Who is Reinier de Ridder? Meet the 'Dutch Ritter', which takes over the UFC middle weight department

While he does not yet have to keep gold in the UFC, a number of victories could drive him into the ranking and a title shot in the future.

Here is everything you need to know about Reinier de Ridder.

How old is Reinier de Ridder?

Reinier de Ridder was born on September 7, 1990 and made him 34 years old in July 2025. He was born in Tilburg, the Netherlands, where he had trained in Judo for the first time at the age of six and earned a black belt at the time of his teenagers.

The size, weight and range of Reinier de Ridder

De Ridder stands four inches at 193 cm on six feet and makes it one of the larger fighters in the UFC middle weight division. For his last fight at UFC des Moines, de Ridder weighed £ 185.5. It also has a range of 79 inches.

Instagram and X/Twitter from Reinier de Ridder

De Ridder has a growing followers on social media. He has almost 100,000 followers on Instagram, where he mainly publishes advertising content for his upcoming battles and training videos. You can follow him at Deriddermma.

While he has a Twitter account that we know that he is because he follows the official account of the UFC, de Ridder has not been active on the platform since 2018. You can see his account at Reinierderidder.

The MMA record from Reinier de Ridder

UFC statistics by Reinier de Ridder

Reinier de Ridders' assets

There is little information about Reinier de Ridder's assets. An estimate has its net assets of 700,000 US dollars, although the accuracy of this claim is controversial.

Reinier de Ridder's next fight

De Ridder's next fight is located at UFC Abu Dhabi, where he accepts Robert Whittaker in a middleweight collision against Robert.

Whittaker claimed that he only has four more fights in his career, although the Dutch hope to end his hopes for a title fight at the end of his career.

Reinier de Ridder against Kevin Holland

The most impressive victory of the Dutch came to the UFC 311, where he forced Kevin Holland to type in the first round of her collision.

This victory made de Ridder 2-0 in the UFC and brought him to the middleweight ranking.

Reinier de Ridder against Gerald Mermann

De Ridder's debut in the UFC brought an impressive victory over Gerald Manchert when he immediately became a name in the middleweight division.

The Dutch forced meerschaert to submit to himself in the third round of her struggle in 2024, with a brutal -looking triangle choke gave him victory.