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Austin Vanderford
“The Gentleman”
United States
13-3-0W-L-D
- Age
- 36
- Height
- 5'11"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 74"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- WelterweightWelterweight: 156 to 170 lb (71 to 77 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- American Top Team
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1683
Scouting Report
- L
- W
- W
- L
- L
Won 2 of last 5
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Vanderford is a finisher. His wins come 5 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission and 5 by decision, good for a 62% finish rate. He's put people to sleep and made them tap.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, Vanderford lost to Ramiz Brahimaj (13-7-0) by submission in round 2. Before that, he beat Nikolay Veretennikov (14-8-0) by KO/TKO in round 2, and Victor Romero by TKO in round 1.
- Style
- Orthodox with a 74" reach. Lands 3.04 significant strikes a minute at 59% accuracy, absorbs 2.71 and defends 48%. Averages 3.08 takedowns per 15 minutes, has stopped 100% of takedown attempts against him, and hunts 1.2 submissions per 15.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 5 KO/TKO (39%)
- 3 Submission (23%)
- 5 Decision (38%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 62%
- Last fought
- 13 months ago
13 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 93-30-2 (4 of 5 known)
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1761
- Lossvs Ramiz Brahimaj13-7-0 · Power Index 1680Submission · R2 · 2:24Oct 5, 2025 · UFC 320: Ankalaev vs Pereira 2
- Winvs Nikolay Veretennikov14-8-0 · Power Index 1652KO/TKO · R2 · 4:13Feb 23, 2025 · UFC Seattle: Cejudo vs Song
- Winvs Victor RomeroTKO · R1 · 1:05Oct 18, 2024 · LFA 194: Magomedov vs. Leyva
- Lossvs Aaron Jeffery17-6-0 · Power Index 1773KO/TKO · R1 · 1:25Aug 12, 2022 · Bellator 284: Gracie vs Yamauchi
- Lossvs Gegard Mousasi49-9-2 · Power Index 1938KO/TKO · R1 · 1:25Feb 25, 2022 · Bellator 275: Mousasi vs Vanderford
Career Stats
Based on 3 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 3.04
- Striking accuracy
- 59%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.71
- Striking defense
- 48%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 3.08
- Takedown accuracy
- 36%
- Takedown defense
- 100%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 1.20