Matt Brown
“The Immortal”
Professional record
Last 5: WLWLL
Profile
- Age
- 45 (born January 10, 1981)
- Born in
- Xenia
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Weight
- 170 lbs.
- Reach
- 75"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- UFC record
- 17-13
How the fights ended
Wins in the UFC17
- KO/TKO 13
- Submission 2
- Decision 2
Losses in the UFC13
- KO/TKO 3
- Submission 5
- Decision 5
UFC career stats
Striking
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 3.76 top 35%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.92
Grappling
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.68 top 34%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 1.3
Next fight
In the record book
- #2 · Most knockout wins (all-time)13
- #3 · Most elbow knockouts (all-time)2
- #5 · Most finishes (all-time)15
- #5 · Most knee knockouts (all-time)2
- #5 · Most ground and pound knockouts (all-time)5
- #10 · Most submission attempts (all-time)24
- #1 · Most finishes (welterweight)15
- #1 · Most knockout wins (welterweight)13
- #1 · Most losses (welterweight)13
- #1 · Most clinch strikes landed (welterweight)276
- #1 · Highest finish rate (welterweight)88.2%
- #1 · Most elbow knockouts (welterweight)2
About Matt Brown
Matt Brown "The Immortal", born in Xenia, United States on January 10, 1981, is a welterweight mixed martial artist. At 6' 0", Brown has a 75" reach, long for that height.
Brown turned professional in 2005, debuting with Higher Power Fighting. Brown arrived in the UFC with a 7-6 record. Brown made a UFC debut at The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale in June 2008 and beat Matt Arroyo by KO/TKO. In the UFC, Brown is 17-13 across 30 fights.
A finisher on the feet, Brown has won 13 of 17 UFC fights by knockout. In the stats, Brown is more accurate with significant strikes than 96% of welterweights and attempts more submissions than 87% of welterweights. Brown ranks #2 in UFC history for most knockout wins.
Brown needed only 0:29 to beat Mike Pyle at UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen, the fastest UFC win of that career. After 25 months away, Brown returned at UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington in December 2019 and beat Ben Saunders. Before and outside the UFC, Brown fought in Absolute FC (0-1) and Broken Reflection (1-0).
Brown's most recent UFC appearance was at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida in May 2023, where Brown beat Court McGee.
UFC fight history
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W
KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 4:09
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida
May 13, 2023
11Str 0TD 1KD -
L
Decision - Split · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus
Mar 26, 2022
81Str 5TD 0KD -
W
KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R2 3:02
Jun 19, 2021
27Str 0TD 1KD -
L
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar
Jan 16, 2021
28Str 1TD 0KD -
L
KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R2 0:18
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris
May 16, 2020
33Str 0TD 0KD -
W
KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Guard · R2 4:55
Dec 14, 2019
30Str 2TD 0KD -
W
KO/TKO · Elbow to Head At Distance · R1 3:44
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis
Nov 11, 2017
18Str 0TD 1KD -
L
KO/TKO · Kick to Head At Distance · R3 0:34
Dec 10, 2016
70Str 0TD 1KD -
L
KO/TKO · Kick to Body At Distance · R1 1:46
Jul 30, 2016
7Str 0TD 0KD -
L
Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R3 4:31
May 14, 2016
10Str 0TD 0KD -
W
Submission · Guillotine Choke On Ground · R1 4:44
Jul 11, 2015
25Str 1TD 0KD -
L
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Mar 14, 2015
23Str 0TD 0KD -
L
Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00
Jul 26, 2014
82Str 2TD 0KD -
W
KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R3 2:11
UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva
May 10, 2014
118Str 5TD 0KD -
W
KO/TKO · Knee to Head In Clinch · R1 0:29
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen
Aug 17, 2013
10Str 0TD 1KD -
W
KO/TKO · Elbows to Body On Ground · R2 1:00
UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez
Apr 20, 2013
40Str 0TD 0KD -
W
KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R2 2:31
Dec 8, 2012
25Str 1TD 1KD -
W
KO/TKO · Knees to Head In Clinch · R2 4:20
Jun 22, 2012
52Str 0TD 0KD -
W
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Apr 21, 2012
36Str 5TD 0KD -
W
KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R2 1:19
Feb 4, 2012
48Str 1TD 1KD -
L
Submission · Guillotine Choke From Bottom Guard · R2 0:42
Nov 19, 2011
19Str 1TD 0KD -
W
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Jun 26, 2011
38Str 3TD 0KD -
L
Submission · Guillotine Choke After Drop to Guard · R2 2:11
Nov 20, 2010
13Str 1TD 0KD -
L
Submission · Armbar From Crucifix · R2 2:02
Jul 3, 2010
25Str 1TD 1KD -
L
Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R2 3:30
Mar 27, 2010
6Str 0TD 0KD -
W
KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Back Control · R3 2:27
Nov 14, 2009
45Str 0TD 1KD -
W
KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R1 1:32
Mar 7, 2009
24Str 0TD 2KD -
W
Submission · Armbar From Bottom Guard · R2 0:57
Nov 15, 2008
15Str 1TD 0KD -
L
Decision - Split · R3 5:00
Sep 6, 2008
48Str 1TD 0KD -
W
KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Guard · R2 3:40
32Str 0TD 0KD
Full MMA career
Matt Brown is 24-19 across 43 professional fights in 14 promotions, since a pro debut on October 8, 2005 (Higher Power Fighting). 13 of those fights were outside the UFC.
