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“The Gentleman”

Austin Vanderford

13-32 UFC

Form

5'11"ht·74"reach·Orthodoxstance·36age

Last fightLRamiz Brahimaj·SUB·R2·7mo 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

0.359

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

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

Leg

By Position

Distance35%

Clinch4%

Ground61%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 12 rounds	Round 22 rounds	Round 3
Avg. Landed	6	16	—
Avg. Absorbed	4	10	—
Avg. Net	+3	+7	—

Grappling

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

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

KO/TKO W

SUB L

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

2 UFC fights · hover for details

Vanderford — 2 UFC Fights

Result

Method

2 fights

Ramiz Brahimaj

SUB R2 · 2:24Oct '25

-16

·5 SS (31%)·21 abs·3/6 td·203s ctrl

Nikolay Veretennikov

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·7mo 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

0.359

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

Leg

By Position

Dist35%

Clinch4%

Ground61%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=2	R2 n=2	R3
Landed	6	16	—
Absorbed	4	10	—
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

KO (W)

Sub (L)

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=2

R2n=2

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

Ramiz Brahimaj

SUB·R2·Oct '25

5 SS (31%)·21 abs·3/6 td·203s ctrl

Nikolay Veretennikov

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

Round 12 rounds

Round 22 rounds

Round 3

Avg. Landed

—

Avg. Absorbed

—

Avg. Net

—

n=2

Landed

—

Absorbed

—

Net

—