Welterweight

Matt Serra

Last fought: Sep 2010

RECORD

Pro

11-7-0

UFC

7-7-0

Age

Height

5'6"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

68"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:01
Fight Completion Rate	73.2%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.40
% Fights Inside the Distance	35.7%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	53-29 (64.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	11-9 (55.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	42-20 (67.7%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	44.8%
% Time in Control	34.2%
% Time Controlled	21.0%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	62.0%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	2.62
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.38
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.76
Distance Strike Accuracy	32.4%
Distance Strike Defense	54.6%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	2.42
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.64
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	7.29
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.05
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.61
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.64

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 Serra 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 Serra
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	39.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.6
Strike Differential	-0.7/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	20.9%
Takedown Defense	38.7%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.0
Submission Attempts/15min	0.9
Control Time/15min	5:07
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	28.6%
Submission % of Wins	14.3%
Decision % of Wins	57.1%
Avg Fight Time	12:01
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.4
Reversals/15min	0.4

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	40.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.3
Takedown Accuracy	50.0%
Takedown Defense	36.4%
Control Time/Fight	0:11

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Chris Lytle

UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop • Sep 2010Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matt Serra124/29842%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Chris Lytle153/29752%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Serra	44/104	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chris Lytle	44/91	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Matt Serra	42/95	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chris Lytle	62/110	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Matt Serra	38/99	38%	0/1	0:00	—
	Chris Lytle	47/96	49%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Frank Trigg

UFC 109: Relentless • Feb 2010Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:23

Matt Serra12/3633%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

Frank Trigg6/2129%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Serra	12/36	33%	0/0	0:03	1
	Frank Trigg	6/21	29%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Matt Hughes

UFC 98: Evans vs Machida • May 2009Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matt Serra14/4134%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:53KD 1

Matt Hughes34/5859%TD 3/5Ctrl 8:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Serra	5/17	29%	0/0	0:09	1
	Matt Hughes	10/24	42%	1/3	2:04	—

R2	Matt Serra	3/11	27%	0/0	0:00	—
	Matt Hughes	21/25	84%	1/1	3:41	—

R3	Matt Serra	6/13	46%	1/1	0:44	—
	Matt Hughes	3/9	33%	1/1	2:32	—

LOSS

vs. Georges St-Pierre

UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2 • Apr 2008WelterweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Knees) • Rd 2, 4:45

Matt Serra3/1817%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Georges St-Pierre42/5478%TD 4/5Ctrl 8:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Serra	0/7	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Georges St-Pierre	17/22	77%	2/2	4:30	—

R2	Matt Serra	3/11	27%	0/0	0:00	—
	Georges St-Pierre	25/32	78%	2/3	3:39	—

WIN

vs. Georges St-Pierre

UFC 69: Shootout • Apr 2007WelterweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:25

Matt Serra20/4050%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 2

Georges St-Pierre6/2326%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Serra	20/40	50%	0/0	0:00	2
	Georges St-Pierre	6/23	26%	0/1	0:05	—

WIN

vs. Chris Lytle

The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale • Nov 2006WelterweightTITLE

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matt Serra20/3951%TD 1/16Ctrl 8:14

Chris Lytle42/5872%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Serra	8/13	62%	0/7	2:28	—
	Chris Lytle	12/15	80%	1/1	1:24	—

R2	Matt Serra	7/14	50%	0/5	2:41	—
	Chris Lytle	17/26	65%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Matt Serra	5/12	42%	1/4	3:05	—
	Chris Lytle	13/17	76%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Karo Parisyan

UFC 53: Heavy Hitters • Jun 2005Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matt Serra26/6540%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:55KD 1

Karo Parisyan56/12744%TD 8/10Ctrl 6:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Serra	22/48	46%	1/1	0:21	1
	Karo Parisyan	20/49	41%	3/5	0:50	—

