Bryce Mitchell

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December 4, 1994

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Dana White

Bryce Andrew Mitchell (born October 4, 1994) is an American mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Mitchell appeared in the reality television series The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated. As of July 12, 2021, he is #11 in the UFC featherweight rankings.

Background

Mitchell was born and raised in Cabot, Arkansas and attended Cabot High School. 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. After high school, Mitchell moved to Searcy, Arkansas to attend Harding University.

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.

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

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, with Korean Zombie securing the first in 2011 against Leonard Garcia. 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. Subsequently, Mitchell signed a new, four-fight contract with the UFC.

Mitchell was scheduled to face Charles Rosa on May 2, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Weidman. However, on April 9, Dana White, the president of UFC announced that this event was postponed and the bout took place on May 9, 2020 at UFC 249. Mitchell dominated the fight, almost submitting Rosa multiple times, winning the fight via unanimous decision with the three scorecards listing 30–25, 30–25, and 30–24 scores.

Mitchell faced Andre Fili on October 31, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva. 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. He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Mitchell is scheduled to face Edson Barboza on March 5, 2022 at UFC 272.

Personal life

Mitchell has a degree in economics from Harding University.

Championships and accomplishments

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Matt Sayles.

Fight of the Night (One Time) vs. Bobby Moffett.

UFC Honors 2019 Submission of the Year vs. Matt Sayles.

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