Bryce Mitchell

Bryce Mitchell
Born	Bryce Andrew Mitchell [1] (1994-10-04) October 4, 1994 (age 30) Texarkana, Arkansas, U.S. [2]
Other names	Thug Nasty
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
Division	Featherweight (145 lbs)
Reach	70 in (178 cm) [3]
Stance	Southpaw
Fighting out of	Searcy, Arkansas, U.S.
Team	Barata
Rank	Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu [4]
Years active	2015–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	18
Wins	16
By submission	9
By decision	7
Losses	2
By knockout	1
By submission	1
Amateur record
Total	6
Wins	5
By submission	5
Losses	1
By submission	1
Other information
University	Harding University [5]
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Bryce Andrew Mitchell (born October 4, 1994) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). ^[6] Mitchell appeared in the reality television series The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated . As of September 17, 2024, he is #13 in UFC featherweight rankings. ^[7]

Background

Mitchell was born in Texarkana, Arkansas, and raised in Cabot, Arkansas, where he attended Cabot High School. ^{[8] [2]} He played multiple sports, including basketball for the varsity team and wrestling, in which he placed second at the 7A state championships as a junior and fourth at the 6A state championships as a senior. ^{[9] [ non-primary source needed ] [10] [11] [12]} After high school, Mitchell moved to Searcy, Arkansas, to attend Harding University. ^[2]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

After racking up an undefeated professional MMA record of 9–0, Mitchell was chosen to The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Featherweight tournament. He defeated Jay Cucciniello in the quarterfinals but ended up losing to the eventual season winner Brad Katona in the semi-finals. Despite the loss, Mitchell was signed to the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Mitchell faced Tyler Diamond on July 6, 2018, at The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated. He won the fight by majority decision. ^[13]

Mitchell faced Bobby Moffett on March 23, 2019, at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis. He won the fight by unanimous decision. ^[14] This fight earned the Fight of the Night award. ^[15]

Mitchell faced Matt Sayles on December 7, 2019, at UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik. He won the fight by submission from a twister in the first round; this was only the second twister submission victory in UFC history. ^[16] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award and it was named the 2019 Submission of the Year by sites like Sherdog, MMAJunkie and MMA Fighting. ^{[17] [18] [19] [20]} Subsequently, Mitchell signed a new, four-fight contract with the UFC. ^[21]

Mitchell was scheduled to face Charles Rosa on May 2, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Weidman. ^[22] However, on April 9, Dana White, the president of UFC announced that this event was postponed ^[23] and the bout took place on May 9, 2020, at UFC 249. ^[24] After nearly submitting Rosa on numerous occasions, Mitchell won the fight via unanimous decision with the three scorecards listing 30–25, 30–25, and 30–24 scores. ^[25]

Mitchell faced Andre Fili on October 31, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva. ^[26] This bout marked the first time a fighter has worn custom trunks since the Reebok deal with the promotion, as Mitchell used camo shorts during the contest. ^{[27] [28]} He won the fight by unanimous decision. ^[29]

Mitchell faced Edson Barboza on March 5, 2022, at UFC 272. ^[30] He won the fight via unanimous decision. ^[31]

Mitchell was scheduled to face Movsar Evloev as a main event on November 5, 2022, at UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos. ^[32] However, Evloev withdrew in mid October due to injury and the bout was scrapped. ^[33]

Mitchell faced Ilia Topuria on December 10, 2022, at UFC 282. ^[34] He lost the fight via submission in round two. ^[35]

Mitchell was scheduled to face Jonathan Pearce on May 6, 2023, at UFC 288. ^[36] However, Pearce was forced to withdraw from the event due to injury, and was replaced by Movsar Evloev. ^[37] In turn, Mitchell withdrew due to recurring back injury and was replaced by Diego Lopes. ^{[38] [39]}

Mitchell faced Dan Ige on September 23, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 228. ^[40] He won the fight via unanimous decision. ^[41]

Mitchell faced Josh Emmett, replacing injured Giga Chikadze, on December 16, 2023, at UFC 296. ^[42] He lost the fight via knockout in the first round. ^[43]

Personal life

Mitchell has a degree in economics from Harding University. ^[5] Outside of his mixed martial arts career, he is a cattle farmer. ^[44]

Mitchell is a conspiracy theorist, voicing his belief that SARS-CoV-2 was created in a lab by the U.S. government and deliberately released, ^{[45] [46]} and that the U.S. government stages mass shootings to advance a gun confiscation agenda. ^[47] He has also criticized the Federal Reserve as a "corrupt institution" that is manipulating the value of the U.S. dollar. ^{[48] [49]} Mitchell is also a flat Earther, a geocentrist and believes that gravity is a hoax.^{[ citation needed ]} 2024, he indicated that he would homeschool his son because he did not want him to be a Communist, to worship Satan, or to be gay. ^[50] In July 2024, Mitchell claimed that Elon Musk is a false prophet and potential antichrist, and that his company Tesla is a "scam". ^[51]

