Damien Brown (fighter) explained

Damien Brown
Other Names:Beatdown[1]
Nationality:Australian
Birth Date:1984 12, df=yes[2]
Birth Place:Albury, Australia
Fighting Out Of:Brisbane, Australia
Height:[3]
Weight Kg:71
Weight Class:Welterweight
Lightweight
Reach In:68.5
Rank:Black belt in Zen Do Kai
Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Dan Higgins[4]
Stance:Orthodox
Team:Base Training Centre
Years Active:2010–present
Mma Kowin:3
Mma Subwin:9
Mma Decwin:7
Mma Koloss:3
Mma Subloss:4
Mma Decloss:6
Sherdog:62243

Damien Brown (born 25 December 1984) is an Australian mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional since 2010, he has also competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Rizin FF, BRACE, and Cage Warriors.

Background

Brown was born in Albury, New South Wales, Australia. He is a full-time prison officer and a veteran of the Australian Army, serving as an infantry soldier, who was deployed to Afghanistan in 2007. He credits MMA training helping him to recover his post-traumatic stress and depression from his active service in the war zone. He would like to be the role model for the war veterans who suffer from PTSD, showing them the hopes and using the cage as the platform to advocate greater support for war veterans which they much deserved.[5] [6]

Brown started Zen Do Kai martial arts training when he was a kid. After return from military service from Afghanistan with some injuries, Brown joined a local Kickboxing school as part of the rehab program to improve his physical fitness and his professional career began one year later after he picked up BJJ training.[7]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Brown participated in various MMA promotions as such Australian Fighting Championship (AFC), BRACE, European-based Cage Warriors Fighting Championship. He held a 5 win streak prior signed by Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).[8]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Brown made his promotional debut on one week-notice debut in March 2016 at UFC Fight Night 85 against Alan Patrick and lost by decision (unanimous).[9] [10]

He took on Cesar Arzamendia, a veteran of the Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2, at UFC 201 in July 2016 and won by knockout in round 1.[11]

At UFC Fight Night 101, Brown managed to steal a victory against Jon Tuck with a split decision.[12]

Brown faced Vinc Pichel at UFC Fight Night 110 on 11 June 2017.[13] He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.[14]

Brown faced Frank Camacho on 19 November 2017, at .[15] At the weight-ins, Camacho weighed in at 160 pounds, 4 pounds over the lightweight upper limit of 156 pounds. The bout proceeded at a catchweight and Camacho forfeited 30% of his purse to Brown.[16] He lost the fight via split decision.[17] This fight earned him Fight of the Night bonus.[18]

Brown faced Dong Hyun Ma on 11 February 2018 at UFC 221.[19] He lost the fight by split decision.[20]

On July 2, 2018, it was announced that Brown was released from UFC.[21]

Post-UFC career

After his release from the UFC, Brown signed a two-fight contract with Rizin FF.[22] Brown made his promotional debut against fellow UFC veteran Daron Cruickshank at Rizin 14 on December 31, 2018. He won the fight via submission in the first round.[23]

As the second and last fight of his prevailing contract, Brown faced Koji Takeda at Rizin 15 on April 21, 2019. Brown won the fight via unanimous decision.

Riding a two-win streak, Brown signed a new contract with Rizin and joined the 2019 Lightweight Grand Prix. In the opening round of the grand prix, Brown faced Tofiq Musayev at Rizin 19 on October 12, 2019. Brown lost the fight via TKO in the first round.[24]

