Lando Vannata

Lando Vannata
Born	Landon Anthony Vannata [1] (1992-03-14) March 14, 1992 (age 32) Neptune City, New Jersey, United States
Other names	Groovy
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Division	Featherweight (2021–present) Lightweight (2012–2020) Welterweight (2013)
Reach	71 in (180 cm) [2]
Team	Jackson Wink MMA Academy (2012–2018) BMF Ranch (2018–present) Jackson's MMA Acoma (2018–present) [3]
Trainer	Greg Jackson Nick Urso Clint Roberts
Rank	Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu [4]
Wrestling	NCAA Division I Wrestling [5]
Years active	2012–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	21
Wins	12
By knockout	4
By submission	5
By decision	3
Losses	7
By submission	2
By decision	5
Draws	2
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Landon Anthony Vannata ^{[1] [6]} (born March 14, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. ^[7] A professional competitor since 2012, he has formerly competed for the RFA and Pancrase.

Early years

Vannata was born in Neptune, New Jersey ^[8] and at the age of 13, began wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. ^[9] Vannata later wrestled at an NCAA Division I University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, but dropped out after one semester. After dropping out, he left for Albuquerque, New Mexico, to join JacksonWink Academy ^{[5] [10]}

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Vannata made his professional MMA debut in May 2012. He amassed an undefeated record of 8–0 in various promotions over the next four years before joining the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

After an injury to Michael Chiesa, Vannata was called on two weeks' notice to fight against ranked #3 lightweight Tony Ferguson on July 16, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 91. ^[10] After an exciting back-and-forth fight, and almost finishing Ferguson with strikes in the first round he lost by submission in the second round. Both participants were awarded a Fight of the Night bonus. ^{[11] [12]}

Vannata faced John Makdessi on December 10, 2016, at UFC 206 ^[13] He won the fight via highlight reel spinning heel kick knockout in the first round and was awarded a Performance of the Night bonus. ^{[14] [15]}

Vannata faced David Teymur on March 4, 2017, at UFC 209. ^[16] He lost the fight via unanimous decision. ^[17] The fight was awarded Fight of the Night honors. ^[18]

Vannata was expected to face Abel Trujillo on October 7, 2017, at UFC 216. ^[19] However, Trujillo was removed from the card on August 14 for undisclosed reasons and replaced by Bobby Green. ^[20] Vannata struck Green with a knee while Green was a grounded opponent, which caused referee Herb Dean to deduct one point from Vannata. The judges handed down a split draw after three rounds with score of 29-27-27-29 and 28-28. ^[21] This fight earned him Fight of the Night award. ^[22]

Vannata was linked to a fight with Gilbert Burns on April 14, 2018, at UFC on Fox 29. ^[23] However, the pairing never materialized as Vannata was unable to accept the fight for this date/event as he was still rehabilitating a recent arm injury. ^[24]

Vannata faced Drakkar Klose on July 7, 2018, at UFC 226. ^[25] He lost the fight by unanimous decision. ^[25] After the fight with Klose, Vannata departed from Jackson Wink MMA Academy in the heels of Donald Cerrone's departure. Due to the departure, Vannata begun training at both Cerrone's BMF Ranch and Jackson's MMA Association Gym. ^[26]

Vannata faced Matt Frevola on November 3, 2018, at UFC 230. ^[27] The bout ended in a majority draw. ^[28] Shortly after the fight, Vannata announced that he became a free agent. ^[29] In the beginning of 2019, Vannata announced that he had signed a new, four-fight contract with the UFC. ^[30]

Vannata faced promotional newcomer Marcos Rosa Mariano on February 10, 2019, at UFC 234. ^[31] He won the fight via a submission in round one. ^[32]

Vannata faced Marc Diakiese on September 28, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 160. ^[33] He lost the fight via unanimous decision. ^[34]

Vannata faced Yancy Medeiros on February 15, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 167. ^[35] He won the fight via unanimous decision. ^[36]

A rematch with Bobby Green took place on August 1, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan. ^[37] He lost the fight via unanimous decision. ^[38] This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award. ^[39]

Vannata moved down to featherweight and faced Mike Grundy at UFC 262 on May 15, 2021. ^{[40] [41]} He won his 145 lb debut via split decision. ^[42]

Vannata was scheduled to face Tucker Lutz on November 13, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 197. ^[43] However, the contest was cancelled in late October as Lutz was removed from the event in favor of another bout. ^[44]

Vannata faced Charles Jourdain on April 23, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 205. ^[45] He lost the fight via a guillotine choke in round one. ^[46]

