Lightweight

Matt Frevola

Last fought: Oct 2025

RECORD

Pro

11-6-1

UFC

5-6-1

Age

Height

5'9"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

71"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	8:22
Fight Completion Rate	55.8%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.68
% Fights Inside the Distance	58.3%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	37-22 (62.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	18-9 (66.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	18-10 (64.3%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	65.8%
% Time in Control	15.0%
% Time Controlled	19.2%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	43.8%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.60
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.80
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.20
Distance Strike Accuracy	33.7%
Distance Strike Defense	59.4%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	2.65
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	2.20
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.80
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.20
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	3.98
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.51

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 Lightweight field

Matt Frevola 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 Frevola
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	39.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.9
Strike Differential	-0.5/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	40.5%
Takedown Defense	37.9%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.2
Submission Attempts/15min	0.6
Control Time/15min	2:15
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	60.0%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	40.0%
Avg Fight Time	8:22
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.9
Reversals/15min	0.7

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	35.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.3
Takedown Accuracy	55.6%
Takedown Defense	33.3%
Control Time/Fight	1:04

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Kyle Nelson

UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen • Oct 2025Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matt Frevola43/13632%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:58

Kyle Nelson63/13547%TD 2/5Ctrl 3:11KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Frevola	15/54	28%	1/1	1:01	—
	Kyle Nelson	23/55	42%	0/0	0:28	1

R2	Matt Frevola	21/69	30%	0/1	0:20	—
	Kyle Nelson	29/57	51%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Matt Frevola	7/13	54%	1/1	0:37	—
	Kyle Nelson	11/23	48%	2/4	2:43	—

LOSS

vs. Fares Ziam

UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis • Sep 2024Lightweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 3, 2:59

Matt Frevola16/5927%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:47

Fares Ziam58/9462%TD 4/4Ctrl 4:43KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Frevola	9/22	41%	1/3	1:49	—
	Fares Ziam	18/29	62%	0/0	1:20	—

R2	Matt Frevola	7/32	22%	0/0	0:58	—
	Fares Ziam	34/55	62%	1/1	1:10	—

R3	Matt Frevola	0/5	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Fares Ziam	6/10	60%	3/3	2:13	1

LOSS

vs. Benoit Saint Denis

UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira • Nov 2023Lightweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 1:31

Matt Frevola5/956%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:25

Benoit Saint Denis6/1155%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:19KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Frevola	5/9	56%	2/2	0:25	—
	Benoit Saint Denis	6/11	55%	0/0	0:19	1

WIN

vs. Drew Dober

UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo • May 2023Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:08

Matt Frevola35/7547%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:08KD 1

Drew Dober20/5934%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Frevola	35/75	47%	0/1	0:08	1
	Drew Dober	20/59	34%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ottman Azaitar

UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira • Nov 2022Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:30

Matt Frevola11/2741%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Ottman Azaitar10/2245%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Frevola	11/27	41%	0/0	0:02	1
	Ottman Azaitar	10/22	45%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Genaro Valdez

UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane • Jan 2022Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:15

Matt Frevola60/10159%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:07KD 4

Genaro Valdez10/3826%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Frevola	60/101	59%	0/0	1:07	4
	Genaro Valdez	10/38	26%	0/1	0:08	—

LOSS

vs. Terrance McKinney

UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 • Jun 2021Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:07

Matt Frevola0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Terrance McKinney4/580%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Frevola	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—
	Terrance McKinney	4/5	80%	0/0	0:03	1

LOSS

vs. Arman Tsarukyan

UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor • Jan 2021Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matt Frevola16/5728%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:02

Arman Tsarukyan50/10349%TD 10/12Ctrl 8:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Frevola	12/41	29%	0/2	0:02	—
	Arman Tsarukyan	28/52	54%	3/5	1:17	—

R2	Matt Frevola	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Arman Tsarukyan	7/16	44%	4/4	4:36	—

R3	Matt Frevola	3/13	23%	0/0	0:00	—
	Arman Tsarukyan	15/35	43%	3/3	2:31	—

WIN

vs. Luis Pena

UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson • Oct 2019Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matt Frevola48/11044%TD 4/7Ctrl 2:50

Luis Pena51/12042%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Frevola	15/45	33%	2/2	1:07	—
	Luis Pena	13/35	37%	1/2	0:52	—

R2	Matt Frevola	10/26	38%	1/3	1:00	—
	Luis Pena	26/49	53%	0/0	0:13	—

R3	Matt Frevola	23/39	59%	1/2	0:43	—
	Luis Pena	12/36	33%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jalin Turner

UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 • Apr 2019Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matt Frevola31/7740%TD 4/13Ctrl 5:05

Jalin Turner35/11630%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Frevola	11/22	50%	2/6	2:43	—
	Jalin Turner	11/28	39%	0/0	0:22	—

R2	Matt Frevola	10/26	38%	1/4	0:52	—
	Jalin Turner	10/37	27%	0/0	0:44	—

R3	Matt Frevola	10/29	34%	1/3	1:30	—
	Jalin Turner	14/51	27%	0/0	0:00	—

vs. Lando Vannata

UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis • Nov 2018Lightweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matt Frevola66/17638%TD 2/6Ctrl 0:41

Lando Vannata67/16441%TD 1/5Ctrl 0:20KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Frevola	25/54	46%	0/1	0:12	—
	Lando Vannata	15/45	33%	0/3	0:06	1

R2	Matt Frevola	14/52	27%	1/4	0:26	—
	Lando Vannata	34/72	47%	0/0	0:07	1

R3	Matt Frevola	27/70	39%	1/1	0:03	—
	Lando Vannata	18/47	38%	1/2	0:07	—

LOSS

vs. Marco Polo Reyes

UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi • Jan 2018Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:00

Matt Frevola9/3030%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Marco Polo Reyes18/3946%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Frevola	9/30	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marco Polo Reyes	18/39	46%	0/0	0:00	2

Prior to UFC

DWCS (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Luke Flores

DWCS 1.8 • Aug 2017

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 2, 3:32

Matt Frevola20/5338%TD 2/4Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Luke Flores18/3946%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Frevola	13/37	35%	1/2	0:00	1
	Luke Flores	14/29	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Matt Frevola	7/16	44%	1/2	0:00	—
	Luke Flores	4/10	40%	0/1	0:00	—

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