Ryan Bader

Biography

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

The Smashing Machine

Mark Coleman

The Ultimate Fighter

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UFC on Fox 18: Johnson vs. Bader

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Celebrity Family Feud

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UFC on Fox 6: Johnson vs. Dodson

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UFC on Fox 14: Gustafsson vs. Johnson

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UFC Fight Night 47: Bader vs. St. Preux

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UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson

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Filmography

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

Year	TV Show	Role
2015	Celebrity Family Feud	Self
2005	The Ultimate Fighter	Self