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Matt Van Buren

Fighter profile

Matt Van Buren

LHW7-6-0
Form
 
 
 
5.4
3.3
66
Overall
SoS 25
Skill ratings
Striking
70
Boxing
70
Kicking
63
Clinch
73
Striking def.
68
Wrestling off.
65
Wrestling def.
69
Ground game
62
Submissions
65
Grappling def.
71
Profile
Age40
Height6'5"
Reach—
Stance—
StyleBalanced
CountryUSA
Pro debut2010
UFC record0-2-0
Last fight2017-05-27
Octagon time13.2 min
Avg fight6.6 min
Career length16y 2m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the LHW division (205 fighters).

Striking offense1502
58th
LHW avg 1501
Striking defense1486
17th
LHW avg 1499
Grappling offense1485
18th
LHW avg 1497
Grappling defense1493
32nd
LHW avg 1504
Momentum0
30th
LHW avg 20
Win / loss by method
Record: 7-6-0

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
2 wins, 4 losses
W
29% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (—)KO/TKO(100%) 2
0 (—)Submission(0%) 0
0 (—)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
2 (29%)Submission(25%) 1
3 (43%)Decision(25%) 1
UFC stats
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Peers
3+ fights

Striking · offense

Sig. strikes102
Sig. accuracy46%
Sig. attempted222
Total strikes117
Total attempted237
Knockdowns0
Head55
Body42
Leg5
Distance74
Clinch28
Ground0

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed90
Sig. defense49%
KDs absorbed1
Head abs.66
Body abs.21
Leg abs.3
Distance abs.49
Clinch abs.32
Ground abs.9

Grappling · offense

Takedowns0
TD accuracy—
TD attempted0
Sub att.0
Reversals0
Control time0:27

Grappling · defense

TD defense50%
TDs absorbed2
TD att. faced4
Sub att. faced0
Controlled time3:47

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 2 UFC fights · 13:12 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Opp
Window
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
18W–6Lwin 75.0%div #120/150pct 21st
Wins
0W–0Lwin —pct —
LossesSoft
18W–6Lwin 75.0%div #119/147pct 20th

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
1500 elodiv #147/150pct 3rd
Wins
— elopct —
LossesSoft
1500 elodiv #146/147pct 1st

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 %
Overall48W–27L64.0%
Wins17W–14L54.8%
Losses31W–13L70.5%

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
+229

30% implied

As favorite
—

ROI —

Avg —

As underdog
0W–2L

ROI −100.0%

Avg +229

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.