Bryan Caraway was born on August 4,1984 and is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in Battlefield Fighting Championship.
40 Facts About Bryan Caraway
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Bryan Caraway was a competitor on Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs Team Miller.
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Bryan Caraway's father is a two-time Purple Heart recipient and a Vietnam veteran.
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Bryan Caraway is from Goldendale, Washington, and attended North Idaho College for one year and then went to Central Washington University for three and half years, where he was on the wrestling team until the program was dropped in 2004.
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One of Bryan Caraway's teammates, a cousin of UFC veteran Dennis Hallman, introduced Bryan Caraway to the MMA veteran, who was an accomplished fighter.
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Bryan Caraway began fighting in the spring of 2004 and then moved to train in his hometown of Yakima, WA.
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Bryan Caraway lost when the cage side doctor halted the bout because of a deep laceration on the face of Bryan Caraway.
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Bryan Caraway took on yet another future UFC fighter in John Gunderson, losing via submission in round two.
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Bryan Caraway bounced back after his second loss, and went on to win six straight fights, again, finishing all of his opponents.
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Bryan Caraway then fought for EliteXC, being defeated by their future champion, Wilson Reis.
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Bryan Caraway fought one more time for Strikeforce before signing with World Extreme Cagefighting in 2010.
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Bryan Caraway was defeated via first round submission in his WEC debut against Mark Hominick on January 10,2010, at WEC 46.
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Bryan Caraway was expected to face Fredson Paixao on March 6,2010, at WEC 47.
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However, an injury forced Bryan Caraway to withdraw and was replaced by Courtney Buck.
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Bryan Caraway instead fought Paixao on the WEC 50 card, and was defeated via split decision.
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Bryan Caraway was released from his contract after the back-to-back losses.
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Bryan Caraway defeated Marlin "Pit Bull" Weikel via rear naked choke on February 19,2011, at CageSport MMA XIII.
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In 2011, Bryan Caraway had signed with the UFC to compete in The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs Team Miller.
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Bryan Caraway controlled Brimage on the ground throughout the first round, and in the second round won the fight via submission to move onto the semi-finals.
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Bryan Caraway made his UFC debut on December 3,2011, at The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale and fought against fellow Ultimate Fighter castmate, Dustin Neace.
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Bryan Caraway won the fight via submission in the second round.
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Bryan Caraway made his Bantamweight debut against Mitch Gagnon on July 21,2012, at UFC 149.
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Bryan Caraway won via rear naked choke submission in round three.
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Bryan Caraway faced Takeya Mizugaki on March 3,2013, at UFC on Fuel TV 8.
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Bryan Caraway faced Johnny Bedford on April 27,2013, at UFC 159, replacing an injured Erik Perez.
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Bryan Caraway won the back-and-forth fight via submission in the third round.
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Bryan Caraway was awarded Submission of the Night honors after the original bonus winner, Pat Healy had the award rescinded after testing positive for marijuana.
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Bryan Caraway was expected to face Lucas Martins on February 22,2014, at UFC 170.
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However, Bryan Caraway pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by UFC newcomer Aljamain Sterling.
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Bryan Caraway faced Erik Perez on June 7,2014, at UFC Fight Night 42.
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Bryan Caraway faced Raphael Assuncao on October 4,2014, at UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Saffiedine He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
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Bryan Caraway faced Eddie Wineland on July 25,2015, at UFC on Fox 16.
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Bryan Caraway next faced Aljamain Sterling on May 29,2016, at UFC Fight Night 88.
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Bryan Caraway was expected to face Jimmie Rivera on January 15,2017, at UFC Fight Night 103.
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Bryan Caraway was expected to face Luke Sanders on December 9,2017, at UFC Fight Night 123.
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Bryan Caraway faced Cody Stamann on March 3,2018, at UFC 222.
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Bryan Caraway faced Pedro Munhoz on November 30,2018, at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale.
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Bryan Caraway lost the fight via technical knockout in round one.
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On May 25,2019, news surfaced that Bryan Caraway had parted ways with the UFC and signed a contract with South Korean MMA promotion Battlefield Fighting Championship and made his promotional debut against Raja Shippen on July 27,2019.
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Bryan Caraway is featured in the award-winning mixed martial arts documentary Fight Life.