Bryce Andrew Mitchell (born October 4, 1994) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).[6] Mitchell appeared in the reality television series The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated. As July 2, 2024, he is #13 in UFC featherweight rankings[7]
Mitchell was born and raised in Cabot, Arkansas, and 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]
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.
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]
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.[50] In 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.[51]
In 2021, Mitchell released a seven-track country rap mixtape titled "Pasture Fire".[52]
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