Reinier de Ridder came to the UFC as a champion in other promotions and hopes to use it in his advantage to chase gold in the promotion.
RDR was a double champion in one, with the middleweight and light middleweight titles during his time with the promotion.
Although he still has to keep gold in the UFC, a series of victories can propel him the rankings and in the direction of a title shot in the future.
Here is everything you need to know about Reinier de Ridder.
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How old is Reinier de Ridder?
Reinier de Ridder was born on September 7, 1990, making him 34 years old from July 2025. He was born in Tilburg, the Netherlands, where he first started training in Judo at the age of six and earned a black belt by the time he was a teenager.
Reinier de Ridder's length, weight and range
De Ridder is six centimeters (193 cm) at six feet, making it one of the longer hunters in the UFC Middleweight Division. For his last fight at UFC des Moines, De Ridder weighed at 185.5 pounds. He also has a reach of 79 inches.
Reinier de Ridder's Instagram and X/Twitter
De Ridder has a growing following on social media. He has nearly 100,000 followers on Instagram, where he mainly places promotional content for his upcoming fights and training videos. You can follow him at Deriddermma.
Although he has a Twitter account that we know it is his because he is followed by the official account of the UFC, De Ridder has not been active on the platform since 2018. You can see his account at Reinierderidder.
Reinier de Ridder's MMA record
Record (Wld) (T) KOSUB20-2-05-213-0
Reinier de Ridder's UFC statistics
Significant strikes per minute landed. Minutes 1.36
Reinier de Ridder's Net Worth
There is little information about the ability of Reinier de Ridder. One estimate has its assets at $ 700,000, although the accuracy of that claim is disputable.
Reinier de Ridder's next fight
The next fight of De Ridder is at UFC Abu Dhabi, where he takes on Robert Whittaker in a middleweight collision.
Whittaker has claimed that he has only four more fights in his career, although the Dutchman hopes to end his hope to get a title conflict at the end of his career.
Reinier de Ridder vs. Kevin Holland
The most impressive victory of the Dutchman came to UFC 311, where he forced Kevin Holland to tap in the first round of their collision.
De Ridder made this victory 2-0 in the UFC and launched it in the middleweight ranking.
Reinier de Ridder vs. Gerald Meerschaert
The debut of De Ridder in the UFC brought an impressive victory over Gerald Meerschaert, because he immediately became a name to notice in the middleweight division.
The Dutchman forced Meerschaert to submit in the third round of their 2024 fight, with a brutal-looking triangle choke who gave him the victory.