Middleweight

Ryan Gandra

Problema

10-1

Age
31
Height
6'1"
Reach
6'3"
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
Flavio Baiano Team
Out of
Brazil
Style
striker
Fight IQ
C+ · 68
Finish rate
10%
Win rate
91%

Career methods

KO/TKO
5
Sub
1
Dec
4

FightMetric

SLpM

11.71

SApM

1.40

Str Acc

51%

Str Def

45%

TD Avg

0.00

TD Acc

0%

TD Def

85%

Sub Avg

0.00

Tape read

Power striker

Fight IQ

68C+

Built from FightMetric rates, method shares, and 6 loaded UFC rows. Timing and agility are tape proxies, not lab measurements.

IQ

C+

Ground

D

Defense

C+

Counter

D

Reaction

proxy

C+

Agility

proxy

B+

TD react

B

Chin

C+

What they do well

  • Punching agility

    Enough snap to score and to threaten. Not a blur, but the volume is organized.

Where they leak

  • Ground game

    Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • Counter punching

    This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.

Scouting report

Ryan Gandra “Problema” is a 31-year-old Orthodox middleweight out of Brazil, camped at Flavio Baiano Team. The tape read: power striker. Career mark 10-1-0 — 5 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission, 4 by decision. Fight IQ grades C+ (68).

What works. Punching agility is the standout at 80 (B+). Enough snap to score and to threaten. Not a blur, but the volume is organized. Ground game D on 0.00 TD/15 and 0.00 sub attempts. Striking defense C+ at 45% / 1.40 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility B+ (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction B on 85% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 6 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (14, D). Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain. Opponents who force wrestling and keep the fight on the fence have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.

Recent tape (6 bouts): W 5143223 (KO/TKO R1) · W 5157817 (KO/TKO R1) · W 5216997 (KO/TKO R1) · W 5291089 (KO/TKO R1) · W 5000990 (KO/TKO R2). Form index positive over the last 5. Most of the loaded finishes happen before the deep water.

Ground game

14 D

Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • 0.00 takedowns / 15 at 0% accuracy
  • 0.00 submission attempts / 15 · 1 career sub wins

Striking defense

67 C+

Serviceable pocket defense. Can be found, but rarely walks into the same shot twice.

  • 45% striking defense · 1.40 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 1 defeats

Counter punching

45 D

This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.

  • 51% accuracy on 11.71 SLpM
  • 0.76 knockdowns / 15 · 5 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

66 C+

Average-plus reactions. Gets touched, but rarely frozen in place when the shot or the shot-to-takedown comes.

  • Str def 45% · TD def 85% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 1.40 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

80 B+

Enough snap to score and to threaten. Not a blur, but the volume is organized.

  • 11.71 SLpM at 51% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 1.40 SApM

Takedown reaction

69 B

Can stuff the first shot. Chain wrestling and the second entry are the real test.

  • 85% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 0 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

67 C+

Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 1 losses
  • 4 decision wins — proof they last and still score

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Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
Jul 11, 2026Fighter 5143223WKO/TKO1 1:1510/20
Feb 28, 2026Fighter 5157817WKO/TKO1 0:4114/29
Aug 27, 2025Fighter 5216997WKO/TKO1 2:5132/62
Nov 22, 2024Fighter 5291089WKO/TKO1 2:280/0
Nov 4, 2023Fighter 5000990WKO/TKO2 2:380/0
Sep 30, 2023Fighter 5291088WSubmission (Arm Triangle)1 2:300/0