Ryan Ford (fighter) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Ryan Ford |
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| Born | March 8, 1982 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Other names | The Real Deal |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) |
| Division | Welterweight (MMA) Super Middleweight (Boxing) Light Heavyweight (Boxing) Cruiserweight (Boxing) |
| Reach | 76 in (193 cm) |
| Style | Orthodox |
| Team | WolfHouse MMA |
| Years active | 2007–2014 2022–present (MMA) 2010, 2015–present (Boxing) |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 25 |
| Wins | 17 |
| By knockout | 12 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 30 |
| Wins | 24 |
| By knockout | 13 |
| By submission | 9 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 1 |
Ryan Ford (born March 8, 1982) is a Canadian athlete. He is known for being a professional boxer and a mixed martial artist. Since 2007, Ford has competed in many big fighting organizations. These include Bellator, the WSOF, and the MFC.
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Ryan Ford's Fighting Journey
Ryan Ford, also known as "The Real Deal," has had an exciting career in combat sports. He has competed in both mixed martial arts (MMA) and professional boxing. He is known for his powerful strikes and submission skills.
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Career
Ryan Ford started his professional fighting journey in 2007. He quickly became known for his exciting fights.
Early Fights in MFC
Ford began his MMA career with the Maximum Fighting Championship. In 2008, he won several fights by submission. He defeated Pete Spratt and CJ Fernandes using a rear-naked choke. He also beat Laverne Clark with a guillotine choke.
Ford fought for the MFC Welterweight Championship twice against Pat Healy. He lost both of these championship fights. He also faced Douglas Lima at MFC 26, losing by armbar submission. Ford later defeated Pete Spratt again in a rematch.
Fighting for Other Promotions
Ford also fought for other organizations. He joined The Fight Club (TFC) in Edmonton. In 2010, he defeated Tom Speer to keep his TFC Welterweight Championship.
In 2011, Ford fought UFC veteran Karo Parisyan. Ford won this fight when the doctor stopped it due to a cut on Parisyan's forehead. He also competed in the Aggression MMA organization. There, he won against Nick Hinchcliffe and Ricky Goodall by TKO.
Bellator and WSOF
In 2012, Ryan Ford signed with Bellator. He won his first fight there against Luis Santos by TKO. He then defeated Kyle Baker by unanimous decision.
Ford later joined the World Series of Fighting (WSOF) in Canada. In 2014, he won the WSOF Canadian Welterweight Championship. He defeated Joel Powell with a knockout in just 53 seconds. Ford later faced Jake Shields at WSOF 14. He lost this fight by rear-naked choke submission.
Return to MMA with Unified MMA
After a break, Ford returned to MMA in 2022 with Unified MMA. He won his first comeback fight against Dawond Pickney by triangle choke. He then won the Unified Super Welterweight Championship by TKO against Robert Hale. In 2023, he lost his title to Fay Bursell.
Professional Boxing Career
Ryan Ford also has a successful career in professional boxing. He decided to focus on boxing in 2015.
Starting His Boxing Path
Ford had his first professional boxing match in 2010, winning by decision. After retiring from MMA in 2015, he fully committed to boxing. He quickly racked up wins, often by knockout. He defeated Gary Kopas, Antonio Dos Santos, and Alvaro Enriquez.
Winning Boxing Titles
Ford continued his winning streak in boxing. He defeated Manus Boonjumnong, an Olympic medalist, by TKO. In 2017, he won the vacant UBO World Light Heavyweight Championship. He defeated Sam Rapira by TKO to earn this title. He successfully defended his UBO title against Robert Berridge.
Ford has also fought for other major boxing titles. He competed for the WBA International Super Middleweight Title and the WBC International Light Heavyweight Title. In 2019, he won the WBC International Silver Light Heavyweight Title. He achieved this by knocking out Serge Michel.
