Jake Matthews
24 UFC Fights | 67% Win Rate | 8 Finishes (50%)
Jake Matthews UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Jake Matthews is 16-8 in the UFC across 24 fights, with 2 wins by knockout, 6 by submission and 8 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 23-8, 7-0 of it outside the UFC. Matthews competes at welterweight as an orthodox complete fighter, standing 5'11" with a 73" reach at 32 years old. The last bout was a win over Carlston Harris by unanimous decision in May 2026.
Best attribute: striking defense (fewest significant strikes absorbed per minute) — 70th percentile among 280 welterweight fighters (2.6/min).
Jake Matthews's UFC win rate is 67% (16 of 24 fights), and 50% of those wins came by finish. Matthews averages 1.1 takedowns per fight at 42% accuracy and stops 64% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 23-8
- UFC Record
- 16-8
- Height
- 5'11"
- Reach
- 73"
- Age
- 32
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- W vs Carlston Harris · Decision - Unanimous · May 2026
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Jake Matthews's Last 5 Fights
Matthews is 4-1 in the last five UFC fights.
- Win vs Carlston Harris · Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo · May 2026
- Loss vs Neil Magny · Submission · R3 3:08 · UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes · Sep 2025
- Win vs Chidi Njokuani · Submission · R1 1:09 · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira · Jul 2025
- Win vs Francisco Prado · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 · Feb 2025
- Win vs Phil Rowe · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier · Jun 2024
Striking
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Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Jake Matthews vs Average
Jake Matthews's UFC Fight History
24 UFC fights on record (16-8), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Carlston Harris | Decision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo | 2026-05-30 |
| L | Neil Magny | Submission | R3 · 3:08 | UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes | 2025-09-27 |
| W | Chidi Njokuani | Submission | R1 · 1:09 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira | 2025-07-12 |
| W | Francisco Prado | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 | 2025-02-08 |
| W | Phil Rowe | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier | 2024-06-01 |
| L | Michael Morales | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig | 2023-11-18 |
| W | Darrius Flowers | Submission | R2 · 2:37 | UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 | 2023-07-29 |
| L | Matthew Semelsberger | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland | 2022-12-17 |
| W | Andre Fialho | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:24 | UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka | 2022-06-11 |
| L | Sean Brady | Submission | R3 · 3:28 | UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya | 2021-03-06 |
| W | Diego Sanchez | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa | 2020-09-26 |
| W | Emil Meek | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker | 2020-02-22 |
| W | Rostem Akman | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya | 2019-10-05 |
| L | Anthony Rocco Martin | Submission | R3 · 1:19 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa | 2018-12-01 |
| W | Shinsho Anzai | Submission | R1 · 2:44 | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards | 2018-06-23 |
| W | Li Jingliang | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold | 2018-02-10 |
| W | Bojan Velickovic | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura | 2017-11-18 |
| L | Andrew Holbrook | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson | 2016-11-26 |
| L | Kevin Lee | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:06 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale | 2016-07-08 |
| W | Johnny Case | Submission | R3 · 4:45 | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Mir | 2016-03-19 |
| W | Akbarh Arreola | KO/TKO | R2 · 5:00 | UFC 193: Rousey vs Holm | 2015-11-14 |
| L | James Vick | Submission | R1 · 4:53 | UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt | 2015-05-09 |
| W | Vagner Rocha | Submission | R2 · 1:52 | UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping | 2014-11-07 |
| W | Dashon Johnson | Submission | R3 · 3:16 | UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt | 2014-06-28 |
How Matthews Ranks at Welterweight
Percentile among the 280 welterweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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