Amber Brown (fighter)
Amber Brown | |
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Born | America | December 14, 1988
Other names | The Bully |
Nationality | American |
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Weight | 105 lb (48 kg; 7.5 st) |
Division | Atomweight |
Reach | 65 in (165 cm) |
Stance | Southpaw |
Fighting out of | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Team | Fit NHB |
Years active | 2012 - present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 12 |
Wins | 7 |
By knockout | 1 |
By submission | 4 |
By decision | 2 |
Losses | 5 |
By submission | 3 |
By decision | 2 |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Amber Brown (born December 14, 1988) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter in the Atomweight weight class.[1]
Fight Matrix has almost continually ranked Brown as a top fifteen women's atomweight, having ranked her as high as #5 in October 2015.[2]
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Brown made her professional debut against Ashley Aguirre at KOTC Final Countdown. She won the fight by a unanimous decision. Brown won her second fight with KOTC as well, beating Abby Higginbotham by a first-round TKO at KOTC Curtain Call.[3]
Brown was scheduled to fight Emi Fujino at Pancrase 247, as a late replacement for Monica Lovato, who had to withdraw following a car accident.[4] Fujino won the fight by a second-round neck crank submission.[5]
Brown was scheduled to fight Kikuyo Ishikawa at Pancrase 250.[6] Brown won the fight by a third-round armbar submission.[7]
Invicta
For her Invicta debut, Brown was scheduled to fight Liz McCarthy at Invicta FC 9: Honchak vs. Hashi. She won the fight by split decision.[8]
Brown was scheduled to fight Catherine Costigan at Invicta FC 13: Cyborg vs. Van Duin. She won the fight by a first round submission.[9]
Brown was scheduled to fight Shino VanHoose at Invicta FC 15: Cyborg vs. Ibragimova. Brown won the fight by a first-round guillotine choke.[10]
Her three fight winning streak earned Brown the chance to challenge the reigning Invicta Atomweight champion Ayaka Hamasaki, at Invicta FC 16: Hamasaki vs. Brown.[11] Hamasaki won the fight by a third-round armbar submission.[12]
Brown was next scheduled to fight Ashley Yoder at Invicta FC 20: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya.[13] Brown lost the fight by a second round submission. Brown was scheduled to fight Ashley Cummins at Invicta FC 22: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya II.[14] Cummins won the fight by unanimous decision, extending Brown's losing streak to three fights.[15]
Brown snapped her losing streak at Invicta FC 26: Maia vs. Niedzwiedz, submitting Tessa Simpson with an armbar, 50 seconds into the fight.[16]
Brown was scheduled to fight Alesha Zappitella at Invicta FC 33: Frey vs. Grusander II.[17] Zappitella won the fight by unanimous decision.[18]
Brown participated in the Invicta Phoenix Series 1 strawweight tournament. She was scheduled to face Sharon Jacobson in the quarterfinals, as a late replacement for Mizuki Inoue, who was pulled from the card due to weigh-cut complications.[19] Jacobson won the fight by unanimous decision.[20]
Brown was scheduled to fight a rematch with Sharon Jacobson at Invicta FC: Phoenix Series 3. Brown later withdrew from the bout for undisclosed reasons.[21]
Championships and accomplishments
- Awakening Fighters
- 2015 Fan Favourite Atomweight of the Year[22]
Mixed martial arts record
12 matches | 7 wins | 5 losses |
By knockout | 1 | 0 |
By submission | 4 | 3 |
By decision | 2 | 2 |
No contests | 0 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 7–5 | Alesha Zappitella | Decision (unanimous) | Invicta FC 33: Frey vs. Grusander II | December 15, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Kansas City, Missouri | |
Win | 7–4 | Tessa Simpson | Submission (armbar) | Invicta FC 26: Maia vs. Niedzwiedz | December 8, 2017 | 1 | 0:50 | Kansas City, Missouri | |
Loss | 6–4 | Ashley Cummins | Decision (unanimous) | Invicta FC 22: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya II | March 25, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Kansas City, Missouri | |
Loss | 6–3 | Ashley Yoder | Submission (armbar) | Invicta FC 20: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya | November 18, 2016 | 2 | 2:31 | Kansas City, Missouri | |
