Darth
Ryan Bader
31 - 7 - 0
Height
6'2"
Reach
74.0"
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Height
6'2"
Reach
74.0"
Born
1983-06-07
Birthplace
Reno, Nevada, United States
Fighting Out Of
Tempe, Arizona
Team(s)
Arizona Combat Sports (2007–2010)
Coach(s)
Trevor Lally
Overall Record
31 - 7 - 0
Winning Method
48.4%
Dec.
Decision
15 / 31
9.7%
Sub.
Submission
3 / 31
41.9%
KO
KO
13 / 31
Losing Method
0%
Dec.
Decision
0 / 7
28.6%
Sub.
Submission
2 / 7
71.4%
KO
KO
5 / 7
Past Fights
February 4, 2023
Bellator 290
Fedor Emelianenko
Win (31–7 (1))TKO (punches) • Round 1 (2:30)
May 6, 2022
Bellator 280
Cheick Kongo
Win (30–7 (1))Decision (unanimous)
January 29, 2022
Bellator 273
Valentin Moldavsky
Win (29–7 (1))Decision (unanimous)
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February 4, 2023
Bellator 290
Fedor Emelianenko
Win (31–7 (1))TKO (punches) • Round 1 (2:30)
May 6, 2022
Bellator 280
Cheick Kongo
Win (30–7 (1))Decision (unanimous)
January 29, 2022
Bellator 273
Valentin Moldavsky
Win (29–7 (1))Decision (unanimous)
October 16, 2021
Bellator 268
Corey Anderson
Loss (28–7 (1))TKO (punches) • Round 1 (0:51)
April 9, 2021
Bellator 256
Lyoto Machida
Win (28–6 (1))Decision (unanimous)
August 21, 2020
Bellator 244
Vadim Nemkov
Loss (27–6 (1))TKO (head kick and punches) • Round 2 (3:02)
September 7, 2019
Bellator 226
Cheick Kongo
NC (27–5 (1))NC (accidental eye poke) • Round 1 (3:52)
January 26, 2019
Bellator 214
Fedor Emelianenko
Win (27–5)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (0:35)
October 12, 2018
Bellator 207
Matt Mitrione
Win (26–5)Decision (unanimous)
May 12, 2018
Bellator 199
Muhammed Lawal
Win (25–5)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (0:15)
November 3, 2017
Bellator 186
Linton Vassell
Win (24–5)TKO (punches) • Round 2 (3:58)
June 24, 2017
Bellator 180
Phil Davis
Win (23–5)Decision (split)
November 19, 2016
UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira 2
Antônio Rogério Nogueira
Win (22–5)TKO (punches) • Round 3 (3:51)
September 3, 2016
UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett
Ilir Latifi
Win (21–5)KO (knee) • Round 2 (2:06)
January 30, 2016
UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Bader
Anthony Johnson
Loss (20–5)KO (punches) • Round 1 (1:26)
October 3, 2015
UFC 192
Rashad Evans
Win (20–4)Decision (unanimous)
January 24, 2015
UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson
Phil Davis
Win (19–4)Decision (split)
August 16, 2014
UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Saint Preux
Ovince Saint Preux
Win (18–4)Decision (unanimous)
June 14, 2014
UFC 174
Rafael Cavalcante
Win (17–4)Decision (unanimous)
December 7, 2013
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot
Anthony Perosh
Win (16–4)Decision (unanimous)
September 4, 2013
UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Bader
Glover Teixeira
Loss (15–4)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (2:55)
January 26, 2013
UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson
Vladimir Matyushenko
Win (15–3)Submission (guillotine choke) • Round 1 (0:50)
August 4, 2012
UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera
Lyoto Machida
Loss (14–3)KO (punch) • Round 2 (1:32)
February 26, 2012
UFC 144
Quinton Jackson
Win (14–2)Decision (unanimous)
November 19, 2011
UFC 139
Jason Brilz
Win (13–2)KO (punch) • Round 1 (1:17)
July 2, 2011
UFC 132
Tito Ortiz
Loss (12–2)Submission (guillotine choke) • Round 1 (1:56)
February 5, 2011
UFC 126
Jon Jones
Loss (12–1)Submission (guillotine choke) • Round 2 (4:20)
September 25, 2010
UFC 119
Antônio Rogério Nogueira
Win (12–0)Decision (unanimous)
February 21, 2010
UFC 110
Keith Jardine
Win (11–0)KO (flying knee and punch) • Round 3 (2:10)
October 24, 2009
UFC 104
Eric Schafer
Win (10–0)Decision (unanimous)
April 1, 2009
UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann
Carmelo Marrero
Win (9–0)Decision (unanimous)
December 13, 2008
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs Team Mir Finale
Vinny Magalhães
Win (8–0)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (2:18)
April 5, 2008
XCC 6: Western Threat
Buckley Acosta
Win (7–0)Submission (arm-triangle choke) • Round 1 (0:47)
December 28, 2007
IFO: Fireworks in the Cage IV
Brad Peterson
Win (6–0)Decision (unanimous)
October 27, 2007
SE: Vale Tudo
Ulises Cortez
Win (5–0)KO (suplex and punches) • Round 1 (N/A)
September 15, 2007
KOTC: Unstoppable
Dicky Chavez
Win (4–0)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (0:41)
June 9, 2007
WFC: Rumble in the Red Rocks
Tim Peacock
Win (3–0)TKO (punches) • Round 2 (2:50)
May 12, 2007
Proving Grounds 1
David Baggett
Win (2–0)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 1 (N/A)
March 31, 2007
Reno Combats: Inferno 2
Dave Covello
Win (1–0)TKO (submission to punches) • Round 1 (2:21)
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