R2	Matt Serra	3/13	23%	0/0	0:00	—
	Karo Parisyan	17/48	35%	2/2	1:55	—

R3	Matt Serra	1/4	25%	0/1	0:34	—
	Karo Parisyan	19/30	63%	3/3	3:17	—

WIN

vs. Ivan Menjivar

UFC 48: Payback • Jun 2004Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matt Serra14/4035%TD 6/7Ctrl 13:16

Ivan Menjivar8/1650%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Serra	3/11	27%	3/4	4:24	—
	Ivan Menjivar	5/7	71%	0/2	0:06	—

R2	Matt Serra	2/10	20%	2/2	4:34	—
	Ivan Menjivar	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Matt Serra	9/19	47%	1/1	4:18	—
	Ivan Menjivar	3/7	43%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jeff Curran

UFC 46: Supernatural • Jan 2004Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matt Serra45/8056%TD 6/10Ctrl 13:07

Jeff Curran9/1560%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Serra	17/24	71%	2/3	4:29	—
	Jeff Curran	2/2	100%	0/1	0:03	—

R2	Matt Serra	18/40	45%	2/3	4:19	—
	Jeff Curran	3/5	60%	0/0	0:13	—

R3	Matt Serra	10/16	62%	2/4	4:19	—
	Jeff Curran	4/8	50%	0/1	0:03	—

LOSS

vs. Din Thomas

UFC 41: Onslaught • Feb 2003Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matt Serra26/8132%TD 1/28Ctrl 1:25

Din Thomas29/6148%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Serra	17/33	52%	0/6	0:43	—
	Din Thomas	8/19	42%	0/0	0:09	—

R2	Matt Serra	4/27	15%	0/10	0:00	—
	Din Thomas	10/21	48%	0/0	0:08	—

R3	Matt Serra	5/21	24%	1/12	0:42	—
	Din Thomas	11/21	52%	0/0	1:28	—

LOSS

vs. BJ Penn

UFC 39: The Warriors Return • Sep 2002Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matt Serra8/4916%TD 1/17Ctrl 4:19

BJ Penn32/5262%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:55

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Serra	1/11	9%	0/5	1:55	—
	BJ Penn	14/20	70%	0/0	0:10	—

R2	Matt Serra	5/14	36%	1/5	2:20	—
	BJ Penn	5/9	56%	1/1	0:43	—

R3	Matt Serra	2/24	8%	0/7	0:04	—
	BJ Penn	13/23	57%	0/0	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Kelly Dullanty

UFC 36: Worlds Collide • Mar 2002Lightweight

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 1, 2:58

Matt Serra2/825%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:22

Kelly Dullanty0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Serra	2/8	25%	1/3	2:22	—
	Kelly Dullanty	0/1	0%	0/0	0:11	—

WIN

vs. Yves Edwards

UFC 33: Victory in Vegas • Sep 2001Welterweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matt Serra9/1753%TD 3/12Ctrl 8:27

Yves Edwards9/1464%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Serra	2/6	33%	0/2	2:36	—
	Yves Edwards	4/4	100%	0/0	0:19	—

R2	Matt Serra	5/6	83%	1/5	2:15	—
	Yves Edwards	3/7	43%	0/0	0:46	—

R3	Matt Serra	2/5	40%	2/5	3:36	—
	Yves Edwards	2/3	67%	0/0	0:58	—

LOSS

vs. Shonie Carter

UFC 31: Locked and Loaded • May 2001Welterweight

KO/TKO (Spinning Back Fist) • Rd 3, 4:51

Matt Serra10/2540%TD 2/13Ctrl 4:33

Shonie Carter18/3355%TD 2/3Ctrl 6:02KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Serra	4/8	50%	1/2	2:30	—
	Shonie Carter	5/8	62%	0/1	1:13	1

R2	Matt Serra	5/13	38%	0/6	1:46	—
	Shonie Carter	7/11	64%	1/1	1:43	—

R3	Matt Serra	1/4	25%	1/5	0:17	—
	Shonie Carter	6/14	43%	1/1	3:06	1

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