Ryan Ford (fighter) explained

Ryan Ford
Other Names:The Real Deal
Birth Date:8 March 1982
Birth Place:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Weight:175lb
Weight Class:Welterweight (MMA)
Super Middleweight (Boxing)
Light Heavyweight (Boxing)
Cruiserweight (Boxing)
Reach:76 in
Style:Orthodox
Team:WolfHouse MMA
Years Active:2007–2014
2022–present (MMA)
2010, 2015–present (Boxing)
Mma Kowin:13
Mma Subwin:9
Mma Decwin:2
Mma Subloss:5
Mma Decloss:1
Box Win:17
Box Kowin:12
Box Loss:8
Box Koloss:1
Boxrec:527002
Sherdog:23000

Ryan Ford (born March 8, 1982) is a Canadian professional boxer and mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 2007, Ford has also formerly competed for Bellator, the WSOF, the MFC, TFC, and the AFC.

Mixed martial arts career

Maximum Fighting Championship

Ford began his career with Maximum Fighting Championship, On February 22, 2008, at MFC 15 Ford defeated Pete Spratt via rear-naked choke in the second round.[1]

On May 9, 2008, at MFC 16 Ford defeated CJ Fernandes via rear-naked choke submission in round one.[2]

On July 25, 2008, at MFC 17 Ford was defeated by Pat Healy via arm-bar submission, the fight was for the MFC Welterweight Championship.[3]

On September 28, 2008, at MFC 18 Ford defeated Laverne Clark via guillotine choke in the second round.[4]

On February 20, 2009, at MFC 20 Ford was defeated by Pat Healy via split decision in a rematch for the MFC Welterweight Championship.[5]

On September 10, 2010, at MFC 26 Ford was defeated by Douglas Lima via armbar submission in the second round.

On November 12, 2010, at MFC 27 Ford defeated Pete Spratt in a rematch via rear-naked choke submission.

Ford has twice left the Edmonton-based MFC organization due to contract disputes.[6]

Independent promotions

Ford signed with the Edmonton-based promotion The Fight Club. On March 19, 2010, at TFC 10 Ford defeated former Ultimate Fighter finalist Tom Speer via rear-naked choke submission in round one on March 19, 2010, to retain the TFC Welterweight Championship.[7]

On May 19, 2011, Ford fought UFC veteran Karo Parisyan at MMA Live 1 in London, Ontario, After the first two rounds, Ford caught Parisyan with a knee and cut his forehead, causing the doctor and referee to stop the fight giving Ford the win via doctor stoppage.[8]

Aggression Fighting Championship

On June 10, 2011, Ford Returned to the Aggression MMA organization at AMMA 7: Confrontation defeating Nick Hinchcliffe in round three via TKO due to punches. On September 16, 2011, at AMMA 8: Unfinished Business, Ford was defeated by David Hulett via guillotine choke in round one.[9] On February 11, 2012, Ford defeated Ricky Goodall at AMMA 9 via TKO due to elbows in round one.

On March 23, 2013, Ford fought for the renamed Aggression Fighting Championship promotion in Edmonton, Alberta. Ford defeated Brendan Tierney via KO in the second round at AFC 17.[10]

Ford faced Ultimate Fighter vet Michael Hill on July 5, 2013, at AFC 19 for the AFC Welterweight Championship.[11] Ford defeated Hill via rear-naked choke submission in the fifth round to win the AFC Welterweight Championship.

Bellator Fighting Championships

Ford signed with Bellator making his debut On May 4, 2012, at Bellator 67, Ford defeated Luis Santos via TKO due to knees and punches in the second round.[12]

On November 2, 2012, at Bellator 79, Ford took on Kyle Baker at Casino Rama in Ontario, Ford won via unanimous decision.[13]

World Series of Fighting

On December 5, 2013, it was announced that Ford signed a multi-fight deal with World Series of Fighting’s Canadian branch and is expected to debut under the WSOF banner in early 2014.[14]

Ford is expected to make is WSOF debut at WSOF Canada 1 against Joel Powell for the inaugural WSOF Canadian Welterweight Championship.[15] Ford won via knockout due to a front kick and punches in just 53 seconds of round one to win the WSOF Canadian Welterweight Championship.[16]

Ford was scheduled to fight Bristol Marunde on June 7, 2014, at WSOF Canada 2.[17] He pulled out after getting injured during training.

Ford faced Jake Shields in the main event at WSOF 14 on October 11, 2014, in Edmonton, Alberta Canada.[18] Although he dropped Shields early in the fight with a left hand, Ford eventually lost the fight via rear naked choke submission in the first round.

