Ryan Bader

“Darth”

OctagonStats Rating 1663

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15-5-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 2" (188 cm)

Weight205 lbs. (93 kg)

Reach74" (188 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornJun 07, 1983

Age43

DivisionLight Heavyweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM2.82

Str. Acc43%

SApM1.39

Str. Def71%

TD Avg3.37

TD Acc44%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.4

Recent form

W W L W W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

20 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

5 KO/TKO wins · 1 sub wins · 9 decision wins

Losses by method

3 KO/TKO losses · 2 sub losses · 0 decision losses

Finish rate40%

Times finished100%

StreakW2

Best streak5

Avg fight10:14

Octagon time3h 24m

Opp win%69%

ActiveDec. 13, 2008 – Nov. 19, 2016 (9y)

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night1

Submission of the Night1

Total bonuses2

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Ryan Bader "Darth" is a 23-5-0 decision specialist. Most wins by decision.

Ryan debuted Dec. 13, 2008 vs Vinny Magalhaes (win). Longest win streak: 5. On a 2-fight win streak. 9 years active (Dec. 13, 2008–Nov. 19, 2016).

Best wins: Quinton Jackson (U-DEC R3, Feb. 25, 2012); Vladimir Matyushenko (SUB Guillotine Choke R1, Jan. 26, 2013); Jason Brilz (KO/TKO Punch R1, Nov. 19, 2011).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Nov. 19, 2016	UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira	W Rogerio Nogueira	KO/TKO Punches	3	3:51	0 0	86 3	5 0	1 0
Sep. 03, 2016	UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett	W Ilir Latifi	KO/TKO Knee	2	2:06	1 1	13 9	0 0	0 0
Jan. 30, 2016	UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader	L Anthony Johnson	KO/TKO Punches	1	1:26	0 0	0 11	0 0	0 0
Oct. 03, 2015	UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson	W Rashad Evans	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	52 25	1 0	0 0
Jan. 24, 2015	UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson	W Phil Davis	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	26 35	1 0	0 0
Aug. 16, 2014	UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux	W Ovince Saint Preux	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	24 24	9 2	1 0
Jun. 14, 2014	UFC 174: Johnson vs Bagautinov	W Rafael Cavalcante	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	53 10	7 0	0 0
Dec. 06, 2013	UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Bigfoot	W Anthony Perosh	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	70 9	3 0	0 0
Sep. 04, 2013	UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader	L Glover Teixeira	KO/TKO Punch	1	2:55	0 1	11 14	0 1	1 0
Jan. 26, 2013	UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson	W Vladimir Matyushenko	SUB Guillotine Choke	1	0:50	1 0	3 0	0 0	1 0
Aug. 04, 2012	UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera	L Lyoto Machida	KO/TKO Punch	2	1:32	0 1	7 21	0 0	0 0
Feb. 25, 2012	UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson	W Quinton Jackson	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	55 16	4 1	0 0
Nov. 19, 2011	UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson	W Jason Brilz	KO/TKO Punch	1	1:17	1 0	6 1	0 0	0 0
Jul. 02, 2011	UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber	L Tito Ortiz	SUB Guillotine Choke	1	1:56	0 1	4 6	0 0	0 1
Feb. 05, 2011	UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort	L Jon Jones	SUB Guillotine Choke	2	4:20	0 0	5 20	0 2	0 3
Sep. 25, 2010	UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop	W Rogerio Nogueira	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	42 28	5 0	0 0
Feb. 20, 2010	UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez	W Keith Jardine	KO/TKO Punch	3	2:10	1 0	29 15	3 0	0 0
Oct. 24, 2009	UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun	W Eric Schafer	U-DEC	3	5:00	2 0	52 25	3 0	0 1
Apr. 01, 2009	UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann	W Carmelo Marrero	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	24 9	5 0	2 0
Dec. 13, 2008	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale	W Vinny Magalhaes	KO/TKO Punch	1	2:18	1 0	15 4	0 0	0 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.