- Matt Brown (fighter)
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Matt Brown 
Born January 10, 1981
Xenia, Ohio, United StatesOther names The Immortal Nationality American Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) Division Welterweight
MiddleweightReach 76.0 in (193 cm) Style Muay Thai, Judo Fighting out of Seattle, Washington Team AMC MMA Rank Brown belt in Judo
Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-JitsuMixed martial arts record Total 22 Wins 12 By knockout 6 By submission 5 By decision 1 Losses 10 By submission 8 By decision 2 Other information Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog Matthew Burton Brown (born January 10, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial artist.
Brown starred in the seventh season of The Ultimate Fighter television series and was eliminated from the show in the ninth episode due to a loss to Amir Sadollah by Triangle Choke. Brown is a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and he is currently working towards a judo black belt.
He is a former training partner for Jorge Gurgel and Rich Franklin. Currently, he trains with Matt Hume, Mario Miranda and others in Seattle, Washington.
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Mixed martial arts
Brown graduated from Greeneview High School in Jamestown, Ohio having competed in bodybuilding and boxing. Before Brown began training for a career in mixed martial arts, he was addicted to drugs and drinking. Brown realized that he needed a hobby, to keep him away from the party lifestyle. His nickname "The Immortal" was given to him by his friends after he had survived an overdose from heroin. He initially began training Japanese jiu-jitsu and later transitioned to a Jorge Gurgel affiliate, which led him to MMA. After Brown thought his career was over due to money problems, the Ultimate Fighter tryouts came along and Brown made the show.
Brown now splits time training with Matt Hume in Seattle and at Throwdown Training Center in Las Vegas, NV.[1]
The Ultimate Fighter
Brown was chosen as one of the thirty-two fighters to get a chance at a six figure UFC contract in The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest. Brown officially entered the show after defeating Josh Hall by TKO in the preliminary round. Brown moved on the to quarter finals by defeating Jeremy May in round 1 via head kick KO. After Dana revealed the quarter-final match-ups, Brown would have to face Amir Sadollah but lost to Sadollah by triangle choke in Round 2. Sadollah was the eventual winner of the competition.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Brown won his UFC debut at The Ultimate Finale 7 by defeating Matt Arroyo a season six contestant on The Ultimate Fighter. The fight was a rematch from their 2007 fight, which Brown also won via TKO.
Brown lost his second fight in the UFC by split decision against Dong Hyun Kim at UFC 88. Kim threatened Brown with a choke from back control in the first round, but became exhausted in the second round. In the third, Kim used some effective ground-and-pound and cut Brown with an elbow. All three judges scored the bout 29–28, two of them in Kim's favor. The decision was contested by the partisan American crowd in attendance with noticeable booing. Commentator Joe Rogan announced during the post-fight interviews that he believed Brown had won the fight.
After Matthew Riddle sustained a knee injury during training, Brown replaced him at UFC 91 and fought Ryan Thomas. Matt defeated Ryan by armbar in the second round. Brown fought at UFC 96 on March 7, 2009, he fought Pete Sell.[2] Brown defeated the UFC veteran Sell in a somewhat controversial fight, via TKO in the first round.
Brown was scheduled to fight on the TUF 9 Finale card against Anthony Johnson. However, Johnson pulled out of the fight after injuring his knee during practice. The UFC set out to find a replacement for Johnson but Brown pulled out as well, to heal up some nagging injuries. Brown faced James Wilks at UFC 105, defeating him via TKO in the third round. Brown landed a flying knee during the second round which knocked Wilks to the canvas and in the third round, Brown escaped a near fight ending submission attempt by Wilks. After escaping the submission, Brown obtained full mount and applied some ground and pound until the referee was forced to stop the fight awarding Brown his third straight UFC win, bumping his overall UFC record to 4–1.
During a radio interview held by MMAWeekly, Brown stated he would like to fight Renzo Gracie for his next fight.[3] Brown faced Ricardo Almeida on March 27, 2010 at UFC 111. [4] Brown lost the fight by rear naked choke in the second round.[5]
Brown had a rematch with Chris Lytle on July 3, 2010 at UFC 116.[6] He lost the fight via submission in the second round.
Brown was expected to face Rory MacDonald on November 20, 2010 at UFC 123.[7] However, MacDonald was forced from the card with an injury and replaced by Brian Foster,[8] who defeated Brown by submission (guillotine choke) in the second round of their bout. After his third consecutive loss, it was announced on ESPN's "MMA Live" that Brown had been released from the promotion.[9] However, Ariel Helwani announced that Brown had in fact not been released from the UFC, citing his source as the UFC itself.[10]
Brown was expected to face Mark Scanlon on March 3, 2011 at UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann.[11] However, Scanlon was forced off the card [12] and replaced by Matt Riddle.[13] Not long after the Riddle-Brown announcement was made, it was announced that Riddle had been pulled from the fight.
