Randy Brown (born July 8, 1990) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing as a welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
2005
He started boxing in 2005 before transitioning to mixed martial arts at the age of 19 and had six amateur fights before turning pro in 2014.
Brown has a son.
2014
A professional since 2014, he has formerly competed for Ring of Combat and became the Welterweight Ring of Combat Champion in 2015.
Brown was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, to Jamaican parents, but moved to Spanish Town, Jamaica as a toddler with his mother as she was deported.
His father is serving a triple-life sentence and has been incarcerated for most of Randy's life.
Randy moved back to the United States at the age of 16 and attended Jamaica High School.
Brown began his professional fighting career in 2014, making his professional debut at Ring of Combat 48.
Brown won the fight against Steve Tyrrell via submission in round one.
He trains out of Budokan Martial Arts Academy, a Renzo Gracie BJJ affiliate.
Brown had 6 fights in the promotion winning all 6 by stoppage in the first or second round.
He won the Ring of Combat welterweight belt by beating Mike Winters by second-round TKO.
Brown was featured on Dana Whites Looking For A Fight where he knocked out Robert Plotkin at Ring of Combat 53.
He was signed to the UFC soon after.
2016
Brown made his promotional debut against Matt Dwyer on January 30, 2016, at UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Bader.
Brown won the fight via unanimous decision.
Brown faced Michael Graves on April 16, 2016, at UFC on Fox 19.
He lost the fight via submission in the second round.
Brown returned to face Erick Montaño on September 17, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 94.
He won the fight via submission in the third round.
Brown was expected to face promotional newcomer Charlie Ward on December 9, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 102.
However, Ward was pulled from the event due in early November due to alleged visa issues which restricted his travel and was replaced by fellow newcomer Brian Camozzi.
Brown won the fight via TKO in the second round.
2017
Brown was expected to face George Sullivan on February 11, 2017, at UFC 208.
However, on January 26, Sullivan was pulled from the card after being notified by USADA of a potential anti-doping violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collected earlier this year.
Belal Muhammad was the eventual replacement.
Brown lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Brown faced Mickey Gall on November 4, 2017, at UFC 217.
He won the fight by unanimous decision.
2018
Brown faced Niko Price on July 14, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 133.
He lost the fight via knockout in the second round after Price landed several hammerfists from the bottom to knock Brown out.
2019
Brown was expected to face Chance Rencountre on January 19, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 143.
However, Brown pulled out of the fight in early January for undisclosed reasons.
Brown faced Bryan Barberena on June 22, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 154.
He won the fight via TKO in the third round.
Brown faced Warlley Alves at UFC Fight Night 164 on November 16, 2019.
He won the fight via a triangle choke submission in the second round.
This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.
2020
Brown was scheduled to face Vicente Luque on April 11, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was eventually postponed.
