Welterweight · Men

Ryan Ford

“The Real Deal”
Canada Wolfhouse MMA debut 2007
Elo 1,477 peak 1,805 · 21 Feb 2014 328 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 2005373
24-6pro record
1L current streak
1,659best win, Elo
1,382average opponent
-- born 8 Mar 1982
71.0" / 72.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

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Rating by method KO1,503 Sub1,191 Dec1,307

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Karo Parisyan KO/TKO R3 · 19 May 2011 · Jones Entertainment Group 1,659
  2. Luis Santos KO/TKO R2 · 4 May 2012 · Bellator MMA 1,625
  3. Robert Hale KO/TKO R1 · 27 May 2022 · Unified MMA 1,531
  4. Thomas Speer Submission R1 · 19 Mar 2010 · Alberta Regional 1,523
  5. Kyle Baker Decision R3 · 2 Nov 2012 · Bellator MMA 1,509

Losses

The latest 5 of 6
  1. Fay Bursell Submission R3 · 31 Mar 2023 · Unified MMA 1,299
  2. Jake Shields Submission R1 · 11 Oct 2014 · World Series of Fighting 1,864
  3. David Hulett Submission R1 · 16 Sep 2011 · Aggression MMA 1,429
  4. Douglas Lima Submission R2 · 10 Sep 2010 · Maximum Fighting Championship 1,472
  5. Pat Healy Decision R5 · 20 Feb 2009 · Maximum Fighting Championship 1,530

