Ryan Bader

Jun 07, 1983 (42 years old) in Reno, Nevada, USA

Ryan Bader (born June 7, 1983) is an American mixed-martial arts fighter and actor. He entered mixed martial arts after a successful career in amateur wrestling. He attended Robert McQueen High School in Reno, where he won two Nevada state championships and was ranked as high as fourth in the country for wrestling.

Known For

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The Smashing Machine

Mark Coleman

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UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort

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PFL vs. Bellator: Champs

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Tapout XT

Himself

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Bellator 273: Bader vs. Moldavsky

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UFC Fight Night 33: Hunt vs. Bigfoot

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UFC Fight Night 28: Teixeira vs. Bader

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Submission Underground 19

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UFC Fight Night 93: Arlovski vs. Barnett

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The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale

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Credits

The Smashing Machine 2025

Mark Coleman

★ 6.6
PFL vs. Bellator: Champs 2024

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★ NR
Bellator 290: Bader vs. Fedor 2 2023

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★ 2
Bellator 280: Bader vs. Kongo 2 2022

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★ NR
Bellator 273: Bader vs. Moldavsky 2022

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★ NR
Bellator 268: Nemkov vs. Anglickas 2021

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★ NR
Bellator 256: Bader vs. Machida 2 2021

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★ NR
Submission Underground 20 2020

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★ NR
Submission Underground 19 2020

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★ NR
Bellator 244: Bader vs. Nemkov 2020

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★ NR
Bellator 226: Bader vs. Kongo 2019

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★ NR
Bellator 214: Fedor vs. Bader 2019

★ NR
Bellator 207: Mitrione vs. Bader 2018

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★ 10
Bellator 199: Bader vs. King Mo 2018

★ NR
Bellator 186: Bader vs. Vassell 2017

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★ NR
Bellator 180: Sonnen vs. Silva 2017

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★ NR
UFC Fight Night 100: Bader vs. Nogueira 2 2016

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★ NR
UFC Fight Night 93: Arlovski vs. Barnett 2016

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★ NR
UFC on Fox 18: Johnson vs. Bader 2016

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★ 6.5
UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson 2015

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★ 7.7
Celebrity Family Feud 2015

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★ 7.8
UFC on Fox 14: Gustafsson vs. Johnson 2015

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★ 6
UFC Fight Night 47: Bader vs. St. Preux 2014

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★ NR
UFC 174: Johnson vs. Bagautinov 2014

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★ 7.5
UFC Fight Night 33: Hunt vs. Bigfoot 2013

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★ 4
UFC Fight Night 28: Teixeira vs. Bader 2013

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★ 6.5
UFC on Fox 6: Johnson vs. Dodson 2013

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★ 9
UFC on Fox 4: Shogun vs. Vera 2012

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★ 9.8
Tapout XT 2012

Himself

★ 6
UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson 2012

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★ 6.2
UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson 2011

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★ 6.2
UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber 2 2011

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★ 6.6
UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort 2011

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★ 6.5
UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop 2010

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★ 5.8
UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez 2010

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★ 6.9
UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun 2009

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★ 6.7
UFC Fight Night 18: Condit vs. Kampmann 2009

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★ 4.3
The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale 2008

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★ NR
The Ultimate Fighter 2005

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★ 6.3

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