Welterweight

Matt Brown

Last fought: May 2023

RECORD

Pro

26-19-0

UFC

17-13-0

Age

Height

6'0"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

75"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	9:13
Fight Completion Rate	58.8%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.84
% Fights Inside the Distance	76.7%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	170-110 (60.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	78-56 (58.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	92-54 (63.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	44.6%
% Time in Control	21.4%
% Time Controlled	33.9%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	38.7%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.75
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.57
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.18
Distance Strike Accuracy	45.0%
Distance Strike Defense	60.8%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.44
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.45
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.67
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	4.82
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	6.07
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.89

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

Matt Brown 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	Matt Brown
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	55.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.9
Strike Differential	0.8/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	47.0%
Takedown Defense	63.9%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.7
Submission Attempts/15min	1.3
Control Time/15min	3:12
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	76.5%
Submission % of Wins	11.8%
Decision % of Wins	11.8%
Avg Fight Time	9:13
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.6
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	61.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.6
Takedown Accuracy	46.2%
Takedown Defense	66.7%
Control Time/Fight	2:16

Fight History

WIN

vs. Court McGee

UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida • May 2023Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:09

Matt Brown11/1573%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Court McGee8/3126%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:57

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Brown	11/15	73%	0/0	0:02	1
	Court McGee	8/31	26%	1/1	1:57	—

LOSS

vs. Bryan Barberena

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus • Mar 2022Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matt Brown81/12963%TD 5/7Ctrl 5:01

Bryan Barberena111/21153%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:57

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Brown	23/37	62%	1/3	1:39	—
	Bryan Barberena	23/51	45%	0/0	0:16	—

R2	Matt Brown	23/36	64%	2/2	1:45	—
	Bryan Barberena	35/60	58%	0/0	0:30	—

R3	Matt Brown	35/56	62%	2/2	1:37	—
	Bryan Barberena	53/100	53%	0/0	0:11	—

WIN

vs. Dhiego Lima

UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige • Jun 2021Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 3:02

Matt Brown27/4955%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

Dhiego Lima23/5443%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:52

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Brown	15/30	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dhiego Lima	12/32	38%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Matt Brown	12/19	63%	0/0	0:03	1
	Dhiego Lima	11/22	50%	0/2	0:52	—

LOSS

vs. Carlos Condit

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar • Jan 2021Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matt Brown28/3776%TD 1/6Ctrl 6:06

Carlos Condit39/8844%TD 2/4Ctrl 4:52

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Brown	9/14	64%	1/1	3:36	—
	Carlos Condit	6/22	27%	0/0	0:23	—

R2	Matt Brown	11/15	73%	0/2	0:37	—
	Carlos Condit	21/44	48%	2/3	2:25	—

R3	Matt Brown	8/8	100%	0/3	1:53	—
	Carlos Condit	12/22	55%	0/1	2:04	—

LOSS

vs. Miguel Baeza

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris • May 2020Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 0:18

Matt Brown33/6154%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:10

Miguel Baeza37/7351%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:57KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Brown	33/59	56%	0/0	0:10	—
	Miguel Baeza	32/65	49%	0/0	0:55	1

R2	Matt Brown	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Miguel Baeza	5/8	62%	0/0	0:02	1

WIN

vs. Ben Saunders

UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington • Dec 2019Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:55

Matt Brown30/4764%TD 2/3Ctrl 7:34

Ben Saunders12/2352%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Brown	5/10	50%	1/1	4:08	—
	Ben Saunders	9/14	64%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Matt Brown	25/37	68%	1/2	3:26	—
	Ben Saunders	3/9	33%	0/0	0:10	—

WIN

vs. Diego Sanchez

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis • Nov 2017Welterweight

KO/TKO (Elbow) • Rd 1, 3:44

Matt Brown18/3453%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Diego Sanchez12/2060%TD 0/3Ctrl 1:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Brown	18/34	53%	0/0	0:01	1
	Diego Sanchez	12/20	60%	0/3	1:29	—

LOSS

vs. Donald Cerrone

UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis • Dec 2016Welterweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 3, 0:34

Matt Brown70/12855%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:03KD 1

Donald Cerrone63/14743%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:35KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Brown	27/63	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Donald Cerrone	34/72	47%	0/1	0:32	—

R2	Matt Brown	41/60	68%	0/1	0:01	1
	Donald Cerrone	25/70	36%	0/2	0:02	1

R3	Matt Brown	2/5	40%	0/1	0:02	—
	Donald Cerrone	4/5	80%	0/0	0:01	1

LOSS

vs. Jake Ellenberger

UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley • Jul 2016Welterweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 1:46

Matt Brown7/1741%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Jake Ellenberger21/3462%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:41KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Brown	7/17	41%	0/1	0:00	—
	Jake Ellenberger	21/34	62%	0/0	0:41	2

LOSS

vs. Demian Maia

UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic • May 2016Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 4:31

Matt Brown10/2343%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:00

Demian Maia17/2085%TD 3/10Ctrl 12:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Brown	2/8	25%	0/0	0:34	—
	Demian Maia	0/0	—	1/2	3:49	—

R2	Matt Brown	4/7	57%	0/0	0:11	—
	Demian Maia	9/11	82%	2/3	4:28	—

R3	Matt Brown	4/8	50%	0/0	0:15	—
	Demian Maia	8/9	89%	0/5	3:46	—

WIN

vs. Tim Means

UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor • Jul 2015Welterweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 4:44

Matt Brown25/3768%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:47

Tim Means16/4040%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Brown	25/37	68%	1/1	1:47	—
	Tim Means	16/40	40%	0/2	0:17	—

LOSS

vs. Johny Hendricks

UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos • Mar 2015Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matt Brown23/4947%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:21

Johny Hendricks36/6754%TD 9/10Ctrl 11:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Brown	11/21	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Johny Hendricks	10/16	62%	3/4	3:46	—

R2	Matt Brown	7/16	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Johny Hendricks	21/42	50%	4/4	3:21	—

R3	Matt Brown	5/12	42%	0/0	0:21	—
	Johny Hendricks	5/9	56%	2/2	4:01	—

LOSS

vs. Robbie Lawler

UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown • Jul 2014Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Matt Brown82/24234%TD 2/8Ctrl 1:10

Robbie Lawler80/20040%TD 2/2Ctrl 3:57

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Brown	20/50	40%	1/2	0:31	—
	Robbie Lawler	20/49	41%	0/0	1:16	—

R2	Matt Brown	15/53	28%	1/1	0:17	—
	Robbie Lawler	9/25	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Matt Brown	11/47	23%	0/3	0:22	—
	Robbie Lawler	17/34	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Matt Brown	6/24	25%	0/1	0:00	—
	Robbie Lawler	9/23	39%	2/2	2:21	—

R5	Matt Brown	30/68	44%	0/1	0:00	—
	Robbie Lawler	25/69	36%	0/0	0:20	—

WIN

vs. Erick Silva

UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva • May 2014Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:11

Matt Brown118/16671%TD 5/5Ctrl 3:48

Erick Silva25/5446%TD 0/3Ctrl 3:47KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Brown	40/56	71%	3/3	0:48	—
	Erick Silva	17/29	59%	0/1	2:32	1

R2	Matt Brown	54/75	72%	1/1	1:34	—
	Erick Silva	7/19	37%	0/2	1:15	—

R3	Matt Brown	24/35	69%	1/1	1:26	—
	Erick Silva	1/6	17%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Mike Pyle

UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen • Aug 2013Welterweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 1, 0:29

Matt Brown10/1856%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06KD 1

Mike Pyle0/30%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Brown	10/18	56%	0/0	0:06	1
	Mike Pyle	0/3	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jordan Mein

UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez • Apr 2013Welterweight

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 2, 1:00

Matt Brown40/8448%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:35

Jordan Mein24/5841%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:28KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Brown	22/61	36%	0/1	0:00	—
	Jordan Mein	24/57	42%	0/0	1:28	1

R2	Matt Brown	18/23	78%	0/0	0:35	—
	Jordan Mein	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Mike Swick

UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz • Dec 2012Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:31

Matt Brown25/3964%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:59KD 1

Mike Swick9/2931%TD 0/2Ctrl 3:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Brown	7/14	50%	1/1	0:40	—
	Mike Swick	5/12	42%	0/1	2:10	—

R2	Matt Brown	18/25	72%	0/0	0:19	1
	Mike Swick	4/17	24%	0/1	0:50	—

WIN

vs. Luis Ramos

UFC on FX: Maynard vs Guida • Jun 2012Welterweight

KO/TKO (Knees) • Rd 2, 4:20

Matt Brown52/8859%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:14

Luis Ramos20/6133%TD 1/5Ctrl 3:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Brown	13/30	43%	0/1	0:09	—
	Luis Ramos	11/27	41%	1/2	2:14	—

R2	Matt Brown	39/58	67%	0/2	0:05	—
	Luis Ramos	9/34	26%	0/3	1:30	—

WIN

vs. Stephen Thompson

UFC 145: Jones vs Evans • Apr 2012Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matt Brown36/7747%TD 5/13Ctrl 8:03

Stephen Thompson67/13350%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Brown	5/11	45%	3/7	3:19	—
	Stephen Thompson	8/14	57%	0/0	0:48	—

R2	Matt Brown	15/26	58%	1/4	2:14	—
	Stephen Thompson	30/64	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Matt Brown	16/40	40%	1/2	2:30	—
	Stephen Thompson	29/55	53%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Chris Cope

UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit • Feb 2012Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 1:19

Matt Brown48/7168%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:20KD 1

Chris Cope20/8224%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Brown	31/49	63%	1/3	1:15	—
	Chris Cope	14/62	23%	0/0	1:09	—

