{"id":105098,"date":"2026-06-03T07:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T07:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/lando-vannata\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T21:39:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T21:39:16","slug":"lando-vannata","status":"publish","type":"fighter_profile","link":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/lando-vannata\/","title":{"rendered":"Lando Vannata"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Lando \u00ab\u00a0Groovy\u00a0\u00bb Vannata : l&rsquo;\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e9tat pur<\/h2>\n<p>Il y a des combattants qu&rsquo;on regarde pour le r\u00e9sultat, et d&rsquo;autres qu&rsquo;on regarde pour le spectacle. Lando Vannata appartient sans discussion \u00e0 la deuxi\u00e8me cat\u00e9gorie. N\u00e9 le 14 mars 1992 \u00e0 Neptune City, New Jersey, ce lutteur reconverti en artiste martial complet a pass\u00e9 une d\u00e9cennie \u00e0 faire exploser les gradins \u2014 avec autant de soir\u00e9es bonus que de d\u00e9faites sur la fiche.<\/p>\n<h3>Du tapis de lutte \u00e0 l&rsquo;octogone<\/h3>\n<p>Avant de casser des m\u00e2choires \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC, Vannata wrestlait en Division I NCAA \u00e0 l&rsquo;Universit\u00e9 du Tennessee \u00e0 Chattanooga. Il ne reste qu&rsquo;un semestre, mais la base est l\u00e0 : le jeu au sol, les takedowns, la gestion du corps. \u00c0 partir de 2012, il rejoint les Jackson Wink MMA Academy \u00e0 Albuquerque \u2014 l&rsquo;usine \u00e0 champions \u2014 et construit son jeu sur cette fondation athl\u00e9tique. Son surnom \u00ab\u00a0Groovy\u00a0\u00bb lui vient de Cub Swanson, en d\u00e9cembre 2015, et il lui va comme un gant : d\u00e9contract\u00e9 en apparence, d\u00e9vastateur dans les faits.<\/p>\n<h3>Un d\u00e9but \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC qui ne passe pas inaper\u00e7u<\/h3>\n<p>Le 16 juillet 2016, Vannata d\u00e9barque \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC sur short notice contre Tony Ferguson \u2014 d\u00e9j\u00e0 dans l&rsquo;antichambre du titre \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e9poque. Il envoie Ferguson au sol plusieurs fois en premier round, faisant douter tout le monde. Ferguson finit par le soumettre en deuxi\u00e8me round avec un brabo choke, mais peu importe : les deux se partagent le bonus Fight of the Night. Pas mal pour un inconnu sous contrat depuis trois jours.<\/p>\n<p>Cinq mois plus tard, le 10 d\u00e9cembre 2016 \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC 206, il r\u00e8gle la question du style : John Makdessi encaisse un spinning heel kick \u00e0 1 minute 40 du premier round et s&rsquo;\u00e9croule. KO propre, spectaculaire, Performance of the Night. Le genre de finish qu&rsquo;on garde en boucle sur YouTube.<\/p>\n<h3>Un style qui co\u00fbte cher \u2014 dans les deux sens<\/h3>\n<p>Vannata ne combat pas pour faire du points. Il cherche la finition, expose sa garde, accepte l&rsquo;\u00e9change. Ce go\u00fbt du risque lui vaut quatre bonus Fight of the Night au total sur sa carri\u00e8re UFC \u2014 dont un draw \u00e9pique contre Bobby Green \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC 216 le 7 octobre 2017, sanctionn\u00e9 d&rsquo;un point en moins pour un genou ill\u00e9gal mais salu\u00e9 comme l&rsquo;un des combats de l&rsquo;ann\u00e9e. Il perd aux points contre David Teymur \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC 209 (4 mars 2017) dans ce qui reste l&rsquo;un de ses meilleurs showing d\u00e9fensifs, combat qui lui rapporte l\u00e0 encore un bonus.<\/p>\n<p>Sur les douze ann\u00e9es suivantes, il oscille entre lightweight et featherweight (pass\u00e9 dans la cat\u00e9gorie des -66 kg en 2021), accumule un record final de 12 victoires, 8 d\u00e9faites et 2 nuls. Douze victoires dont 4 par KO et 5 par soumission \u2014 aucune fiche de comptable.<\/p>\n<h3>Fin de cycle \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC<\/h3>\n<p>Le 5 avril 2026, Lando Vannata monte pour la derni\u00e8re fois sous la banni\u00e8re UFC face \u00e0 Darrius Flowers. Fin au round 2 \u00e0 la 52e seconde, KO\/TKO. L&rsquo;UFC l&rsquo;officialise le 29 mai 2026 : Vannata est lib\u00e9r\u00e9 du roster. \u00c0 34 ans, avec une fiche UFC de 4-7-2 et quatre ch\u00e8ques de bonus encaiss\u00e9s, il laisse derri\u00e8re lui une carri\u00e8re qui n&rsquo;aura jamais ennuy\u00e9 personne.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sources-article\"><strong>Sources :<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lando_Vannata\">Wikipedia<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/athlete\/lando-vannata\">UFC.com<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2021\/05\/13\/fight-archives-tony-ferguson-strangles-lando-vannata-fight-of-the-night-banger-ufc-262-mma-history\/\">Bloody Elbow<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lando \u00ab\u00a0Groovy\u00a0\u00bb Vannata, Am\u00e9ricain n\u00e9 en 1992, record MMA 12-8-2 : 4 bonus Fight of the Night \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC, KO spectaculaire de Makdessi au spinning heel kick, lib\u00e9r\u00e9 en mai 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":103004,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"fighter_category":[69973],"fighter_tag":[],"class_list":["post-105098","fighter_profile","type-fighter_profile","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","fighter_category-lightweight"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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