Middleweight

Matt Lindland

Last fought: Dec 2010

RECORD

Pro

22-9-0

UFC

9-3-0

Age

Height

6'0"

Weight

185 lbs

Reach

74"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	9:44
Fight Completion Rate	61.6%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.95
% Fights Inside the Distance	66.7%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	16-6 (72.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	14-5 (73.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	2-1 (66.7%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	21.5%
% Time in Control	66.2%
% Time Controlled	12.3%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	84.3%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	1.59
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.23
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.64
Distance Strike Accuracy	23.3%
Distance Strike Defense	64.6%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.00
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	3.57
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	10.74
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	3.38
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.74
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.67

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 Middleweight field

Matt Lindland 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 Lindland
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	52.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.3
Strike Differential	1.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	50.0%
Takedown Defense	64.7%
Takedowns Landed/15min	3.5
Submission Attempts/15min	1.2
Control Time/15min	9:55
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	33.3%
Submission % of Wins	11.1%
Decision % of Wins	55.6%
Avg Fight Time	9:44
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.6

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	47.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	1.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	0.5
Takedown Accuracy	50.0%
Takedown Defense	62.5%
Control Time/Fight	5:20

Fight History

WIN

vs. Joe Doerksen

UFC 54: Boiling Point • Aug 2005Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matt Lindland19/4344%TD 4/4Ctrl 12:04

Joe Doerksen8/1553%TD 2/5Ctrl 1:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Lindland	8/18	44%	2/2	3:40	—
	Joe Doerksen	2/5	40%	1/2	0:52	—

R2	Matt Lindland	6/13	46%	0/0	4:06	—
	Joe Doerksen	5/6	83%	1/1	0:21	—

R3	Matt Lindland	5/12	42%	2/2	4:18	—
	Joe Doerksen	1/4	25%	0/2	0:10	—

WIN

vs. Travis Lutter

UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 2 • Apr 2005Middleweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 3:13

Matt Lindland11/2544%TD 2/4Ctrl 5:28

Travis Lutter0/40%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:53

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Lindland	10/18	56%	1/3	2:30	—
	Travis Lutter	0/2	0%	1/1	1:53	—

R2	Matt Lindland	1/7	14%	1/1	2:58	—
	Travis Lutter	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. David Terrell

UFC 49: Unfinished Business • Aug 2004Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:24

Matt Lindland0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

David Terrell5/771%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Lindland	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	David Terrell	5/7	71%	0/0	0:08	1

WIN

vs. Falaniko Vitale

UFC 45: Revolution • Nov 2003Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 4:23

Matt Lindland35/6256%TD 1/3Ctrl 8:16

Falaniko Vitale3/1817%TD 0/1Ctrl 3:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Lindland	10/21	48%	1/1	4:22	—
	Falaniko Vitale	1/4	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Matt Lindland	17/25	68%	0/2	3:04	—
	Falaniko Vitale	1/11	9%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Matt Lindland	8/16	50%	0/0	0:50	—
	Falaniko Vitale	1/3	33%	0/0	3:18	—

LOSS

vs. Falaniko Vitale

UFC 43: Meltdown • Jun 2003Middleweight

KO/TKO (Slam) • Rd 1, 1:56

Matt Lindland2/922%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:54

Falaniko Vitale2/729%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Lindland	2/9	22%	0/3	0:54	—
	Falaniko Vitale	2/7	29%	0/1	0:28	—

WIN

vs. Phil Baroni

UFC 41: Onslaught • Feb 2003Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matt Lindland40/7653%TD 4/13Ctrl 10:11

Phil Baroni44/7360%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Lindland	13/17	76%	3/5	4:30	—
	Phil Baroni	10/11	91%	0/0	0:06	—

R2	Matt Lindland	12/29	41%	0/2	3:38	—
	Phil Baroni	3/11	27%	1/2	0:12	—

R3	Matt Lindland	15/30	50%	1/6	2:03	—
	Phil Baroni	31/51	61%	0/0	0:29	—

WIN

vs. Ivan Salaverry

UFC 39: The Warriors Return • Sep 2002Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matt Lindland16/6325%TD 6/9Ctrl 7:59

Ivan Salaverry32/7046%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Lindland	2/9	22%	2/3	4:40	—
	Ivan Salaverry	4/5	80%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Matt Lindland	8/13	62%	3/4	3:03	—
	Ivan Salaverry	6/15	40%	0/1	0:36	—

R3	Matt Lindland	6/41	15%	1/2	0:16	—
	Ivan Salaverry	22/50	44%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Murilo Bustamante

UFC 37: High Impact • May 2002MiddleweightTITLE

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 3, 1:33

Matt Lindland35/6653%TD 0/3Ctrl 4:57

Murilo Bustamante17/4042%TD 2/2Ctrl 3:10KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Lindland	22/28	79%	0/3	2:27	—
	Murilo Bustamante	2/2	100%	1/1	2:02	—

R2	Matt Lindland	12/30	40%	0/0	2:22	—
	Murilo Bustamante	4/12	33%	1/1	0:22	—

R3	Matt Lindland	1/8	12%	0/0	0:08	—
	Murilo Bustamante	11/26	42%	0/0	0:46	1

WIN

vs. Pat Miletich

UFC 36: Worlds Collide • Mar 2002Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:09

Matt Lindland20/4050%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:50

Pat Miletich1/250%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Lindland	20/40	50%	1/1	2:50	—
	Pat Miletich	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Phil Baroni

UFC 34: High Voltage • Nov 2001Middleweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matt Lindland71/9476%TD 4/9Ctrl 10:25

Phil Baroni32/5459%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:28KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Lindland	26/32	81%	1/3	3:16	—
	Phil Baroni	15/21	71%	0/0	1:12	1

R2	Matt Lindland	26/37	70%	1/2	3:35	—
	Phil Baroni	7/14	50%	0/1	0:51	—

R3	Matt Lindland	19/25	76%	2/4	3:34	—
	Phil Baroni	10/19	53%	0/0	0:25	—

WIN

vs. Ricardo Almeida

UFC 31: Locked and Loaded • May 2001Light Heavyweight

DQ • Rd 3, 4:21

Matt Lindland22/4945%TD 5/5Ctrl 12:15

Ricardo Almeida9/1850%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Lindland	9/18	50%	1/1	4:46	—
	Ricardo Almeida	2/4	50%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Matt Lindland	9/22	41%	2/2	3:57	—
	Ricardo Almeida	5/9	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Matt Lindland	4/9	44%	2/2	3:32	—
	Ricardo Almeida	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Yoji Anjo

UFC 29: Defense of the Belts • Dec 2000Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:58

Matt Lindland17/2665%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:06

Yoji Anjo0/10%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Lindland	17/26	65%	0/0	2:06	—
	Yoji Anjo	0/1	0%	0/1	0:12	—

Prior to UFC

Strikeforce (3 fights)

LOSS

vs. Robbie Lawler

Strikeforce - Henderson vs. Babalu • Dec 2010

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:50

Matt Lindland4/1921%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Robbie Lawler8/2829%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Lindland	4/19	21%	0/0	0:00	—
	Robbie Lawler	8/28	29%	0/0	0:02	1

WIN

vs. Kevin Casey

Strikeforce Challengers 8 • May 2010

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 3:41

Matt Lindland49/7169%TD 4/4Ctrl 0:00

Kevin Casey2/1020%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Lindland	3/10	30%	1/1	0:00	—
	Kevin Casey	1/7	14%	1/2	0:00	—

R2	Matt Lindland	19/24	79%	2/2	0:00	—
	Kevin Casey	0/1	0%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Matt Lindland	27/37	73%	1/1	0:00	—
	Kevin Casey	1/2	50%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Jacare Souza

Strikeforce - Evolution • Dec 2009

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 1, 4:18

Matt Lindland2/1118%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:32

Jacare Souza11/3135%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Lindland	2/11	18%	1/2	0:32	—
	Jacare Souza	11/31	35%	0/0	2:00	—

Affliction (2 fights)

LOSS

vs. Vitor Belfort

Affliction - Day of Reckoning • Jan 2009

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:37

Matt Lindland1/1100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Vitor Belfort6/786%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Lindland	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—
	Vitor Belfort	6/7	86%	0/0	0:00	1

WIN

vs. Fabio Nascimento

Affliction - Banned • Jul 2008

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matt Lindland76/17543%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Fabio Nascimento48/12140%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Lindland	16/36	44%	0/0	0:00	1
	Fabio Nascimento	14/29	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Matt Lindland	26/50	52%	1/1	0:00	—
	Fabio Nascimento	16/30	53%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Matt Lindland	34/89	38%	0/2	0:00	—
	Fabio Nascimento	18/62	29%	0/2	0:00	—

BodogFight (1 fight)

LOSS

vs. Fedor Emelianenko

BodogFight - Clash of Nations • Apr 2007

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 2:58

Matt Lindland3/475%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

Fedor Emelianenko0/10%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Lindland	3/4	75%	0/2	0:00	—
	Fedor Emelianenko	0/1	0%	1/1	0:00	—

Other (1 fight)

LOSS

vs. Quinton Jackson

WFA - King of the Streets • Jul 2006

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matt Lindland21/3954%TD 1/5Ctrl 0:00

Quinton Jackson37/4680%TD 3/3Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Lindland	6/7	86%	1/1	0:00	—
	Quinton Jackson	13/14	93%	1/1	0:00	—

R2	Matt Lindland	6/12	50%	0/2	0:00	—
	Quinton Jackson	15/16	94%	2/2	0:00	—

R3	Matt Lindland	9/20	45%	0/2	0:00	—
	Quinton Jackson	9/16	56%	0/0	0:00	—

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