Austin Vanderford an American professional mixed martial artist, currently signed to Bellator MMA where he competes in the Middleweight division. In March 2017, he made his professional debut against Sol Renato at Prime Fighting 9 on the main card. He was the winner against Renato by 1st round TKO. Vanderford is also a 2-time NAIA All-American and National Champion wrestler. He currently ranked number 2 in the Bellator Middleweight MMA rankings and has a purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Austin Vanderford Bio
Austin an American professional mixed martial artist who born on March 21, 1990, in Santa Rosa, California, United States. As of 2023, Austin Vanderford age is 33 years. He nicknamed “The Gentleman”. He fights in the middleweight category. His nationality is American. He is active in the MMA arena since 2017.
Austin Vanderford’s Personal Life
After doing our research, details about his parents not known to the public, and it also not known if he has any siblings. Speaking of his love life, Vanderford married UFC’s Paige VanZant. The two fighters started to date in 2017 and then engaged in January 2018. Vanderford and VanZant tied the knot in September 2018. His wife Paige Michelle Vanderford known professionally as Paige VanZant, an American mixed martial artist, author, and model. VanZant signed to the flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
In 2022, he did lose twice to Gegard Mousasi and Aaron Jeffery. Both were TKO (punches) that do tell a lot about the decline he is in. However, MMA is different from boxing as a defeat does not make one feel that he is no longer a part of the very best level. The only advantage is that one can still earn decent sums for a living. And losing fights in Bellator is way much worse than in UFC as their people do know the fact that it is best fighting the best.
It does also show that his impact in the world of UFC is over as he would not be able to make the highest level in the MMA world. The reason that makes MMA fighters a cut above the rest is that they work hard for so much and do not get paid as much as a top or even average golfer does.
Austin Vanderford Career
Vanderford started his career in Mixed Martial Arts as an amateur back in 2015. He won all four of his amateur fights over the course of a year. In 2017, Vanderford made his professional Mixed Martial Arts debut when he fought Sol Renato at Prime Fighting 9. He has since gone on to fight and win all 7 of his professional fights. Vanderford landed a huge opportunity as he featured on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender series. While there defeated his opponent with the assistance of a Rear Naked Choke. Despite his huge success, he was not signed to a contract.
He has since signed a contract with Bellator and made his debut there in February of 2019, where he won his first fight. Austin then won his next fight vs. Grachik Bozinyan via unanimous decision at Bellator 234. Vanderford defeated Jesus via unanimous decision and then defeated Fabian Edwards at Bellator 259. After the Edwards win, Vanderford was ranked #1 in the Bellator Middleweight Rankings.
Austin Vanderford MMA Record
Austin has an excellent record in MMA. He has now fought 12 fights in his MMA career and has won 11 of these fights and has lost just 1 fight. Austin has won 3 fights by submission and 3 by TKO. He also had a magnificent amateur career by effortlessly winning all four bouts of his amateur career.
Austin Vanderford Physical Measurements
Austin Vanderford height is 5 feet 11 inches. He has a decent weight of 185 lb or 84 kg. He has many tattoos spread throughout his body. The most noticeable tattoo is the giant, open eye on his throat. Details of the rest of his tattoos are undisclosed as of now.
Austin Vanderford Net Worth
Austin Vanderford net worth is around $20 Million. He acquired most of his wealth through his professional MMA Fighter. His wife is also an MMA fighter and therefore the couple earns a very good amount of money. The couple leads a very decent and luxurious life.
Austin Vanderford Social Media
He is active on Instagram and goes by the username @austinvanderford. He has 186k followers on his Instagram account and he shares pictures of his family and also shares posts regarding his profession.