Pro wins24
- KO/TKO 16
- Submission 6
- Decision 2
Pro losses19
- KO/TKO 3
- Submission 10
- Decision 6
- Finish rate
- 92% of wins
- Longest win streak
- 7
Fights by promotion
| Promotion | Record | First fight |
|---|---|---|
| UFC | 17-13 | 2008 |
| Absolute FC | 0-1 | 2006 |
| Broken Reflection | 1-0 | 2006 |
| Combat in the Cage | 0-1 | 2006 |
| FightFest | 1-0 | 2007 |
| Fightfest | 1-0 | 2006 |
| Gracie FC | 0-1 | 2007 |
| Gracie Fighting League | 1-0 | 2006 |
| Higher Power Fighting | 1-0 | 2005 |
| International Freestyle Fighting | 0-1 | 2006 |
| International Sport Combat Federation | 1-0 | 2007 |
| Next Level Fighting | 0-1 | 2007 |
| Real FC | 1-0 | 2006 |
| United Fight League | 0-1 | 2007 |
All professional fights
| Result | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|
| W | Court McGee | May 13, 2023 |
| L | Bryan Barberena | Mar 26, 2022 |
| W | Dhiego Lima | Jun 19, 2021 |
| L | Carlos Condit | Jan 16, 2021 |
| L | Miguel Baeza | May 16, 2020 |
| W | Ben Saunders | Dec 14, 2019 |
| W | Diego Sanchez | Nov 11, 2017 |
| L | Donald Cerrone | Dec 10, 2016 |
| L | Jake Ellenberger | Jul 30, 2016 |
| L | Demian Maia | May 14, 2016 |
| W | Tim Means | Jul 11, 2015 |
| L | Johny Hendricks | Mar 14, 2015 |
| L | Robbie Lawler | Jul 26, 2014 |
| W | Erick Silva | May 10, 2014 |
| W | Mike Pyle | Aug 17, 2013 |
| W | Jordan Mein | Apr 20, 2013 |
| W | Mike Swick | Dec 8, 2012 |
| W | Luis Ramos | Jun 22, 2012 |
| W | Stephen Thompson | Apr 21, 2012 |
| W | Chris Cope | Feb 4, 2012 |
| L | Seth Baczynski | Nov 19, 2011 |
| W | John Howard | Jun 26, 2011 |
| L | Brian Foster | Nov 20, 2010 |
| L | Chris Lytle | Jul 3, 2010 |
| L | Ricardo Almeida | Mar 27, 2010 |
| W | James Wilks | Nov 14, 2009 |
| W | Pete Sell | Mar 7, 2009 |
| W | Ryan Thomas | Nov 15, 2008 |
| L | Dong Hyun Kim | Sep 6, 2008 |
| W | Matt Arroyo | Jun 21, 2008 |
| L | Chris Lytle | Aug 11, 2007 |
| W | Dan Kolbasowski | Jul 6, 2007 |
| L | Daniel Moraes | May 19, 2007 |
| L | Jesse Chilton | Mar 10, 2007 |
| W | Douglas Lima | Feb 9, 2007 |
| W | Matt Arroyo | Nov 4, 2006 |
| W | Jason Nickoson | Oct 20, 2006 |
| L | Chris Liguori | Sep 30, 2006 |
| L | Mikey Gomez | Jun 24, 2006 |
| W | Brian King | May 20, 2006 |
| L | Pete Spratt | May 6, 2006 |
| W | Joey Whitt | Feb 10, 2006 |
| W | Ricardo Martinez | Oct 8, 2005 |
Full professional record from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Quick answers
What is Matt Brown's record?
Matt Brown's professional MMA record is 24 wins, 19 losses and 0 draws.
How old is Matt Brown?
Matt Brown is 45 years old, born on January 10, 1981.
How tall is Matt Brown and what is their reach?
Matt Brown stands 6' 0" with a 75" reach.
Who did Matt Brown fight last?
Matt Brown beat Court McGee by KO/TKO at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on May 13, 2023.
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