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Jake Matthews

Jake Matthews

16W · 8L
Orthodox
Welterweight
Lightweight
50% finish rate67% as favorite50% as underdog
67%wins
1521
ELO Rating

Fighter overview

ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →

1521.3Contender→

Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified

Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →

#27of 85 active
Welterweight rankings →

Age

32
Aug 19, 1994

Height

5'11" (180.34 cm)

Reach

185.42 cm

Win Rate

66.7%

Output & Defense

Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)

Strikes landed / min
3.34
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
2.62
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+0.72
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
60%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
1.44
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
64%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.80
Sub_Avg
Elusive striker

Head-to-Head Comparison

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Career statistics

Career Averages (per fight)

18.4
Sig. Strikes
1.8
Takedowns
0.7
Sub Attempts

How They Win

KO/TKO2 (13%)
Submission6 (38%)
Decision2 (13%)

Loss Vulnerability

KO/TKO1 (13%)
Submission4 (50%)
Decision0 (0%)

Betting Profile

Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog

As Favorite

67%

12W – 6L in 18 fights

As Underdog

50%

2W – 2L in 4 fights

ELO analysis

ELO Trajectory

Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details

Cont.Mid1490151015301521Mar 16Feb 18Feb 20Dec 22Feb 25May 26
WinLossDrawCurrent ELO

Elo Changes

Rating gained or lost in each fight

def. Carlston Harris
May 30, 2026
+12.21521
lost to Neil Magny
Sep 27, 2025
-7.81509
def. Chidi Njokuani
Jul 12, 2025
+7.61517
def. Francisco Prado
Feb 8, 2025
+4.91509
def. Phil Rowe
Jun 1, 2024
+4.21504
lost to Michael Morales
Nov 18, 2023
-2.61500
def. Darrius Flowers
Jul 29, 2023
+2.61503
lost to Matthew Semelsberger
Dec 17, 2022
-1.41500
def. Andre Fialho
Jun 11, 2022
+1.21502
lost to Sean Brady
Mar 6, 2021
-0.51500
def. Diego Sanchez
Sep 26, 2020
+0.41501
def. Emil Meek
Feb 22, 2020
+0.21501
def. Rostem Akman
Oct 5, 2019
+0.21500
lost to Anthony Rocco Martin
Dec 1, 2018
-0.11500
def. Shinsho Anzai
Jun 23, 2018
+0.11500
def. Li Jingliang
Feb 10, 2018
+0.11500
def. Bojan Velickovic
Nov 18, 2017
+0.11500
lost to Andrew Holbrook
Nov 26, 2016
0.01500
lost to Kevin Lee
Jul 8, 2016
0.01500
def. Johnny Case
Mar 19, 2016
0.01500
def. Akbarh Arreola
Nov 14, 2015
0.01500
lost to James Vick
May 9, 2015
0.01500
def. Vagner Rocha
Nov 7, 2014
0.01500
def. Dashon Johnson
Jun 28, 2014
0.01500

Division ELO Rankings

Welterweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill

#1Uros Medic
1566
↗
#2Carlos Prates
1565
↗
#3Islam Makhachev
1564
↗
#4Gabriel Bonfim
1562
↗
#5Daniil Donchenko
1559
↗
#6Mike Malott
1550
↗
#7Sam Patterson
1549
#8Jonathan Micallef
1549
↗
#9Michael Morales
1548
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#10Ty Miller
1546
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Professional fight history

Fight History (24 fights)

vs Carlston Harris
UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo · May 30, 2026
Welterweight
Win
Decision · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Neil Magny
UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes · Sep 27, 2025
Welterweight
Loss
SUB · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Chidi Njokuani
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira · Jul 12, 2025
Welterweight
Win
SUB · Rnd 1View Analysis →
vs Francisco Prado
UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 · Feb 8, 2025
Welterweight
Win
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Phil Rowe
UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier · Jun 1, 2024
Welterweight
Win
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Michael Morales
UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig · Nov 18, 2023
Welterweight
Loss
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Darrius Flowers
UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 · Jul 29, 2023
Welterweight
Win
SUB · Rnd 2View Analysis →
vs Matthew Semelsberger
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland · Dec 17, 2022
Welterweight
Loss
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Andre Fialho
UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka · Jun 11, 2022
Welterweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 2View Analysis →
vs Sean Brady
UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya · Mar 6, 2021
Welterweight
Loss
SUBView Analysis →
vs Diego Sanchez
UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa · Sep 26, 2020
Welterweight
Win
U-DECView Analysis →
vs Emil Meek
UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker · Feb 22, 2020
Welterweight
Win
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Rostem Akman
UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya · Oct 5, 2019
Welterweight
Win
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Anthony Rocco Martin
UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa · Dec 1, 2018
Welterweight
Loss
SUB · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Shinsho Anzai
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards · Jun 23, 2018
Welterweight
Win
SUB · Rnd 1View Analysis →
vs Li Jingliang
UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold · Feb 10, 2018
Welterweight
Win
Decision · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Bojan Velickovic
UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura · Nov 18, 2017
Welterweight
Win
S-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Andrew Holbrook
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson · Nov 26, 2016
Lightweight
Loss
S-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Kevin Lee
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale · Jul 8, 2016
Lightweight
Loss
KO/TKO · Rnd 1View Analysis →
vs Johnny Case
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Mir · Mar 19, 2016
Lightweight
Win
SUB · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Akbarh Arreola
UFC 193: Rousey vs Holm · Nov 14, 2015
Lightweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 2View Analysis →
vs James Vick
UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt · May 9, 2015
Lightweight
Loss
SUB · Rnd 1View Analysis →
vs Vagner Rocha
UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping · Nov 7, 2014
Lightweight
Win
SUB · Rnd 2View Analysis →
vs Dashon Johnson
UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt · Jun 28, 2014
Lightweight
Win
SUB · Rnd 3View Analysis →