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Austin Vanderford lands 3.0 and absorbs 2.7 significant strikes per minute. Output and absorption are close.

Austin Vanderford's takedown attempts are present but not a primary factor.

Austin Vanderford is 36 years old.

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Fighter Profile›Welterweight
“The Gentleman”

Austin Vanderford

13-32 UFC
Form
5'11"ht·74"reach·Orthodoxstance·36age
Last fightLRamiz Brahimaj·SUB·R2·9mo ago
Fighter Context
1–1UFC·
1KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
8.3min/fight
·
24UFC min
CQ Key Stats
◈2 UFC Fights
Striking Differential
+0.33

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.431

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
Unrated

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Pre-UFC Background
Pre-UFC Record
12-2
Last fight: Oct 2025
Streak Into UFC
1consecutive W
Physical
Height
5'11"
−0.2"div avg 5'11"
Reach
74"
+0.5"div avg 73.5"
Stance
Orthodox
Win Methods
KO / TKO
433%
Sub
325%
Decision
542%
Loss Methods
KO / TKO
2100%
Sub
00%
Decision
00%
Striking

Austin Vanderford — 3.04 significant strikes per minute, 59% striking accuracy, absorbs 2.71 strikes per minute.

Vanderford
Ground & Pound
Head Hunter
Welterweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min3.04
Str. Accuracy59%
44UFC landed/68attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
−1.0 vs avg2.71
Str. Defense48%
KD Rate / fight0.00
KD Absorbed / fightNone on record
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
88%
Body
7%
Leg
5%
By Position
Distance35%
/
Clinch4%
/
Ground61%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 12 rounds
Round 22 rounds
Round 3
Avg. Landed616—
Avg. Absorbed410—
Avg. Net+3+7—
Grappling

Austin Vanderford — 3.1 takedowns per 15 minutes, 35% takedown accuracy, 1.2 submission attempts per 15 minutes, 100% takedown defense.

Vanderford·215s ctrlElite Control
Welterweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min3.08
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY9.03
TD Accuracy35%
5UFC landed/10attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.20
0UFC wins/1attempted
Defense
TD Defense100%
1UFC defended/1opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Holds Ground
Finishing

Austin Vanderford — 1 UFC win (1 KO/TKO), 100% finish rate.

Finish Rate
100%
div avg 53%
How They Lose
1UFC loss
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO1 / 1
Submission0 / 1
Decision0 / 1
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO0 / 1
Submission1 / 1
Decision0 / 1
Loss Pattern
Tapped out in R2
Finish Round Distribution
Finish WinsFinish LossesR1R2R3
KO/TKO W
SUB L
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
0+11+22+34+45avg2025

2 UFC fights · hover for details

Vanderford — 2 UFC Fights

Austin Vanderford — UFC fight record: 1 win, 1 loss.

Result
Method
2 fights
L
Ramiz Brahimaj
WW
SUB R2 · 2:24Oct '25
-16
·5 SS (31%)·21 abs·3/6 td·203s ctrl
W
Nikolay Veretennikov
Catch Weight
KO/TKO R2 · 4:13Feb '25
+34
·39 SS (75%)·5 abs·2/4 td·441s ctrl·1 sub att
Vanderford — Prior Tracked Fights (1)
WAngelo TrevinoDWCSSUBR2Jul 2018
All Fighters
Welterweight
“The Gentleman”

Austin Vanderford

13-32 UFC
Form
5'11"ht·74"reach·Orthodoxstance·36age
Last fightLRamiz Brahimaj·SUB·9mo ago
Fighter Context
1–1UFC·
1KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
8.3min/fight
·
24UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
+0.33

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.431

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
Unrated

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Pre-UFC Background
Pre-UFC Record
12-2
Last fight: Oct 2025
Streak Into UFC
1consecutive W
Physical
Height
5'11"
−0.2"div avg 5'11"
Reach
74"
+0.5"div avg 73.5"
Stance
Orthodox
Win Methods
KO / TKO
433%
Sub
325%
Decision
542%
Loss Methods
KO / TKO
2100%
Sub
00%
Decision
00%
Striking
Vanderford
Welterweight avg
Ground & PoundHead Hunter
Sig. Strikes / Min3.04
Str. Accuracy59%
44UFC landed/68attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
−1.0 vs avg2.71
Str. Defense48%
KD Rate / Fight0.00
KD Absorbed / FightNone on record
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
88%
Body
7%
Leg
5%
By Position
Dist35%
Clinch4%
Ground61%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=2
R2
n=2
R3
Landed616—
Absorbed410—
Net+3+7—
Grappling
Vanderford
Welterweight avg
215s ctrlElite Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min3.08
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY9.03
TD Accuracy35%
5UFC landed/10attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.20
0UFC wins/1attempted
Defense
TD Defense100%
1UFC defended/1opp. attempts
Sub Defense1 loss / 2 attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
100%
Elite Finisher
Win Methods
1KO/TKO
0Sub
0Dec
Loss Methods
0KO/TKO
1Sub
0Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
KO (W)
Sub (L)
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
1.12.53.8R1R2R3
R1n=2
R2n=2
R3
Outputsig strikes / min
1.2
4.8
—
Absorbedsig strikes / min
0.7
2.9
—
Diff
+0.5
+2.0
—

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Vanderford — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Ramiz BrahimajWW
SUB·R2·Oct '25
5 SS (31%)·21 abs·3/6 td·203s ctrl
W
Nikolay VeretennikovCatch Weight
KO/TKO·R2·Feb '25
39 SS (75%)·5 abs·2/4 td·441s ctrl·1 sub
Vanderford — Prior Tracked Fights (1)
WAngelo TrevinoDWCSSUBR2Jul 2018
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