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Matt Sayles

Fighter profile

Matt Sayles

LW8-4-0P4P #477Div #61
Form
4.4
2.3
6.1
5.5
 
60
Overall
SoS 52
Skill ratings
Striking
72
Boxing
67
Kicking
73
Clinch
64
Striking def.
72
Wrestling off.
59
Wrestling def.
68
Ground game
73
Submissions
74
Grappling def.
52
Profile
Age32
Height5'7"
Reach68"
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryUSA
Pro debut2014
UFC record1-3-0
Last fight2021-12-18
Octagon time39.7 min
Avg fight9.9 min
Career length12y 6m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the LW division (437 fighters).

Fought across 2 divisions:3 FTW · 1 LW (now)

Striking offense1502
63rd
LW avg 1499
Striking defense1506
76th
LW avg 1499
Grappling offense1499
58th
LW avg 1496
Grappling defense1489
17th
LW avg 1503
Momentum15
49th
LW avg 20
Win / loss by method
Record: 8-4-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
75% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
13% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
13% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (100%)Submission(67%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(100%) 1
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes167
Sig. accuracy40%
Sig. attempted420
Total strikes204
Total attempted461
Knockdowns0
Head88
Body46
Leg33
Distance128
Clinch13
Ground26

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed114
Sig. defense61%
KDs absorbed0
Head abs.58
Body abs.50
Leg abs.6
Distance abs.96
Clinch abs.12
Ground abs.6

Grappling · offense

Takedowns1
TD accuracy25%
TD attempted4
Sub att.2
Reversals1
Control time5:09

Grappling · defense

TD defense81%
TDs absorbed4
TD att. faced21
Sub att. faced8
Controlled time10:37

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 4 UFC fights · 39:41 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
OverallElite
40W–5Lwin 88.9%div #12/294pct 96th
WinsElite
12W–2Lwin 85.7%div #34/270pct 88th
LossesElite
28W–3Lwin 90.3%div #13/288pct 96th

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
1528 elodiv #218/294pct 26th
WinsSoft
1518 elodiv #206/270pct 24th
LossesSoft
1532 elodiv #208/288pct 28th

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 %
Overall37W–10L78.7%
Wins29W–7L80.6%
Losses8W–3L72.7%

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
−2.47u−61.8% ROI

over 4 close-line bets

Average odds
-131

57% implied

As favorite
1W–2L

ROI −49.1%

Avg -151

As underdog
0W–1L

ROI −100.0%

Avg +114

Based on 4 of 4 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.