Amber Brown (fighter)

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Amber Brown
Born (1988-12-14) December 14, 1988 (age 35)
America
Other namesThe Bully
Nationality American
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Weight105 lb (48 kg; 7.5 st)
Division Atomweight
Reach65 in (165 cm)
Stance Southpaw
Fighting out of Albuquerque, 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

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

Contents

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

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
14 matches7 wins7 losses
By knockout10
By submission43
By decision24
No contests0
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss7–7Marnic MannDecision (unanimous) LFA 157 April 21, 202335:00 Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States
Loss7–6 Sharon Jacobson Decision (unanimous) Invicta Phoenix Series 1 May 3, 201915:00 Kansas City, Kansas Invicta FC Strawweight Tournament Quarterfinal
Loss7–5 Alesha Zappitella Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 33: Frey vs. Grusander II December 15, 201835:00 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Win7–4 Tessa Simpson Submission (armbar) Invicta FC 26: Maia vs. Niedzwiedz December 8, 201710:50 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Loss6–4 Ashley Cummins Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 22: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya II March 25, 201735:00 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Loss6–3 Ashley Yoder Submission (armbar) Invicta FC 20: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya November 18, 201622:31 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Loss6–2 Ayaka Hamasaki Submission (armbar) Invicta FC 16: Hamasaki vs. Brown March 11, 201632:52 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States For the Invicta FC Atomweight Championship.
Win6–1 Shino VanHoose Submission (guillotine choke) Invicta FC 15: Cyborg vs. Ibragimova January 16, 201612:36 Costa Mesa, California, United States
Win5–1Catherine CostiganSubmission (rear-naked choke) Invicta FC 13: Cyborg vs. Van Duin July 9, 201513:34 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win4–1 Liz McCarthy Decision (split) Invicta FC 9: Honchak vs. Hashi November 1, 201435:00 Davenport, Iowa, United States
Win3–1 Kikuyo Ishikawa Submission (armbar)Pancrase 250July 28, 201333:27 Tokyo, Japan
Loss2–1 Emi Fujino Submission (neck crank)Pancrase 247May 19, 201324:18 Tokyo, Japan
Win2–0Abby HigginbothamTKO (punches)KOTC Curtain CallJanuary 26, 201312:24 Norman, Oklahoma, United States
Win1–0Ashley AguirreDecision (unanimous)KOTC Final CountdownNovember 12, 201235:00 Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

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