| Minna Grusander | |
| Other Names: | Brutsku |
| Nationality: | Finnish |
| Birth Date: | 22 March 1989 |
| Fighting Out Of: | Turku, Finland |
| Height: | 164cm |
| Weight: | 105 pounds |
| Stance: | Orthodox |
| Team: | Finnfighter's Gym |
| Years Active: | 2015 - present |
| Mma Kowin: | 3 |
| Mma Subwin: | 2 |
| Mma Decwin: | 1 |
| Mma Decloss: | 5 |
| Sherdog: | 180685 |
Minna Grusander (born March 22, 1989) is a Finnish mixed martial artist. She previously competed for Invicta Fighting Championships. Grusander fought Jinh Yu Frey for the Invicta atomweight title.[1]
Grusander made her professional debut against Iman Darabi at FNF 10.[2] She won the fight by majority decision.[3]
Grusander was scheduled to fight Anna Kuzmenko at Battle of Botnia 2016. She won the fight by a third-round technical knockout.[4]
Grusander was scheduled to fight the former K-1 Krush Flyweight and future Pancrase champion Syuri Kondo at Pancrase 284. Kondo won the fight by unanimous decision.[5]
Returning to Finland, Grusander was scheduled to fight Tiia Kohtamaki at FNF 14.[6] Grusander won the fight by a third-round technical knockout.[7]
Grusnader was scheduled to fight Elena Belaya at FNF 15. She won the fight by a first-round rear-naked choke submission.[8]
Grusander was scheduled to fight outside of Finaland for the second time in her professional career, being scheduled to fight Hanna Gujwan at Ladies Fight Night 8.[9] She won the fight by a second-round rear-naked choke.[10]
Grusander was scheduled to make her Invicta debut against Fernanda Barros at Invicta FC 28: Mizuki vs. Jandiroba. The fight was likewise Grusander's atomweight debut.[11] Grusander won the fight by a second-round TKO.[12]
In her second fight with Invicta, Grusander was scheduled to challenge the reigning Invicta FC Atomweight champion Jinh Yu Frey at Invicta FC 30: Frey vs. Grusander.[13] Frey won the fight by a highly controversial unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47).[14] The majority of fans scored the fight for Grusander.[15] MMA Viking awarded the fight the 2018 "Robbery of the Year".
An immediate rematch with Jinh Yu Frey was scheduled for Invicta FC 33: Frey vs. Grusander II.[16] Frey won the closely contested fight by split decision, with scores of 48-47, 47-48 and 48-47.[17] The media members scored the fight for Frey.[18]
After losing back-to-back title fights, Grusander returned to strawweight and was scheduled to fight Magdaléna Šormová at Oktagon 16. Šormová won the fight by unanimous decision.[19]
Grusander faced Shauna Bannon on March 15, 2023, at Invicta FC 52: Machado vs. McCormack. She lost the fight via unanimous decision.[20]
|-|Loss| style="text-align:center;"|6–5|Shauna Bannon|Decision (unanimous)|Invicta FC 52: Machado vs. McCormack||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Denver, Colorado, United States||-|Loss| style="text-align:center;"|6–4|Magdaléna Šormová|Decision (unanimous)|Oktagon 16|| style="text-align:center;"| 3| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00|Brno, Czech Republic||-|Loss| style="text-align:center;"|6–3|Jinh Yu Frey|Decision (split)|Invicta FC 33: Frey vs. Grusander II|| style="text-align:center;"| 5| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00|Kansas City, Missouri, United States|For the Invicta FC Atomweight Championship|-|Loss| style="text-align:center;"|6–2|Jinh Yu Frey|Decision (unanimous)|Invicta FC 30: Frey vs. Grusander|| style="text-align:center;"| 5| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00|Kansas City, Missouri, United States|For the Invicta FC Atomweight Championship|-|Win| style="text-align:center;"|6–1|Fernanda Barros|TKO (punches)|Invicta FC 28: Mizuki vs. Jandiroba|| style="text-align:center;"| 2| style="text-align:center;"| 4:26|Salt Lake City, Utah, United States ||-|Win| style="text-align:center;"|5–1|Hanna Gujwan|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Ladies Fight Night 8|| style="text-align:center;"| 2| style="text-align:center;"| 2:10|Łódź, Poland||-|Win| style="text-align:center;"|4–1|Elena Belaya|Submission (rear-naked choke)|FNF 15|| style="text-align:center;"| 1| style="text-align:center;"| 2:08|Karkkilan, Finland||-|Win| style="text-align:center;"|3–1|Tiia Kohtamaki|TKO (punches)|FNF 14|| style="text-align:center;"| 3| style="text-align:center;"| 4:02|Turku, Finland||-|Loss| style="text-align:center;"|2–1|Syuri Kondo|Decision (unanimous)|Pancrase 284|| style="text-align:center;"| 3| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00|Tokyo, Japan||-|Win| style="text-align:center;"|2–0|Anna Kuzmenko|TKO (punches)|Battle of Botnia 2016|| style="text-align:center;"| 3| style="text-align:center;"| 1:44|Umeå, Sweden||-|Win| style="text-align:center;"|1–0|Iman Darabi|Decision (majority)|FNF 10|| style="text-align:center;"| 3| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00|Turku, Finland||-|}