Jake Matthews
"The Celtic Kid"
23-8 (5 KO · 9 SUB · 9 DEC)
Welterweight · 32 yrs · 5'11" · 73" reach · Orthodox · 🇦🇺 AUS
decision grinder
Last 5 fights, newest first
- WDEC R3
- LSUB R3
- WSUB R1
- WDEC R3
- WDEC R3
Jake Matthews (23-8) is a UFC welterweight fighter from AUS with 5 wins by KO/TKO, 9 by submission and 9 by decision; 12 tracked fights are listed below.
Fight DNAHis striking and grappling rates; the tick on each bar is his division's average. Tap a row for the sample.
rates from box-scored fights
Matthews12 fights · 148 minWelterweight average
Striking
Grappling
Bars start at zero; a full bar is the top 5% of the division. Tap a row for what it measures and the sample behind it.
Tale of the tapeHeight and reach drawn to scale (reach is the arm span), beside his division's average build.
Matthews
5'11" tall · 73" reach
Orthodox · 32 yrs
Welterweight avg
6'0" tall · 74" reach
division average
Pace & finishing
12.3
avg fight minutes
58%
go the distance
1
round-1 finish wins
3
finish wins (tracked)
strike targets: head 72% · body 19% · leg 8%
Fight history 12 tracked
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig. str. | Absorbed | TD | KD | Sub att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-30 | Carlston HarrisUFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo | WDecision - Unanimous · R3 | 55/96 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-09-28 | Neil MagnyUFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes | LSubmission · R3 | 18/44 | 31 | 0/1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025-07-12 | Chidi NjokuaniUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira | WSubmission · R1 | 3/7 | 5 | 1/1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-02-09 | Francisco PradoUFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 | WDecision - Unanimous · R3 | 68/184 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-06-02 | Phil RoweUFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier | WDecision - Unanimous · R3 | 66/164 | 34 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-11-18 | Michael MoralesUFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig | LDecision - Unanimous · R3 | 57/149 | 84 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-07-30 | Darrius FlowersUFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 | WSubmission · R2 | 60/101 | 36 | 0/1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022-12-17 | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland | LDecision - Unanimous · R3 | 32/89 | 45 | 1/2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022-06-12 | UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Procházka | WKO/TKO · R2 | 47/89 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-03-06 | Sean BradyUFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya | LSubmission · R3 | 21/84 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-09-27 | UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa | WDecision - Unanimous · R3 | 72/148 | — | 1/2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020-02-22 | UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker | WDecision - Unanimous · R3 | 33/73 | — | 4/7 | 1 | 0 |
Stats from official box scores over tracked UFC fights; career record covers all promotions. Model receipts show what Probetrics predicted before each fight — graded, not curated. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.