Ford was set to face Yushin Okami in a Middleweight bout for the main event of WSOF 21 on June 5, 2015.[19] However, Ford announced that he had to pull out of the June fight with Okami.[20]

Unified MMA

On January 6, 2022, it was announced that Ford would be making his return to MMA on March 4, 2022, at Unified MMA 43 against Dawond Pickney.[21] He won the bout via triangle choke in the second round.[22]

Ford made his return on May 27, 2022, at Unified MMA 45 facing off against Robert Hale for the Unified MMA Super Welterweight Championship.[23] He won the fight via first-round technical knockout.[24]

Ford faced Fay Bursell on March 31, 2023, at Unified MMA 50, losing the bout via rear-naked choke in the third round.[25]

Professional boxing career

Ford made his professional boxing debut on February 13, 2010, winning a four-round majority decision over Willard Lewis. On June 8, 2015, it was announced that Ford was retiring from MMA to focus on a career in professional boxing.[26] [27] [28]

Ford fought on September 11, 2015, against Gary Kopas competing for the KO Boxing promotion.[29] He won a four-round unanimous decision.

On September 20, 2015, it was announced that Ford will fight on October 16, 2015, against Antonio Dos Santos at Dekada Premier Fight Night.[30] He won via knockout in the first round.

On November 13, 2015, it was announced that Ford will fight on December 4, 2015, against Alvaro Enriquez for the KO Boxing promotion.[31] He won via technical knockout in the second round.[32]

On February 22, 2016, it was announced that Ford will fight on March 11, 2016, against David Whittom for the KO Boxing promotion.[33] He won via knockout in the first round.

On April 22, 2016, Ford faced former Thailand Olympic Gold and silver medalist Manus Boonjumnong.[34] He won via fourth-round technical knockout after his opponent was no longer able to continue entering the fifth round.

On September 9, 2016, Ford faced former World Boxing Council Cruiserweight Champion Victor Manuel Palacios for the KO Boxing promotion.[35] He won the fight via unanimous decision.

On October 29, 2016, it was announced that Ford would face IBO Asia Pacific Light Heavyweight Champion Sam Rapira on February 17, 2017, for the Vacant UBO Light Heavyweight Championship.[36] [37] He won the fight via TKO to become the UBO World Light Heavyweight Champion.[38]

On November 10, 2016, it was announced that Ford would be facing Mario Baeza for the KO Boxing promotion on December 2, 2016.[39] [40] He won the fight via unanimous decision.

On March 13, 2017, it was announced that Ford would be making the first defense of his title against former WBC Asian World Champion New Zealand fighter Robert Berridge on May 27, 2017.[41] He won the fight via technical decision after an accidental head butt.

On August 10, 2017, it as announced that Ford would be facing British fighter WBO European Light Heavyweight Champion Anthony Yarde on September 16, 2017, for the vacant WBO Intercontinental Light Heavyweight Championship.[42] [43] On August 25, 2017, it was announced that the fight was canceled after a contract dispute.[44]

On September 6, 2017, it was announced that Ford would be facing Joaquin Murrieta on September 9, 2017, for Rixta Promotions.[45] He won the fight via corner stoppage in the fourth round.

On November 17, 2017, it was announced that Ford would be facing former WBA Super Middleweight Champion Fedor Chudinov for the WBA International Super Middleweight Title on December 9, 2017.[46] [47] Ford lost via twelve round unanimous decision.

On February 9, 2019, Ford faced off against Nick Hannig for the vacant WBC International light heavyweight title.[48] Ford lost via twelve round unanimous decision.

On April 6, 2019, Ford faced off against German Olympic boxer Serge Michel.[49] Ford won the fight via knockout to win the WBC International Silver light heavyweight title.[50]

On August 31, 2019, Ford faced undefeated Joshua Buatsi which ended in controversy after what appeared to be a low shot from Buatsi, the fight was stopped awarding Buatsi the victory via knockout [51]

Personal life

Ford is married to wife Nina & has two children, a son, Ryan Jr. and a daughter, Bella.[52] He is the son of retired professional boxer Al Ford.[53]

In 2003, Ford was the participant in an armed robbery home invasion.[54] During the robbery, Ford used a knife on the home owner and cut the victim's left index and middle finger to the bone. The victim's wife and two children were present in the house at the time. Ford served a four-year sentence for this crime.

