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Matt Brown is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He was born on 10 January 1981 in Jamestown, Ohio, United States. Brown began his professional MMA career in 2005 and has since competed in various promotions, including the UFC, Strikeforce, and Bellator. He is currently ranked #14 in the UFC welterweight rankings. Brown is a two-time Fight of the Night winner and has earned Performance of the Night honors twice. He has also been awarded the Submission of the Night bonus once. As of 2021, Matt Brown has an estimated net worth of $2 million. He earns most of his wealth from his career as a professional MMA fighter. He has earned a total of $1,845,000 from his fights in the UFC.

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Age 43 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 10 January 1981
Birthday 10 January
Birthplace Jamestown, Ohio, United States
Nationality United States

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Matt Brown Height, Weight & Measurements

At 43 years old, Matt Brown height is 6ft 0in and Weight 170 lb.

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Height 6ft 0in
Weight 170 lb
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Who Is Matt Brown's Wife?

His wife is Colleen Brown

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Matt Brown Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Matt Brown worth at the age of 43 years old? Matt Brown’s income source is mostly from being a successful Fighter. He is from United States. We have estimated Matt Brown's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Timeline

2020

Brown was scheduled to face Miguel Baeza on March 28, 2020 at UFC on ESPN 8. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was eventually postponed and the bout has moved to May 16, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris. Despite knocking Baeza down in the second round, he lost the fight via knockout in the second round.

2019

After one year rehabilitating his injury from torn ACL, Brown returned to face Ben Saunders on December 14, 2019 at UFC 245. He won the fight via knockout in the second round.

2018

Brown was expected to face Carlos Condit on April 14, 2018 at UFC on Fox 29. However, he was pulled out from the fight due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).

2017

Brown faced Diego Sanchez on November 11, 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis. He won the fight via knockout in round one. This win also earned him a Performance of the Night bonus award.

2016

Brown next faced Demian Maia on May 14, 2016 at UFC 198. He lost the fight via submission in the third round.

As the first fight of his new, eight-fight contract Brown faced Jake Ellenberger on July 30, 2016 at UFC 201. He lost the fight via TKO early in the first round.

A pairing with Tarec Saffiedine was rescheduled and was expected to take place on 30 December 2016 at UFC 207. However, Brown was pulled from the fight on November 11 in favor of a matchup with Donald Cerrone three weeks earlier at UFC 206. He lost the fight via knockout in the third round.

On the morning of May 15, 2016 in Curitiba, Brazil, Brown was attacked in public by his former jiu-jitsu coach Rodrigo Botti. The assault began in the hotel lobby where Brown was staying, and escalated outside where it was witnessed by a number of bystanders. The attack was captured on video and Botti was detained by another man until the police arrived at the scene.

2015

A bout with Tarec Saffiedine was expected to take place on February 14, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 60. However, it was announced on January 1, 2015 that Saffiedine had pulled out of the bout, citing a groin injury. Subsequently, Brown was pulled from the event altogether.

Brown was then rescheduled to face Johny Hendricks on March 14, 2015 at UFC 185. Hendricks won the one sided fight via unanimous decision.

Brown was briefly linked to a bout with Nate Diaz on July 11, 2015 at UFC 189. However, in mid-April, Brown announced that the pairing had been scrapped. Brown instead faced Tim Means on the card. He won the fight via submission in the first round.

Brown was expected to face Kelvin Gastelum on November 21, 2015 at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale. However, Brown withdrew from the fight in early November citing an ankle injury. He was replaced by Neil Magny.

2014

Brown faced Robbie Lawler in a 5-round Welterweight title eliminator bout on July 26, 2014 at UFC on Fox 12. He lost the bout via unanimous decision. Brown received a bonus award for Fight of the Night.

2013

Brown lost his second fight in the organization by split decision to Korean Dong Hyun Kim at UFC 88. Kim threatened Brown with a rear-naked choke from back control in the first round, but became exhausted in the second round. In the third, Kim used some effective ground-and-pound and cut Brown with an elbow. All three judges scored the bout 29–28, two of them in Kim's favor and one in Brown's favor. The decision was contested by the partisan American crowd in attendance with noticeable booing. Commentator Joe Rogan announced during the post-fight interviews that he believed Brown had won the fight.

Brown faced James Wilks at UFC 105, defeating him via TKO in the third round. Brown landed a flying knee during the second round that knocked Wilks to the canvas and in the third round, Brown escaped a near fight ending submission attempt by Wilks to take top position. After obtaining full mount, Brown landed multiple unanswered strikes, causing the referee to stop the fight, awarding Brown his third straight UFC win and taking his overall UFC record to 4–1.