In 2021, Mitchell released a seven-track country rap mixtape titled "Pasture Fire". ^[52]

Championships and accomplishments

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Matt Sayles ^[53]
  • Fight of the Night (One Time) vs. Bobby Moffett ^[13]
  • UFC Honors 2019 Submission of the Year vs. Matt Sayles ^[54]
• CagesidePress.com
  • 2019 Submission of the Year vs. Matt Sayles ^[55]
• CombatPress.com
  • 2019 Submission of the Year vs. Matt Sayles ^[56]
• MMAJunkie.com
  • 2019 December Submission of the Month vs. Matt Sayles ^[57]
  • 2019 Submission of the Year vs. Matt Sayles ^[58]
• MMA Fighting
  • 2019 Submission of the Year vs. Matt Sayles ^[59]
• Sherdog.com
  • 2019 Submission of the Year vs. Matt Sayles ^[60]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

18 matches	16 wins	2 losses
By knockout	0	1
By submission	9	1
By decision	7	0

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	16–2	Josh Emmett	KO (punch)	UFC 296	December 16, 2023	1	1:57	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	16–1	Dan Ige	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot	September 23, 2023	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss	15–1	Ilia Topuria	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	UFC 282	December 10, 2022	2	3:10	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	15–0	Edson Barboza	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 272	March 5, 2022	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	14–0	Andre Fili	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva	October 31, 2020	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	13–0	Charles Rosa	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 249	May 9, 2020	3	5:00	Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Win	12–0	Matt Sayles	Submission (twister)	UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik	December 7, 2019	1	4:20	Washington, D.C., United States	Catchweight (148.5 lb) bout; Sayles missed weight. Performance of the Night.
Win	11–0	Bobby Moffett	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis	March 23, 2019	3	5:00	Nashville, Tennessee, United States	Fight of the Night.
Win	10–0	Tyler Diamond	Decision (majority)	The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale	July 6, 2018	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	9–0	Jose Mariscal	Decision (unanimous)	V3 Fights: Willis vs. Norwood	June 17, 2017	3	5:00	Memphis, Tennessee, United States	Defended the V3 Fights Featherweight Championship.
Win	8–0	Isaac Ware	Submission (rear-naked choke)	V3 Fights: Mitchell vs. Ware	January 14, 2017	1	1:30	Memphis, Tennessee, United States	Won the vacant V3 Fights Featherweight Championship.
Win	7–0	Brandon Phillips	Submission (triangle choke)	WSOF 33	October 7, 2016	2	3:14	Kansas City, Missouri, United States	Catchweight (151 lb) bout; Phillips missed weight.
Win	6–0	Bobby Taylor	Submission (triangle choke)	V3 Fights: Sanders vs. Anders	June 18, 2016	1	3:10	Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Win	5–0	Jorge Medina	Submission (rear-naked choke)	WSOF 27	January 23, 2016	1	1:02	Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Win	4–0	Chris Culley	Submission (armbar)	V3 Fights: Hall vs. Shelton	September 26, 2015	1	3:39	Memphis, Tennessee, United States	Catchweight (150 lb) bout.
Win	3–0	Tony Williams	Submission (rear-naked choke)	V3 Fights: Davis vs. Hall	June 20, 2015	1	4:31	Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Win	2–0	Jesse Sanderson	Submission (rear-naked choke)	RFA vs. Legacy FC 1	May 8, 2015	1	2:09	Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States	Featherweight debut.
Win	1–0	Sheldon Smith	Submission (rear-naked choke)	V3 Fights: Johnson vs. Kennedy	January 24, 2015	1	3:01	Memphis, Tennessee, United States	Bantamweight debut.

^[61]

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

Exhibition record breakdown
2 matches	1 win	1 loss
By submission	0	1
By decision	1	0

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	1–1	Brad Katona	Submission (rear-naked choke)	The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated	Jun 20, 2018 (airdate)	3	4:17	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	TUF 27 Semi-final round.
Win	1–0	Jay Cucciniello	Decision (unanimous)		May 9, 2018 (airdate)	2	5:00		TUF 27 Quarterfinal round.

See also

• List of current UFC fighters
• List of male mixed martial artists

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External links

• Bryce Mitchell at UFC
• Professional MMA record for Bryce Mitchell from Sherdog