The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C16H11BrN2O, contains two independent mol-ecules with slightly different geometries. The 4-bromo-benzene ring forms dihedral angles of 26.0 (2) and 39.9 (7)° with the pyrazole ring in the two mol-ecules while the phenyl ring is oriented at 19.7 (5) and 7.3 (0)° with respect to the pyrazole ring.