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.
After dropping out, he left for Albuquerque, New Mexico, to join JacksonWink Academy[5][10] Vannata made his professional MMA debut in May 2012.
[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.
[19] However, Trujillo was removed from the card on August 14 for undisclosed reasons and replaced by Bobby Green.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[50] Vannata was scheduled to face Mike Breeden on August 12, 2023, at UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. dos Anjos.