Mason Fowler is an American former mixed martial arts fighter, submission grappler, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt athlete.
Fowler started training mixed martial arts at Thrive MMA at the age of 18, eventually making his amateur debut.
[2] Fowler made his professional debut against Mike Ryan at TWC 21: Halloween Havoc 4 on October 24, 2014.
[1] He competed at smaller tournaments in between fights previously, and travelled to train under Caio Terra in preparation for the ADCC West Coast Trials 2019 as a brown belt.
Fowler defeated Jones in EBI overtime in their match at Submission Underground 16 on July 12, 2020 and won the title.
[3] The pair had a third match in the main event of Submission Underground 17 on August 30, 2020 where Fowler won in EBI overtime once again.
Fowler competed at the Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu in 2022 and defeated three opponents in the ultra-heavyweight division to become one of only three Americans who have won the tournament at black belt.
[24] He then represented Team USA at Polaris 20 on June 25, 2022 where he submitted Kywan Gracie and registered draws against Micael Galvão, Fabricio Andrey, and Igor Tanabe.
[25] Fowler competed at ADCC 2022 on September 17–18 and won his first match against Alexandre de Jesus, but lost in the quarter-final to Eoghan O'Flanagan.
[30] Fowler was scheduled to compete against Gordon Ryan in the main event of UFC Fight Pass Invitational 5 on December 10, 2023.