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Ryan
Bader
USA
Light Heavyweight
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HT/WT
6' 2", 231 lbs
Birthdate
6/7/1983 (41)
Team
Power MMA Team
Nickname
Darth
Stance
Orthodox
Overview
News
Stats
Bio
Fight History
Fight History
Date
Opponent
Res.
Decision
Rnd
Time
Event
Feb 24, 2024
Renan Ferreira
L
KO/TKO
1
0:21
PFL Champions vs. Bellator Champions
Feb 4, 2023
Fedor Emelianenko
W
KO/TKO
1
2:30
Bellator 290: Bader vs. Fedor 2
May 6, 2022
Cheick Kongo
W
Decision - Unanimous
5
5:00
Bellator 280: Bader vs. Kongo 2
Jan 29, 2022
Valentin Moldavsky
W
Decision - Unanimous
5
5:00
Bellator 273: Bader vs. Moldavsky
Oct 16, 2021
Corey Anderson
L
KO/TKO
1
0:51
Bellator 268: Nemkov vs. Anglickas
Apr 9, 2021
Lyoto Machida
W
Decision - Unanimous
5
5:00
Bellator 256: Bader vs. Machida 2
Aug 21, 2020
Vadim Nemkov
L
KO/TKO
2
3:02
Bellator 244: Bader vs. Nemkov
Sep 7, 2019
Cheick Kongo
D
No Contest
1
3:52
Bellator 226: Bader vs. Kongo
Jan 26, 2019
Fedor Emelianenko
W
TKO
1
0:35
Bellator 214: Fedor vs. Bader
Oct 12, 2018
Matt Mitrione
W
Decision - Unanimous
3
5:00
Bellator 207: Mitrione vs. Bader
May 12, 2018
Muhammed Lawal
W
KO/TKO
1
0:15
Bellator 199: Bader vs. King Mo
Nov 3, 2017
Linton Vassell
W
KO/TKO
2
3:58
Bellator 186: Bader vs. Vassell
Jun 24, 2017
Phil Davis
W
Decision - Split
5
5:00
Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva
Nov 19, 2016
Rogerio Nogueira
W
KO/TKO
3
3:51
UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira 2
Sep 3, 2016
Ilir Latifi
W
KO/TKO
2
2:06
UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett
Jan 30, 2016
Anthony Johnson
L
KO/TKO
1
1:26
UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs. Bader
Oct 3, 2015
Rashad Evans
W
Decision - Unanimous
3
5:00
UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson
Jan 24, 2015
Phil Davis
W
Decision - Split
3
5:00
UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson
Aug 16, 2014
Ovince Saint Preux
W
Decision - Unanimous
5
5:00
UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Saint Preux
Jun 14, 2014
Rafael Cavalcante
W
Decision - Unanimous
3
5:00
UFC 174: Johnson vs. Bagautinov
Dec 6, 2013
Anthony Perosh
W
Decision - Unanimous
3
5:00
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot
Sep 4, 2013
Glover Teixeira
L
KO/TKO
1
2:55
UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Bader
Jan 26, 2013
Vladimir Matyushenko
W
Submission
1
0:50
UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson
Aug 4, 2012
Lyoto Machida
L
KO/TKO
2
1:32
UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera
Feb 25, 2012
Quinton Jackson
W
Decision - Unanimous
3
5:00
UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson
Nov 19, 2011
Jason Brilz
W
KO/TKO
1
1:17
UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson
Jul 2, 2011
Tito Ortiz
L
Submission
1
1:56
UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber 2
Feb 5, 2011
Jon Jones
L
Submission
2
4:20
UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort
Sep 25, 2010
Rogerio Nogueira
W
Decision - Unanimous
3
5:00
UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop
Feb 20, 2010
Keith Jardine
W
KO/TKO
3
2:10
UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez
Oct 24, 2009
Eric Schafer
W
Decision - Unanimous
3
5:00
UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun
Apr 1, 2009
Carmelo Marrero
W
Decision - Unanimous
3
5:00
UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann
Dec 13, 2008
Vinny Magalhaes
W
KO/TKO
1
2:18
The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale
Apr 5, 2008
Buckley Acosta
W
Submission (Arm Triangle)
1
0:47
XCC 6: Western Threat
Dec 28, 2007
Brad Peterson
W
Unanimous Decision
3
5:00
IFO: Fireworks in the Cage IV
Oct 27, 2007
Ulysses Cortez
W
KO
1
-
SE: Vale Tudo
Sep 15, 2007
Dicky Chavez
W
TKO
1
0:41
KOTC: Unstoppable
Jun 9, 2007
Tim Peacock
W
TKO
2
2:50
WFC: Rumble in the Red Rocks
May 12, 2007
David Baggett
W
Submission (Choke)
1
-
Proving Grounds 1
Mar 31, 2007
Dave Covello
W
TKO
1
2:21
WFC: Desert Storm
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