Championships and accomplishments

Boxing

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Loss|align=center|24–6|Fay Bursell|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Unified MMA 50||align=center|3|align=center|3:58|Enoch, Alberta, Canada||-| Win| align=center| 24–5| Robert Hale| TKO (punches)| Unified MMA 45| | align=center|1| align=center|3:56| Enoch, Alberta, Canada| |-| Win| align=center| 23–5| Dawond Pickney| Submission (triangle choke)| Unified MMA 43| | align=center|2| align=center|4:01| Enoch, Alberta, Canada| |-| Loss| align=center| 22–5| Jake Shields| Submission (rear-naked choke)| WSOF 14| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:29| Edmonton, Alberta, Canada| |-| Win| align=center| 22–4| Joel Powell| KO (front kick and punches)| WSOF Canada 1| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:53| Edmonton, Alberta, Canada| |-| Win| align=center| 21–4| Michael Hill| Submission (rear-naked choke)| AFC 19| | align=center| 5| align=center| 4:32| Edmonton, Alberta, Canada| |-| Win| align=center| 20–4| Brendan Tierney| KO (punch)| AFC 17| | align=center| 2| align=center| 3:11| Edmonton, Alberta Canada| |-| Win| align=center| 19–4| Kyle Baker| Decision (unanimous)| Bellator 79| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Rama, Ontario Canada| |-| Win| align=center| 18–4| Luis Santos| TKO (knee and punches)| Bellator 67| | align=center| 2| align=center| 1:24| Rama, Ontario Canada| |-| Win| align=center| 17–4| Ricky Goodall| TKO (elbows)| AMMA 9: Aggression MMA 9| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:37| Edmonton, Alberta Canada| |-| Loss| align=center| 16–4| David Hulett| Submission (guillotine choke)| AMMA 8: Unfinished Business| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:35| Edmonton, Alberta Canada| |-| Win| align=center| 16–3| Nick Hinchliffe| TKO (punches)| AMMA 7: Confrontation| | align=center| 3| align=center| 0:18| Edmonton, Alberta Canada| |-| Win| align=center| 15–3| Karo Parisyan| TKO (doctor stoppage)| JEG: MMA Live 1| | align=center| 3| align=center| 1:26| London, Ontario Canada| |-| Win| align=center| 14–3| Johnny Davis| TKO (punches)| AMMA 6: Edmonton| | align=center| 2| align=center| 2:06| Edmonton, Alberta Canada| |-| Win| align=center| 13–3| Pete Spratt| Submission (rear-naked choke)| MFC 27| | align=center| 2| align=center| 3:07| Edmonton, Alberta Canada| |-| Loss| align=center| 12–3| Douglas Lima| Submission (armbar)| MFC 26| | align=center| 2| align=center| 0:48| Edmonton, Alberta Canada| |-| Win| align=center| 12–2| Tom Speer| Submission (rear-naked choke)| TFC 10: High Voltage| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:29| Edmonton, Alberta Canada| |-| Win| align=center| 11–2| John Walsh| KO (punches)| TFC 9: Total Chaos| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:13| Edmonton, Alberta Canada| |-| Win| align=center| 10–2| Markhaile Wedderburn| Submission (rear-naked choke)| TFC 8: Salvation| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:24| Edmonton, Alberta