Ryan BaderAll-Around

Light Heavyweight · 23-5 · orthodox

Last 5
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Height
6'2"
187.96 cm
Reach
6'2"
187.96 cm
Age
43
Elo Rating
1695.7

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 106 Light Heavyweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Avoids 71% of opponents' significant strikes — better than 99% of Light Heavyweight fighters
  • Absorbs only 1.39 significant strikes per minute — better than 97% of Light Heavyweight fighters
  • Averages 3.37 takedowns per 15 minutes — better than 90% of Light Heavyweight fighters

Weaknesses

No stat ranks in the bottom quarter of the division.

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    2.82
    Bottom 30%
  • Striking accuracy
    43%
    Bottom 32%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    1.39
    Top 3%
  • Striking defense
    71%
    Top 1%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    3.37
    Top 10%
  • Takedown accuracy
    44%
    Top 29%
  • Takedown defense
    80%
    Top 18%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.40
    Top 47%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1602, higher than 80% of Light Heavyweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1696).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202515:00Davis15:00Evans1:26Johnson7:06Latifi13:51Nogueira
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

WRogerio Nogueira
UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira
2016-11-19 · KO/TKO, R3 3:51
WIlir Latifi
UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett
2016-09-03 · KO/TKO, R2 2:06
LAnthony Johnson
UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader
2016-01-30 · KO/TKO, R1 1:26
WRashad Evans
UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson
2015-10-03 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WPhil Davis
UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson
2015-01-24 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WOvince Saint Preux
UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux
2014-08-16 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WRafael Cavalcante
UFC 174: Johnson vs Bagautinov
2014-06-14 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WAnthony Perosh
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Bigfoot
2013-12-06 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LGlover Teixeira
UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader
2013-09-04 · KO/TKO, R1 2:55
WVladimir Matyushenko
UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson
2013-01-26 · Submission, R1 0:50
LLyoto Machida
UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera
2012-08-04 · KO/TKO, R2 1:32
WQuinton Jackson
UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson
2012-02-25 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WJason Brilz
UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson
2011-11-19 · KO/TKO, R1 1:17
LTito Ortiz
UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber
2011-07-02 · Submission, R1 1:56
LJon Jones
UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort
2011-02-05 · Submission, R2 4:20
WRogerio Nogueira
UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop
2010-09-25 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WKeith Jardine
UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez
2010-02-20 · KO/TKO, R3 2:10
WEric Schafer
UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun
2009-10-24 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WCarmelo Marrero
UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann
2009-04-01 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WVinny MagalhaesTitle
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale
2008-12-13 · KO/TKO, R1 2:18