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Jake Matthews

“The Celtic Kid”

Welterweight

Record: 23-8-0

Last 5 W L W W W

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Height 6'0"
Weight 170 lb
Reach 73"
Leg reach 43"
Stance Orthodox
Style Freestyle
Age 31

Career stats

Striking

Striking accuracy 44%
Sig. strikes landed 925 of 2,079
Landed per min 3.36
Absorbed per min 2.58
Strike defence 61%
Knockdown avg 0.33

Grappling

Takedown accuracy 28%
Takedowns landed 17 of 60
Takedown defence 67%
Takedowns per 15 min 1.36
Submissions per 15 min 0.71
Avg fight time 11:29

Strikes by target

Head 72%
Body 17%
Leg 11%

Strikes by position

Standing 72%
Clinch 7%
Ground 21%

Wins by method · 4 first-round finishes

KO/TKO 6
Submission 8
Decision 9
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Fights in UFC

24 bouts
Date Opponent Result Method Event
May 30, 2026 Carlston Harris Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo
Sep 27, 2025 Neil Magny Loss Submission, R3 3:08 UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs Reyes
Jul 12, 2025 Chidi Njokuani Win Submission, R1 1:09 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Teixeira
Feb 8, 2025 Francisco Prado Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC 312
Jun 1, 2024 Phil Rowe Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC 302
Nov 17, 2023 Michael Morales Loss U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig
Jul 28, 2023 Darrius Flowers Win SUB, R2 2:37 UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
Dec 16, 2022 Matthew Semelsberger Loss U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland
Jun 10, 2022 Andre Fialho Win KO/TKO, R2 2:24 UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka
Mar 5, 2021 Sean Brady Loss SUB, R3 3:28 UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Sep 25, 2020 Diego Sanchez Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa
Feb 21, 2020 Emil Meek Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker
Oct 4, 2019 Rostem Akman Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya
Nov 30, 2018 Anthony Rocco Martin Loss SUB, R3 1:19 UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa
Jun 22, 2018 Shinsho Anzai Win SUB, R1 2:44 UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards
Feb 9, 2018 Li Jingliang Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold
Nov 17, 2017 Bojan Velickovic Win S-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura
Nov 25, 2016 Andrew Holbrook Loss S-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson
Jul 7, 2016 Kevin Lee Loss KO/TKO, R1 4:06 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale
Mar 18, 2016 Johnny Case Win SUB, R3 4:45 UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Mir
Nov 13, 2015 Akbarh Arreola Win KO/TKO, R2 5:00 UFC 193: Rousey vs Holm
May 8, 2015 James Vick Loss SUB, R1 4:53 UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt
Nov 6, 2014 Vagner Rocha Win SUB, R2 1:52 UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping
Jun 27, 2014 Dashon Johnson Win SUB, R3 3:16 UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt