Bryan Caraway (born August 4, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in Battlefield Fighting Championship.
Caraway began fighting in the spring of 2004 and then moved to train in his hometown of Yakima, WA.
[6] Caraway decided to go professional after compiling a 6–1 amateur record in his home state of Washington.
Riding a six fight win streak, and boasting a 10–2 record earned Caraway a contract with Strikeforce.
Caraway defeated Marlin "Pit Bull" Weikel via rear naked choke on February 19, 2011, at CageSport MMA XIII.
In the first episode, Caraway fought Eric Marriott to gain entry into the Ultimate Fighter house.
[14] In the semi-finals, Caraway fought Diego Brandao, losing the fight via TKO (punches) in round one.
[18] Caraway was expected to face Mike Easton on December 8, 2012, at UFC on Fox 5, replacing an injured T.J.
Caraway faced Johnny Bedford on April 27, 2013, at UFC 159, replacing an injured Érik Pérez.
[24] However, Caraway pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by UFC newcomer Aljamain Sterling.
[26] After controlling the majority of the bout with his wrestling and grappling, Caraway won the fight via rear-naked choke in round 2.
There was some controversy after the fight however, as during round 1, Caraway could be seen illegally fish-hooking Perez without the referee noticing.
[35] Eventually, Rivera withdrew from the fight as he felt going from a top-5 ranked fighter to an unranked one wouldn't make sense at that moment.
[46] Caraway is featured in the award-winning mixed martial arts documentary Fight Life.
[47] In February 2021, Caraway and Tate began a legal battle over assets acquired during their 10 year relationship, including a Polaris RZR ATV that he allegedly stole back from his ex-girlfriend, former UFC Women's Bantamweight Chamipion Miesha Tate, after she first stole the ATV from his residence.