Damien Brown
Introduction
Damien "Beatdown" Brown (born 25 December 1984) is an Australian mixed martial artist. He is an Australian military veteran and he is currently competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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
Prior to Ultimate Fighting Championship
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 KO (Punches) 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 June 11, 2017. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 27 matches | 17 wins | 10 losses |
| By knockout | 3 | 2 |
| By submission | 8 | 4 |
| By decision | 6 | 4 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 17–10 | Vinc Pichel | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt | 000000002017-06-11-0000June 11, 2017 | 1 | 3:37 | Auckland, New Zealand | |
| Win | 17–9 | Jon Tuck | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson | 000000002016-11-26-0000November 26, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Melbourne, Australia | |
| Win | 16–9 | Cesar Arzamendia | TKO (punches) | UFC 201 | 000000002016-07-30-0000July 30, 2016 | 1 | 2:27 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | |
| Loss | 15–9 | Alan Patrick | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir | 000000002016-03-20-0000March 20, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Brisbane, Australia | |
| Win | 15–8 | Pumau Campbell | TKO (punches) | XFC 26 | 000000002016-02-20-0000February 20, 2016 | 3 | 1:14 | Brisbane, Australia | Defended the XFC Lightweight Championship. |
| Win | 14–8 | Ben Games | Submission (rear-naked choke) | BRACE 37 | 000000002015-11-21-0000November 21, 2015 | 2 | 1:57 | Canberra, Australia | Won the BRACE Lightweight Championship. BRACE Lightweight Tournament Final |
| Win | 13–8 | Grant Toatoa | Submission (guillotine choke) | NZFC 1: A New Beginning | 000000002015-10-17-0000October 17, 2015 | 1 | 2:29 | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| Win | 12–8 | Abel Brites | Submission (guillotine choke) | BRACE 36 | 000000002015-10-17-0000October 17, 2015 | 1 | 0:17 | Sydney, Australia | BRACE Lightweight Tournament Semifinal. |
| Win | 11–8 | Shane Young | Decision (majority) | XFC 23 | 000000002015-02-28-0000February 28, 2015 | 5 | 5:00 | Brisbane, Australia | Won the vacant XFC Lightweight Championship. |
| Loss | 10–8 | Ricky Rea | Submission (rear-naked choke) | FightWorld Cup 18 | 000000002014-08-02-0000August 2, 2014 | 1 | 3:28 | Nerang, Australia | Welterweight bout. |
| Loss | 10–7 | Tim Wilde | Decision (unanimous) | CWFC 69 | 000000002014-07-07-0000July 7, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
| Loss | 10–6 | Paul Redmond | Decision (unanimous) | CWFC 65 | 000000002014-03-01-0000March 1, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Dublin, Ireland | |
| Loss | 10–5 | Julien Boussuge | Decision (unanimous) | CWFC 61 | 000000002013-12-13-0000December 13, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Amman, Jordan | |
| Win | 10–4 | Scott MacGregor | Submission (armbar) | K.O. Martial Arts: Adrenalin-Unleashed | 000000002013-06-29-0000June 29, 2013 | 1 | 4:58 | Eatons Hill, Australia | |
| Loss | 9–4 | Yusuke Kasuya | Submission (armbar) | Legend FC 11 | 000000002013-04-27-0000April 27, 2013 | 3 | 4:47 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| Win | 9–3 | Rob Hill | Decision (unanimous) | BRACE 19 | 000000002013-02-16-0000February 16, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Sydney, Australia | |
| Win | 8–3 | Haotian Wu | Decision (unanimous) | Legend FC 9 | 000000002012-06-16-0000June 16, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Macau, SAR, China | |
| Win | 7–3 | Luke Hume | Decision (unanimous) | Nitro MMA 5 | 000000002012-03-24-0000March 24, 2012 | 1 | 0:57 | Logan City, Australia | |
| Loss | 6–3 | Koji Ando | Submission (reverse triangle choke) | Legend FC 7 | 000000002012-02-11-0000Feb 11, 2012 | 1 | 2:27 | Macau, SAR, China | |
| Loss | 6–2 | Patrick Iodice | TKO (punches) | FightWorld Cup 10 | 000000002011-11-19-0000November 19, 2011 | 1 | 0:07 | Nerang, Australia | |
| Loss | 6–1 | Sonny Brown | Submission (gogoplata) | BRACE 11 | 000000002011-09-17-0000September 17, 2011 | 3 | 3:01 | Brisbane, Australia | |
| Win | 6–0 | Gokhan Turkyilmaz | TKO (corner stoppage) | Nitro 3 | 000000002011-07-09-0000July 9, 2011 | 3 | 3:54 | Queensland, Australia | |
| Win | 5–0 | Thomas Ruderman | Submission (rear-naked choke) | BRACE 9 | 000000002011-06-04-0000June 4, 2011 | 1 | 1:39 | Townsville, Australia | |
| Win | 4–0 | Luke Stevens | Decision (unanimous) | Nitro MMA 2 | 000000002011-03-19-0000March 19, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Logan City, Australia | |
| Win | 3–0 | Jay Thompson | Submission (armbar) | Golden Lion Promotions: Christmas Bash 2010 | 000000002010-12-18-0000Dec 18, 2010 | 1 | 1:45 | Townsville, Australia | |
| Win | 2–0 | Kenny Yeung | Decision (unanimous) | AFC 1 | 000000002010-11-12-0000November 12, 2010 | 3 | 3:00 | Melbourne, Australia | |
| Win | 1–0 | Tim Radley | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Fate MMA: Beyond Human Control | 000000002010-06-26-0000June 26, 2010 | 1 | N/A | Beenleigh, Australia |