Loss | 6–2 | Ayaka Hamasaki | Submission (armbar) | Invicta FC 16: Hamasaki vs. Brown | March 11, 2016 | 3 | 2:52 | Las Vegas, Nevada | For the Invicta FC Atomweight Championship. |
Win | 6–1 | Shino VanHoose | Submission (guillotine choke) | Invicta FC 15: Cyborg vs. Ibragimova | January 16, 2016 | 1 | 2:36 | Costa Mesa, California | |
Win | 5–1 | Catherine Costigan | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Invicta FC 13: Cyborg vs. Van Duin | July 9, 2015 | 1 | 3:34 | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
Win | 4–1 | Liz McCarthy | Decision (split) | Invicta FC 9: Honchak vs. Hashi | November 1, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Davenport, Iowa | |
Win | 3–1 | Kikuyo Ishikawa | Submission (armbar) | Pancrase 250 | July 28, 2013 | 3 | 3:27 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Loss | 2–1 | Emi Fujino | Submission (neck crank) | Pancrase 247 | May 19, 2013 | 2 | 4:18 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Win | 2–0 | Abby Higginbotham | TKO (punches) | KOTC Curtain Call | January 26, 2013 | 1 | 2:24 | Norman, Oklahoma | |
Win | 1–0 | Ashley Aguirre | Decision (unanimous) | KOTC Final Countdown | November 12, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Santa Fe, New Mexico |
Mixed martial arts exhibition record
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 7–5 | Sharon Jacobson | Decision (unanimous) | Invicta Phoenix Series 1 | May 3, 2019 | 1 | 5:00 | Kansas City, Kansas | Invicta FC Strawweight Tournament Quarterfinal |
See also
References
- ^ MMA Fighting Newswire (10 March 2016). "Portrait: Amber Brown". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ "Amber Brown". fightmatrix.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Amber Brown "The Bully"". sherdog.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Sargent, Robert. "Lovato Out, Emi Fujino Now Faces Amber Brown At Pancrase 247". mmarising.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Sargent, Robert. "Rin Nakai, Emi Fujino Victorious At Pancrase 247 In Tokyo". mmarising.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Sargent, Robert. "Kikuyo Ishikawa vs Amber Brown Announced For Pancrase 250". mmarising.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Sargent, Robert; Yamamoto, Go. "Amber Brown Submits Kikuyo Ishikawa At Pancrase 250 In Tokyo". mmarising.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Doyle, Dave. "Invicta FC 9 Results: Honchak vs. Hashi". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Sheehan, Sean. "Catherine Costigan loses out to Amber Brown in her Invicta FC debut". severemma.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Invicta FC 15: Amber Brown Bullies Shino VanHoose, Gets First Round Win". entimports.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Sloan, Mike. "Invicta FC Returns to Las Vegas on March 11 for Ayaka Hamasaki vs. Amber Brown". sherdog.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Pishna, Ken. "Ayaka Hamasaki armbars Amber Brown". mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Boone, Amber. "Invicta FC 20's Amber Brown: Fighting Her Ass Off". combatpress.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Critchfield, Tristen. "Amber Brown Returns to 105 Pounds, Meets Ashley Cummins at Invicta FC 22". sherdog.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ MMA Junkie Staff. "Invicta FC 22 highlights: Champ Tonya Evinger wins again, extends official streak to 10". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Segura, Danny. "Amber Brown taps Tessa Simpson with nasty armbar at Invicta FC 26". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Anderson, Jay. "Invicta FC 33's Amber Brown: Good Things Ahead for Atomweight Division". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Invicta FC 33 Results: Frey vs. Grusander 2". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ MMA Junkie Staff. "Invicta FC Phoenix Rising Series 1 weigh-ins: Tournament shuffled due to weight issues". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Doyle, Dave. "'Invicta FC: Phoenix Rising Series 1' results: Brianna Van Buren defeats three foes, wins strawweight title". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Tatum, Rob. "Phoenix Series 3 Loses Amber Brown vs. Sharon Jacobson". invictafc.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Mitchell, Rew. "Awakening WMMA Awards 2015 Results". awakeningfighters.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.