Welterweight · “The Gentleman”
Austin Vanderford
13-3-0 UFC 1-1-0
5'11"Height
74"Reach
OrthodoxStance
36Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
8:18Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min2.65
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.56
Striking accuracy64.7%
Striking defense51.9%
Takedowns / 15 min4.51
Takedown accuracy50.0%
Takedown defense100.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.9
Control time64.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1
Fight history
L Ramiz Brahimaj 4-3 walk-in Submission · R2 2:24 — UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 · October 4, 2025
5/16Sig. strikes
21/35Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
3:23Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Nikolay Veretennikov 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:13 — UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song · February 22, 2025
39/52Sig. strikes
5/19Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
7:21Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
5
Submission
3
Decision
5
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
1
Decision
0
Other
0
Fights by organization
Bellator
7
UFC
2
LFA
1
Final Fight Championship
1
Dana White's Contender Series
1
Victory FC
1
CageSport
1
Arena Wars
1
+ 1 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 16 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Ramiz Brahimaj | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 320
October 4, 2025 |
UFC | 2 | 2:24 |
| W | Nikolay Veretennikov | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song
February 22, 2025 |
UFC | 2 | 4:13 |
| W | Victor Romero | TKO (punch and elbows) | LFA 194
October 18, 2024 |
LFA | 1 | 1:05 |
| L | Aaron Jeffery | TKO (punches) | Bellator 284
August 12, 2022 |
Bellator | 1 | 1:25 |
| L | Gegard Mousasi | TKO (punches) | Bellator 275
February 25, 2022 |
Bellator | 1 | 1:25 |
| W | Fabian Edwards | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 259
May 21, 2021 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Vinicius de Jesus | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 251
November 5, 2020 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Grachik Bozinyan | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 234
November 15, 2019 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Joseph Creer | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Bellator 225
August 24, 2019 |
Bellator | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Cody Jones | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Bellator 215
February 15, 2019 |
Bellator | 1 | 4:49 |
| W | Edmilson Freitas | KO (punch) | Final Fight Championship 32
October 19, 2018 |
Final Fight Championship | 1 | 1:38 |
| W | Angelo Trevino | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Dana White's Contender Series 13
July 17, 2018 |
Dana White's Contender Series | 2 | 2:42 |
| W | Kenny Licea | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Victory FC 59
December 16, 2017 |
Victory FC | 2 | 4:03 |
| W | Ben Fodor | Decision (unanimous) | CageSport 47
October 14, 2017 |
CageSport | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Adam Fugitt | Decision (unanimous) | Arena Wars: Total Kombat
July 8, 2017 |
Arena Wars | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Sol Renato | TKO (punches) | Prime Fighting 9
March 11, 2017 |
Prime Fighting | 1 | 2:33 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Austin Vanderford) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.