By The Numbers: Matt Brown

No one—probably not even the man himself—expected Matt Brown’s run in the Ultimate Fighting Championship to last this long.

A semifinalist on Season 7 of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series, Brown has spent roughly a decade and a half as one of the organization’s go-to performers at 170 pounds. He managed to remain a fan favorite despite a pair of three-fight losing streaks, a serious knee injury and repeated flirtations with retirement, thrilling crowds with his unique combination of aggression, skill and commitment to violence. Brown currently finds himself on the rebound following a split decision defeat to Bryan Barberena at UFC on ESPN 33 in March, with no clear timetable on a potential return to action.

As Brown awaits word on his next assignment from UFC matchmakers, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied him to this point:

41: Years of age for Brown, who was born on Jan. 10, 1981 in Jamestown, Ohio, a city of less than 2,000 people situated roughly 65 miles northeast of Cincinnati.

15: Brown wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 65% of his career total (23). His list of UFC victims: Dhiego Lima, Ben Saunders, Diego Sanchez, Erick Silva, Mike Pyle, Jordan Mein, Mike Swick, Luis Ramos, Chris Cope, James Wilks, Pete Sell and Matt Arroyo. Brown holds six other wins by submission and two more by decision.

29: Seconds needed for Brown to punch out Pyle at UFC Fight Night 26 on Aug. 17, 2013. Having occurred more than eight years ago, it remains the fastest finish of his 42-fight career.

350,000: Dollars in post-fight bonuses banked by Brown across his 29 appearances in the UFC. He has been awarded “Fight of the Night” on four occasions, “Performance of the Night” three times and “Knockout of the Night” once.

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1,028: Significant strikes landed by Brown as a UFC welterweight, placing him seventh on the promotion’s all-time list at 170 pounds. Only Georges St. Pierre (1,254), Neil Magny (1,228), Kamaru Usman (1,164), Robbie Lawler (1,111), Thiago Alves (1,070) and Tim Means (1,043) have been credited with more.

17: Calendar years in which Brown has fought at least once. In addition to his 0-1 mark in 2022, he went 1-0 in 2005, 4-3 in 2006, 2-3 in 2007, 2-1 in 2008, 2-0 in 2009, 0-3 in 2010, 1-1 in 2011, 4-0 in 2012, 2-0 in 2013, 1-1 in 2014, 1-1 in 2015, 0-3 in 2016, 1-0 in 2017, 1-0 in 2019, 0-1 in 2020 and 1-1 in 2021.

5: Countries in which Brown has plied his MMA trade. He has gone 22-16 in the United States, 1-0 in England, 0-1 in the United Arab Emirates, 0-1 in Canada and 0-1 in Brazil.

53: Rounds completed by Brown as a professional mixed martial artist. He has gone the distance on eight different occasions and carries a 2-6 record in those bouts.

10: Brown losses by submission, accounting for 53% of his career total (19). His opposition’s methods of choice: four rear-naked chokes, three guillotine chokes, one straight armbar, one armbar and one arm-triangle choke. Brown has been saddled with three other losses by knockout or technical knockout and six more by decision.

386: Combined victories between the 18 men who have beaten Brown: Barberena, Lawler, Chris Lytle (twice), Carlos Condit, Miguel Baeza, Donald Cerrone, Jake Ellenberger, Demian Maia, Johny Hendricks, Seth Baczynski, Brian Foster, Ricardo Almeida, Dong Hyun Kim, Daniel Moraes, Jesse Chilton, Chris Liguori, Mikey Gomez and Pete Spratt. They sport a .656 cumulative winning percentage (386-196-6).

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