months 16-5 (11) | UFC | LHW | 5 | UD | WIN |
21  | Jun 14, 2014 31 years 17-4 (10) | 34 years, 2 months 12-4 (12) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
20  | Dec 7, 2013 30 years, 6 months 16-4 (10) | 41 years, 2 months 14-7 (14) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
19  | Sep 4, 2013 30 years, 2 months 15-4 (10) | 33 years, 10 months 21-2 (17) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
18  | Jan 26, 2013 29 years, 7 months 15-3 (10) | 42 years 26-6 (16) | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
17 | Aug 4, 2012 29 years, 1 months 14-3 (9) | 34 years, 2 months 17-3 (8) | UFC | LHW | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch |
16  | Feb 26, 2012 28 years, 8 months 14-2 (9) | 33 years, 8 months 32-9 (21) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
15  | Nov 19, 2011 28 years, 5 months 13-2 (9) | 36 years, 4 months 18-4-1 (14) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
14  | Jul 2, 2011 28 years 12-2 (8) | 36 years, 5 months 15-8-1 (10) | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
13  | Feb 5, 2011 27 years, 7 months 12-1 (8) | 23 years, 6 months 11-1 (9) | UFC | LHW | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
12 | Sep 25, 2010 27 years, 3 months 12-0 (8) | 34 years, 3 months 19-3 (10) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
11  | Feb 21, 2010 26 years, 8 months 11-0 (8) | 34 years, 3 months 15-6-1 (9) | UFC | LHW | 3 | KO | WIN Flying knee and punch |
10  | Oct 24, 2009 26 years, 4 months 10-0 (7) | 32 years, 1 months 12-3-2 (9) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
9  | Apr 1, 2009 25 years, 9 months 9-0 (7) | 28 years, 2 months 10-2 (6) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
8  | Dec 13, 2008 25 years, 6 months 8-0 (7) | 24 years, 5 months 2-2 (2) | TUF | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
7 | Apr 5, 2008 24 years, 9 months 7-0 (6) | Buckley Acosta | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | ||
6 | Dec 28, 2007 24 years, 6 months 6-0 (5) | Brad Peterson | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
5 | Oct 27, 2007 24 years, 4 months 5-0 (5) | Ulises Cortez | 1 | KO | WIN Suplex and punches | ||
4 | Sep 15, 2007 24 years, 3 months 4-0 (4) | Dicky Chavez | KOTC | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Jun 9, 2007 24 years 3-0 (3) | Tim Peacock | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | May 12, 2007 23 years, 11 months 2-0 (2) | David Baggett | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
1 | Mar 31, 2007 23 years, 9 months 1-0 (1) | Dave Covello | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches |
