Welterweight

Jake Matthews

Last fought: May 2026

RECORD

Pro

23-8-0

UFC

16-8-0

Age

Height

5'11"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

73"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:29
Fight Completion Rate	76.6%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.30
% Fights Inside the Distance	54.2%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	99-56 (63.9%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	51-35 (59.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	48-21 (69.6%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	58.8%
% Time in Control	26.4%
% Time Controlled	14.7%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	64.2%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.09
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.19
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.91
Distance Strike Accuracy	38.9%
Distance Strike Defense	65.9%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.95
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.86
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.85
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.29
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.68
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.84

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Welterweight field

Jake Matthews League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Jake Matthews
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	44.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.6
Strike Differential	0.8/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	41.7%
Takedown Defense	66.7%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.4
Submission Attempts/15min	0.7
Control Time/15min	3:57
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	12.5%
Submission % of Wins	37.5%
Decision % of Wins	50.0%
Avg Fight Time	11:29
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	42.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.6
Takedown Accuracy	66.7%
Takedown Defense	73.3%
Control Time/Fight	3:41

Fight History

WIN

vs. Carlston Harris

UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo • May 2026Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jake Matthews55/9657%TD 0/0Ctrl 9:30KD 1

Carlston Harris27/7536%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Matthews	46/83	55%	0/0	0:20	—
	Carlston Harris	25/69	36%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Jake Matthews	1/1	100%	0/0	4:25	—
	Carlston Harris	0/0	—	0/1	0:27	—

R3	Jake Matthews	8/12	67%	0/0	4:45	1
	Carlston Harris	2/6	33%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Neil Magny

UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes • Sep 2025Welterweight

Submission (D'Arce Choke) • Rd 3, 3:08

Jake Matthews18/4441%TD 0/1Ctrl 4:43

Neil Magny31/5754%TD 3/5Ctrl 2:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Matthews	9/20	45%	0/0	0:22	—
	Neil Magny	18/32	56%	1/2	1:08	—

R2	Jake Matthews	7/16	44%	0/0	3:53	—
	Neil Magny	7/14	50%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Jake Matthews	2/8	25%	0/1	0:28	—
	Neil Magny	6/11	55%	2/2	1:38	—

WIN

vs. Chidi Njokuani

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira • Jul 2025Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 1:09

Jake Matthews3/743%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:29

Chidi Njokuani5/1050%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Matthews	3/7	43%	1/1	0:29	—
	Chidi Njokuani	5/10	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Francisco Prado

UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 • Feb 2025Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jake Matthews68/18437%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:40

Francisco Prado59/14640%TD 1/6Ctrl 2:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Matthews	20/58	34%	0/0	0:00	—
	Francisco Prado	22/57	39%	1/2	0:33	—

R2	Jake Matthews	22/57	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Francisco Prado	18/41	44%	0/3	1:16	—

R3	Jake Matthews	26/69	38%	0/0	0:40	—
	Francisco Prado	19/48	40%	0/1	0:27	—

WIN

vs. Phil Rowe

UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier • Jun 2024Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jake Matthews66/16440%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:04

Phil Rowe34/10433%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:50

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Matthews	30/73	41%	0/0	0:10	—
	Phil Rowe	18/46	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Jake Matthews	34/84	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Phil Rowe	14/52	27%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Jake Matthews	2/7	29%	1/1	2:54	—
	Phil Rowe	2/6	33%	0/1	1:50	—

LOSS

vs. Michael Morales

UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig • Nov 2023Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jake Matthews57/14938%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:03

Michael Morales84/20840%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Matthews	14/40	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Michael Morales	26/73	36%	0/0	0:07	—

R2	Jake Matthews	18/46	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Michael Morales	36/77	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Jake Matthews	25/63	40%	0/1	0:03	—
	Michael Morales	22/58	38%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Darrius Flowers

UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 • Jul 2023Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 2:37

Jake Matthews60/10159%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:15

Darrius Flowers36/6456%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Matthews	37/63	59%	0/1	0:00	—
	Darrius Flowers	30/56	54%	1/1	1:03	—

