MatchWiz

Jake Matthews “The Celtic Kid”

23-8-0 · MatchWiz rating 1601

Next fight: vs Tahir Abdullayev, Nov 21, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Procházka vs. Stirling

Age32Height5'11"Reach73"StanceOrthodoxDivisionWelterweightCampNexusCountryAustralia

Rating trend

15002015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520261601

current 1601 · hover or touch the chart to trace each fight

Our Elo-style rating after each UFC fight — 1500 is average; champions live around 1700+ (full leaderboard). This is the backbone of our win probabilities.

Career rates

Where he stands

Jake Matthews is 14-8 across 22 fights on our tape. Our rating has him at 1601 — it moves with every result and weights who he beat, so a win over a ranked opponent counts for far more than one over a debutant. A record on its own says very little in this sport — two fighters at 12-3 can have faced completely different opposition, which is exactly the gap the rating is built to close.

No single dominant tool

Jake's rates don't point hard in any direction — 3.3 strikes landed a minute, 1.2 takedowns per 15, 66% takedown defense. That's the most common profile in the sport and the hardest to project, because the matchup rather than the fighter decides which skill ends up mattering.

How the model reads him

Jake's number is a matchup output — rating against rating, then style against style, plus age and layoff — graded on the fight board like every other call. Our tape covers UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 on, and one punch can settle a fight the better fighter was winning.

The full method is on the fight board, and every published call is graded on the report card.

Jake Matthews — FAQ

What is Jake Matthews's record?

14-8 across 22 fights on our tape, which covers UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 to the present. Our rating has him at 1601 — it weights who he beat, not just how often he won.

What kind of fighter is Jake Matthews?

He lands 3.3 significant strikes a minute and absorbs 2.7, with 1.2 takedowns per 15 minutes and 66% takedown defense. Those rates decide where his fights happen, which decides most of the rest.

Fight history

DateOpponentResultEventΔ rating
Nov 21, 2026Tahir AbdullayevupcomingUFC Fight Night: Procházka vs. Stirling–
May 30, 2026Carlston HarrisW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo+16
Sep 28, 2025Neil MagnyL · Submission R3UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes-18
Jul 12, 2025Chidi NjokuaniW · Submission R1UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira+18
Feb 9, 2025Francisco PradoW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2+12
Jun 2, 2024Phil RoweW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier+18
Nov 18, 2023Michael MoralesL · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig-13
Jul 30, 2023Darrius FlowersW · Submission R2UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2+19
Dec 17, 2022Matthew SemelsbergerL · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland-15
Jun 12, 2022Andre FialhoW · KO/TKO R2UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Procházka+20
Mar 6, 2021Sean BradyL · Submission R3UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya-17
Sep 27, 2020Diego SanchezW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa+13
Feb 22, 2020Emil MeekW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker+14
Oct 6, 2019Rostem AkmanW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya+14
Dec 2, 2018Anthony Rocco MartinL · Submission R3UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa-17
Jun 23, 2018Shinsho AnzaiW · Submission R1UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards+22
Feb 11, 2018Li JingliangW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold+21
Nov 19, 2017Bojan VelickovicW · Decision - Split R3UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura+15
Nov 27, 2016Andrew HolbrookL · Decision - Split R3UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson-31
Jul 8, 2016Kevin LeeL · KO/TKO R1The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale-37
Mar 20, 2016Johnny CaseW · Submission R3UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir+48
Nov 14, 2015Akbarh ArreolaW · TKO - Doctor's Stoppage R2UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm+39
May 9, 2015James VickL · Submission R1UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt-38

Record is career MMA (including pre-UFC fights); the history and rating cover UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 on. Back to the fight board →