Ryan Bader MMA Record: 31-8, 1 NC (16 finishes)

Record & Stats

Record31-8, 1 NC (16 finishes)

Born

Jun 7, 1983

Age

43Y, 3M

Stance

Orthodox

Height

Reach

Ape Index

Stoppages

16 (40%)

KO/TKO

13 (33%)

Submissions

3 (8%)

Analytics

Championships

Wins2Record6-1 (3 finishes)

BellatorLight Heavyweight

BellatorHeavyweight

Ryan Bader MMA record

Ryan "Darth" Bader's professional MMA record stands at 31-8, 1 NC (16 finishes). The complete fight record below covers all 40 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Bader's most recent fight was a loss to Renan Ferreira on Feb 24, 2024.

Bader has won championships across light heavyweight and heavyweight, with two title captures in Bellator. He has gone 6-1 in major title fights, with three wins by stoppage.

Complete Fight Record

Complete professional MMA record of Ryan Bader, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date.
No	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via	Rd	Technique	Title	Weight	Promotion
40	Feb 24, 2024	40	Renan Ferreira	L	TKO	1	Punches	—	Heavyweight	PFL
39	Feb 4, 2023	39	Fedor Emelianenko	W	TKO	1	Punches	! Bellator World Championship	Heavyweight	Bellator
38	May 6, 2022	38	Cheick Kongo	W	UD	5	—	! Bellator World Championship	Heavyweight	Bellator
37	Jan 29, 2022	38	Valentin Moldavsky	W	UD	5	—	! Bellator World Championship	Heavyweight	Bellator
36	Oct 16, 2021	38	Corey Anderson	L	TKO	1	Punches	—	Light Heavyweight	Bellator
35	Apr 9, 2021	37	Lyoto Machida	W	UD	5	—	—	Light Heavyweight	Bellator
34	Aug 21, 2020	37	Vadim Nemkov	L	TKO	2	Head kick and punches	− Bellator World Championship	Light Heavyweight	Bellator
33	Sep 7, 2019	36	Cheick Kongo	NC	NC	1	Accidental eye poke	! Bellator World Championship	Heavyweight	Bellator
32	Jan 26, 2019	35	Fedor Emelianenko	W	TKO	1	Punches	+ Bellator World Grand Prix+ Bellator Heavyweight World Championship	Heavyweight	Bellator
31	Oct 12, 2018	35	Matt Mitrione	W	UD	3	—	—	Heavyweight	Bellator
30	May 12, 2018	34	Muhammed Lawal	W	TKO	1	Punches	—	Heavyweight	Bellator
29	Nov 3, 2017	34	Linton Vassell	W	TKO	2	Punches	! Bellator World Championship	Light Heavyweight	Bellator
28	Jun 24, 2017	34	Phil Davis	W	SD	5	—	+ Bellator World Championship	Light Heavyweight	Bellator
27	Nov 19, 2016	33	Antônio Rogério Nogueira	W	TKO	3	Punches	—	Middleweight	UFC
26	Sep 3, 2016	33	Ilir Latifi	W	KO	2	Knee	—	Light Heavyweight	UFC
25	Jan 30, 2016	32	Anthony Johnson	L	KO	1	Punches	—	Light Heavyweight	UFC
24	Oct 3, 2015	32	Rashad Evans	W	UD	3	—	—	Light Heavyweight	UFC
23	Jan 24, 2015	31	Phil Davis	W	SD	3	—	—	Light Heavyweight	UFC
22	Aug 16, 2014	31	Ovince Saint Preux	W	UD	5	—	—	Light Heavyweight	UFC
21	Jun 14, 2014	31	Rafael Cavalcante	W	UD	3	—	—	Light Heavyweight	UFC
20	Dec 7, 2013	30	Anthony Perosh	W	UD	3	—	—	Heavyweight	UFC
19	Sep 4, 2013	30	Glover Teixeira	L	TKO	1	Punches	—	Light Heavyweight	UFC
18	Jan 26, 2013	29	Vladimir Matyushenko	W	SUB	1	Guillotine choke	—	Light Heavyweight	UFC
17	Aug 4, 2012	29	Lyoto Machida	L	KO	2	Punches	—	Light Heavyweight	UFC
16	Feb 26, 2012	28	Quinton Jackson	W	UD	3	—	—	Light Heavyweight	UFC
15	Nov 19, 2011	28	Jason Brilz	W	KO	1	Punch	—	Light Heavyweight	UFC
14	Jul 2, 2011	28	Tito Ortiz	L	SUB	1	Guillotine choke	—	Light Heavyweight	UFC
13	Feb 5, 2011	27	Jon Jones	L	SUB	2	Guillotine choke	—	Light Heavyweight	UFC
12	Sep 25, 2010	27	Antônio Rogério Nogueira	W	UD	3	—	—	Middleweight	UFC
11	Feb 21, 2010	26	Keith Jardine	W	KO	3	Punch	—	Light Heavyweight	UFC
10	Oct 24, 2009	26	Eric Schafer	W	UD	3	—	—	Light Heavyweight	UFC
9	Apr 1, 2009	25	Carmelo Marrero	W	UD	3	—	—	Light Heavyweight	UFC
8	Dec 13, 2008	25	Vinny Magalhães	W	TKO	1	Punches	+ The Ultimate Fighter 8 Tournament	Light Heavyweight	TUF
7	Apr 5, 2008	24	Buckley Acosta	W	SUB	1	Arm-triangle choke	—	—	XCC
6	Dec 28, 2007	24	Brad Peterson	W	UD	3	—	—	—	—
5	Oct 27, 2007	24	Ulises Cortez	W	KO	1	Suplex and punches	—	—	—
4	Sep 15, 2007	24	Dicky Chavez	W	TKO	1	Punches	—	—	KOTC
3	Jun 9, 2007	24	Tim Peacock	W	TKO	2	Punches	—	—	WFC
2	May 12, 2007	23	David Baggett	W	SUB	1	Rear-naked choke	—	—	—
1	Mar 31, 2007	23	Dave Covello	W	TKO	1	Submission to punches	—	—	—