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.

Filmography

• 2025The Smashing Machine — Mark Coleman
• 2019Bellator 214: Fedor vs. Bader
• 2018Bellator 199: Bader vs. King Mo
• Complex, Texas

Appearances as themselves (36)

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