Brown was expected to face Dan Hardy on April 20, 2013 at UFC on Fox 7. However, Hardy was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Jordan Mein. Brown won via TKO due to punches and elbows to the body in the second round, the win also earned him his first Fight of the Night bonus award.

Brown was expected to face Thiago Alves on August 17, 2013 at UFC Fight Night 26. However, Alves pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Mike Pyle. Brown won via knockout due to punches in twenty nine seconds of round one. The win also earned Brown his first Knockout of the Night bonus award.

Brown was expected to face former WEC Welterweight Champion Carlos Condit on December 14, 2013 at UFC on Fox 9. However, in the week leading up to the event, Brown pulled out of the bout citing a back injury. As a result, Condit was removed from the card as well.

2012

Brown fought Chris Cope on February 4, 2012 at UFC 143. Brown won the fight via TKO in the second round.

Brown fought prospect Stephen Thompson on April 21, 2012 at UFC 145. Brown handed Thompson his first professional loss via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–27, and 30–27).

Brown faced Luis Ramos on June 22, 2012 at UFC on FX: Maynard vs. Guida, replacing an injured Matthew Riddle. Brown earned his third straight victory with a second-round TKO over Ramos.

Brown next faced Mike Swick on December 8, 2012 at UFC on Fox 5. Despite being a slight underdog, Brown dominated on the ground in the first round, threatening with D'arce and triangle chokes. He eventually won the fight via knockout in the second round, capping a 4-0 year for Brown in 2012.

2011

Brown was expected to face Mark Scanlon on March 3, 2011 at UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann. However, Scanlon was forced off the card and replaced by Matthew Riddle. Not long after the Riddle-Brown announcement was made, it was announced that Riddle had been pulled from the fight.

Brown was expected to face Rich Attonito on June 26, 2011 at UFC on Versus 4. However, main card participant Martin Kampmann was forced out of his bout with John Howard with an injury and Brown was chosen as his replacement, while Attonito faced Daniel Roberts. Brown won the fight against Howard via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, and 29–28).

Brown was expected to face British fighter John Hathaway on November 5, 2011 at UFC 138, replacing an injured Pascal Krauss. However, John Hathaway was forced to pull out of the bout due to an undisclosed injury and Brown was pulled from the event. Instead Brown faced Seth Baczynski on November 19, 2011 at UFC 139. He lost the fight via submission in the second round.

2010

During a radio interview held by MMAWeekly, Brown stated he would like to fight Renzo Gracie for his next fight. Instead, Brown faced Ricardo Almeida on March 27, 2010 at UFC 111. Brown lost the fight by rear-naked choke in the second round.

Brown had a rematch with Chris Lytle on July 3, 2010 at UFC 116. He lost the fight via submission in the second round.

Brown was expected to face Canadian Rory Macdonald on November 20, 2010 at UFC 123. However, MacDonald withdrew from the card with an injury and replaced by Brian Foster, who defeated Brown by submission (guillotine choke) in the second round of their bout. After his third consecutive loss, it was announced on ESPN's "MMA Live" that Brown had been released from the promotion. However, Ariel Helwani announced that Brown had in fact not been released from the UFC, citing his source as the UFC itself.

2009

Brown next fought at UFC 96 on March 7, 2009, in which he fought Pete Sell. Brown defeated Sell via TKO in the first round.

2007

On February 9, 2007 in Kennesaw, Georgia, Matt Brown won the ISCF (International Sport Combat Federation) East Coast Welterweight Championship over Douglas Lima by referee stoppage due to strikes at 2:50 of the second round.

Brown won his UFC debut at The Ultimate Finale 7 by defeating Matt Arroyo, a season six contestant, via second round TKO. The fight was a rematch from their 2007 fight, which Brown took on a few hours' notice and also won via TKO.

2005

After compiling an amateur record of 2-0, Brown made his professional MMA debut in the fall of 2005, winning via submission.

2004

Brown is an avid heavy metal fan, and was in the crowd when former Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell was murdered on stage while performing with his band Damageplan on December 8, 2004. Brown approached heavy metal vocalist Jamey Jasta of the band Hatebreed to write his UFC entrance theme song. The song, titled "The Immortal", was released on iTunes on March 10, 2015.

1981

Matthew Burton Brown (born January 10, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2004, Brown was a contestant on the seventh season of The Ultimate Fighter television series.