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Ryan Bader lands 2.8 and absorbs 1.4 significant strikes per minute. Positive striking margin. Outputs more than concedes on the feet.

Ryan Bader's takedown attempts are present but not a primary factor.

Ryan Bader wins 72% of rounds across 47 scored. Consistently wins rounds by a clear margin.

Ryan Bader has 3 KO/TKO losses in 5 total UFC losses. Absorbs 0.20 knockdowns per fight. Durability score of 66 out of 99, average for the division.

Ryan Bader's last fight was over 115 months ago.

Ryan Bader is 43 years old.

All Fighters
Fighter Profile›Light Heavyweight
“Darth”

Ryan Bader

23-520 UFC
Wrestler
Form
· 2W
Inactive
3× Title
4× 5R
High Wear
6'2"ht·74"reach·Orthodoxstance·43age
Last fightWRogerio Nogueira·KO/TKO·R3·9yr ago
Fighter Context
15–5UFC·
5KO
·
1Sub
·
9Dec
·
10.2min/fight
·
205UFC min
vs. Winning-Record Opps
10–5(15 fights)
·
40%finish rate
·
+0.3str diff/min
vs. Veteran Opps
2–3(5 fights)
·
0%finish rate
·
-1.9str diff/min
CQ Key Stats
Striking Differential
+1.43
Positive

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.593
Strong

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

Durability
66
Average

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

Round Win Rate
72%
Dominant

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Ryan Bader — 2.82 significant strikes per minute, 43% striking accuracy, absorbs 1.39 strikes per minute.

Bader
Ground & Pound
Head Hunter
Light Heavyweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min2.82
Str. Accuracy43%
577UFC landed/1,332attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
−2.6 vs avg1.39
Str. Defense71%
KD Rate / fight0.35
7UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / fight0.20
CQ KO Power
1.21
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
73%
Body
12%
Leg
14%
By Position
Distance48%
/
Clinch10%
/
Ground42%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 120 rounds
Round 214 rounds
Round 311 rounds
Round 41 round
Round 51 round
Avg. Landed12111650
Avg. Absorbed66666
Avg. Net+6+5+10-1-6
Grappling

Ryan Bader — 3.4 takedowns per 15 minutes, 44% takedown accuracy, 0.4 submission attempts per 15 minutes, 80% takedown defense.

Bader
G&P Threat
·229s ctrlElite Control
Light Heavyweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min3.37
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY7.62
TD Accuracy44%
46UFC landed/104attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40
1UFC wins/6attempted
Defense
Elite TD Def
TD Defense80%
25UFC defended/31opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Holds Ground
Finishing

Ryan Bader — 15 UFC wins (5 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 9 decision), 40% finish rate.

Finish Rate
40%
Average
div avg 64%
How They Lose
5UFC losses
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO5 / 15
Submission1 / 15
Decision9 / 15
KD → Finish
4/6Strong
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO3 / 5
Submission2 / 5
Decision0 / 5
Loss Pattern
5 of 5 losses by finish in R1–R2
Primarily a KO/TKO finisher. 5 of 6 stoppages by KO/TKO
Finish Round Distribution
Finish WinsFinish LossesR1R2R3
KO/TKO W
KO/TKO L
SUB W
SUB L
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
33%
2 of 6 rounds won following a lost round
Decision Margin
2.3pts
W5 dec
—
L0 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
8UD
·
1SD
·
0MD
·
11%split rate
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
Div. change
sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 10 more in second half of career
0+25+49+74+99avg↗200820092010201120122013201420152016

20 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
0.92.03.2R1R2R3
R1n=20
R2n=14
R3n=11
Outputsig strikes / min
3.0
2.4
3.5
Absorbedsig strikes / min
1.6
1.4
1.2
Diff
+1.5
+1.1
+2.2

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend
KD Abs
▼Absorbed-51%L3
-14%57%129%WWWWWLWW

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp
Bader — 20 UFC Fights

Ryan Bader — UFC fight record: 15 wins, 5 losses.

