Bryce Mitchell

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).

Mitchell appeared in the reality television series The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated.

As of September 5, 2023, he is #10 in the UFC featherweight rankings.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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 faced Edson Barboza on March 5, 2022, at UFC 272.

He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Mitchell was scheduled to face Movsar Evloev as a main event on November 5, 2022, at UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos.

However, Evloev withdrew in mid October due to injury and the bout was scrapped.

Mitchell faced Ilia Topuria on December 10, 2022, at UFC 282.

He lost the fight via submission in round two.

Mitchell was scheduled to face Jonathan Pearce on May 6, 2023, at UFC 288.

However, Pearce was forced to withdraw from the event due to injury, and was replaced by Movsar Evloev.

In turn, Mitchell withdrew due to recurring back injury and was replaced by Diego Lopes.

Mitchell faced Dan Ige on September 23, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 228.

He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Mitchell faced Josh Emmett, replacing injured Giga Chikadze, on December 16, 2023, at UFC 296.

He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.

Mitchell has a degree in economics from Harding University.

Outside of his mixed martial arts career, he is a cattle farmer.