“Brown Bear”
MMA · Active| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Brown Bear |
| Date of birth | 12 Apr 1990 |
| Nationality | American |
| Birthplace | Sioux Falls, USA |
| Lives in | Sioux Falls, USA |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Team | Elevation Fight Team |
| Height | 183 cm (6′0″) |
| Reach | 191 cm (75″) |
| Stance | Not added yet |
| Years active | since 2013 |
| Status | Active |
| Pro debut | 4 Aug 2013 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Bevon Lewis, 15 Aug 2025 |
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American fighter from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and a former junior-college wrestling national champion who won the RFA light heavyweight title before joining the UFC in 2016. After his UFC release in 2024 he moved up to heavyweight on the regional scene.
24 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Bevon Lewis | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | LFA 214 | 15 Aug 2025 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA | Heavyweight bout |
| Loss | Marcin Prachnio | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer | 10 Feb 2024 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Loss | Kennedy Nzechukwu | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 2:28 | UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo | 6 May 2023 | Newark, New Jersey, USA | |
| Win | Da Woon Jung | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac | 4 Feb 2023 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Loss | Azamat Murzakanov | TKO (punches) | 3 | 1:18 | UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz | 13 Aug 2022 | San Diego, California, USA | |
| Win | William Knight | TKO (elbow and punches) | 3 | 3:21 | UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad | 16 Apr 2022 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Heavyweight bout |
| Loss | Ion Cutelaba | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann | 18 Sep 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Loss | Anthony Smith | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 2:34 | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Clark | 28 Nov 2020 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | Alonzo Menifield | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer | 6 Jun 2020 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | Dequan Townsend | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz | 15 Feb 2020 | Rio Rancho, New Mexico, USA | |
| Loss | Ryan Spann | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 2:01 | UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson | 12 Oct 2019 | Tampa, Florida, USA | |
| Win | Darko Stosic | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith | 1 Jun 2019 | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| Loss | Aleksandar Rakic | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:05 | UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega | 8 Dec 2018 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| Win | Mike Rodriguez | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta | 7 Apr 2018 | Brooklyn, New York, USA | |
| Loss | Jan Blachowicz | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:02 | UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till | 21 Oct 2017 | Gdansk, Poland | |
| Win | Jake Collier | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis | 15 Apr 2017 | Kansas City, Missouri, USA | |
| Win | Josh Stansbury | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale | 3 Dec 2016 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Loss | Alex Nicholson | KO (punch) | 1 | 4:57 | UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker | 13 Jul 2016 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA | Middleweight bout |
| Win | Rafael Viana | TKO (hand injury) | 2 | 5:00 | RFA 37 | 15 Apr 2016 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA | Won the RFA Light Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | Dervin Lopez | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | RFA 29 | 21 Aug 2015 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA | |
| Win | Jaquis Williams | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | RFA 25 | 10 Apr 2015 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA | |
| Win | William Vincent | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:29 | Total Fight Challenge: Cannon vs. Al-Ghoul | 7 Feb 2015 | Willow Springs, Illinois, USA | |
| Win | Aaron Brown | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:02 | RFA 17 | 22 Aug 2014 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA | |
| Win | Jeremy Spelts | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:59 | Knockout Events: Battle at the Chip | 4 Aug 2013 | Sturgis, South Dakota, USA | Pro debut; Wikipedia gives time 1:12 |