Matt Brown
Born	January 10, 1981 (1981-01-10) (age 29) Xenia, Ohio
Other names	The Immortal
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Style	Muay Thai, Brazilian Jujitsu, Judo
Fighting out of	Las Vegas, NV and Seattle, WA
Team	Warrior Training Center
Rank	brown belt in Judo      blue belt in BJJ
MMA record
Total	19
Wins	11
By knockout	6
By submission	5
By decision	0
Losses	8

Matthew Burton Brown (born January 10, 1981) is a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. He is currently under contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighting in the welterweight division.

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 trains with Jorge Gurgel and Rich Franklin.

Mixed martial arts

Brown graduated from Greenview 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 Wanderlei Silva's Warrior Training Center in Las Vegas, NV.

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 a head kick. 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. 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. 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. Brown faced Ricardo Almeida on March 27, 2010 at UFC 111.Brown lost the fight by rear naked choke in the second round.

Brown is expected to have a rematch with Chris Lytle on July 3, 2010 at UFC 116.

Personal Life

Matt and his girlfriend Colleen are expecting twin boys sometime in October 2010.

Mixed martial arts record

Result	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
	Chris Lytle		UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin	02010-07-03 July 3, 2010			Las Vegas, Nevada
Loss	Ricardo Almeida	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy	02010-03-27 March 27, 2010	2	3:30	Newark, New Jersey
Win	James Wilks	TKO (Punches)	UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera	02009-11-14 November 14, 2009	3	2:26	Manchester, England
Win	Pete Sell	TKO (Punches)	UFC 96 : Jackson vs. Jardine	02009-03-07 March 7, 2009	1	1:32	Columbus, Ohio
Win	Ryan Thomas	Submission (Armbar)	UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar	02008-11-15 November 15, 2008	2	0:57	Las Vegas, Nevada
Loss	Dong Hyun Kim	Decision (Split)	UFC 88: Breakthrough	02008-09-06 September 6, 2008	3	5:00	Atlanta, Georgia
Win	LimaMatt Arroyo	TKO (Punches)	UFC: The Ultimate Finale 7	02008-06-21 June 21, 2008	2	3:40	Las Vegas, Nevada
Loss	LytleChris Lytle	Submission (Guillotine choke)	United Fight League	02007-08-11 August 11, 2007	2	2:49	Indianapolis, Indiana
Win	KolbasowskiDan Kolbasowski	Submission (Armbar)	FightFest: Black and Blues Tour	02007-07-06 July 6, 2007	1	1:37	Cleveland, Ohio
Loss	MoraesDaniel Moraes	Submission (Armbar)	GFC: Evolution	02007-05-19 May 19, 2007	1	2:32	Columbus, Ohio
Loss	ChiltonJesse Chilton	Submission (Arm triangle choke)	Next Level Fighting 8	02007-03-10 March 10, 2007	3	3:23	Steubenville, Ohio
Win	LimaDouglas Lima	TKO	ISCF: Night of Champions	02006-11-04 November 4, 2006	2	2:50	Tampa, Florida
Win	LimaMatt Arroyo	TKO	ISCF: Invasion	02007-02-09 February 9, 2007	2	2:50	Atlanta, Georgia
Win	LimaJason Nickoson	Submission (Triangle Choke)	Fightfest 8	02006-10-20 October 20, 2006	1	0:51	Cleveland, Ohio
Loss	LiquoriChris Liguori	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	CITC 3: Marked Territory	02006-09-30 September 30, 2006	2	0:42	Lincroft, New Jersey
Loss	GomezMikey Gomez	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	Absolute Fighting Championships 17	02006-06-24 June 24, 2006	1	3:35	Boca Raton, Florida
Win	KingBrian King	Submission (Armbar)	Broken Reflection	02006-05-20 May 20, 2006	1	3:27	Toledo, Ohio
Loss	SprattPete Spratt	Decision (Unanimous)	International Freestyle Fighting 1	02006-05-06 May 6, 2006	3	5:00	Fort Worth, Texas
Win	WhittJoey Whitt	KO (Strikes)	GFL: Brawl at the Buckeye	02006-02-10 February 10, 2006	1	0:39	Columbus, Ohio
Win	MartinezRicardo Martinez	Submission	Higher Power Fighting	02005-10-08 October 8, 2005	1	2:54	Lancaster, Ohio

External links

• Professional MMA record for Matt Brown from Sherdog
• Official Website
• UFC Profile