Ryan Gandra

Ryan Gandra is a Brazilian middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Record: 11-1, 3-0 in the UFC, all three UFC wins by first-round knockout (USA Today).

Born May 8, 1995, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Age 31, 6 ft 1 in, orthodox stance, fighting out of Flavio Baiano Team (Sherdog). Nickname: "Problema" — the Problem.[edit]

Belo Horizonte product. Started martial arts at seven after watching his brother compete. Brazilian judo school-games champion; brown belts in judo and jiu-jitsu, blue belt in kickboxing.

Worked as an electrician maintaining garbage trucks for the Belo Horizonte municipal council. Nearly quit at 29, then two things landed at once: wife pregnant with son David Emanuel, and a Dana White's Contender Series call. Pro debut February 19, 2022: five-round unanimous decision over M. Atila for Gladiators Fight Night gold. Only career loss came in his second bout, April 2022.[edit]

Rebuilt through the regionals: decision over Luiz Fabiano (Federacao Fight 15, April 2023), first-round arm-triangle of Leonardo Bezerra (Bison Kombat 3, September 2023), LFA debut TKO of Alessandro Gambulino (LFA 171, November 2023), one-punch KO of Vladimir Calvo Marrero (LFA 197, November 2024).

Contender Series, August 26, 2025: first-round TKO of Trent Miller (2:51), UFC contract. UFC debut, February 28, 2026, Mexico: 41-second first-round TKO of Jose Daniel Medina. UFC 329, July 2026, Las Vegas: first-round TKO of Zachary Reese, 2-0 UFC. UFC 331, September 19, 2026: KO of Ozzy Diaz at 2:04 of round one — fifth straight first-round knockout, tenth straight win, 11-1 (3-0 UFC) (USA Today, ESPN). Called out Israel Adesanya afterward (MMA Junkie). No decision since April 2023.[edit]

Blue-collar finisher: ex-electrician, soft-spoken outside the cage, all pressure and left hands inside it. Post-fight declarations are blunt — "the problem of the division" — and the first-round reels do the marketing.[edit]

iFANN-only numbers, read from live data: YouTube: not tracked for this entry. Last.fm: not tracked for this entry. Popularity rank: #39,116 overall, #29,029 by type (ranked 2026-10-19). Support base: MMA followers tracking a fast-rising finisher; no formal fan name or organized campaigns. He holds no placement in iFANN's Global Fame Engine Top 1,000 or any Top-100 scope list.[edit]

"Problema" = "The Problem." Judo school-games champion; brown belts in judo and jiu-jitsu, blue in kickboxing. Whole immediate family fights. Quit his council electrician job to chase MMA full-time at 29. Debut KO (41 seconds) ranks among the fastest in UFC middleweight history. Leaping left hook at UFC 329 drew Joe Frazier comparisons on commentary.[edit]

Large Belo Horizonte family: three sisters, one brother, three nephews — all fighters. The brother got him started. Parents not public. Married; wife's name undisclosed. Son David Emanuel born late 2025 — fatherhood arrived days before the Contender Series call and kept him in the sport.[edit]

Norma Dumont (UFC bantamweight; coached him in Belo Horizonte, brought him to Chute Boxe). Cesar Almeida (late-career inspiration). Michael Bisping (idol; interviewed him after the debut).[edit]

Married; wife's name not disclosed. Son David Emanuel born late 2025. No other relationships reported.[edit]

No credible net worth figure is published; the old "$100 Thousand" estimate was iFANN speculation and is dropped. Income on record: UFC fight purses from three 2026 bouts plus small regional purses pre-2025. No endorsements, businesses, or holdings reported.[edit]

Won a Gladiators Fight Night championship belt on his 2022 pro debut. No UFC bonus award reported to date.[edit]