R2	Jake Matthews	23/38	61%	0/0	1:15	—
	Darrius Flowers	6/8	75%	0/2	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Matthew Semelsberger

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland • Dec 2022Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jake Matthews32/8936%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:42

Matthew Semelsberger45/11639%TD 3/5Ctrl 4:16KD 3

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Matthews	8/15	53%	0/0	0:00	—
	Matthew Semelsberger	18/41	44%	1/1	2:46	1

R2	Jake Matthews	17/47	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Matthew Semelsberger	17/50	34%	1/1	0:14	1

R3	Jake Matthews	7/27	26%	1/2	1:42	—
	Matthew Semelsberger	10/25	40%	1/3	1:16	1

WIN

vs. Andre Fialho

UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka • Jun 2022Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 2:24

Jake Matthews47/8953%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Andre Fialho18/5135%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Matthews	27/53	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Andre Fialho	12/38	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Jake Matthews	20/36	56%	0/0	0:00	1
	Andre Fialho	6/13	46%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Sean Brady

UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya • Mar 2021Welterweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 3, 3:28

Jake Matthews21/8425%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04

Sean Brady37/6854%TD 1/1Ctrl 8:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Matthews	8/26	31%	0/0	0:04	—
	Sean Brady	12/21	57%	0/0	2:40	—

R2	Jake Matthews	9/26	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean Brady	8/24	33%	1/1	3:33	—

R3	Jake Matthews	4/32	12%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean Brady	17/23	74%	0/0	1:55	—

WIN

vs. Diego Sanchez

UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa • Sep 2020Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jake Matthews72/14849%TD 1/2Ctrl 4:52KD 1

Diego Sanchez25/8131%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Matthews	22/46	48%	1/2	0:29	—
	Diego Sanchez	11/35	31%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Jake Matthews	23/53	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Diego Sanchez	12/40	30%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Jake Matthews	27/49	55%	0/0	4:23	1
	Diego Sanchez	2/6	33%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Emil Meek

UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker • Feb 2020Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jake Matthews33/7345%TD 4/7Ctrl 8:28KD 1

Emil Meek50/11842%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Matthews	10/19	53%	1/1	3:57	1
	Emil Meek	2/14	14%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Jake Matthews	9/12	75%	2/2	3:54	—
	Emil Meek	15/30	50%	0/0	0:04	—

R3	Jake Matthews	14/42	33%	1/4	0:37	—
	Emil Meek	33/74	45%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Rostem Akman

UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya • Oct 2019Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jake Matthews59/13344%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:49

Rostem Akman15/11014%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Matthews	15/39	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rostem Akman	5/33	15%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Jake Matthews	18/48	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rostem Akman	5/42	12%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Jake Matthews	26/46	57%	0/2	0:49	—
	Rostem Akman	5/35	14%	0/0	0:03	—

LOSS

vs. Anthony Rocco Martin

UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa • Dec 2018Welterweight

Submission (Anaconda Choke) • Rd 3, 1:19

Jake Matthews24/7532%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:39

Anthony Rocco Martin25/8629%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Matthews	14/31	45%	0/0	0:25	—
	Anthony Rocco Martin	6/26	23%	0/0	1:01	—

R2	Jake Matthews	9/36	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anthony Rocco Martin	15/51	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Jake Matthews	1/8	12%	0/1	0:14	—
	Anthony Rocco Martin	4/9	44%	0/0	0:10	—

WIN

vs. Shinsho Anzai

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards • Jun 2018Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:44

Jake Matthews12/1963%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:00

Shinsho Anzai1/520%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:56

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Matthews	12/19	63%	1/1	1:00	—
	Shinsho Anzai	1/5	20%	0/1	0:56	—

WIN

vs. Li Jingliang

UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold • Feb 2018Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jake Matthews63/12750%TD 2/4Ctrl 3:25KD 2