Canada| |-| Win| align=center| 9–2| Dave Mazany| TKO (punches)| TFC 7: Full Throttle| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:28| Edmonton, Alberta Canada| |-| Loss| align=center| 8–2| Pat Healy| Decision (split)| MFC 20| | align=center| 5| align=center| 5:00| Edmonton, Alberta Canada| |-| Win| align=center| 8–1| Nabil Khatib| Decision (unanimous)| Raw Combat: Redemption| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Calgary, Alberta Canada| |-| Win| align=center| 7–1| Laverne Clark| Submission (guillotine choke)| MFC 18: Famous| | align=center| 2| align=center| 2:30| Edmonton, Alberta Canada| |-| Loss| align=center| 6–1| Pat Healy| Submission (armbar)| MFC 17: Hostile Takeover| | align=center| 3| align=center| 3:00| Edmonton, Alberta Canada| |-| Win| align=center| 6–0| CJ Fernandes| Submission (rear-naked choke)| MFC 16: Anger Management| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:32| Edmonton, Alberta Canada| |-| Win| align=center| 5–0| Pete Spratt| Submission (rear-naked choke)| MFC 15: Rags to Riches| | align=center| 2| align=center| 4:01| Edmonton, Alberta Canada| |-| Win| align=center| 4–0| Mike Sorenson| TKO (punches)| MFC 14: High Rollers| | align=center| 2| align=center| 0:51| Edmonton, Alberta Canada| |-| Win| align=center| 3–0| Adil Abbas| Submission (rear-naked choke)| ECC 6: Hometown Heroes| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:21| Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada| |-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Randy Valette| TKO (punches and elbows)| MFC 13: Lucky 13| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:07| Edmonton, Alberta Canada| |-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Aaron Gallant| TKO (punches)| MFC 12: High Stakes| | align=center| 2| align=center| 4:15| Edmonton, Alberta Canada| [58]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
26Loss17–9Curtis MillenderUD8May 26, 2023
25Loss17–8Shefat IsufiUD12Sep 16, 2022
24Loss17–7Lukasz StaniochUD10Oct 29, 2021
23Loss17–6Aslambek IdigovMD10Feb 21, 2020
22Win17–5Orlando VazquezTKO6 (6), Dec 6, 2019
21Loss16–5Joshua BuatsiKO7 (10), 31 Aug 2019
20Win16–4Serge MichelKO8 (12), Apr 6, 2019
19Loss15–4Nick HannigUD12Feb 9, 2019
18Win15–3Jovica KokotKO2 (6), Dec 15, 2018
17Loss14–3Avni YildirimUD12May 12, 2018
16Loss14–2Andrey SirotkinUD12Mar 24, 2018
15Loss14–1Fedor ChudinovUD12Dec 9, 2017
14Win14–0Miguel CubosTKO3 (6), Oct 21, 2017
13Win13–0Joaquin MurrietaRTD4 (6), Sep 9, 2017
12Win12–0Robert BerridgeTD7 (12), May 27, 2017
11Win11–0Rob NicholsRTD5 (6), Mar 10, 2017
10Win10–0Sam RapiraTKO9 (12), Feb 17, 2017
9Win9–0Mario BaezaUD6Dec 2, 2016
8Win8–0Victor Manuel PalaciosUD6Sep 9, 2016
7Win7–0Muhammad MeerajTKO1 (6), Jul 23, 2016
6Win6–0Manus BoonjumnongTKO5 (8)Apr 22, 2016
5Win5–0David WhittomTKO1 (4), Mar 11, 2016
4Win4–0Alvaro EnriquezTKO2 (4), Dec 4, 2015
3Win3–0Antonio Dos SantosTKO1 (5), Oct 16, 2015
2Win2–0Gary KopasUD4Sep 11, 2015
1Win1–0Willard LewisMD4Feb 13, 2010

