Lightweight

Lando Vannata

Last fought: Apr 2026

RECORD

Pro

12-8-2

UFC

4-8-2

Age

Height

5'9"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

71"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:14
Fight Completion Rate	74.9%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.25
% Fights Inside the Distance	35.7%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	45-33 (57.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	14-12 (53.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	27-17 (61.4%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	79.7%
% Time in Control	7.4%
% Time Controlled	12.9%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	36.5%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.92
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.79
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.13
Distance Strike Accuracy	44.5%
Distance Strike Defense	58.1%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.00
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.36
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.44
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.15
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	3.86
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.00

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Lightweight field

Lando Vannata League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Lando Vannata
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	46.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.7
Strike Differential	-0.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	36.1%
Takedown Defense	66.7%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.2
Submission Attempts/15min	0.3
Control Time/15min	1:06
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	25.0%
Submission % of Wins	25.0%
Decision % of Wins	50.0%
Avg Fight Time	11:14
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.5
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	50.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.7
Takedown Accuracy	35.7%
Takedown Defense	69.2%
Control Time/Fight	0:49

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Darrius Flowers

UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan • Apr 2026Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 0:52

Lando Vannata27/3675%TD 2/7Ctrl 2:16

Darrius Flowers20/3656%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Lando Vannata	22/29	76%	2/6	2:16	—
	Darrius Flowers	17/30	57%	1/1	0:18	—

R2	Lando Vannata	5/7	71%	0/1	0:00	—
	Darrius Flowers	3/6	50%	1/1	0:05	—

LOSS

vs. Daniel Zellhuber

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen • Apr 2023Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Lando Vannata51/9156%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:06

Daniel Zellhuber78/20738%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:44KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Lando Vannata	17/23	74%	0/0	0:00	—
	Daniel Zellhuber	40/91	44%	0/0	1:30	1

R2	Lando Vannata	22/36	61%	0/2	0:06	—
	Daniel Zellhuber	22/55	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Lando Vannata	12/32	38%	0/1	0:00	—
	Daniel Zellhuber	16/61	26%	0/1	0:14	—

LOSS

vs. Charles Jourdain

UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade • Apr 2022Featherweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 2:32

Lando Vannata8/1457%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:57

Charles Jourdain4/757%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Lando Vannata	8/14	57%	1/1	0:57	—
	Charles Jourdain	4/7	57%	0/0	0:19	—

WIN

vs. Mike Grundy

UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler • May 2021Featherweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Lando Vannata80/16848%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:23

Mike Grundy32/6351%TD 3/20Ctrl 2:37

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Lando Vannata	20/40	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mike Grundy	7/12	58%	2/9	1:34	—

R2	Lando Vannata	39/76	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mike Grundy	9/22	41%	0/5	0:18	—

R3	Lando Vannata	21/52	40%	1/1	0:23	—
	Mike Grundy	16/29	55%	1/6	0:45	—

LOSS

vs. King Green

UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan • Aug 2020Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Lando Vannata54/12743%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:27

King Green115/19559%TD 3/3Ctrl 3:05KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Lando Vannata	29/59	49%	0/1	0:12	—
	King Green	35/71	49%	1/1	0:23	—

R2	Lando Vannata	12/37	32%	1/1	0:15	—
	King Green	34/61	56%	1/1	0:46	—

R3	Lando Vannata	13/31	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	King Green	46/63	73%	1/1	1:56	1

WIN

vs. Yancy Medeiros

UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz • Feb 2020Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Lando Vannata99/18853%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:04

Yancy Medeiros68/19335%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Lando Vannata	29/51	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Yancy Medeiros	23/51	45%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Lando Vannata	34/65	52%	0/2	0:04	—
	Yancy Medeiros	21/58	36%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Lando Vannata	36/72	50%	0/1	0:00	—
	Yancy Medeiros	24/84	29%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Marc Diakiese

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier • Sep 2019Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Lando Vannata25/7036%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:06

Marc Diakiese40/9940%TD 4/7Ctrl 5:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Lando Vannata	10/21	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marc Diakiese	16/38	42%	0/0	0:49	—

R2	Lando Vannata	8/32	25%	0/1	0:06	—
	Marc Diakiese	13/38	34%	0/2	0:46	—

R3	Lando Vannata	7/17	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marc Diakiese	11/23	48%	4/5	3:32	—

WIN

vs. Marcos Mariano

UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva • Feb 2019Lightweight

Submission (Kimura) • Rd 1, 4:55

Lando Vannata20/4050%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:35

Marcos Mariano3/933%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Lando Vannata	20/40	50%	1/1	3:35	—
	Marcos Mariano	3/9	33%	0/0	0:00	—

vs. Matt Frevola

UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis • Nov 2018Lightweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Lando Vannata67/16441%TD 1/5Ctrl 0:20KD 2

Matt Frevola66/17638%TD 2/6Ctrl 0:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Lando Vannata	15/45	33%	0/3	0:06	1
	Matt Frevola	25/54	46%	0/1	0:12	—

R2	Lando Vannata	34/72	47%	0/0	0:07	1
	Matt Frevola	14/52	27%	1/4	0:26	—

R3	Lando Vannata	18/47	38%	1/2	0:07	—
	Matt Frevola	27/70	39%	1/1	0:03	—

LOSS

vs. Drakkar Klose

UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier • Jul 2018Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Lando Vannata50/13338%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:00

Drakkar Klose55/9856%TD 1/4Ctrl 3:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Lando Vannata	19/49	39%	0/2	0:38	—
	Drakkar Klose	21/29	72%	0/1	0:57	—

R2	Lando Vannata	15/49	31%	0/1	0:00	—
	Drakkar Klose	18/40	45%	0/0	0:15	—

R3	Lando Vannata	16/35	46%	1/1	0:22	—
	Drakkar Klose	16/29	55%	1/3	2:06	—

vs. King Green

UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee • Oct 2017Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Lando Vannata104/23245%TD 4/5Ctrl 1:08KD 1

King Green93/23240%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Lando Vannata	31/58	53%	1/1	0:42	1
	King Green	23/48	48%	1/2	0:54	—

R2	Lando Vannata	29/65	45%	2/2	0:15	—
	King Green	32/77	42%	0/1	0:40	—

R3	Lando Vannata	44/109	40%	1/2	0:11	—
	King Green	38/107	36%	0/0	0:36	—

LOSS

vs. David Teymur

UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 • Mar 2017Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Lando Vannata76/14154%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:07

David Teymur90/19247%TD 2/7Ctrl 0:50

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Lando Vannata	21/47	45%	1/1	0:05	—
	David Teymur	28/69	41%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Lando Vannata	22/41	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	David Teymur	28/58	48%	1/1	0:05	—

R3	Lando Vannata	33/53	62%	0/0	0:02	—
	David Teymur	34/65	52%	1/6	0:45	—

WIN

vs. John Makdessi

UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis • Dec 2016Lightweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 1:40

Lando Vannata10/3231%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

John Makdessi11/1385%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Lando Vannata	10/32	31%	0/0	0:01	1
	John Makdessi	11/13	85%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Tony Ferguson

UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker • Jul 2016Lightweight

Submission (D'Arce Choke) • Rd 2, 2:22

Lando Vannata40/11036%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:09KD 1

Tony Ferguson66/11955%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Lando Vannata	34/82	41%	0/2	0:53	1
	Tony Ferguson	41/72	57%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Lando Vannata	6/28	21%	0/0	0:16	—
	Tony Ferguson	25/47	53%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com