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 30 matches | 24 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 13 | 0 |
| By submission | 9 | 5 |
| By decision | 2 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Loss | 24–6 | Fay Bursell | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Unified MMA 50 | March 31, 2023 | 3 | 3:58 | Enoch, Alberta, Canada | Lost the Unified Super Welterweight Championship |
| Win | 24–5 | Robert Hale | TKO (punches) | Unified MMA 45 | May 27, 2022 | 1 | 3:56 | Enoch, Alberta, Canada | Won the Unified Super Welterweight Championship |
| Win | 23–5 | Dawond Pickney | Submission (triangle choke) | Unified MMA 43 | March 4, 2022 | 2 | 4:01 | Enoch, Alberta, Canada | Catchweight (175 lb) bout. |
| Loss | 22–5 | Jake Shields | Submission (rear-naked choke) | WSOF 14 | October 11, 2014 | 1 | 4:29 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| Win | 22–4 | Joel Powell | KO (front kick and punches) | WSOF Canada 1 | February 21, 2014 | 1 | 0:53 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Won the WSOF Canadian Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 21–4 | Michael Hill | Submission (rear-naked choke) | AFC 19 | July 5, 2013 | 5 | 4:32 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Won the AFC Welterweight Championship |
| Win | 20–4 | Brendan Tierney | KO (punch) | AFC 17 | March 23, 2013 | 2 | 3:11 | Edmonton, Alberta Canada | |
| Win | 19–4 | Kyle Baker | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 79 | November 2, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Rama, Ontario Canada | |
| Win | 18–4 | Luis Santos | TKO (knee and punches) | Bellator 67 | May 4, 2012 | 2 | 1:24 | Rama, Ontario Canada | |
| Win | 17–4 | Ricky Goodall | TKO (elbows) | AMMA 9: Aggression MMA 9 | February 11, 2012 | 1 | 3:37 | Edmonton, Alberta Canada | |
| Loss | 16–4 | David Hulett | Submission (guillotine choke) | AMMA 8: Unfinished Business | September 16, 2011 | 1 | 1:35 | Edmonton, Alberta Canada | For AMMA Welterweight Championship |
| Win | 16–3 | Nick Hinchliffe | TKO (punches) | AMMA 7: Confrontation | June 10, 2011 | 3 | 0:18 | Edmonton, Alberta Canada | |
| Win | 15–3 | Karo Parisyan | TKO (doctor stoppage) | JEG: MMA Live 1 | May 19, 2011 | 3 | 1:26 | London, Ontario Canada | |
| Win | 14–3 | Johnny Davis | TKO (punches) | AMMA 6: Edmonton | March 11, 2011 | 2 | 2:06 | Edmonton, Alberta Canada | |
| Win | 13–3 | Pete Spratt | Submission (rear-naked choke) | MFC 27 | November 12, 2010 | 2 | 3:07 | Edmonton, Alberta Canada | |
| Loss | 12–3 | Douglas Lima | Submission (armbar) | MFC 26 | September 10, 2010 | 2 | 0:48 | Edmonton, Alberta Canada | |
| Win | 12–2 | Tom Speer | Submission (rear-naked choke) | TFC 10: High Voltage | March 19, 2010 | 1 | 4:29 | Edmonton, Alberta Canada | Defended TFC Welterweight Championship |
| Win | 11–2 | John Walsh | KO (punches) | TFC 9: Total Chaos | December 5, 2009 | 1 | 0:13 | Edmonton, Alberta Canada | Won vacant TFC Welterweight Championship |
| Win | 10–2 | Markhaile Wedderburn | Submission (rear-naked choke) | TFC 8: Salvation | September 18, 2009 | 1 | 1:24 | Edmonton, Alberta Canada | Won Interim TFC Welterweight Championship |
| Win | 9–2 | Dave Mazany | TKO (punches) | TFC 7: Full Throttle | May 30, 2009 | 1 | 0:28 | Edmonton, Alberta Canada | |
| Loss | 8–2 | Pat Healy | Decision (split) | MFC 20 | February 20, 2009 | 5 | 5:00 | Edmonton, Alberta Canada | For MFC Welterweight Championship |
| Win | 8–1 | Nabil Khatib | Decision (unanimous) | Raw Combat: Redemption | October 25, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Calgary, Alberta Canada | |
| Win | 7–1 | Laverne Clark | Submission (guillotine choke) | MFC 18: Famous | September 28, 2008 | 2 | 2:30 | Edmonton, Alberta Canada | |
| Loss | 6–1 | Pat Healy | Submission (armbar) | MFC 17: Hostile Takeover | July 25, 2008 | 3 | 3:00 | Edmonton, Alberta Canada | For MFC Welterweight Championship |
| Win | 6–0 | CJ Fernandes | Submission (rear-naked choke) | MFC 16: Anger Management | May 9, 2008 | 1 | 2:32 | Edmonton, Alberta Canada | |
| Win | 5–0 | Pete Spratt | Submission (rear-naked choke) | MFC 15: Rags to Riches | February 22, 2008 | 2 | 4:01 | Edmonton, Alberta Canada | |
| Win | 4–0 | Mike Sorenson | TKO (punches) | MFC 14: High Rollers | November 23, 2007 | 2 | 0:51 | Edmonton, Alberta Canada | |
| Win | 3–0 | Adil Abbas | Submission (rear-naked choke) | ECC 6: Hometown Heroes | October 20, 2007 | 1 | 1:21 | Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada | |
| Win | 2–0 | Randy Valette | TKO (punches and elbows) | MFC 13: Lucky 13 | August 24, 2007 | 1 | 2:07 | Edmonton, Alberta Canada | |
| Win | 1–0 | Aaron Gallant | TKO (punches) | MFC 12: High Stakes | June 22, 2007 | 2 | 4:15 | Edmonton, Alberta Canada |
