Ryan Bader has eight losses against eight opponents on his MMA record. For a list of Bader's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Ryan Bader".
On February 24, 2024 Ryan Bader faced off against Renan Ferreira in a heavyweight bout at age 40. He was coming in with a record of 31-8 (16), and Ferreira was 34 years old and with a record of 12-3 (11). Bader lost the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On October 16, 2021 Ryan Bader faced off against Corey Anderson in a light-heavyweight bout at age 38. He was coming in with a record of 28-7 (15), and Anderson was 32 years old and with a record of 15-5 (7). Bader lost the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On August 21, 2020 Ryan Bader met Vadim Nemkov in a light-heavyweight (Bellator World Championship) title defense fight. Bader was 37 years old and with a record of 27-6 (15), and Nemkov was 28 years old and with a record of 11-2 (10). Bader lost the fight via 2nd-round TKO and lost the title.
On January 30, 2016 Ryan Bader faced off against Anthony Johnson in a light-heavyweight bout at age 32. He was coming in with a record of 20-5 (10), and Johnson was 31 years old and with a record of 20-5 (14). Bader lost the fight via 1st-round KO.
On September 4, 2013 Ryan Bader faced off against Glover Teixeira in a light-heavyweight bout at age 30. He was coming in with a record of 15-4 (10), and Teixeira was 33 years old and with a record of 21-2 (17). Bader lost the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On August 4, 2012 Ryan Bader faced off against Lyoto Machida in a light-heavyweight bout at age 29. He was coming in with a record of 14-3 (9), and Machida was 34 years old and with a record of 17-3 (8). Bader lost the fight via 2nd-round KO.
On July 2, 2011 Ryan Bader faced off against Tito Ortiz in a light-heavyweight bout at age 28. He was coming in with a record of 12-2 (8), and Ortiz was 36 years old and with a record of 15-8-1 (10). Bader lost the fight via 1st-round submission.
On February 5, 2011 Ryan Bader faced off against Jon Jones in a light-heavyweight bout at age 27. He was coming in with a record of 12-1 (8), and Jones was 23 years old and with a record of 11-1 (9). Bader lost the fight via 2nd-round submission.
