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Matt Bessette

Fighter profile

Matt Bessette

FTW25-10-0
Form
 
 
 
 
4.2
58
Overall
SoS 43
Skill ratings
Striking
70
Boxing
70
Kicking
58
Clinch
70
Striking def.
70
Wrestling off.
61
Wrestling def.
66
Ground game
58
Submissions
63
Grappling def.
65
Profile
Age41
Height5'10"
Reach70"
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryUSA
Pro debut2007
UFC record0-2-0
Last fight2021-09-17
Octagon time30.0 min
Avg fight15.0 min
Career length18y 10m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the FTW division (276 fighters).

Striking offense1501
59th
FTW avg 1500
Striking defense1499
44th
FTW avg 1500
Grappling offense1493
39th
FTW avg 1496
Grappling defense1494
30th
FTW avg 1503
Momentum0
27th
FTW avg 24
Win / loss by method
Record: 25-10-0, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
8 wins, 1 loss
W
32% of wins
L
10% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 1 loss
W
36% of wins
L
10% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 7 losses
W
32% of wins
L
70% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
10% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (—)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (—)Submission(0%) 0
0 (—)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
25win8loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (32%)KO/TKO(13%) 1
9 (36%)Submission(13%) 1
8 (32%)Decision(63%) 5
0 (0%)DQ / other(13%) 1
UFC stats
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Peers
3+ fights

Striking · offense

Sig. strikes100
Sig. accuracy35%
Sig. attempted287
Total strikes143
Total attempted335
Knockdowns0
Head69
Body27
Leg4
Distance86
Clinch12
Ground2

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed129
Sig. defense57%
KDs absorbed0
Head abs.69
Body abs.32
Leg abs.28
Distance abs.89
Clinch abs.16
Ground abs.24

Grappling · offense

Takedowns0
TD accuracy0%
TD attempted3
Sub att.0
Reversals1
Control time1:33

Grappling · defense

TD defense56%
TDs absorbed7
TD att. faced16
Sub att. faced1
Controlled time11:45

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 2 UFC fights · 30:00 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Opp
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Peers
3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Matt has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallSoft
29W–10Lwin 74.4%div #162/206pct 22nd
Wins
0W–0Lwin —pct —
LossesSoft
29W–10Lwin 74.4%div #167/199pct 17th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallSoft
1525 elodiv #159/206pct 23rd
Wins
— elopct —
LossesSoft
1525 elodiv #162/199pct 19th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall318W–157L66.9%
Wins235W–138L63.0%
Losses83W–19L81.4%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Matt, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
−2.00u−100.0% ROI

over 2 close-line bets

Average odds
+137

42% implied

As favorite
0W–1L

ROI −100.0%

Avg -125

As underdog
0W–1L

ROI −100.0%

Avg +245

Based on 2 of 2 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.