Brown was expected to face Rich Attonito on June 26, 2011 at UFC on Versus 4.[14] However, main card participant Martin Kampmann was forced out of his bout with John Howard with an injury and Brown was chosen as his replacement, while Attonito faced Daniel Roberts.[15] Brown won the fight against Howard via unanimous decision.
Brown was expected to face John Hathaway on November 5, 2011 at UFC 138, replacing an injured Pascal Krauss.[16] However, John Hathaway was forced to pull out of the bout due to an undisclosed injury. As a result, Brown was pulled from the event, is now expected to face Seth Baczynski on November 19, 2011 at UFC 139.[17]
Personal life
Matt and his girlfriend Colleen had twin boys in October 2010.[18][19]
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 22 matches 12 wins 10 losses By knockout 6 0 By submission 5 8 By decision 1 2 Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes 
Seth BaczynskiUFC 139 November 19, 2011 San Jose, California, United States Win 12–10 John HowardDecision (unanimous) UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry June 26, 2011 3 5:00 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Loss 11–10 Brian FosterSubmission (guillotine choke) UFC 123 November 20, 2010 2 2:11 Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States Loss 11–9 Chris LytleSubmission (armbar) UFC 116 July 3, 2010 2 2:02 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss 11–8 
Ricardo AlmeidaSubmission (rear naked choke) UFC 111 March 27, 2010 2 3:30 Newark, New Jersey, United States Win 11–7 
James WilksTKO (punches) UFC 105 November 14, 2009 3 2:26 Manchester, England Win 10–7 Pete SellTKO (punches) UFC 96 March 7, 2009 1 1:32 Columbus, Ohio, United States Win 9–7 Ryan ThomasSubmission (armbar) UFC 91 November 15, 2008 2 0:57 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss 8–7 
Dong Hyun KimDecision (split) UFC 88 September 6, 2008 3 5:00 Atlanta, Georgia, United States Win 8–6 Matt ArroyoTKO (punches) The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale June 21, 2008 2 3:40 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss 7–6 Chris LytleSubmission (guillotine choke) United Fight League August 11, 2007 2 2:49 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Win 7–5 Dan KolbasowskiSubmission (armbar) FightFest: Black and Blues Tour July 6, 2007 1 1:37 Cleveland, Ohio, United States Loss 6–5 Daniel MoraesSubmission (armbar) GFC: Evolution May 19, 2007 1 2:32 Columbus, Ohio, United States Loss 6–4 Jesse ChiltonSubmission (arm triangle choke) Next Level Fighting 8 March 10, 2007 3 3:23 Steubenville, Ohio, United States Win 6–3 Douglas LimaTKO ISCF: Night of Champions November 4, 2006 2 2:50 Tampa, Florida, United States Win 5–3 Matt ArroyoTKO ISCF: Invasion February 9, 2007 2 2:50 Atlanta, Georgia, United States Win 4–3 Jason NickosonSubmission (triangle choke) Fightfest 8 October 20, 2006 1 0:51 Cleveland, Ohio, United States Loss 3–3 Chris LiguoriSubmission (rear naked choke) CITC 3: Marked Territory September 30, 2006 2 0:42 Lincroft, New Jersey, United States Loss 3–2 Mikey GomezSubmission (rear naked choke) Absolute Fighting Championships 17 June 24, 2006 1 3:35 Boca Raton, Florida, United States Win 3–1 Brian KingSubmission (armbar) Broken Reflection May 20, 2006 1 3:27 Toledo, Ohio, United States Loss 2–1 Pete SprattDecision (unanimous) International Freestyle Fighting 1 May 6, 2006 3 5:00 Fort Worth, Texas, United States Win 2–0 Joey WhittKO (strikes) GFL: Brawl at the Buckeye February 10, 2006 1 0:39 Columbus, Ohio, United States Win 1–0 
Ricardo MartinezSubmission Higher Power Fighting October 8, 2005 1 2:54 Lancaster, Ohio, United States References
- ^ "Exclusive Interview with UFC welterweight Matt Brown". FIVEKNUCKLES.com. 2009-11-09. http://www.fiveknuckles.com/mma-news/Exclusive-Interview-with-UFC-welterweight-Matt-Brown.html. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
- ^ "Brown vs. Sell on UFC 96 main card; Vera and Grove stuck on prelims". MMAJUNKIE.com. 2009-02-11. http://mmajunkie.com/news/13972/brown-vs-sell-on-ufc-96-main-card-vera-and-grove-stuck-on-prelims.mma. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
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Paul Bradley · Matt Brown · Dan Cramer · Tim Credeur · Mike Dolce · C.B. Dollaway · Gerald Harris · Nick Klein · Jeremy May · Matt Riddle · Dante Rivera · Amir Sadollah · Patrick Schultz · Brandon Sene · Jesse Taylor · Cale Yarbrough · Luke ZachrichCategories:- 1981 births
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- Welterweight mixed martial artists
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