Ryan Ford (24-6, 22) was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on March 8, 1982. At the age of 25 years on June 22, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Aaron Gallant, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
Ford's last fight was a 3rd-round submission loss to Fay Bursell at age 41 on March 31, 2023. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
Some of Ryan Ford's best fights have been against Luis Santos, Tom Speer, Pete Spratt, Laverne Clark and Kyle Baker.
Ford has 6 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 | Mar 31, 2023 41 years 24-6 (22) | Fay Bursell | SWL | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
29 | May 27, 2022 40 years, 2 months 24-5 (22) | Robert Hale | SWL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
28 | Mar 4, 2022 39 years, 11 months 23-5 (21) | Dawond Pickney | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
27  | Oct 11, 2014 32 years, 7 months 22-5 (20) | 35 years, 9 months 29-7-1 (13) | WSOF | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
26 | Feb 21, 2014 31 years, 11 months 22-4 (20) | Joel Powell | WSOF | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Front kick and punches Won WSOF Canadian welterweight title |
25 | Jul 5, 2013 31 years, 3 months 21-4 (19) | Michael Hill | WL | 5 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Won AFC welterweight title | |
24 | Mar 23, 2013 31 years 20-4 (18) | Brendan Tierney | WL | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | |
23 | Nov 2, 2012 30 years, 7 months 19-4 (17) | Kyle Baker | Bellator | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
22  | May 4, 2012 30 years, 1 months 18-4 (17) | 32 years, 4 months 54-8-1 (39) | Bellator | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Knee and punches |
21 | Feb 11, 2012 29 years, 11 months 17-4 (16) | Ricky Goodall | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Elbows | |
20 | Sep 16, 2011 29 years, 6 months 16-4 (15) | David Hulett | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
19 | Jun 10, 2011 29 years, 3 months 16-3 (15) | Nick Hinchliffe | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
18  | May 19, 2011 29 years, 2 months 15-3 (14) | 28 years, 8 months 19-6 (10) | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
17 | Mar 11, 2011 29 years 14-3 (13) | Johnny Davis | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
16  | Nov 12, 2010 28 years, 8 months 13-3 (12) | 39 years, 10 months 21-18 (19) | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
15  | Sep 10, 2010 28 years, 6 months 12-3 (11) | 22 years, 8 months 15-4 (13) | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
14  | Mar 19, 2010 28 years 12-2 (11) | 25 years, 6 months 15-4 (13) | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
13 | Dec 5, 2009 27 years, 8 months 11-2 (10) | John Walsh | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
12 | Sep 18, 2009 27 years, 6 months 10-2 (9) | Markhaile Wedderburn | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Interim | |
11 | May 30, 2009 27 years, 2 months 9-2 (8) | Dave Mazany | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10  | Feb 20, 2009 26 years, 11 months 8-2 (7) | 25 years, 7 months 19-14 (17) | WL | 5 | SD | LOSS For MFC welterweight title | |
9 | Oct 25, 2008 26 years, 7 months 8-1 (7) | Nabil Khatib | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
8  | Sep 28, 2008 26 years, 6 months 7-1 (7) | 34 years, 9 months 25-16-1 (19) | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
7 | Jul 25, 2008 26 years, 4 months 6-1 (6) | 25 years 18-14 (16) | WL | 3 | SUB | LOSS Armbar For MFC welterweight title | |
6 | May 9, 2008 26 years, 2 months 6-0 (6) | CJ Fernandes | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
5 | Feb 22, 2008 25 years, 11 months 5-0 (5) | 37 years, 1 months 17-13 (15) | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
4 | Nov 23, 2007 25 years, 8 months 4-0 (4) | Mike Sorenson | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
3 | Oct 20, 2007 25 years, 7 months 3-0 (3) | Adil Abbas | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
2 | Aug 24, 2007 25 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Randy Valette | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches and elbows | ||
1 | Jun 22, 2007 25 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Aaron Gallant | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
