Austin Vanderford
“The Gentleman”
Professional record
Last 2: LW
Profile
- Age
- 36 (born March 21, 1990)
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Weight
- 170 lbs.
- Reach
- 74"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- UFC record
- 1-1
How the fights ended
Wins in the UFC1
- KO/TKO 1
Losses in the UFC1
- Submission 1
UFC career stats
Striking
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 2.65 top 65%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 1.56
Grappling
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 4.51 top 2%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.9
Next fight
About Austin Vanderford
Austin Vanderford "The Gentleman" is a welterweight mixed martial artist from United States. Vanderford stands 5' 11", has a 74" reach and fights from an orthodox stance.
Vanderford turned professional in 2017, debuting with Prime Fighting. A 12-2 record outside the UFC came first. Vanderford made a UFC debut at UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song in February 2025 and beat Nikolay Veretennikov by KO/TKO. In the UFC, Vanderford is 1-1 across 2 fights.
By the numbers, Vanderford is more accurate with significant strikes than 99% of welterweights and defends takedowns better than 99% of welterweights.
Most recently, Vanderford lost to Ramiz Brahimaj by guillotine choke on ground at UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 in October 2025.
UFC fight history
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L
Submission · Guillotine Choke On Ground · R2 2:24
UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2
Oct 4, 2025
5Str 3TD 0KD -
W
KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R2 4:13
UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song
Feb 22, 2025
39Str 2TD 0KD
Full MMA career
Austin Vanderford is 13-3 across 16 professional fights in 9 promotions, since a pro debut on March 11, 2017 (Prime Fighting). 14 of those fights were outside the UFC.
Pro wins13
- KO/TKO 5
- Submission 3
- Decision 5
Pro losses3
- KO/TKO 2
- Submission 1
- Finish rate
- 62% of wins
- Longest win streak
- 11
Fights by promotion
| Promotion | Record | First fight |
|---|---|---|
| Bellator | 5-2 | 2019 |
| UFC | 1-1 | 2025 |
| Arena Wars | 1-0 | 2017 |
| CageSport | 1-0 | 2017 |
| Dana White's Contender Series | 1-0 | 2018 |
| Final Fight Championship | 1-0 | 2018 |
| LFA | 1-0 | 2024 |
| Prime Fighting | 1-0 | 2017 |
| Victory FC | 1-0 | 2017 |
All professional fights
| Result | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|
| L | Ramiz Brahimaj | Oct 4, 2025 |
| W | Nikolay Veretennikov | Feb 22, 2025 |
| W | Victor Romero | Oct 18, 2024 |
| L | Aaron Jeffery | Aug 12, 2022 |
| L | Gegard Mousasi | Feb 25, 2022 |
| W | Fabian Edwards | May 21, 2021 |
| W | Vinicius de Jesus | Nov 5, 2020 |
| W | Grachik Bozinyan | Nov 15, 2019 |
| W | Joseph Creer | Aug 24, 2019 |
| W | Cody Jones | Feb 15, 2019 |
| W | Edmilson Freitas | Oct 19, 2018 |
| W | Angelo Trevino | Jul 17, 2018 |
| W | Kenny Licea | Dec 16, 2017 |
| W | Ben Fodor | Oct 14, 2017 |
| W | Adam Fugitt | Jul 8, 2017 |
| W | Sol Renato | Mar 11, 2017 |
Full professional record from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Quick answers
What is Austin Vanderford's record?
Austin Vanderford's professional MMA record is 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.
How old is Austin Vanderford?
Austin Vanderford is 36 years old, born on March 21, 1990.
How tall is Austin Vanderford and what is their reach?
Austin Vanderford stands 5' 11" with a 74" reach.
Who did Austin Vanderford fight last?
Austin Vanderford lost to Ramiz Brahimaj by Submission at UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 on Oct 4, 2025.
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