Matthew Semelsberger

Welterweight · 11-8 · switch

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Height
6'1"
185.42 cm
Reach
6'3"
190.5 cm
Age
33
Elo Rating
1489.6

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 196 Welterweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Completes 57% of their takedown attempts — better than 87% of Welterweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Absorbs 4.24 significant strikes per minute — worse than 86% of Welterweight fighters
  • Stops only 45% of opponents' takedown attempts — worse than 84% of Welterweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    3.77
    Top 34%
  • Striking accuracy
    42%
    Bottom 36%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    4.24
    Bottom 14%
  • Striking defense
    54%
    Bottom 42%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    1.01
    Bottom 41%
  • Takedown accuracy
    57%
    Top 13%
  • Takedown defense
    45%
    Bottom 16%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.40
    Bottom 44%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1571, higher than 61% of Welterweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1490).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202515:00Matthews15:00Wells12:36Medic15:00Parsons0:51Radtke
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates
2024-11-09 · KO/TKO, R1 0:51
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
2024-01-13 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
2023-07-29 · KO/TKO, R3 2:36
UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes
2023-04-22 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland
2022-12-17 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
2022-07-30 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev
2022-03-12 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega
2021-09-25 · KO/TKO, R1 0:15
UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige
2021-06-19 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
2021-03-13 · KO/TKO, R1 0:16
UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs. Edgar
2020-08-22 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00