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Matthew Semelsberger

“Semi The Jedi”

Welterweight · UFC record 5-6 · 11 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 9 Nov 2024

Power Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated
Striking (offense)71
Power86
Striking defense68
Takedown defense62
WrestlingProvisional measure76

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (11 detailed fights; as of Sat 9 Nov 2024). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale
ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED83.2
CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING73.9

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2
Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2
Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2
Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale
Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale
Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height
185 cm (6'1")
Reach
190 cm (6'3")
Stance
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Age
33

Last 3: L L L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

11 detailed UFC fights · 27 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 9 Nov 2024; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed16.6significant, per round
Strikes absorbed18.7per round
Striking differential-2.0per round
Takedown attempts0.52per round
Takedown defense45.7%of attempts stopped
Finish rate40.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round
16.6
Significant strikes absorbed per round
18.7
Differential per round (landed − absorbed)
-2.0
Striking accuracy
43.0%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided)
54.1%
Knockdowns per round
0.37
Target: head / body / leg
64.6% / 16.9% / 18.5%
Position: distance / clinch / ground
80.0% / 8.0% / 12.0%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round
0.52
Takedowns landed per round
0.30
Takedown accuracy
57.1%
Takedown defense
45.7%
Control time per round
0:46
Submission attempts per round
0.11
Reversals per round
0.00

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC)
5-6-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission)
40.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision
2 · 0 · 3
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision
2 · 0 · 4
Knockdowns scored / suffered
10 / 1
Average fight time
11:05 (over 8 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Matthew Semelsberger — most recent UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 9 Nov 2024Charles RadtkeLKO/TKO PunchesR1 0:51UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates
Sat 13 Jan 2024Preston ParsonsLU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
Sat 29 Jul 2023Uros MedicLKO/TKO Spinning Back ElbowR3 2:36UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
Sat 22 Apr 2023Jeremiah WellsLS-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes
Sat 17 Dec 2022Jake MatthewsWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland
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Matthew Semelsberger — earlier UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 30 Jul 2022Alex MoronoLU-DECR3 5:00UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
Sat 12 Mar 2022AJ FletcherWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev
Sat 25 Sep 2021Martin SanoWKO/TKO PunchR1 0:15UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega
Sat 19 Jun 2021Khaos WilliamsLU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige
Sat 13 Mar 2021Jason WittWKO/TKO PunchR1 0:16UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
Sat 22 Aug 2020Carlton MinusWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs. Edgar

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