Matt Serra

WelterweightComplete Fighter
7 - 7

14 UFC Fights | 50% Win Rate | 3 Finishes (43%)

Height
5' 6"
Reach
68"
Weight
170 lbs.
Age
52
Orthodox

Matt Serra UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Matt Serra is 7-7 in the UFC across 14 fights, with 2 wins by knockout, 1 by submission and 4 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 11-7, 4-0 of it outside the UFC. Serra competes at welterweight as an orthodox complete fighter, standing 5'6" with a 68" reach at 52 years old. The last bout was a loss to Chris Lytle by decision in Sep 2010.

Best attribute: takedown offense (takedowns landed per fight) — 80th percentile among 280 welterweight fighters (1.6/fight).

Matt Serra's UFC win rate is 50% (7 of 14 fights), and 43% of those wins came by finish. Serra averages 1.6 takedowns per fight at 21% accuracy and stops 39% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
11-7
UFC Record
7-7
Height
5'6"
Reach
68"
Age
52
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
L vs Chris Lytle · Decision · Sep 2010

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Matt Serra's Last 5 Fights

Serra is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Chris Lytle · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop · Sep 2010
  2. Win vs Frank Trigg · KO/TKO · R1 2:23 · UFC 109: Relentless · Feb 2010
  3. Loss vs Matt Hughes · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 98: Evans vs Machida · May 2009
  4. Loss vs Georges St-Pierre · KO/TKO · R2 4:45 · UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2 · Apr 2008
  5. Win vs Georges St-Pierre · KO/TKO · R1 3:25 · UFC 69: Shootout · Apr 2007

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
2.0
Accuracy
40%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.36

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
2.6
0.7x avg
Strike Differential
+-0.7
Opp. Accuracy Against
54%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
1.6
Takedown Accuracy
21%
Takedown Defense
39%
Control Time / Fight
4:07
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.7

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
14% KO
7% Sub
R2
0% KO
0% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Matt Serra vs Average

Matt Serra's UFC Fight History

14 UFC fights on record (7-7), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LChris LytleDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop2010-09-25
WFrank TriggKO/TKOR1 · 2:23UFC 109: Relentless2010-02-06
LMatt HughesDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 98: Evans vs Machida2009-05-23
L★Georges St-PierreKO/TKOR2 · 4:45UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 22008-04-19
W★Georges St-PierreKO/TKOR1 · 3:25UFC 69: Shootout2007-04-07
W★Chris LytleDecisionR3 · 5:00The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale2006-11-11
LKaro ParisyanDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 53: Heavy Hitters2005-06-04
WIvan MenjivarDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 48: Payback2004-06-19
WJeff CurranDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 46: Supernatural2004-01-31
LDin ThomasDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 41: Onslaught2003-02-28
LBJ PennDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 39: The Warriors Return2002-09-27
WKelly DullantySubmissionR1 · 2:58UFC 36: Worlds Collide2002-03-22
WYves EdwardsDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 33: Victory in Vegas2001-09-28
LShonie CarterKO/TKOR3 · 4:51UFC 31: Locked and Loaded2001-05-04

How Serra Ranks at Welterweight

Percentile among the 280 welterweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume2.0 sig. strikes/min
16th percentile
Striking accuracy40%
24th percentile
Strikes absorbed2.6/min
69th percentile
Takedowns1.6/fight
80th percentile
Takedown defense39%
15th percentile
Knockdown power0.36/fight
75th percentile

Recent Opponents

More Welterweight Fighters

Simulate a Fight with Matt Serra

Pick any opponent from 1,811 UFC fighters. Our engine runs a full simulation using real statistical data — round-by-round results, scorecards, and finish probabilities.

Launch Fight Simulator
This Week's Model Picks