Fighter Profile: Matt Brown

Hometown: Columbus, Ohio

Height: 5’7 Weight: 170 lbs.

Age: 28

Current Organization: UFC

Professional Record: 10-7

Matt Brown is one of the toughest and scrappiest guys in the UFC with a background in boxing. He trains out of Team Jorge Gurgel in Ohio and he was also featured on the seventh season of The Ultimate Fighter.

Matt began his career in 2005 and has a record of 7-5 outside the UFC with a notable win over Matt Arroyo in RFC. During his time on The Ultimate Fighter 7, Brown made it to the quarterfinals as a member of Team Forrest before eventually losing to the winner Amir Sadollah.

After the filming of The Ultimate Fighter, Matt rematched and beat Matt Arroyo again at the TUF 7 Finale. Since then Brown was defeated by Korean DEEP veteran Dong Hyun “Stun Gun” Kim before winning his last two fights over Ryan Thomas and Pete Sell.

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Recent Matt Brown MMA News:

• Lost to Dong Hyun Kim by Split Decision @ UFC 88: Breakthrough on September 6, 2008

• Defeated Ryan Thomas by Submission (Armbar) in Round 2 @ UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar on November 15, 2008

• Defeated Pete Sell by TKO (Punches) in Round 1 @ UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine on March 7, 2009

• Defeated James Wilks at UFC 105 on November 14, 2009 - UFC 105 results

By Curt Meyer
ProFighting-fans.com MMA Staff Writer
Published October 2009