Fighter profile

Jake Matthews

“The Celtic Kid”

Welterweight · UFC record 16-8 · 24 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 30 May 2026

Defensive Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)76

Power74

Striking defense85

Takedown defense76

WrestlingProvisional measure77

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (24 detailed fights; as of Sat 30 May 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED81.7

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED68.1

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: 180 cm (5'11")
Reach: 185 cm (6'1")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 32

Last 3: W W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

24 detailed UFC fights · 60 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 30 May 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed15.4significant, per round

Strikes absorbed11.8per round

Striking differential+3.6per round

Takedown attempts1.00per round

Takedown defense66.7%of attempts stopped

Finish rate50.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 15.4
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 11.8
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +3.6
Striking accuracy: 44.5%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 60.6%
Knockdowns per round: 0.10
Target: head / body / leg: 71.9% / 17.4% / 10.7%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 71.8% / 7.2% / 21.0%

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

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 1.00
Takedowns landed per round: 0.42
Takedown accuracy: 41.7%
Takedown defense: 66.7%
Control time per round: 1:13
Submission attempts per round: 0.22
Reversals per round: 0.07

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

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 16-8-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 50.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 2 · 6 · 8
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 4 · 3
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 6 / 4
Average fight time: 11:35 (over 22 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

Jake Matthews — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 30 May 2026	Carlston Harris	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo
Sat 27 Sep 2025	Neil Magny	L	SUB D'Arce Choke	R3 3:08	UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes
Sat 12 Jul 2025	Chidi Njokuani	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 1:09	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira
Sat 8 Feb 2025	Francisco Prado	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2
Sat 1 Jun 2024	Phil Rowe	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier

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Jake Matthews — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 18 Nov 2023	Michael Morales	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig
Sat 29 Jul 2023	Darrius Flowers	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 2:37	UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
Sat 17 Dec 2022	Matthew Semelsberger	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland
Sat 11 Jun 2022	Andre Fialho	W	KO/TKO Punch	R2 2:24	UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka
Sat 6 Mar 2021	Sean Brady	L	SUB Arm Triangle	R3 3:28	UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Sat 26 Sep 2020	Diego Sanchez	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa
Sat 22 Feb 2020	Emil Meek	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker
Sat 5 Oct 2019	Rostem Akman	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya
Sat 1 Dec 2018	Anthony Rocco Martin	L	SUB Anaconda Choke	R3 1:19	UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa
Sat 23 Jun 2018	Shinsho Anzai	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 2:44	UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards
Sat 10 Feb 2018	Li Jingliang	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold
Sat 18 Nov 2017	Bojan Velickovic	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura
Sat 26 Nov 2016	Andrew Holbrook	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson
Fri 8 Jul 2016	Kevin Lee	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 4:06	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale
Sat 19 Mar 2016	Johnny Case	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R3 4:45	UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Mir
Sat 14 Nov 2015	Akbarh Arreola	W	KO/TKO	R2 5:00	UFC 193: Rousey vs Holm
Sat 9 May 2015	James Vick	L	SUB Guillotine Choke	R1 4:53	UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt
Fri 7 Nov 2014	Vagner Rocha	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 1:52	UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping
Sat 28 Jun 2014	Dashon Johnson	W	SUB Triangle Choke	R3 3:16	UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt

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