Professional boxing record
| 26 fights | 17 wins | 9 losses |
| By knockout | 12 | 1 |
| By decision | 5 | 8 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Loss | 17–9 | Curtis Millender | UD | 8 | May 26, 2023 | The Venue at River Cree, Enoch, Canada | |
| 25 | Loss | 17–8 | Shefat Isufi | UD | 12 | Sep 16, 2022 | Rudolf Weber-Arena, Oberhausen, Germany | For WBF light-heavyweight title |
| 24 | Loss | 17–7 | Lukasz Stanioch | UD | 10 | Oct 29, 2021 | MCKiS Hall, Jaworzno, Poland | |
| 23 | Loss | 17–6 | Aslambek Idigov | MD | 10 | Feb 21, 2020 | Dynamo Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia | |
| 22 | Win | 17–5 | Orlando Vazquez | TKO | 6 (6), 2:59 | Dec 6, 2019 | Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Canada | |
| 21 | Loss | 16–5 | Joshua Buatsi | KO | 7 (10), 1:07 | 31 Aug 2019 | The O2 Arena, London, England | For WBA International light-heavyweight title |
| 20 | Win | 16–4 | Serge Michel | KO | 8 (12), 0:37 | Apr 6, 2019 | Ballhaus Forum, Unterschleißheim, Germany | Won vacant WBC International Silver light-heavyweight title |
| 19 | Loss | 15–4 | Nick Hannig | UD | 12 | Feb 9, 2019 | Verti Music Hall, Berlin, Germany | For vacant WBC International light-heavyweight title |
| 18 | Win | 15–3 | Jovica Kokot | KO | 2 (6), 1:05 | Dec 15, 2018 | Stockschützenhalle, Kühbach, Germany | |
| 17 | Loss | 14–3 | Avni Yildirim | UD | 12 | May 12, 2018 | Nobeo Studios, Cologne, Germany | For WBC International super-middleweight title |
| 16 | Loss | 14–2 | Andrey Sirotkin | UD | 12 | Mar 24, 2018 | Basket Hall, Krasnodar, Russia | For vacant WBA Inter-Continental super-middleweight title |
| 15 | Loss | 14–1 | Fedor Chudinov | UD | 12 | Dec 9, 2017 | Arena, Kemerovo, Russia | For vacant WBA International super-middleweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Miguel Cubos | TKO | 3 (6), 2:36 | Oct 21, 2017 | Deerfoot Inn & Casino, Calgary, Canada | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Joaquin Murrieta | RTD | 4 (6), 3:00 | Sep 9, 2017 | Tohu Theatre, Montreal, Canada | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Robert Berridge | TD | 7 (12), 3:00 | May 27, 2017 | Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore | Retained UBO light-heavyweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Rob Nichols | RTD | 5 (6), 3:00 | Mar 10, 2017 | Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Canada | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Sam Rapira | TKO | 9 (12), 2:09 | Feb 17, 2017 | Foochow Building, Singapore | Won vacant UBO light-heavyweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Mario Baeza | UD | 6 | Dec 2, 2016 | Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Canada | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Victor Manuel Palacios | UD | 6 | Sep 9, 2016 | Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Canada | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Muhammad Meeraj | TKO | 1 (6), 1:35 | Jul 23, 2016 | Far East Plaza, Singapore | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Manus Boonjumnong | TKO | 5 (8) | Apr 22, 2016 | 7th Infantry Division, Mae Rim district, Thailand | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | David Whittom | TKO | 1 (4), 1:18 | Mar 11, 2016 | Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Canada | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Alvaro Enriquez | TKO | 2 (4), 1:22 | Dec 4, 2015 | Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Canada | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Antonio Dos Santos | TKO | 1 (5), 2:29 | Oct 16, 2015 | Genesis Centre, Calgary, Canada | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Gary Kopas | UD | 4 | Sep 11, 2015 | Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Canada | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Willard Lewis | MD | 4 | Feb 13, 2010 | Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Canada |
Championships and Awards
Ryan Ford has won several championships in both boxing and mixed martial arts.
Boxing Achievements
- Universal Boxing Organization
- UBO World Light Heavyweight Championship (One time)
- World Boxing Council
- WBC International Silver Light Heavyweight Championship (One time)
Mixed Martial Arts Achievements
- Aggression Fighting Championship
- AFC Welterweight Championship (One time)
- The Fight Club
- TFC Welterweight Championship (One time)
- Interim TFC Welterweight Championship (One time)
- Unified MMA
- Unified Super Welterweight Championship (One time, current)
- World Series of Fighting: Canada
- WSOF Canadian Welterweight Championship (One time)
See also
- List of male boxers
- List of male mixed martial artists
