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·42age

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

0.433

Strong

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

Durability

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

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

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. Landed	12	11	16	5	0
Avg. Absorbed	6	6	6	6	6
Avg. Net	+6	+5	+10	-1	-6

Grappling

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

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

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

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

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

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

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

Result

Method

20 fights

Rogerio Nogueira

TITLE

KO/TKO R3 · 3:51Nov '16

+83

·86 SS (74%)·3 abs·5/5 td·678s ctrl·1 sub att

Ilir Latifi

KO/TKO R2 · 2:06Sep '16

·13 SS (38%)·9 abs·0/1 td·1 kd landed·1 kd taken

Anthony JohnsonVeteran

KO/TKO R1 · 1:26Jan '16

-11

·11 abs·0/1 td

Rashad EvansVeteran

U-DEC R3Oct '15

+27

·52 SS (39%)·25 abs·1/6 td·63s ctrl

Phil DavisVeteran

S-DEC R3Jan '15

-9

·26 SS (22%)·35 abs·1/3 td·45s ctrl

Ovince Saint Preux

TITLE

U-DEC R5Aug '14

·24 SS (33%)·24 abs·9/21 td·2 td taken·607s ctrl·1 sub att

Rafael Cavalcante

U-DEC R3Jun '14

+43

·53 SS (56%)·10 abs·7/16 td·502s ctrl

Anthony Perosh

U-DEC R3Dec '13

+61

·70 SS (70%)·9 abs·3/3 td·736s ctrl

Glover Teixeira

TITLE

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

Vladimir Matyushenko

SUB R1 · 0:50Jan '13

·3 SS (50%)·6s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 sub att

All Fighters

Light Heavyweight

“Darth”

Ryan Bader

23-520 UFC

Form

6'2"ht·74"reach·Orthodoxstance·42age

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

0.433

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

Durability

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

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
Landed	12	11	16	5	0
Absorbed	6	6	6	6	6
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

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

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

Rogerio NogueiraTITLE

KO/TKO·R3·Nov '16

86 SS (74%)·3 abs·5/5 td·678s ctrl·1 sub

Ilir Latifi

KO/TKO·R2·Sep '16

13 SS (38%)·9 abs·0/1 td·1 kd·1 kd taken

Anthony JohnsonVeteran

KO/TKO·R1·Jan '16

11 abs·0/1 td

Rashad EvansVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Oct '15

52 SS (39%)·25 abs·1/6 td·63s ctrl

Phil DavisVeteran

S-DEC·R3·Jan '15

26 SS (22%)·35 abs·1/3 td·45s ctrl

Ovince Saint PreuxTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Aug '14

24 SS (33%)·24 abs·9/21 td·2 td taken·607s ctrl·1 sub

Rafael Cavalcante

U-DEC·R3·Jun '14

53 SS (56%)·10 abs·7/16 td·502s ctrl

Anthony Perosh

U-DEC·R3·Dec '13

70 SS (70%)·9 abs·3/3 td·736s ctrl

Round 120 rounds

Round 214 rounds

Round 311 rounds

Round 41 round

Round 51 round

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

+10

-1

-6

n=20

n=14

n=11

n=1

Landed

Absorbed

Net

+10

-1

-6