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Matt Lindland

Fighter profile

Matt Lindland

MW22-9-0
Form
 
 
 
 
 
81
Overall
SoS 57
Skill ratings
Striking
65
Boxing
57
Kicking
64
Clinch
74
Striking def.
75
Wrestling off.
83
Wrestling def.
77
Ground game
87
Submissions
87
Grappling def.
76
Profile
Age56
Height6'0"
Reach74"
StanceSouthpaw
StyleGrappler
CountryUSA
Pro debut1997
UFC record9-3-0
Last fight2011-05-21
Octagon time117.0 min
Avg fight9.8 min
Career length29y 5m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the MW division (350 fighters).

Fought across 2 divisions:11 MW (now) · 1 LHW

Striking offense1484
12th
MW avg 1500
Striking defense1519
91st
MW avg 1500
Grappling offense1542
99th
MW avg 1497
Grappling defense1525
87th
MW avg 1504
Momentum58
87th
MW avg 23
Win / loss by method
Record: 22-9-0

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
9 wins, 4 losses
W
41% of wins
L
44% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 4 losses
W
27% of wins
L
44% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
11% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
5% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
1 (11%)Submission(33%) 1
4 (44%)Decision(0%) 0
1 (11%)DQ / other(0%) 0
Non-UFC
13win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (46%)KO/TKO(33%) 2
5 (38%)Submission(50%) 3
2 (15%)Decision(17%) 1
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes288
Sig. accuracy52%
Sig. attempted554
Total strikes1009
Total attempted1334
Knockdowns0
Head190
Body40
Leg58
Distance40
Clinch105
Ground143

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed153
Sig. defense50%
KDs absorbed3
Head abs.75
Body abs.51
Leg abs.27
Distance abs.56
Clinch abs.54
Ground abs.43

Grappling · offense

Takedowns27
TD accuracy50%
TD attempted54
Sub att.9
Reversals5
Control time77:25

Grappling · defense

TD defense65%
TDs absorbed6
TD att. faced17
Sub att. faced5
Controlled time14:23

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 12 UFC fights · 116:57 total fight time

Schedule strength
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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
OverallElite
122W–24Lwin 83.6%div #30/247pct 88th
WinsStrong
97W–20Lwin 82.9%div #46/231pct 81st
LossesElite
25W–4Lwin 86.2%div #29/237pct 88th

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
OverallAverage
1531 elodiv #144/247pct 42nd
WinsAverage
1534 elodiv #96/232pct 59th
LossesSoft
1524 elodiv #190/237pct 20th

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 %
Overall277W–87L76.1%
Wins161W–60L72.9%
Losses116W–27L81.1%

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
−0.44u−8.7% ROI

over 5 close-line bets

Average odds
-212

68% implied

As favorite
3W–2L

ROI −8.7%

Avg -212

As underdog
—

ROI —

Avg —

Based on 5 of 12 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.