Result
Method
20 fights
W
Rogerio Nogueira
TITLELHW
KO/TKO R3 · 3:51Nov '16
+83
·86 SS (74%)·3 abs·5/5 td·678s ctrl·1 sub att
W
Ilir Latifi
LHW
KO/TKO R2 · 2:06Sep '16
+4
·13 SS (38%)·9 abs·0/1 td·1 kd landed·1 kd taken
L
Anthony JohnsonVeteran
LHW
KO/TKO R1 · 1:26Jan '16
-11
·11 abs·0/1 td
W
Rashad EvansVeteran
LHW
U-DEC R3Oct '15
+27
·52 SS (39%)·25 abs·1/6 td·63s ctrl
W
Phil DavisVeteran
LHW
S-DEC R3Jan '15
-9
·26 SS (22%)·35 abs·1/3 td·45s ctrl
W
Ovince Saint Preux
TITLELHW
U-DEC R5Aug '14
0
·24 SS (33%)·24 abs·9/21 td·2 td taken·607s ctrl·1 sub att
W
Rafael Cavalcante
LHW
U-DEC R3Jun '14
+43
·53 SS (56%)·10 abs·7/16 td·502s ctrl
W
Anthony Perosh
LHW
U-DEC R3Dec '13
+61
·70 SS (70%)·9 abs·3/3 td·736s ctrl
L
Glover Teixeira
TITLELHW
KO/TKO R1 · 2:55Sep '13
-3
·11 SS (41%)·14 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·38s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub att
W
Vladimir Matyushenko
LHW
SUB R1 · 0:50Jan '13
+3
·3 SS (50%)·6s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 sub att
All Fighters
Light Heavyweight
“Darth”

Ryan Bader

23-520 UFC
Form
2W
6'2"ht·74"reach·Orthodoxstance·43age
Last fightWRogerio Nogueira·KO/TKO·9yr ago
Fighter Context
15–5UFC·
5KO
·
1Sub
·
9Dec
·
10.2min/fight
·
205UFC min
vs. Winning Record10–5
vs. Veterans (8+ W)2–3
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
+1.43

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.593

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

Durability
66

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

Round Win Rate
72%

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking
Bader
Light Heavyweight avg
Ground & PoundHead Hunter
Sig. Strikes / Min2.82
Str. Accuracy43%
577UFC landed/1,332attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
−2.6 vs avg1.39
Str. Defense71%
KD Rate / Fight0.35
7UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / Fight0.20
CQ KO Power
1.21
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
73%
Body
12%
Leg
14%
By Position
Dist48%
Clinch10%
Ground42%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=20
R2
n=14
R3
n=11
R4
n=1
R5
n=1
Landed12111650
Absorbed66666
Net+6+5+10-1-6
Grappling
Bader
Light Heavyweight avg
G&P Threat
229s ctrlElite Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min3.37
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY7.62
TD Accuracy44%
46UFC landed/104attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40
1UFC wins/6attempted
Defense
Elite TD Def
TD Defense80%
25UFC defended/31opp. attempts
Sub Defense2 loss / 5 attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
40%
Average
Win Methods
5KO/TKO
1Sub
9Dec
Loss Methods
3KO/TKO
2Sub
0Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
KO (W)
KO (L)
Sub (W)
Sub (L)
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
33%2 of 6 rounds
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
2.3pts
W5 dec
—
L0 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
8UD
·
1SD
·
0MD
·
11%split rate
Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
0.92.03.2R1R2R3
R1n=20
R2n=14
R3n=11
Outputsig strikes / min
3.0
2.4
3.5
Absorbedsig strikes / min
1.6
1.4
1.2
Diff
+1.5
+1.1
+2.2

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Bader — UFC Fight Log
|
W
Rogerio NogueiraTITLELHW
KO/TKO·R3·Nov '16
86 SS (74%)·3 abs·5/5 td·678s ctrl·1 sub
W
Ilir LatifiLHW
KO/TKO·R2·Sep '16
13 SS (38%)·9 abs·0/1 td·1 kd·1 kd taken
L
Anthony JohnsonVeteranLHW
KO/TKO·R1·Jan '16
11 abs·0/1 td
W
Rashad EvansVeteranLHW
U-DEC·R3·Oct '15
52 SS (39%)·25 abs·1/6 td·63s ctrl
W
Phil DavisVeteranLHW
S-DEC·R3·Jan '15
26 SS (22%)·35 abs·1/3 td·45s ctrl
W
Ovince Saint PreuxTITLELHW
U-DEC·R5·Aug '14
24 SS (33%)·24 abs·9/21 td·2 td taken·607s ctrl·1 sub
W
Rafael CavalcanteLHW
U-DEC·R3·Jun '14
53 SS (56%)·10 abs·7/16 td·502s ctrl
W
Anthony PeroshLHW
U-DEC·R3·Dec '13
70 SS (70%)·9 abs·3/3 td·736s ctrl
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