Bryce Meredith

Bryce Meredith
MMA Lab
Wrestling	NCAA Division I Wrestling[1]
Years active	2021–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	6
Wins	6
By knockout	2
By submission	2
By decision	2
Losses	0
University	University of Wyoming
Notable school(s)	Cheyenne Central High School
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record Collegiate Wrestling Representing the Wyoming Cowboys NCAA Division I National Championships 2018 Cleveland 141 lb 2016 New York 141 lb Big 12 Championships 2018 Tulsa 141 lb 2017 Tulsa 141 lb 2016 Kansas City 141 lb

Bryce Robert Meredith (born April 29, 1995) is an American professional

Meredith attended Cheyenne Central High School in the state of Wyoming. He went on to become a four–time state (WHSAA) champion with a record of 123 wins and 8 defeats. He was also a four–time NHSCA All–American and was ranked amongst the top–100 recruits in the country.^[3][2]

University

NC State

Meredith then committed to North Carolina State University as a class of 2014 recruit.^[4] He competed for just one season as a Wolfpack at 133 pounds ('14-'15) and compiled 15 wins and 6 losses during regular season, but was not on the starting lineup for the NCAA championships.^[3]

University of Wyoming

After just one year attending NCSU, he transferred to his home state, Wyoming. His coaches from both universities explain that Meredith was feeling homesick and it was affecting him and his performance.^[5]

As a sophomore ('15-'16), he quickly made a difference from last year, going up in the rankings from #31 to #5, finishing the season with 29 wins and 5 losses and winning a bronze medal at the Big 12 Conference. Despite his accomplishments during regular season, Meredith was an underdog at the NCAA tournament. As the fourteenth seed, he went on to defeat the second, third and sixth seeds to make it to the finals, where he faced the top–seed and eventual two–time NCAA champion Dean Heil and lost by points.^[6] This marked Meredith in the history of the program as the first finalist since 1996.^[2]

As a

Meredith had his most successful season as a senior ('17–'18). He opened up with a victory over ninth–ranked Chad Red from Nebraska^[8] and then went on to compete at the Cliff Keen Invitational, where he lost to two–time Cadet World Champion and fifth seed Yianni Diakomihalis in the semifinals and placed third.^[9] He then dominated the rest of the regular season, claiming an RTOC title (named Outstanding Wrestler)^[10] and posting a 16–0 record at duals, with notable wins over top–ranked Seth Gross, second–ranked Jaydin Eierman and two–time defending NCAA champion Dean Heil.^[11] In the post–season, he once again defeated Heil in the Big 12 finals to claim his first title of the tournament.^[12] He entered the NCAA championships as the top–seed and defeated three unseeded opponents until the semifinals, where he defeated Joey McKenna to reach the finale. He lost his final match against Yianni Diakomihalis, the only man to beat Meredith as a senior.^[13] Overall, Meredith became a two–time NCAA finalist, three–time All-American and a Big 12 champion with a record of 108 wins and 21 losses.^[2]

Freestyle

2018–2019

Meredith made his senior level debut in Russia in December 2018 at the prestigious Alans International, where he lost his only match.^[14] A month later (January 2019), he competed at the Dave Schultz Memorial International and claimed a bronze medal, after losing his semifinal match and defeating two other wrestlers in the consolation bracket.^[15] He then made an appearance at the US Open in April, where he went 2–2 and did not place. After his performance at the US Open, he attended the Last Chance Qualifier for the World Team Trials In an attempt to make the team, but was stopped by Dean Heil.^[16] Seven months later, he competed at the Bill Farrell International, failing to place.^[17]

In his last tournament of the year, Meredith went on to compete at the US Nationals of December, where he performed outstandingly in comparison to his last appearances.

Meredith travelled to Cuba to attend the Granma y Cerro Pelado International in February. He started up with a win but went on to lose his next two matches before winning the bronze–medal match.^[21]

After being unable to compete due to the COVID-19 pandemic until October, Meredith downed recently graduated high schooler Beau Bartlett on October 20 at the NLWC II on points in a high–pace and close match (8–6)^[22] and Iowa standout Austin DeSanto on November 1 at the HWC Showdown Open, by points (11–3).^[23] On November 24 at the WRTC Underground I, Meredith was defeated in a frenetic and close match by NCAA champion Seth Gross, seven points to ten.^[24] He then competed at the Flo 8-Man Challenge: 150 lbs on December 18, where he was eliminated in the first round by World Championship runner–up (70kg) James Green.^[25]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

After graduating from the

On February 14, 2023, it was announced that Meredith had signed a multi-fight deal with Bellator MMA and would make his debut on March 31, 2023, at Bellator 293 against Brandon Carrillo.^[31] He won the fight by a rear-naked choke submission in the first round.^[32]

