Ryan Bader
Res Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location
NC 27-5 ( 1 ) Cheick Kongo NC ( accidental eye poke ) Bellator 226 September 7 , 2019 1 3:52 San Jose , California , United States
Win 27-5 Fedor Emelianenko KO ( punches ) Bellator 214 January 26 , 2019 1 0:35 Inglewood , California , United States
Win 26-5 Matt Mitrione Decision ( unanimous ) Bellator 207 October 12 , 2018 3 5:00 Uncasville , Connecticut , United States
Win 25-5 Muhammed Lawal TKO ( punches ) Bellator 199 May 12 , 2018 1 0:15 San Jose , California , United States
Win 24-5 Linton Vassell TKO ( punches ) Bellator 186 November 3 , 2017 2 3:58 University Park , Pennsylvania , United States
Win 23-5 Phil Davis Decision ( split ) Bellator 180 June 24 , 2017 5 5:00 New York City , New York , United States
Win 22-5 Antônio Rogério Nogueira TKO ( punches ) UFC Fight Night : Bader vs. Nogueira 2 November 19 , 2016 3 3:51 São Paulo , Brazil
Win 21-5 Ilir Latifi KO ( knee ) UFC Fight Night : Arlovski vs. Barnett September 3 , 2016 2 2:06 Hamburg , Germany
Loss 20-5 Anthony Johnson KO ( punches ) UFC on Fox : Johnson vs. Bader January 30 , 2016 1 1:26 Newark , New Jersey , United States
Win 20-4 Rashad Evans Decision ( unanimous ) UFC 192 October 3 , 2015 3 5:00 Houston , Texas , United States
Win 19-4 Phil Davis Decision ( split ) UFC on Fox : Gustafsson vs. Johnson January 24 , 2015 3 5:00 Stockholm , Sweden
Win 18-4 Ovince Saint Preux Decision ( unanimous ) UFC Fight Night : Bader vs. Saint Preux August 16 , 2014 5 5:00 Bangor , Maine , United States
Win 17-4 Rafael Cavalcante Decision ( unanimous ) UFC 174 June 14 , 2014 3 5:00 Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada
Win 16-4 Anthony Perosh Decision ( unanimous ) UFC Fight Night : Hunt vs. Bigfoot December 7 , 2013 3 5:00 Brisbane , Australia
Loss 15-4 Glover Teixeira TKO ( punches ) UFC Fight Night : Teixeira vs. Bader September 4 , 2013 1 2:55 Belo Horizonte , Brazil
Win 15-3 Vladimir Matyushenko Submission ( guillotine choke ) UFC on Fox : Johnson vs. Dodson January 26 , 2013 1 0:50 Chicago , Illinois , United States
Loss 14-3 Lyoto Machida KO ( punch ) UFC on Fox : Shogun vs. Vera August 4 , 2012 2 1:32 Los Angeles , California , United States
Win 14-2 Quinton Jackson Decision ( unanimous ) UFC 144 February 26 , 2012 3 5:00 Saitama , Japan
Win 13-2 Jason Brilz KO ( punch ) UFC 139 November 19 , 2011 1 1:17 San Jose , California , United States
Loss 12-2 Tito Ortiz Submission ( guillotine choke ) UFC 132 July 2 , 2011 1 1:56 Las Vegas , Nevada , United States
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 33 matches 27 wins 5 losses By knockout 12 3 By submission 3 2 By decision 12 0 No contests 1
Ryan DuWayne Bader (born June 7, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist. He is the current champion in both the Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight divisions of Bellator MMA. Prior to signing with Bellator, Bader competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the Light Heavyweight division. There, Bader achieved success as a top 5 Light Heavyweight contender and he compiled a UFC record of 15-5. He was a cast member and winner of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir. He is currently ranked the #2 Light Heavyweight and the #6 pound for pound fighter in the world by MMAjunkie.com. He is the first fighter to hold belts in two divisions simultaneously in Bellator history. His nickname is Darth Bader, which refers to Star Wars antagonist character Darth Vader.