Minna Grusander | |
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Born | Salo, Finland | March 22, 1989
Other names | Brutsku |
Nationality | Finnish |
Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 105 lb (48 kg; 7 st 7 lb) |
Division | Atomweight |
Style | Muay Thai, Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
Stance | Orthodox |
Fighting out of | Turku, Finland |
Team | Finnfighter's Gym |
Years active | 2015 - present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 10 |
Wins | 6 |
By knockout | 3 |
By submission | 2 |
By decision | 1 |
Losses | 4 |
By decision | 4 |
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]
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]
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]
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]
10 matches | 6 wins | 4 losses |
By knockout | 3 | 0 |
By submission | 2 | 0 |
By decision | 1 | 4 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 6–4 | Magdaléna Šormová | Decision (unanimous) | Oktagon 16 | September 26, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Brno, Czech Republic | Return to Strawweight. |
Loss | 6–3 | Jinh Yu Frey | Decision (split) | Invicta FC 33: Frey vs. Grusander II | December 15, 2018 | 5 | 5:00 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | For the Invicta FC Atomweight Championship |
Loss | 6–2 | Jinh Yu Frey | Decision (unanimous) | Invicta FC 30: Frey vs. Grusander | July 21, 2018 | 5 | 5:00 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | For the Invicta FC Atomweight Championship |
Win | 6–1 | Fernanda Barros | TKO (punches) | Invicta FC 28: Mizuki vs. Jandiroba | March 24, 2018 | 2 | 4:26 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Atomweight debut. |
Win | 5–1 | Hanna Gujwan | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Ladies Fight Night 8 | December 16, 2017 | 2 | 2:10 | Łódź, Poland | Catchweight (110 lb) bout. |
Win | 4–1 | Elena Belaya | Submission (rear-naked choke) | FNF 15 | November 18, 2017 | 1 | 2:08 | Karkkilan, Finland | Catchweight (110 lb) bout. |
Win | 3–1 | Tiia Kohtamaki | TKO (punches) | FNF 14 | May 6, 2017 | 3 | 4:02 | Turku, Finland | Catchweight (110 lb) bout. |
Loss | 2–1 | Syuri Kondo | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase 284 | February 5, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Win | 2–0 | Anna Kuzmenko | TKO (punches) | Battle of Botnia 2016 | December 10, 2016 | 3 | 1:44 | Umeå, Sweden | Strawweight debut. |
Win | 1–0 | Iman Darabi | Decision (majority) | FNF 10 | October 10, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Turku, Finland | Catchweight (110 lb) bout. |
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