Fight history

30 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
30 31 Mar 202341.1 yrs L24-6 Fay Bursell 6-2 · 36.3 yrs Welterweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R313:58 0.00 1,629→1,477 -152 1,299 -400→-400 Unified MMA 50: Unified MMA Unified MMA
29 27 May 202240.2 yrs W24-5 Robert Hale 11-5 · 29.7 yrs Welterweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R13:56 1.00 1,545→1,629 +84 1,531 – Unified MMA 45 Unified MMA
28 4 Mar 202240.0 yrs W23-5 Dawond Pickney 18-15 · 43.7 yrs Welterweight SubTriangle Choke R29:01 1.00 1,498→1,545 +48 1,327 – Unified MMA 43: Unified MMA Unified MMA
27 11 Oct 201432.6 yrs L22-5 Jake Shields 29-7-1 (1) · 35.8 yrs Welterweight SubRear Naked Choke R14:29 0.00 1,805→1,732 -73 1,864 +400→+400 WSOF 14: U.S. vs. Canada World Series of Fighting
26 21 Feb 201432.0 yrs W22-4 Joel Powell 7-3 · 33.7 yrs Welterweighttitle KO/TKOHead Kick & Punches R10:53 1.00 1,786→1,805 +19 1,415 – WSOF Canada 1: Ford vs. Powell World Series of Fighting
25 5 Jul 201331.3 yrs W21-4 Mike Hill 7-2 · 26.1 yrs Welterweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R524:29 1.00 1,764→1,786 +23 1,434 – AFC 19: Undisputed Aggression FC
24 23 Mar 201331.0 yrs W20-4 Brendan Tierney 10-4 · 37.8 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOPunch R28:11 1.00 1,750→1,764 +14 1,321 – AFC 17: Anarchy Aggression FC
23 2 Nov 201230.7 yrs W19-4 Kyle Baker 11-6 · 32.1 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.93* 1,722→1,750 +28 1,509 -411→-411 Bellator 79 Bellator MMA
22 4 May 201230.2 yrs W18-4 Luis Santos 54-8-1 · 32.3 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOKnee & Punches R26:24 1.00 1,637→1,722 +84 1,625 +160→+160 Bellator 67 Bellator MMA
21 11 Feb 201229.9 yrs W17-4 Ricky Goodall 9-4 (1) · 28.0 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOElbows R13:37 1.00 1,599→1,637 +38 1,377 – AMMA 9: Ford vs. Goodall Aggression MMA
20 16 Sep 201129.5 yrs L16-4 David Hulett 19-9 · 31.0 yrs – SubGuillotine Choke R11:35 0.00 1,751→1,599 -151 1,429 – AMMA 8: Unfinished Business Aggression MMA
19 10 Jun 201129.3 yrs W16-3 Nick Hinchliffe 18-7 – KO/TKOPunches R3 1.00 1,723→1,751 +28 1,433 – AMMA 7: Confrontation Aggression MMA
18 19 May 201129.2 yrs W15-3 Karo Parisyan 19-6 (1) · 28.7 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOCut R311:26 1.00 1,627→1,723 +95 1,659 – MMA Live 1: Parisyan vs Ford Jones Entertainment Group
17 10 Mar 201129.0 yrs W14-3 Johnny Davis 13-4 – KO/TKOPunches R2 1.00 1,579→1,627 +49 1,413 – AMMA 6: Punishment Aggression MMA
16 12 Nov 201028.7 yrs W13-3 Pete Spratt 22-20 · 39.8 yrs Welterweight SubRear Naked Choke R28:07 1.00 1,526→1,579 +53 1,379 – MFC 27: Breaking Point Maximum Fighting Championship
15 10 Sep 201028.5 yrs L12-3 Douglas Lima 16-4 · 22.7 yrs Welterweight SubArmbar R25:48 0.00 1,656→1,526 -130 1,472 – MFC 26: Retribution Maximum Fighting Championship
14 19 Mar 201028.0 yrs W12-2 Thomas Speer 18-4 · 25.6 yrs – SubRear-Naked Choke R14:29 1.00 1,584→1,656 +72 1,523 – TFC 10: High Voltage Alberta Regional
13 5 Dec 200927.7 yrs W11-2 John Walsh 5-4 – KO/TKOPunches R10:13 1.00 1,571→1,584 +12 1,125 – TFC 9: Total Chaos Alberta Regional
12 18 Sep 200927.5 yrs W10-2 Markhaile Wedderburn 8-4 · 30.2 yrs – SubRear-Naked Choke R11:24 1.00 1,539→1,571 +32 1,281 – TFC 8: Salvation Alberta Regional
11 30 May 200927.2 yrs W9-2 Dave Mazany 5-2 · 25.7 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R10:28 1.00 1,507→1,539 +32 1,245 – TFC 7: Full Throttle Alberta Regional
10 20 Feb 200927.0 yrs L8-2 Pat Healy 15-11 · 25.6 yrs Welterweighttitle DecisionSplit R525:00 0.45 1,510→1,507 -3 1,530 – MFC 20: Destined For Greatness Maximum Fighting Championship
9 25 Oct 200826.6 yrs W8-1 Nabil Khatib 8-3 · 39.2 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,497→1,510 +13 1,290 – Raw Combat - Redemption Alberta Regional
8 26 Sep 200826.6 yrs W7-1 LaVerne Clark 25-16-1 · 34.8 yrs – SubGuillotine Choke R2 1.00 1,416→1,497 +82 1,393 – Maximum Fighting Championship Maximum Fighting Championship
7 25 Jul 200826.4 yrs L6-1 Pat Healy 14-11 · 25.0 yrs Welterweight SubArmbar R3 0.00 1,531→1,416 -116 1,414 – Maximum Fighting Championship Maximum Fighting Championship
6 9 May 200826.2 yrs W6-0 CJ Fernandes 14-6-4 · 30.5 yrs – SubRear-Naked Choke R12:32 1.00 1,472→1,531 +59 1,355 – Maximum Fighting Championship Maximum Fighting Championship
5 22 Feb 200826.0 yrs W5-0 Pete Spratt 18-15 · 37.1 yrs – SubRear-Naked Choke R2 1.00 1,355→1,472 +117 1,478 – Maximum Fighting Championship Maximum Fighting Championship
4 23 Nov 200725.7 yrs W4-0 Mike Sorenson 2-0 – KO/TKOPunches R2 1.00 1,278→1,355 +77 1,237 – Maximum Fighting Championship Maximum Fighting Championship
3 20 Oct 200725.6 yrs W3-0 Adil Abbas debut – SubRear Naked Choke R11:21 1.00 1,225→1,278 +53 1,081 – ECC 6: Hometown Heroes Extreme Cage Combat
2 24 Aug 200725.5 yrs W2-0 Randy Valette debut – KO/TKOPunches and Elbows R12:07 1.00 1,148→1,225 +77 1,107 – Maximum Fighting Championship Maximum Fighting Championship
1 22 Jun 200725.3 yrs W1-0 Aaron Gallant 0-2 · 22.5 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R2 1.00 1,103→1,148 +45 919 – Maximum Fighting Championship Maximum Fighting Championship