R2	Matt Brown	17/22	77%	0/0	0:05	1
	Chris Cope	6/20	30%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Seth Baczynski

UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson • Nov 2011Welterweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 0:42

Matt Brown19/3456%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:56

Seth Baczynski17/4935%TD 1/5Ctrl 2:42

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Brown	17/28	61%	0/0	0:30	—
	Seth Baczynski	15/42	36%	1/5	2:42	—

R2	Matt Brown	2/6	33%	1/1	0:26	—
	Seth Baczynski	2/7	29%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. John Howard

UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry • Jun 2011Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matt Brown38/8346%TD 3/4Ctrl 3:34

John Howard20/3557%TD 5/11Ctrl 6:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Brown	24/53	45%	1/1	0:43	—
	John Howard	12/19	63%	2/4	1:49	—

R2	Matt Brown	7/15	47%	1/2	2:03	—
	John Howard	3/7	43%	0/2	2:07	—

R3	Matt Brown	7/15	47%	1/1	0:48	—
	John Howard	5/9	56%	3/5	2:43	—

LOSS

vs. Brian Foster

UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida • Nov 2010Welterweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 2:11

Matt Brown13/2162%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:50

Brian Foster25/4457%TD 3/3Ctrl 3:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Brown	9/13	69%	1/1	1:43	—
	Brian Foster	14/24	58%	2/2	2:00	—

R2	Matt Brown	4/8	50%	0/0	0:07	—
	Brian Foster	11/20	55%	1/1	1:19	—

LOSS

vs. Chris Lytle

UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin • Jul 2010Welterweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 2, 2:02

Matt Brown25/4260%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:41KD 1

Chris Lytle19/4939%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Brown	19/31	61%	1/2	1:41	1
	Chris Lytle	13/32	41%	0/1	1:14	—

R2	Matt Brown	6/11	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chris Lytle	6/17	35%	0/0	1:13	—

LOSS

vs. Ricardo Almeida

UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy • Mar 2010Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 3:30

Matt Brown6/1060%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:16

Ricardo Almeida15/2756%TD 5/11Ctrl 7:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Brown	3/6	50%	0/0	0:02	—
	Ricardo Almeida	10/17	59%	2/8	4:21	—

R2	Matt Brown	3/4	75%	0/0	0:14	—
	Ricardo Almeida	5/10	50%	3/3	2:46	—

WIN

vs. James Wilks

UFC 105: Couture vs Vera • Nov 2009Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:27

Matt Brown45/7560%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:43KD 1

James Wilks19/5336%TD 1/10Ctrl 6:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Brown	8/14	57%	0/0	0:17	—
	James Wilks	7/19	37%	1/5	3:17	—

R2	Matt Brown	22/39	56%	0/1	1:36	1
	James Wilks	5/17	29%	0/4	2:12	—

R3	Matt Brown	15/22	68%	0/0	0:50	—
	James Wilks	7/17	41%	0/1	0:42	—

WIN

vs. Pete Sell

UFC 96: Jackson vs Jardine • Mar 2009Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:32

Matt Brown24/3177%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:35KD 2

Pete Sell0/10%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Brown	24/31	77%	0/0	0:35	2
	Pete Sell	0/1	0%	0/1	0:21	—

WIN

vs. Ryan Thomas

UFC 91: Couture vs Lesnar • Nov 2008Welterweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 2, 0:57

Matt Brown15/2365%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:45

Ryan Thomas15/2268%TD 5/8Ctrl 4:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Brown	14/17	82%	1/1	0:44	—
	Ryan Thomas	13/14	93%	4/6	3:46	—

R2	Matt Brown	1/6	17%	0/0	0:01	—
	Ryan Thomas	2/8	25%	1/2	0:35	—

LOSS

vs. Dong Hyun Kim

UFC 88: Breakthrough • Sep 2008Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matt Brown48/7961%TD 1/2Ctrl 5:08

Dong Hyun Kim12/2843%TD 3/14Ctrl 5:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Brown	9/16	56%	0/1	1:20	—
	Dong Hyun Kim	3/6	50%	1/6	2:16	—

R2	Matt Brown	27/44	61%	1/1	2:53	—
	Dong Hyun Kim	4/10	40%	0/3	0:24	—

R3	Matt Brown	12/19	63%	0/0	0:55	—
	Dong Hyun Kim	5/12	42%	2/5	2:26	—

WIN

vs. Matt Arroyo

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale • Jun 2008Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 3:40

Matt Brown32/6549%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:27

Matt Arroyo26/6441%TD 2/6Ctrl 1:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Brown	15/29	52%	0/0	0:47	—
	Matt Arroyo	23/56	41%	2/5	1:42	—

R2	Matt Brown	17/36	47%	0/0	2:40	—
	Matt Arroyo	3/8	38%	0/1	0:05	—

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