Randy Brown

Overview

Randy Brown has been at the sharp end of the welterweight division for a decade, and the record backs up the volume: 14-9 across 23 UFC fights. Seven of those wins came by finish, but the story right now is the other direction: he carries a three-fight losing streak into his next bout.

"Rudeboy" is a 6'3" Jamaican-born welterweight out of Budokan Martial Arts. He debuted in the UFC in January 2016, and he has been a fixture on cards ever since.

Twenty-three fights. Four-fight win streak at his best. A rough recent run.

UFC Career

Brown opened with a Matt Dwyer decision win, then dropped a second-round submission to Michael Graves. He bounced back with a third-round submission of Erick Montano and a second-round TKO of Brian Camozzi to close 2016.

The first real stall came with a decision loss to Belal Muhammad in early 2017. A win over Mickey Gall at UFC 217 followed, then a second-round TKO loss to Niko Price in 2018.

The 2019-2021 stretch was his strongest. Wins over Bryan Barberena (TKO), Warlley Alves (submission) and, after a loss to Vicente Luque, a first-round submission of Alex Oliveira made up the run. His four-fight win streak peaked with Khaos Williams and Francisco Trinaldo in 2022, the second of those against an opponent our model rates as elite.

Since then it has been uneven. He lost to Jack Della Maddalena by first-round submission, then won three of four, including a first-round TKO of Muslim Salikhov. A split decision loss to Bryan Battle at UFC 310 broke that run, and he rebounded by stopping Nicolas Dalby in the second round.

He then headlined against Gabriel Bonfim and lost by second-round TKO. Unanimous decision losses to Kevin Holland and Jacobe Smith followed.

Three straight losses is the shape of his career now. The earlier peaks are real, though.

Fighting Style

Randy Brown is a busy striker who rarely shoots for takedowns and is very hard to put on the mat. He lands more per minute than most UFC fighters, while his accuracy and defense sit right around the UFC average. Takedown defense is the clear standout, and he doesn't hunt for submissions much either.

Don't file him under pure strikers, though. Three of his seven UFC finishes are submissions, against four by KO/TKO. Only two of those finishes came in round one. Most arrive in rounds two and three, and seven of his 14 wins went to the scorecards.

The flip side is how he loses. Three of his nine UFC losses came by KO/TKO and two by submission, so more than half of his defeats ended before the final bell.

Notable Wins

• Francisco Trinaldo — unanimous decision, round 3, UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan (2022)
• Khaos Williams — split decision, round 3, UFC 274 (2022)
• Warlley Alves — submission, round 2 (1:22), UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare (2019)
• Nicolas Dalby — TKO, round 2 (1:39), UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs Prates (2025)

Quick Facts

• Division: Welterweight
• UFC record: 14-9
• Professional record (all promotions): 20-9-0
• UFC debut: 2016
• Stance: Orthodox
• Height / reach: 6'3" / 78"
• Team: Budokan Martial Arts
• Born: Spanish Town, Jamaica