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Ryan DuWayne Bader (Born June 7, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir. On December 13, 2008, Bader defeated Vinicius Magalhães to win a contract with the UFC and the title of The Ultimate Fighter'.
Early life
Bader was born in Reno, Nevada. Bader entered mixed martial arts after a successful career in amateur wrestling. In high school (Robert McQueen High School), he won two state championships, being ranked as high as 4th in the country for wrestling.
At ASU, Bader was college teammates with former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and C.B. Dollaway. While attending Arizona State University, Bader was a three Time PAC-10 Champion winning titles in 03, 04 and 06. He was also a two time All American placing 4th in 2004 as a sophomore and 7th in 2006 as a senior.
He began training at Arizona Combat Sports in early 2007.
Before Bader's departure from Arizona Combat Sports, his training partners consisted of TUF 7 contender and UFC middleweight C.B. Dollaway, All-American Wrestler Aaron Simpson, former UFC middleweight contender Thales Leites and former WEC Champion Jamie Varner.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ryan Bader's UFC career began as a contestant on season 8 of The Ultimate Fighter. Bader, the first light heavyweight selected by coach Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, went on to win his first 3 fights on the show to fight with Vinicius Magalhães on December 13, 2008 at The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale.
At the finale, Bader defeated Magalhães by way of a quick, first-round knockout, earning the title of "The Ultimate Fighter" and winning the traditional "six-figure UFC contract". An overhand right dropped Magalhães, and Bader up with strikes on the ground to take the win less than halfway through the first frame.
Ryan Bader's next fight was at UFC Fight Night 18 against Carmelo Marrero, whom he scored a clear unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) over. During the match, Bader tore his medial collateral ligament and posterior cruciate ligament, which kept him sidelined until the next fall.
Shortly after the Marrero fight, Ryan Bader appeared alongside fellow Ultimate Fighter 8 winner Efrain Escudero in the UFC's sixth video game, UFC 2009 Undisputed. He and Escudero were available through special code obtained by pre-ordering the game from Gamestop. On September 10, 2009, he and Escudero were made available for download on PlayStation Network and Xbox 360 Marketplace.
Bader returned against Eric Schafer on October 24, 2009, at UFC 104. The fight was mainly dominated by Bader, who scored with a powerful attack of combinations standing and controlled the grappling, en route a unanimous decision victory (29–26, 30–27 and 30–27).
Next for Bader was Keith Jardine, who he fought on February 21, 2010 at the UFC's debut effort in Australia, UFC 110. Bader scored a sharp jab on the tiring Jardine, which set up for a with a flying knee to the chest and a left hook at 2:10 of the third round to secure Jardine's third consecutive UFC loss.
Along with Jesse Forbes, C.B. Dollaway, Eric Larkin and Aaron Simpson, Bader left Arizona Combat Sports to train at the Lion's Den MMA academy in Scottsdale, Arizona in May 2010, though they have since left Ken Shamrock's Lion's Den to train at their newly opened the new Power MMA And Fitness.
Bader secured a five-fight UFC win streak at the expense of Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at UFC 119, controlling him most of the fight with his wrestling and using his jab and short combinations to stop much of Nogueira's offense. All three judges scored the fight 30–27 for Bader.
Four months after his victory over Nogueira, Bader fought fellow rising prospect Jon Jones on February 5, 2011, at UFC 126, where he received the first loss of his MMA career after tapping out to a modified guillotine choke in the second round.
Bader lost to Tito Ortiz on July 2, 2011 at UFC 132 by an arm-in guillotine choke which Ortiz secured following a knockdown of Bader.
Bader then faced Jason Brilz on November 19, 2011 at UFC 139. He defeated Brilz at 1:17 of the first round via KO, landing a straight right behind Brilz's ear causing him to immediately fall to the mat face-first.
Bader is expected to face Quinton Jackson on February 26, 2012 at UFC 144.
Personal life
Bader and his girlfriend were married at the end of October 2010.
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
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Ultimate Fighting Championship
Amateur wrestling
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National Collegiate Athletic Association
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NCAA Division I 197 lb - 4th place out of Arizona State University (2004)
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NCAA Division I 197 lb - 7th place out of Arizona State University (2006)
Mixed martial arts record
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Professional record breakdown |
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15 matches |
13 wins |
2 losses |
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By knockout |
6 |
0 |
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By submission |
3 |
2 |
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By decision |
4 |
0 |
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Record |
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 Quinton Jackson |
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UFC 144 |
February 26, 2012 |
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Saitama, Japan |
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Win |
13–2 |
Jason Brilz |
KO (punch) |
UFC 139 |
02011-11-19 November 19, 2011 |
1 |
1:17 |
San Jose, California, United States |
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Loss |
12–2 |
Tito Ortiz |
Submission (guillotine choke) |
UFC 132 |
02011-07-02 July 2, 2011 |
1 |
1:56 |
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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Loss |
12–1 |
Jon Jones |
Submission (modified guillotine choke) |
UFC 126 |
02011-02-05 February 5, 2011 |
2 |
4:20 |
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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Win |
12–0 |
 Antônio Rogério Nogueira |
Decision (unanimous) |
UFC 119 |
02010-09-25 September 25, 2010 |
3 |
5:00 |
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States |
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Win |
11–0 |
Keith Jardine |
KO (punch) |
UFC 110 |
02010-02-21 February 21, 2010 |
3 |
2:10 |
Sydney, Australia |
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Win |
10–0 |
Eric Schafer |
Decision (unanimous) |
UFC 104 |
02009-10-24 October 24, 2009 |
3 |
5:00 |
Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Win |
9–0 |
Carmelo Marrero |
Decision (unanimous) |
UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann |
02009-04-01 April 1, 2009 |
3 |
5:00 |
Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
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Win |
8–0 |
Vinny Magalhães |
TKO (strikes) |
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs Team Mir Finale |
02008-12-13 December 13, 2008 |
1 |
2:18 |
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Won The Ultimate Fighter 8 Light Heavyweight |
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Win |
7–0 |
Buckley Acosta |
Submission (arm-triangle choke) |
XCC 6: Western Threat |
02008-04-05 April 5, 2008 |
1 |
0:47 |
Reno, Nevada, United States |
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Win |
6–0 |
Brad Peterson |
Decision (unanimous) |
IFO: Fireworks in the Cage IV |
02007-12-28 December 28, 2007 |
3 |
5:00 |
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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Win |
5–0 |
 Ulises Cortez |
KO |
SE: Vale Tudo |
02007-10-27 October 27, 2007 |
1 |
N/A |
Mexico |
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Win |
4–0 |
Dicky Chavez |
TKO |
KOTC: Unstoppable |
02007-09-15 September 15, 2007 |
1 |
0:41 |
San Carlos, Arizona, United States |
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Win |
3–0 |
Tim Peacock |
TKO |
Rage in the Cage 94 |
02007-06-09 June 9, 2007 |
2 |
2:50 |
Camp Verde, Arizona, United States |
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Win |
2–0 |
David Baggett |
Submission (choke) |
Proving Grounds 1 |
02007-05-12 May 12, 2007 |
1 |
N/A |
Cayman Islands |
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Win |
1–0 |
Dave Covello |
Submission (strikes) |
WFC: Desert Storm |
02007-03-31 March 31, 2007 |
1 |
2:21 |
Camp Verde, Arizona, United States |
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