Meredith faced Miguel Peimbert on October 7, 2023 at Bellator 300.^[33] He won the fight via unanimous decision.^[34]

PFL

Meredith debuted with the Professional Fighters League (PFL) at PFL 1 on April 4, 2024 and won his bout against Ty Johnson by unanimous decision.^[35][36]

Mixed martial arts record

Freestyle record

Senior Freestyle Matches
Res.	Record	Opponent	Score	Date	Event	Location
Flo 8-Man Challenge DNP at 150 lbs
Loss	18–14	James Green	TF 0–10	December 18, 2020	Flo 8-Man Challenge: 150 lbs	Austin, Texas
Loss	18–13	Seth Gross	7–10	November 24, 2020	WRTC Underground I	Madison, Wisconsin
Win	18–12	Austin DeSanto	11–3	November 1, 2020	HWC Showdown Open	Iowa City, Iowa
Win	17–12	Beau Bartlett	8–6	October 20, 2020	NLWC II	State College, Pennsylvania
2020 Granma y Cerro Pelado at 65 kg
Win	16–12			February 9–17, 2020	2020 Granma y Cerro Pelado	Havana, Cuba
Loss	15–12	Cristian Solenzal	TF 0–11
Loss	15–11	Alejandro Valdés	TF 0–10
Win	15–10	Hernandez	4–0
2019 US Nationals 6th at 65 kg
Loss	14–10	Frank Molinaro	6–7	December 20–22, 2019	2019 US Senior Nationals - US Olympic Trials Qualifier	Fort Worth, Texas
Loss	14–9	Yianni Diakomihalis	TF 0–10
Win	14–8	Josh Saunders	TF 16–6
Win	13–8	Ethan Lizak	TF 10–0
Loss	12–8	Jordan Oliver	TF 0–10
Win	12–7	Dean Heil	TF 18–8
Win	11–7	Josh Saunders	TF 11–1
2019 Bill Farrell Memorial at 65 kg
Loss	10–7	Evan Henderson	TF 0–10	November 15–16, 2019	2019 Bill Farrell Memorial International Open	New York City, New York
Win	10–6	Dean Heil	TF 18–7
Loss	9–6	Jordan Oliver	TF 0–11
Win	9–5	Earl Hall	TF 13–3
Win	8–5	Rob Mathers	Fall
2019 US Last Chance WTT DNP at 65 kg
Loss	7–5	Dean Heil	TF 0–10	May 5, 2019	2019 US Last Chance World Team Trials Qualifier	East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Win	7–4	Ben Whitford	7–6
2019 US Open DNP at 65 kg
Loss	6–4	Joey McKenna	TF 0–10	April 24–27, 2019	2019 US Open National Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	6–3	Montell Marion	9–4
Loss	5–3	Jaydin Eierman	Fall
Win	5–2	Josh Finesilver	TF 10–0
2019 Dave Schultz M. International at 65 kg
Win	4–2	Andrew Alirez	7–2	January 24–26, 2019	2019 Dave Schultz Memorial International	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Win	3–2	Brandon Wright	6–4
Loss	2–2	Bernard Futrell	TF 1–12
Win	2–1	Andrew Alirez	8–7
Win	1–1	Joshua Dziewa	TF 13–2
2018 Alans 32nd at 65 kg
Loss	0–1	Imam Adzhiev	TF 0–10	December 7–9, 2018	2018 Alans International	Vladikavkaz, Russia

NCAA record

NCAA Championships Matches
Res.	Record	Opponent	Score	Date	Event
2018 NCAA Championships at 141 lbs
Loss	12–4	Yianni Diakomihalis	4–7	March 15–17, 2018	2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win	12–3	Joey McKenna	1–0
Win	11–3	Sa`Derian Perry	Fall
Win	10–3	Vincent Turk	5–2
Win	9–3	Colton Schilling	5–1
2017 NCAA Championships 4th at 141 lbs
Loss	8–3	Kevin Jack	Fall	March 16–18, 2017	2017 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win	8–2	Jaydin Eierman	8-–
Loss	7–2	George DiCamillo	7–10
Win	7–1	Kevin Jack	6–5
Win	6–1	Johnathan Hathaway	MD 8–0
Win	5–1	Mike Longo	MD 12–4
2016 NCAA Championships at 141 lbs
Loss	4–1	Dean Heil	2–3	March 17–19, 2016	2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win	4–0	Joey McKenna	5–3
Win	3–0	Micah Jordan	5–2
Win	2–0	Kevin Jack	5–4
Win	1–0	Robert Mathers	MD 16–3

Stats

^[11]

See also

• List of current Bellator MMA fighters
• List of male mixed martial artists

References

External links

• Bryce Meredith at Sherdog
• Bryce Meredith at the International Wrestling Database