Amber Brown (fighter)

Amber Brown (born December 14, 1988) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter in the Atomweight weight class.[1]

Amber Brown
Born (1988-12-14) December 14, 1988
America
Other namesThe Bully
NationalityAmerican
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Weight105 lb (48 kg; 7.5 st)
DivisionAtomweight
Reach65 in (165 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Fighting out ofAlbuquerque, New Mexico
TeamFit NHB
Years active2012 - present
Mixed martial arts record
Total13
Wins7
By knockout1
By submission4
By decision2
Losses6
By submission3
By decision3
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

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]

Post Invicta

After three years away from MMA, Brown was scheduled to make her return and debut for LFA against Pauline Macias in July 2022. Brown withdrew from the fight after her daughter became ill.

Brown was scheduled to fight veteran Celine Haga on March 11, 2023 for Fight World MMA. However the day before the event, Haga withdrew due to illness and the bout was cancelled.

Brown made her debut in LFA against Marnic Mann at LFA 157 on April 21, 2023, with Brown losing the fight via unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments
  • Awakening Fighters
    • 2015 Fan Favourite Atomweight of the Year[22]

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
14 matches 7 wins 7 losses
By knockout 1 0
By submission 4 3
By decision 2 4
No contests 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 7–7 Marnic Mann Decision (unanimous) LFA 157 April 21, 2023 3 5:00 Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States
Loss 7–6 Sharon Jacobson Decision (unanimous) Invicta Phoenix Series 1 May 3, 2019 1 5:00 Kansas City, Kansas Invicta FC Strawweight Tournament Quarterfinal
Loss 7–5 Alesha Zappitella Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 33: Frey vs. Grusander II December 15, 2018 3 5:00 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Win 7–4 Tessa Simpson Submission (armbar) Invicta FC 26: Maia vs. Niedzwiedz December 8, 2017 1 0:50 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Loss 6–4 Ashley Cummins Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 22: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya II March 25, 2017 3 5:00 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Loss 6–3 Ashley Yoder Submission (armbar) Invicta FC 20: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya November 18, 2016 2 2:31 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Loss 6–2 Ayaka Hamasaki Submission (armbar) Invicta FC 16: Hamasaki vs. Brown March 11, 2016 3 2:52 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 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, United States
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, United States
Win 4–1 Liz McCarthy Decision (split) Invicta FC 9: Honchak vs. Hashi November 1, 2014 3 5:00 Davenport, Iowa, United States
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, United States
Win 1–0 Ashley Aguirre Decision (unanimous) KOTC Final Countdown November 12, 2012 3 5:00 Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

See also

References
  1. MMA Fighting Newswire (10 March 2016). "Portrait: Amber Brown". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  2. "Amber Brown". fightmatrix.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  3. "Amber Brown "The Bully"". sherdog.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  4. Sargent, Robert. "Lovato Out, Emi Fujino Now Faces Amber Brown At Pancrase 247". mmarising.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  5. Sargent, Robert. "Rin Nakai, Emi Fujino Victorious At Pancrase 247 In Tokyo". mmarising.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  6. Sargent, Robert. "Kikuyo Ishikawa vs Amber Brown Announced For Pancrase 250". mmarising.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  7. Sargent, Robert; Yamamoto, Go. "Amber Brown Submits Kikuyo Ishikawa At Pancrase 250 In Tokyo". mmarising.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  8. Doyle, Dave. "Invicta FC 9 Results: Honchak vs. Hashi". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  9. Sheehan, Sean. "Catherine Costigan loses out to Amber Brown in her Invicta FC debut". severemma.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  10. "Invicta FC 15: Amber Brown Bullies Shino VanHoose, Gets First Round Win". entimports.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  11. Sloan, Mike. "Invicta FC Returns to Las Vegas on March 11 for Ayaka Hamasaki vs. Amber Brown". sherdog.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  12. Pishna, Ken. "Ayaka Hamasaki armbars Amber Brown". mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  13. Boone, Amber. "Invicta FC 20's Amber Brown: Fighting Her Ass Off". combatpress.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  14. Critchfield, Tristen. "Amber Brown Returns to 105 Pounds, Meets Ashley Cummins at Invicta FC 22". sherdog.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  15. MMA Junkie Staff. "Invicta FC 22 highlights: Champ Tonya Evinger wins again, extends official streak to 10". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  16. Segura, Danny. "Amber Brown taps Tessa Simpson with nasty armbar at Invicta FC 26". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  17. Anderson, Jay. "Invicta FC 33's Amber Brown: Good Things Ahead for Atomweight Division". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  18. "Invicta FC 33 Results: Frey vs. Grusander 2". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  19. MMA Junkie Staff. "Invicta FC Phoenix Rising Series 1 weigh-ins: Tournament shuffled due to weight issues". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  20. 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.
  21. Tatum, Rob. "Phoenix Series 3 Loses Amber Brown vs. Sharon Jacobson". invictafc.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  22. Mitchell, Rew. "Awakening WMMA Awards 2015 Results". awakeningfighters.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
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