Ryan Bader

Born: 1983-06-07, Reno, Nevada, USA

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.

Filmography

• The Smashing Machine (2025)
• Tapout XT (2012)
• Bellator 199: Bader vs. King Mo (2018)
• Bellator 256: Bader vs. Machida 2 (2021)
• Bellator 214: Fedor vs. Bader (2019)
• Bellator 207: Mitrione vs. Bader (2018)
• Bellator 226: Bader vs. Kongo (2019)
• Bellator 244: Bader vs. Nemkov (2020)
• Bellator 268: Nemkov vs. Anglickas (2021)