Welterweight Bout

Jake Matthews

“The Celtic Kid”

Record: 16-8-0
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 5' 11"
Reach: 73"
Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: Aug 19, 1994

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 24
Minutes: 275.7
Knockdowns: 6
Sig. accuracy: 44.5%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 41.7%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 13
Control / 15: 3:58

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted925/2079

Accuracy44.5%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head71.9%
Body17.4%
Leg10.7%

Position

Distance71.8%
Clinch7.2%
Ground21.0%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head61.1%
Body17.5%
Leg21.4%

Position absorbed

Distance72.8%
Clinch13.8%
Ground13.4%

Grappling

For

Takedowns25/60

TD accuracy41.7%

TD per 151.4

Sub attempts13

Subs per 150.7

Reversals4

Control72:53

Control per 153:58

Against

Takedowns absorbed14/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced9

Control conceded40:35

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.3/0.9	35.9%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.4/0.9	42.1%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.6/1.2	47.1%	—

Recent fights

Win vs Carlston Harris
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Song vs. FigueiredoMay 30, 2026
KD 1 · Sig 55/96 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 9:30
Loss vs Neil Magny
Submission · Round 3 · 3:08
UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. ReyesSep 27, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 18/44 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 4:43
Win vs Chidi Njokuani
Submission · Round 1 · 1:09
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. TeixeiraJul 12, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 3/7 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 0:29
Win vs Francisco Prado
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2Feb 8, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 68/184 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:40
Win vs Phil Rowe
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 302: Makhachev vs. PoirierJun 1, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 66/164 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 3:04
Loss vs Michael Morales
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. CraigNov 18, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 57/149 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:03
Win vs Darrius Flowers
Submission · Round 2 · 2:37
UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2Jul 29, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 60/101 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 1:15
Loss vs Matthew Semelsberger
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. StricklandDec 17, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 32/89 · TD 1/2 · Ctrl 1:42
Win vs Andre Fialho
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 2:24
UFC 275: Teixeira vs. ProchazkaJun 11, 2022
KD 1 · Sig 47/89 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Sean Brady
Submission · Round 3 · 3:28
UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. AdesanyaMar 6, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 21/84 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:04

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