Minna Grusander

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Minna Grusander
Born (1989-03-22) March 22, 1989 (age 35)
Salo, Finland
Other namesBrutsku
Nationality Finnish
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight105 lb (48 kg; 7 st 7 lb)
Division Atomweight
Style Muay Thai, Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Turku, Finland
TeamFinnfighter's Gym
Years active2015 - present
Mixed martial arts record
Total11
Wins6
By knockout3
By submission2
By decision1
Losses5
By decision5
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Minna Grusander (born March 22, 1989) is a Finnish mixed martial artist. She previously competed for Invicta Fighting Championships. Grusander fought Jinh Yu Frey for the Invicta atomweight title. [1]

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Grusander made her professional debut against Iman Darabi at FNF 10. [2] She won the fight by majority decision. [3]

Grusander was scheduled to fight Anna Kuzmenko at Battle of Botnia 2016. She won the fight by a third-round technical knockout. [4]

Grusander was scheduled to fight the former K-1 Krush Flyweight and future Pancrase champion Syuri Kondo at Pancrase 284. Kondo won the fight by unanimous decision. [5]

Returning to Finland, Grusander was scheduled to fight Tiia Kohtamaki at FNF 14. [6] Grusander won the fight by a third-round technical knockout. [7]

Grusnader was scheduled to fight Elena Belaya at FNF 15. She won the fight by a first-round rear-naked choke submission. [8]

Grusander was scheduled to fight outside of Finaland for the second time in her professional career, being scheduled to fight Hanna Gujwan at Ladies Fight Night 8. [9] She won the fight by a second-round rear-naked choke. [10]

Invicta

Grusander was scheduled to make her Invicta debut against Fernanda Barros at Invicta FC 28: Mizuki vs. Jandiroba. The fight was likewise Grusander's atomweight debut. [11] Grusander won the fight by a second-round TKO. [12]

In her second fight with Invicta, Grusander was scheduled to challenge the reigning Invicta FC Atomweight champion Jinh Yu Frey at Invicta FC 30: Frey vs. Grusander. [13] Frey won the fight by a highly controversial unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47). [14] The majority of fans scored the fight for Grusander. [15] MMA Viking awarded the fight the 2018 "Robbery of the Year". [16]

An immediate rematch with Jinh Yu Frey was scheduled for Invicta FC 33: Frey vs. Grusander II. [17] Frey won the closely contested fight by split decision, with scores of 48-47, 47-48 and 48-47. [18] The media members scored the fight for Frey. [19]

Post title fights

After losing back-to-back title fights, Grusander returned to strawweight and was scheduled to fight Magdaléna Šormová at Oktagon 16. Šormová won the fight by unanimous decision. [20]

Grusander faced Shauna Bannon on March 15, 2023, at Invicta FC 52: Machado vs. McCormack. She lost the fight via unanimous decision. [21]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
11 matches6 wins5 losses
By knockout30
By submission20
By decision15
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss6–5Shauna BannonDecision (unanimous) Invicta FC 52: Machado vs. McCormack March 15, 202335:00 Denver, Colorado, United States
Loss6–4Magdaléna ŠormováDecision (unanimous)Oktagon 16September 26, 202035:00 Brno, Czech RepublicReturn to Strawweight.
Loss6–3 Jinh Yu Frey Decision (split) Invicta FC 33: Frey vs. Grusander II December 15, 201855:00 Kansas City, Missouri, United StatesFor the Invicta FC Atomweight Championship
Loss6–2 Jinh Yu Frey Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 30: Frey vs. Grusander July 21, 201855:00 Kansas City, Missouri, United StatesFor the Invicta FC Atomweight Championship
Win6–1Fernanda BarrosTKO (punches) Invicta FC 28: Mizuki vs. Jandiroba March 24, 201824:26 Salt Lake City, Utah, United StatesAtomweight debut.
Win5–1Hanna GujwanSubmission (rear-naked choke)Ladies Fight Night 8December 16, 201722:10 Łódź, Poland Catchweight (110 lb) bout.
Win4–1Elena BelayaSubmission (rear-naked choke)FNF 15November 18, 201712:08Karkkilan, FinlandCatchweight (110 lb) bout.
Win3–1Tiia KohtamakiTKO (punches)FNF 14May 6, 201734:02 Turku, Finland Catchweight (110 lb) bout.
Loss2–1 Syuri Kondo Decision (unanimous)Pancrase 284February 5, 201735:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win2–0Anna KuzmenkoTKO (punches)Battle of Botnia 2016December 10, 201631:44 Umeå, Sweden Strawweight debut.
Win1–0Iman DarabiDecision (majority)FNF 10October 10, 201535:00 Turku, Finland Catchweight (110 lb) bout.

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