Beatdown Promotions

Brown currently heads the promotion ‘Beatdown Promotions’, an Australian based promotion that looks to provide amateur and professional fighters from Australia and New Zealand an opportunity to expose themselves to a larger audience.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Loss|align=center|19–13|Tofiq Musayev|TKO (head kick and punches)|Rizin 19||align=center|1|align=center|4:14|Osaka, Japan||-|Win|align=center|19–12|Koji Takeda|Decision (unanimous)|Rizin 15||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Yokohama, Japan||-|Win|align=center|18–12|Daron Cruickshank|Submission (guillotine choke)|Rizin 14||align=center|1|align=center|4:19|Saitama, Japan ||-|Loss|align=center|17–12|Dong Hyun Ma|Decision (split)|UFC 221 ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Perth, Australia||-|Loss|align=center|17–11|Frank Camacho|Decision (split)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Sydney, Australia||-|Loss|align=center|17–10|Vinc Pichel|KO (punches)|||align=center|1|align=center|3:37|Auckland, New Zealand||-| Win| align=center| 17–9| Jon Tuck| Decision (split)| | | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Melbourne, Australia ||-| Win| align=center| 16–9| Cesar Arzamendia| TKO (punches)| UFC 201| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:27| Atlanta, Georgia, United States ||-| Loss| align=center| 15–9| Alan Patrick | Decision (unanimous)| | | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Brisbane, Australia | |-| Win| align=center| 15–8| Pumau Campbell| TKO (punches)| XFC 26| | align=center| 3| align=center| 1:14| Brisbane, Australia||-| Win| align=center| 14–8| Ben Games| Submission (rear-naked choke)| BRACE 37| | align=center| 2| align=center| 1:57| Canberra, Australia||-| Win| align=center| 13–8| Grant Toatoa| Submission (guillotine choke)| NZFC 1: A New Beginning| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:29| Christchurch, New Zealand||-| Win| align=center| 12–8| Abel Brites| Submission (guillotine choke)| BRACE 36 | | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:17| Sydney, Australia||-| Win| align=center| 11–8| Shane Young| Decision (majority)| XFC 23| | align=center| 5| align=center| 5:00| Brisbane, Australia ||-| Loss| align=center| 10–8| Ricky Rea| Submission (rear-naked choke)| FightWorld Cup 18| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:28| Nerang, Australia||-| Loss| align=center| 10–7| Tim Wilde| Decision (unanimous)| CWFC 69| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| London, England| |-| Loss| align=center| 10–6| Paul Redmond | Decision (unanimous)| CWFC 65| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Dublin, Ireland| |-| Loss| align=center| 10–5| Julien Boussuge| Decision (unanimous)| CWFC 61 | | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Amman, Jordan| |-| Win| align=center| 10–4| Scott MacGregor | Submission (armbar)| K.O. Martial Arts: Adrenalin-Unleashed| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:58| Eatons Hill, Australia||-| Loss| align=center| 9–4| Yusuke Kasuya| Submission (armbar)| Legend FC 11| | align=center| 3| align=center| 4:47| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia| |-| Win| align=center| 9–3| Rob Hill| Decision (unanimous)| BRACE 19| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Sydney, Australia| |-| Win| align=center| 8–3| Haotian Wu| Decision (unanimous)| Legend FC 9| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Macau, SAR, China| |-| Win| align=center| 7–3| Luke Hume| Decision (unanimous)| Nitro MMA 5 | | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:57| Logan City, Australia| |-| Loss| align=center| 6–3| Koji Ando| Submission (reverse triangle choke)| Legend FC 7| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:27| Macau, SAR, China||-| Loss| align=center| 6–2| Patrick Iodice| TKO (punches)| FightWorld Cup 10| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:07| Nerang, Australia||-| Loss| align=center| 6–1| Sonny Brown| Submission (gogoplata)| BRACE 11| | align=center| 3| align=center| 3:01| Brisbane, Australia||-| Win| align=center| 6–0| Gokhan Turkyilmaz| TKO (corner stoppage)| Nitro 3| | align=center| 3| align=center| 3:54| Queensland, Australia| |-| Win| align=center| 5–0| Thomas Ruderman| Submission (rear-naked choke)| BRACE 9| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:39| Townsville, Australia| |-| Win| align=center| 4–0| Luke Stevens| Decision (unanimous)| Nitro MMA 2| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Logan City, Australia| |-| Win| align=center| 3–0| Jay Thompson| Submission (armbar)| Golden Lion Promotions: Christmas Bash 2010| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:45| Townsville, Australia| |-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Kenny Yeung| Decision (unanimous)| AFC 1 | | align=center| 3| align=center| 3:00| Melbourne, Australia| |-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Tim Radley| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Fate MMA: Beyond Human Control| | align=center| 1| align=center| N/A| Beenleigh, Australia|