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MFC 15: Ryan Ford Submits Pete Spratt; Jesse Forbes Rebounds for Victory. 23 February 2008.
  2. Web site: RYAN FORD TOPS MFC 16 WITH ANOTHER VICTORY. 11 May 2008 .
  3. Web site: MFC 17 - Hostile Takeover Fight Card Results Fights Profile.
  4. Web site: MFC 18 Quick results.
  5. Web site: MFC 20 - Destined for Greatness MMA Event Results. 31 October 2021.
  6. Web site: Ryan Ford: 'I will never fight in the MFC again'. 20 March 2009.
  7. Web site: Ryan Ford vs. Tom Speer Fight Result TFC 10 - High Voltage.
  8. Web site: MMA Live 1 Play By Play. May 20, 2011. topmmanews.com.
  9. Web site: Aggression MMA 8 – Recap. Top MMA News Staff. September 17, 2011. topmmanews.com.
  10. Web site: Ryan Ford Ready To Put On Show For Edmonton On March 23. Top MMA News Staff. February 28, 2013. topmmanews.com.
  11. Web site: Ryan Ford faces Michael Hill for AFC Welterweight Championship at AFC 19. Top MMA News. June 29, 2013. topmmanews.com.
  12. Web site: Bellator 67 Play-By-Play – Come Behind Victory For Ford, Baker Advances. Don Wilson. May 4, 2012. topmmanews.com.
  13. Web site: Bellator 79 Results & Play-By-Play – Ford, De Lorenzi Win. Don Wilson. November 3, 2012. topmmanews.com.
  14. Web site: Bellator Veteran Ryan Ford Signs with World Series of Fighting Canada for 2014 Debut.
  15. Web site: WSOF CANADA HEADS TO EDMONTON ON FEB. 21 FOR RYAN FORD VS. JOEL POWELL TITLE FIGHT. WSOF.com. Staff. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141017040649/http://www.wsof.com/news-view.php?id=107. 2014-10-17.
  16. Web site: WSOF Canada: Ford vs Powell Play-by-Play - Ford Wins Title. TopMMANews.com. Top MMA News Staff.
  17. Web site: Ford, Marunde Top WSOF Canada Card on June 7. TopMMANews.com. 2014-04-24. 2014-04-24.
  18. Web site: Jake Shields Heads North To Fight Ryan Ford at WSOF 14 . TopMMANews.com . Keith Grienke. August 4, 2014.
  19. Web site: RYAN FORD-YUSHIN OKAMI, SMEALINHO RAMA-BLAGOI IVANOV ANNOUNCED FOR WSOF 21.
  20. Web site: Injured Ryan Ford says he's out of June's WSOF 21 headliner. mmajunkie.com . MMAjunkie Staff . 2015-04-07. 2015-04-08.
  21. Web site: Ryan Ford, KB Bhullar among first three fights announced for Unified 43. 7 January 2022.
  22. Web site: Griffith . Joel . 2022-03-06 . Shane Campbell, KB, Bhullar, Ryan Ford among the big winners at Unified MMA 43 . 2022-03-07 . MMA Empire . en.
  23. Web site: Ryan Ford unfazed by Robert Hale's trash talk: "I just laugh at it". 20 May 2022 .
  24. Web site: 2022-05-27 . Unified MMA 45 - Live Results and Play-by-Play . 2022-05-30 . MMA Empire . en.
  25. Web site: 2023-04-01 . Unified 50 - Live Results and Play-by-Play . 2023-04-02 . MMA Empire . en.
  26. Web site: KO Boxing News and Results.
  27. Web site: Ryan Ford retiring from MMA.
  28. Web site: Canadian MMA Rumor Mill.com - June 8, 2015.
  29. Web site: Canadian MMA Rumour Mill - August 19, 2015.
  30. Web site: Red hot Dekada Calgary card to air on Fight Network Oct. 16.
  31. Web site: Canadian MMA Rumour Mill – November 13, 2015.
  32. Web site: Ryan Ford Stops Enriquez in Edmonton, Moves to 4-0.
  33. Web site: Canadian MMA Rumour Mill – February 22, 2016.
  34. Web site: Ryan Ford To Take On Manus Boonjumnnong On April 22nd. 28 March 2016.
  35. Web site: Ryan Ford Quotes: "Training camp has been on point" for Palacios Tilt. 8 September 2016.
  36. Web site: UBO Upcoming bouts and events.
  37. Web site: Ryan Ford vs. Sam Rapira. Facebook.
  38. Web site: UBO Roar in Singapore results.
  39. Web site: KO Boxing promotion - December 2, 2016.
  40. Web site: Ford vs. Baeza - December 2, 2016. Facebook.
  41. Web site: Ryan Ford Defends UBO World Title Against Robert Berridge On May 27.
  42. Web site: Anthony Yarde vs. Ryan Ford on Saunders-Monroe card on Sept 16. 9 August 2017.
  43. Web site: Edmonton boxer Ryan Ford to fight for WBO belt next month in England.
  44. Web site: Ford vs. Yarde canceled due to contract dispute.
  45. Web site: Ryan Ford: Ready To Fight Anytime. 9 September 2017.
  46. Web site: Ford vs. Chudinov Announcement.
  47. Web site: 'I Feel Like The Canadian Rocky': Ryan Ford in Russia for WBA Title.
  48. Web site: Nick Hannig vs. Ryan Ford: Ranfighting. 18 April 2018.
  49. Web site: Ryan Ford 16-4 got the KTFO upset vs Michel 8-0 Saturday.
  50. Web site: ESPN: What's the Golden Contract light-heavyweight tournament, and who's in it?. 12 December 2019.
  51. Web site: Christ. Scott. 2019-08-31. Joshua Buatsi knocks out Ryan Ford in seventh round. 2020-06-15. Bad Left Hook. en.
  52. Web site: PowWeb.
  53. Web site: Al Ford calls out Ryan "The Real Deal" Ford after getting his Belt. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/X-0HcJO6bb0 . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube. April 2011 .
  54. Web site: Why WSOF/NBC should not promote Ryan Ford. 10 October 2014.
  55. Web site: BoxRec UBO World Light Heavyweight Title History.
  56. Web site: World Boxing Council International Silver Light Heavyweight Title History.
  57. Web site: WBC International Championships.
  58. Web site: Sherdog.com . Ryan Ford . 2022-03-07 . Sherdog . en.

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