Damien Brown

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.

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.

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).

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).

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.

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

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

Brown faced Frank Camacho on 19 November 2017, at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura. 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. He lost the fight via split decision. This fight earned him Fight of the Night bonus.

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

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

Post-UFC career After his release from the UFC, Brown signed a two-fight contract with Rizin FF. 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.

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.

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 Ultimate Fighting Championship Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Frank Camacho UFC.com Awards 2017: Ranked #5 Fight of the Year

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Tofiq Musayev TKO (head kick and punches) Rizin 19

Osaka, Japan Win

Koji Takeda Decision (unanimous) Rizin 15

Yokohama, Japan Win

Daron Cruickshank Submission (guillotine choke) Rizin 14

Saitama, Japan Loss

Dong Hyun Ma Decision (split) UFC 221

Perth, Australia Loss

Frank Camacho Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura

Sydney, Australia Loss

Vinc Pichel KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt

Auckland, New Zealand Win

Jon Tuck Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson

Melbourne, Australia Win

Cesar Arzamendia TKO (punches) UFC 201

Atlanta, Georgia, United States Loss

Alan Patrick Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir

Brisbane, Australia Win

Pumau Campbell TKO (punches) XFC 26

Brisbane, Australia Win

Ben Games Submission (rear-naked choke) BRACE 37

Canberra, Australia Win

Grant Toatoa Submission (guillotine choke) NZFC 1: A New Beginning

Christchurch, New Zealand Win

Abel Brites Submission (guillotine choke) BRACE 36

Sydney, Australia Win

Shane Young Decision (majority) XFC 23

Brisbane, Australia Loss

Ricky Rea Submission (rear-naked choke) FightWorld Cup 18

Nerang, Australia Loss

Tim Wilde Decision (unanimous) CWFC 69

London, England Loss

Paul Redmond Decision (unanimous) CWFC 65

Dublin, Ireland Loss

Julien Boussuge Decision (unanimous) CWFC 61

Amman, Jordan Win

Scott MacGregor Submission (armbar) K.O. Martial Arts: Adrenalin-Unleashed

Eatons Hill, Australia Loss

Yusuke Kasuya Submission (armbar) Legend FC 11

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Win

Rob Hill Decision (unanimous) BRACE 19

Sydney, Australia Win

Haotian Wu Decision (unanimous) Legend FC 9

Macau, SAR, China Win

Luke Hume Decision (unanimous) Nitro MMA 5

Logan City, Australia Loss

Koji Ando Submission (reverse triangle choke) Legend FC 7

Macau, SAR, China Loss

Patrick Iodice TKO (punches) FightWorld Cup 10

Nerang, Australia Loss

Sonny Brown Submission (gogoplata) BRACE 11

Brisbane, Australia Win

Gokhan Turkyilmaz TKO (corner stoppage) Nitro 3

Queensland, Australia Win

Thomas Ruderman Submission (rear-naked choke) BRACE 9

Townsville, Australia Win

Luke Stevens Decision (unanimous) Nitro MMA 2

Logan City, Australia Win

Jay Thompson Submission (armbar) Golden Lion Promotions: Christmas Bash 2010

Townsville, Australia Win

Kenny Yeung Decision (unanimous) AFC 1

Melbourne, Australia Win

Tim Radley Submission (rear-naked choke) Fate MMA: Beyond Human Control

Beenleigh, Australia