Middleweight · “RdR”
Reinier de Ridder
21-4-0 UFC 4-2-0
6'4"Height
78"Reach
SouthpawStance
35Age
1KO wins
2Sub wins
75.0%Finish rate
13:41Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min2.47
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.36
Striking accuracy48.6%
Striking defense46.8%
Takedowns / 15 min2.56
Takedown accuracy29.2%
Takedown defense40.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.55
Control time34.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents4-2
Striking trend
Fight history
L Caio Borralho 7-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 · March 7, 2026
55/141Sig. strikes
57/98Absorbed
2/8Takedowns
2:46Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Brendan Allen 13-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R4 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen · October 18, 2025
9/13Sig. strikes
22/37Absorbed
3/7Takedowns
7:05Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Robert Whittaker 17-6 walk-in Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder · July 26, 2025
67/145Sig. strikes
66/142Absorbed
2/15Takedowns
9:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Bo Nickal 4-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:53 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo · May 3, 2025
22/32Sig. strikes
8/21Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
2:09Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Kevin Holland 13-9 walk-in Submission · R1 3:31 — UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano · January 18, 2025
12/21Sig. strikes
11/13Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
3:25Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Gerald Meerschaert 12-9 walk-in Submission · R3 1:44 — UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates · November 9, 2024
38/66Sig. strikes
30/54Absorbed
5/13Takedowns
3:29Control
1Knockdowns
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
13
Decision
3
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
0
Decision
1
Other
0
Fights by organization
ONE
7
UFC
6
Superior FC
3
UAE Warriors
1
ONE on Prime Video
1
ONE on TNT
1
EFC
1
HIT-FC
1
+ 4 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 25 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Caio Borralho | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 326
March 7, 2026 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Brendan Allen | TKO (corner stoppage) | UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Allen
October 18, 2025 |
UFC | 4 | 5:00 |
| W | Robert Whittaker | Decision (split) | UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. de Ridder
July 26, 2025 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Bo Nickal | TKO (knee to the body) | UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
May 3, 2025 |
UFC | 2 | 1:53 |
| W | Kevin Holland | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 311
January 18, 2025 |
UFC | 1 | 3:31 |
| W | Gerald Meerschaert | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates
November 9, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 1:44 |
| W | Magomedmurad Khasaev | TKO (punches) | UAE Warriors 51
July 27, 2024 |
UAE Warriors | 1 | 2:24 |
| L | Anatoly Malykhin | TKO (retirement) | ONE 166
March 1, 2024 |
ONE | 3 | 1:16 |
| L | Anatoly Malykhin | KO (punches) | ONE on Prime Video 5
December 3, 2022 |
ONE on Prime Video | 1 | 4:35 |
| W | Vitaly Bigdash | Technical Submission (inverted triangle choke) | ONE 159
July 22, 2022 |
ONE | 1 | 3:29 |
| W | Kiamrian Abbasov | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | ONE: Full Circle
February 25, 2022 |
ONE | 3 | 0:57 |
| W | Aung La Nsang | Decision (unanimous) | ONE on TNT 4
April 28, 2021 |
ONE on TNT | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Aung La Nsang | Submission (rear-naked choke) | ONE: Inside the Matrix
October 30, 2020 |
ONE | 1 | 3:26 |
| W | Leandro Ataides | Decision (unanimous) | ONE: Warrior's Code
February 7, 2020 |
ONE | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Gilberto Galvão | KO (knees) | ONE: Legendary Quest
June 15, 2019 |
ONE | 2 | 0:57 |
| W | Fan Rong | Technical Submission (brabo choke) | ONE: Hero's Ascent
January 25, 2019 |
ONE | 1 | 1:15 |
| W | Warren Allison | Submission (rear-naked choke) | EFC 67
March 10, 2018 |
EFC | 1 | 2:00 |
| W | Shota Gvasalia | Submission (rear-naked choke) | HIT-FC 4
October 21, 2017 |
HIT-FC | 1 | 3:55 |
| W | Jaouad Ikan | Submission (armbar) | World Fighting League MMA 1
May 27, 2017 |
World Fighting League MMA | 1 | — |
| W | Lamine Talbi | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 360 Promotion: Volition
April 8, 2017 |
360 Promotion | 3 | 0:41 |
| W | Markus Prödl | TKO (punches) | Superior FC 16
March 11, 2017 |
Superior FC | 2 | 0:51 |
| W | Alexander Heinrich | TKO (knees and punches) | Superior FC 15
October 29, 2016 |
Superior FC | 1 | 4:52 |
| W | Michaelis Efstratiou | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Superior FC 14
May 21, 2016 |
Superior FC | 1 | 1:32 |
| W | Rene Hoppe | Submission (armbar) | Rostocker & Benefiz: 2 in 1 Fight Night
October 10, 2015 |
Rostocker & Benefiz | 2 | 1:54 |
| W | Marco Wuest | Submission (triangle choke) | Gladiator FC 2
June 1, 2013 |
Gladiator FC | 1 | 4:09 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Reinier de Ridder) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.