Li Jingliang49/15232%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Matthews	26/51	51%	0/0	2:07	1
	Li Jingliang	9/29	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Jake Matthews	18/40	45%	0/1	0:09	—
	Li Jingliang	21/78	27%	0/0	0:27	—

R3	Jake Matthews	19/36	53%	2/3	1:09	1
	Li Jingliang	19/45	42%	0/1	0:45	—

WIN

vs. Bojan Velickovic

UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura • Nov 2017Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jake Matthews20/3459%TD 4/11Ctrl 7:05

Bojan Velickovic24/4850%TD 1/1Ctrl 4:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Matthews	0/3	0%	2/7	4:32	—
	Bojan Velickovic	8/12	67%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Jake Matthews	8/17	47%	0/2	0:10	—
	Bojan Velickovic	10/25	40%	0/0	2:44	—

R3	Jake Matthews	12/14	86%	2/2	2:23	—
	Bojan Velickovic	6/11	55%	1/1	1:52	—

LOSS

vs. Andrew Holbrook

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson • Nov 2016Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jake Matthews22/6235%TD 3/3Ctrl 5:19

Andrew Holbrook30/5357%TD 2/2Ctrl 2:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Matthews	10/21	48%	0/0	0:24	—
	Andrew Holbrook	12/18	67%	2/2	2:07	—

R2	Jake Matthews	7/19	37%	2/2	2:24	—
	Andrew Holbrook	7/13	54%	0/0	0:47	—

R3	Jake Matthews	5/22	23%	1/1	2:31	—
	Andrew Holbrook	11/22	50%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Kevin Lee

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale • Jul 2016Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:06

Jake Matthews5/1338%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Kevin Lee24/3863%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Matthews	5/13	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kevin Lee	24/38	63%	1/2	2:35	—

WIN

vs. Johnny Case

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Mir • Mar 2016Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 4:45

Jake Matthews36/11432%TD 0/4Ctrl 1:14

Johnny Case35/10035%TD 1/6Ctrl 3:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Matthews	19/56	34%	0/2	0:00	—
	Johnny Case	18/50	36%	0/1	0:14	—

R2	Jake Matthews	6/20	30%	0/2	0:01	—
	Johnny Case	9/24	38%	1/2	2:37	—

R3	Jake Matthews	11/38	29%	0/0	1:13	—
	Johnny Case	8/26	31%	0/3	0:26	—

WIN

vs. Akbarh Arreola

UFC 193: Rousey vs Holm • Nov 2015Lightweight

KO/TKO • Rd 2, 5:00

Jake Matthews62/9863%TD 1/3Ctrl 5:39

Akbarh Arreola21/4151%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:59KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Matthews	21/48	44%	0/2	0:59	—
	Akbarh Arreola	19/39	49%	0/0	1:59	1

R2	Jake Matthews	41/50	82%	1/1	4:40	—
	Akbarh Arreola	2/2	100%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. James Vick

UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt • May 2015Lightweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 4:53

Jake Matthews4/2814%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:30

James Vick10/2638%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Matthews	4/28	14%	1/2	1:30	—
	James Vick	10/26	38%	0/1	0:08	—

WIN

vs. Vagner Rocha

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping • Nov 2014Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 1:52

Jake Matthews26/6341%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:56

Vagner Rocha14/3047%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Matthews	13/43	30%	1/2	0:39	—
	Vagner Rocha	8/19	42%	0/0	0:28	—

R2	Jake Matthews	13/20	65%	0/0	0:17	—
	Vagner Rocha	6/11	55%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Dashon Johnson

UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt • Jun 2014Lightweight

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 3, 3:16

Jake Matthews60/8571%TD 4/11Ctrl 10:27

Dashon Johnson11/1573%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Matthews	26/29	90%	0/1	4:41	—
	Dashon Johnson	2/2	100%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Jake Matthews	12/20	60%	3/9	3:46	—
	Dashon Johnson	6/8	75%	0/1	0:07	—

R3	Jake Matthews	22/36	61%	1/1	2:00	—
	Dashon Johnson	3/5	60%	0/0	0:12	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com