Lando Vannata "Groovy"

Lightweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record4-8-2 · current 3-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record45-33-2 (57.7%) across 14 opponents
Last 5 opponents10-13-2 (43.5%) across 5 opponents
Age34
Height5' 9"
Reach71"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute4.52
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.71
Striking accuracy46%
Striking defense55%
Takedowns per 15 minutes1.24
Takedowns landed / attempted36%
Takedown defense67%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.29
Average fight time11.2 min

UFC wins: 1 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 2 decision. UFC losses: 1 KO/TKO, 2 submission, 5 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-04-04Darrius Flowers0-3BalancedLKO/TKO R2 0:52UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan
2023-04-15Daniel Zellhuber0-1BalancedLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen
2022-04-23Charles Jourdain3-3-1StrikerLSubmission R1 2:32UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade
2021-05-15Mike Grundy1-1WrestlerWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler
2020-08-01King Green6-5-1StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan
2020-02-15Yancy Medeiros6-6 (1 NC)StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz
2019-09-28Marc Diakiese4-3WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier
2019-02-09Marcos MarianoUFC debut—WSubmission R1 4:55UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva
2018-11-03Matt Frevola0-1—DDecision - Majority R3 5:00UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis
2018-07-07Drakkar Klose2-1WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier
2017-10-07King Green4-3StrikerDDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee
2017-03-04David Teymur2-0—LDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2
2016-12-10John Makdessi7-5StrikerWKO/TKO R1 1:40UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis
2016-07-13Tony Ferguson10-1Submission grapplerLSubmission R2 2:22UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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