Fighter profile

Matt Schnell

“Danger”

Catch Weight · UFC record 7-9 (1 NC) · 17 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 6 Jun 2026

Submission Hunter

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)72

Power63

Striking defense71

Takedown defense59

WrestlingProvisional measure73

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (17 detailed fights; as of Sat 6 Jun 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED70.9

CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING71.6

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: 173 cm (5'8")
Reach: 178 cm (5'10")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 36

Last 3: L W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

17 detailed UFC fights · 31 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 6 Jun 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed16.6significant, per round

Strikes absorbed17.1per round

Striking differential-0.5per round

Takedown attempts0.35per round

Takedown defense43.5%of attempts stopped

Finish rate42.9%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 16.6
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 17.1
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): -0.5
Striking accuracy: 40.3%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 54.5%
Knockdowns per round: 0.03
Target: head / body / leg: 72.0% / 12.8% / 15.2%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 82.9% / 8.4% / 8.8%

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

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.35
Takedowns landed per round: 0.16
Takedown accuracy: 45.5%
Takedown defense: 43.5%
Control time per round: 0:17
Submission attempts per round: 0.32
Reversals per round: 0.10

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

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 7-9-0, 1 NC
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 42.9%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 0 · 3 · 4
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 6 · 3 · 0
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 1 / 7
Average fight time: 7:41 (over 16 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

Matt Schnell — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 6 Jun 2026	Alessandro Costa	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 2:28	UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim
Sat 8 Nov 2025	Joseph Morales	L	SUB Guillotine Choke	R1 2:54	UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown
Sat 26 Apr 2025	Jimmy Flick	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates
Sat 7 Sep 2024	Cody Durden	L	SUB Guillotine Choke	R2 0:29	UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady
Sat 2 Mar 2024	Steve Erceg	L	KO/TKO Punch	R2 0:26	UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev

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Matt Schnell — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 3 Dec 2022	Matheus Nicolau	L	KO/TKO Punch	R2 1:44	UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland
Sat 16 Jul 2022	Sumudaerji	W	SUB Triangle Choke	R2 4:24	UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez
Sat 7 May 2022	Brandon Royval	L	SUB Guillotine Choke	R1 2:14	UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje
Sat 15 May 2021	Rogerio Bontorin	NC	Overturned	R3 5:00	UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler
Wed 20 Jan 2021	Tyson Nam	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny
Sat 21 Dec 2019	Alexandre Pantoja	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 4:17	UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie
Sat 3 Aug 2019	Jordan Espinosa	W	SUB Triangle Choke	R1 1:23	UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler
Sat 9 Mar 2019	Louis Smolka	W	SUB Triangle Choke	R1 3:18	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos
Sat 23 Jun 2018	Naoki Inoue	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards
Sat 7 Oct 2017	Marco Beltran	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee
Sat 22 Apr 2017	Hector Sandoval	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 4:24	UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov
Sat 3 Dec 2016	Rob Font	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 3:47	The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale

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