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

Celebrity Family Feud
2019
The Ultimate Fighter
2008
The Smashing Machine
2025
Complex, Texas
Tapout XT
2012
UFC Fight Night 28: Teixeira vs. Bader
2013
UFC Fight Night 33: Hunt vs. Bigfoot
2013
UFC Fight Night 93: Arlovski vs. Barnett
2016
UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson
2012
UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort
2011
UFC on Fox 6: Johnson vs. Dodson
2013
Bellator 273: Bader vs. Moldavsky
2022

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
40
2025
The Smashing Machine
as Mark Coleman
2024
PFL vs. Bellator: Champs
as Self
2023
Bellator 290: Bader vs. Fedor 2
as Self
2022
Bellator 273: Bader vs. Moldavsky
as Self
2022
Bellator 280: Bader vs. Kongo 2
as Self
2021
Bellator 268: Nemkov vs. Anglickas
as Himself
2021
Bellator 256: Bader vs. Machida 2
as Himself
2020
Bellator 244: Bader vs. Nemkov
as Himself
2020
Submission Underground 19
as Self
2020
Submission Underground 20
as Self
2019
Bellator 214: Fedor vs. Bader
2019
Bellator 226: Bader vs. Kongo
as Himself
2019
Celebrity Family Feud
as Self
2018
Bellator 199: Bader vs. King Mo
2018
Bellator 207: Mitrione vs. Bader
as Himself
2017
Bellator 180: Sonnen vs. Silva
as Self
2017
Bellator 186: Bader vs. Vassell
as Self
2016
UFC on Fox 18: Johnson vs. Bader
as Self
2016
UFC Fight Night 93: Arlovski vs. Barnett
as Self
2016
UFC Fight Night 100: Bader vs. Nogueira 2
as Self
2015
UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson
as Self
2015
UFC on Fox 14: Gustafsson vs. Johnson
as Self
2014
UFC Fight Night 47: Bader vs. St. Preux
as Self
2014
UFC 174: Johnson vs. Bagautinov
as Self
2013
UFC Fight Night 28: Teixeira vs. Bader
as Self
2013
UFC Fight Night 33: Hunt vs. Bigfoot
as Self
2013
UFC on Fox 6: Johnson vs. Dodson
as Self
2012
UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson
as Self
2012
UFC on Fox 4: Shogun vs. Vera
as Self
2012
Tapout XT
as Himself
2011
UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber 2
as Self
2011
UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort
as Self
2011
UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson
as Self
2010
UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez
as Self
2010
UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop
as Self
2009
UFC Fight Night 18: Condit vs. Kampmann
as Self
2009
UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun
as Self
2008
The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale
as Self
2008
The Ultimate Fighter
as Self
Complex, Texas