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Damien Brown - Official UFC Profile. UFC.com. 11 June 2017.
  2. Web site: Damien Brown. Sherdog.
  3. Web site: Damien Brown. Topology.
  4. 1369891992667230209. What a night last night was. Thanks to my coach Dan Higgins for awarding me my BJJ Black Belt. March 11, 2021. beatdown155. Damien Brown.
  5. Web site: Campton. Nick. After battling his own demons, UFC fighter Damien Brown wants to be a role model for other veterans. Daily Telegraph. 21 September 2016.
  6. Web site: Primetown. Jay. UFC Fight Night 85 Newcomer Breakdown: Damien Brown. MMA Odds Breakder. 15 March 2016 .
  7. Web site: Damien Brown - UFC201 Fight week (Part 1). You Tube. Damien Brown.
  8. Web site: Chris. Garry. Prison guard and Afghanistan veteran Damien Brown completes UFC dream. Courier Mail. 18 Mar 2016.
  9. Web site: Taylor. Chris. UFN 85 Results: Alan Patrick defeats Damien Brown via decision. BJ Penn. 19 Mar 2016.
  10. Web site: Ducey. Liam. Damien Brown rides UFC rollercoaster to showdown in Auckland. Sydney Morning Herald. 31 March 2017 . 31 Mar 2017.
  11. Web site: Marrocco. Steven. UFC 201 results: Damien Brown's right hand too much for Cesar Arzamendia in first-round KO. MMA Junkie. 30 July 2016 . 30 July 2016.
  12. Web site: Damien Brown defeats Jon Tuck. MMA Decisions.
  13. Web site: Vinc Pichel returns after more than 3 years, meets Damien Brown at UFC Fight Night 110 in New Zealand. MMAjunkie. 30 March 2017 .
  14. Web site: Vinc Pichel returns to MMA competition with wild KO over Damien Brown at UFC Fight Night 110. mmafighting.com. Danny . Segura. 2017-06-10. 2017-06-10.
  15. Web site: Damien Brown krijgt gewenst UFC Sydney gevecht tegen Frank Camacho. DNA. MMA. mmadna.nl. 11 October 2017 . en-US. 2017-10-12.
  16. News: UFC Fight Night 121 official weigh-in results: Headliner set, but four fighters heavy. 2017-11-18. MMAjunkie. 2017-11-18. en-US.
  17. News: UFC Fight Night 121 results: Frank Camacho outslugs Damien Brown in 15-minute brawl. 2017-11-19. MMAjunkie. 2017-11-19. en-US.
  18. News: UFC Fight Night 121 Werdum Vs. Tybura Results: Bonus Winners, Highlights, Analysis, Attendance, Gate. Mazique. Brian. Forbes. 2018-01-25. en.
  19. Web site: Australian UFC fighter Damien Brown signed on to fight at UFC 221 in Perth. Perth Now. Nick . Walshaw. 19 December 2017 . 25 March 2018.
  20. News: UFC 221 results: 'Maestro' Dong Hyun Kim takes split decision from Damien Brown. 2018-02-11. MMAjunkie. 2018-02-11. en-US.
  21. News: Australian Fighter Damien Brown Released by UFC • MMA News. 2018-07-02. MMA News. 2018-07-02. en-US.
  22. Web site: Free Agent Damien Brown Eyeing Extension from Rizin FF or Bellator MMA Deal. Cole Shelton. sherdog.com. May 8, 2019.
  23. Web site: Damien Brown Eyes Submission Win Over Tofiq Musayev, Then Wants Patricky Freire. Cole Shelton. sherdog.com. October 10, 2019.
  24. Web site: Rizin 19 results: Jiri Prochazka blasts through Fabio Maldonado, Kai Asakura overwhelms Ulka Sasaki. Peter Carroll. October 12, 2019. mmafighting.com.
  25. News: UFC Fight Night 121 Werdum Vs. Tybura Results: Bonus Winners, Highlights, Analysis, Attendance, Gate. Mazique. Brian. Forbes. 2017-11-19. en.

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