Record & Stats
Record31-8, 1 NC (16 finishes)
Born
Jun 7, 1983
Age
43Y, 1M
Stance
Orthodox
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
16 (40%)
KO/TKO
13 (33%)
Submissions
3 (8%)
AnalyticsBeta
Championships
Wins2Record6-1 (3 finishes)
BellatorLight Heavyweight
BellatorHeavyweight
Ryan Bader MMA record
Ryan Bader's professional MMA record stands at 31-8, 1 NC (16 finishes). The complete fight record below lists 40 bouts with opponent, result, method, round, and date. Bader's latest recorded fight was a loss against Renan Ferreira on Feb 24, 2024.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Technique | Title | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Feb 24, 2024 | Renan Ferreira | L | TKO | 1 | Punches | — | Heavyweight |
| 39 | Feb 4, 2023 | Fedor Emelianenko | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | ! Bellator World Championship | Heavyweight |
| 38 | May 6, 2022 | Cheick Kongo | W | UD | 5 | — | ! Bellator World Championship | Heavyweight |
| 37 | Jan 29, 2022 | Valentin Moldavsky | W | UD | 5 | — | ! Bellator World Championship | Heavyweight |
| 36 | Oct 16, 2021 | Corey Anderson | L | TKO | 1 | Punches | — | Light Heavyweight |
| 35 | Apr 9, 2021 | Lyoto Machida | W | UD | 5 | — | — | Light Heavyweight |
| 34 | Aug 21, 2020 | Vadim Nemkov | L | TKO | 2 | Head kick and punches | − Bellator World Championship | Light Heavyweight |
| 33 | Sep 7, 2019 | Cheick Kongo | NC | NC | 1 | Accidental eye poke | ! Bellator World Championship | Heavyweight |
| 32 | Jan 26, 2019 | Fedor Emelianenko | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | + Bellator Heavyweight World Championship+ Bellator World Grand Prix | Heavyweight |
| 31 | Oct 12, 2018 | Matt Mitrione | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Heavyweight |
| 30 | May 12, 2018 | Muhammed Lawal | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | — | Heavyweight |
| 29 | Nov 3, 2017 | Linton Vassell | W | TKO | 2 | Punches | ! Bellator World Championship | Light Heavyweight |
| 28 | Jun 24, 2017 | Phil Davis | W | SD | 5 | — | + Bellator World Championship | Light Heavyweight |
| 27 | Nov 19, 2016 | Antônio Rogério Nogueira | W | TKO | 3 | Punches | — | Middleweight |
| 26 | Sep 3, 2016 | Ilir Latifi | W | KO | 2 | Knee | — | Light Heavyweight |
| 25 | Jan 30, 2016 | Anthony Johnson | L | KO | 1 | Punches | — | Light Heavyweight |
| 24 | Oct 3, 2015 | Rashad Evans | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Light Heavyweight |
| 23 | Jan 24, 2015 | Phil Davis | W | SD | 3 | — | — | Light Heavyweight |
| 22 | Aug 16, 2014 | Ovince Saint Preux | W | UD | 5 | — | — | Light Heavyweight |
| 21 | Jun 14, 2014 | Rafael Cavalcante | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Light Heavyweight |
| 20 | Dec 7, 2013 | Anthony Perosh | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Heavyweight |
| 19 | Sep 4, 2013 | Glover Teixeira | L | TKO | 1 | Punches | — | Light Heavyweight |
| 18 | Jan 26, 2013 | Vladimir Matyushenko | W | SUB | 1 | Guillotine choke | — | Light Heavyweight |
| 17 | Aug 4, 2012 | Lyoto Machida | L | KO | 2 | Punches | — | Light Heavyweight |
| 16 | Feb 26, 2012 | Quinton Jackson | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Light Heavyweight |
| 15 | Nov 19, 2011 | Jason Brilz | W | KO | 1 | Punch | — | Light Heavyweight |
| 14 | Jul 2, 2011 | Tito Ortiz | L | SUB | 1 | Guillotine choke | — | Light Heavyweight |
| 13 | Feb 5, 2011 | Jon Jones | L | SUB | 2 | Guillotine choke | — | Light Heavyweight |
| 12 | Sep 25, 2010 | Antônio Rogério Nogueira | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Middleweight |
| 11 | Feb 21, 2010 | Keith Jardine | W | KO | 3 | Punch | — | Light Heavyweight |
| 10 | Oct 24, 2009 | Eric Schafer | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Light Heavyweight |
| 9 | Apr 1, 2009 | Carmelo Marrero | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Light Heavyweight |
| 8 | Dec 13, 2008 | Vinny Magalhães | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | + The Ultimate Fighter 8 Tournament | Light Heavyweight |
| 7 | Apr 5, 2008 | Buckley Acosta | W | SUB | 1 | Arm-triangle choke | — | — |
| 6 | Dec 28, 2007 | Brad Peterson | W | UD | 3 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Oct 27, 2007 | Ulises Cortez | W | KO | 1 | Suplex and punches | — | — |
| 4 | Sep 15, 2007 | Dicky Chavez | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | — | — |
| 3 | Jun 9, 2007 | Tim Peacock | W | TKO | 2 | Punches | — | — |
| 2 | May 12, 2007 | David Baggett | W | SUB | 1 | Rear-naked choke | — | — |
| 1 | Mar 31, 2007 | Dave Covello | W | TKO | 1 | Submission to punches | — | — |