Vannata was scheduled to face Andre Fili on September 17, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 210. ^[47] However, Vannata was forced to pull from the event due to injury. ^[48]

Vannata faced Daniel Zellhuber on April 15, 2023, at UFC on ESPN 44. ^[49] He lost the fight via unanimous decision. ^[50]

Vannata was scheduled to face Mike Breeden on August 12, 2023, at UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. dos Anjos. ^[51] However, Vannata pulled out in early August and was replaced by Terrance McKinney. ^{[52] [53]}

Vannata is scheduled to face James Llontop on April 27, 2024, at UFC on ESPN 55. ^[54] However, Vannata pulled out for unknown reasons, was replaced by Gabriel Green and subsequently replaced by Chris Padilla. ^{[55] [56]}

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Fight of the Night (Four times) vs. Tony Ferguson, David Teymur and Bobby Green (two times) ^[39]
  • Performance of the Night (One time) vs. John Makdessi
  • 2016 Knockout of the Year vs. John Makdessi ^[57]
• MMAjunkie.com
  • 2020 August Fight of the Month vs. Bobby Green ^[58]
• MMADNA.nl
  • 2016 Knockout of the Year vs. John Makdessi ^[59]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

21 matches	12 wins	7 losses
By knockout	4	0
By submission	5	2
By decision	3	5
Draws	2

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	12–7–2	Daniel Zellhuber	Decision (unanimous)	UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen	April 15, 2023	3	5:00	Kansas City, Missouri, United States	Return to Lightweight.
Loss	12–6–2	Charles Jourdain	Submission (guillotine choke)	UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade	April 23, 2022	1	2:32	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	12–5–2	Mike Grundy	Decision (split)	UFC 262	May 15, 2021	3	5:00	Houston, Texas, United States	Featherweight debut.
Loss	11–5–2	Bobby Green	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan	August 1, 2020	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Fight of the Night.
Win	11–4–2	Yancy Medeiros	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2	February 15, 2020	3	5:00	Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States
Loss	10–4–2	Marc Diakiese	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier	September 28, 2019	3	5:00	Copenhagen, Denmark
Win	10–3–2	Marcos Rosa Mariano	Submission (kimura)	UFC 234	February 10, 2019	1	4:55	Melbourne, Australia
Draw	9–3–2	Matt Frevola	Draw (majority)	UFC 230	November 3, 2018	3	5:00	New York City, New York, United States
Loss	9–3–1	Drakkar Klose	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 226	July 7, 2018	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Draw	9–2–1	Bobby Green	Draw (split)	UFC 216	October 7, 2017	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Vannata was deducted one point in round 1 due to an illegal knee. Fight of the Night.
Loss	9–2	David Teymur	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 209	March 4, 2017	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Fight of the Night.
Win	9–1	John Makdessi	KO (spinning wheel kick)	UFC 206	December 10, 2016	1	1:40	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Performance of the Night. Knockout of the Year.
Loss	8–1	Tony Ferguson	Submission (brabo choke)	UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker	July 13, 2016	2	2:22	Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States	Fight of the Night.
Win	8–0	Ramico Blackmon	TKO (punches)	TSE: Rocky Mountain Rubicon 2	April 30, 2016	1	2:06	Pueblo, Colorado, United States	Won the TSE Lightweight Championship.
Win	7–0	Chad Curry	TKO (punches and elbows)	RFA 32: Blumer vs. Higo	November 6, 2015	1	1:29	Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States
Win	6–0	Santana-Sol Martinez	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	Nemesis Promotions: High Altitude Face Off 7	December 6, 2014	1	1:11	Alamosa, Colorado, United States
Win	5–0	Bruce Reis	Submission (heel hook)	Jackson's MMA Series 13	August 22, 2014	2	1:07	Pueblo, Colorado, United States
Win	4–0	Mitsuyoshi Nakai	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Pancrase 255	December 8, 2013	1	4:13	Tokyo, Japan	Welterweight bout.
Win	3–0	J. P. Reese	Decision (split)	Xtreme FC 25: Boiling Point	September 6, 2013	3	5:00	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Win	2–0	Antonio Ramirez	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Kamikaze Fight League 2	May 29, 2013	1	2:11	Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Win	1–0	Adrian Apodaca	TKO (punches)	Mescalero Warrior Challenge 2	May 12, 2012	1	2:38	Mescalero, New Mexico, United States

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External links

• Lando Vannata at UFC
• Professional MMA record for Lando Vannata from Sherdog