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Jake Matthews
Jake Matthews
18-5 · AUS
December 17, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Matthew Semelsberger def. Jake Matthews by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Semelsberger18/411/112:46
Matthews8/150/000:00
R2
Semelsberger17/501/110:14
Matthews17/470/000:00
R3
Semelsberger10/251/311:16
Matthews7/271/201:42
Total
Semelsberger45/1163/534:16
Matthews32/891/201:42

Scorecards

Semelsberger vs Matthews

RdChris LeeMichael BellRon McCarthyCommunity
R110-910-910-910-8.9
R210-910-910-910-9
R39-109-1010-99.6-9.4
Total29-2829-2830-2729.6-27.3

Media (15 cards) · avg 29.727.1 · 15 Semelsberger · 0 Matthews

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Semelsberger-Matthews.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
SemelsbergerWin probabilityMatthews
26.2%73.8%
KO / TKO
19%
Submission
15%
Decision
66%
Expected fight time: 12.1 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Semelsberger, blue toward Matthews. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Semelsberger26%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%25%11%
Submission2%7%4%
Decision17%68%15%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (1652)act 45
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 3
Matthews74%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%16%16%
Submission14%19%19%
Decision48%65%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2066)act 32
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.2)act 1
Combined totals~87 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R113%
R214%
R37%
Distance66%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Semelsberger
41.7%+137
Matthews
-13757.2%
Most takedownstie 37.8%
Semelsberger
19.2%+224
Matthews
-22443.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Semelsberger
Expected: 38.5
38.5
Over 38.5
39.8%
+151
Under 38.5
60.2%
-151
04997
Matthews
Expected: 48.7
48.5
Over 48.5
39.9%
+151
Under 48.5
60.1%
-151
061122
Takedowns — over/under
Semelsberger
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
29.9%
+235
Under 0.5
70.1%
-235
035
Matthews
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
32.6%
+147
Exactly 1
19.3%
push
Under 1
48.0%
-147
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 12.1 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Semelsberger26.2%28.0%−1.8+243
Matthews73.8%72.0%+1.8-302
By method
Semelsberger by KO/TKO4.9%10.8%−5.9+661
Semelsberger by submission4.1%3.6%+0.5+2215
Semelsberger by decision17.3%15.2%+2.1+442
Matthews by KO/TKO13.7%16.2%−2.5+409
Matthews by submission11.4%19.2%−7.8+330
Matthews by decision48.7%35.0%+13.7+136
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds86.8%68.5%+18.3-277
Over 2.5 rds72.5%58.0%+14.5-162
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision65.9%53.9%+12.0-136

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
62.2Striking70.9
Matthews +8.7
50.7Grappling54.0
Matthews +3.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SemelsbergerMatthews
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1541
Pound-for-pound
1607
1541
Divisional
1597
1506
Striking offense
1493
1491
Striking defense
1542
1489
Grappling offense
1507
1525
Grappling defense
1513
Physical
30 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'11"
75"
Reach
73"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.99
Strikes landed / min
3.17
43%
Strike accuracy
45%
5.17
Strikes absorbed / min
2.18
56%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.99
Takedowns / 15 min
1.85
100%
Takedown accuracy
42%
64%
Takedown defense
67%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
69%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
50%
Finish rate
55%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
189
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Matthew Semelsberger
  • LAlex MoronoU-DEC R3
    Close -1825mo before
  • WAJ FletcherU-DEC R3
    Close -1979mo before
  • WMartin SanoKO/TKO R1
    Close -5031y 3mo before
  • LKhaos WilliamsU-DEC R3
    Close +1321y 6mo before
  • WJason WittKO/TKO R1
    Close -1261y 9mo before
Jake Matthews
  • WAndre FialhoKO/TKO R2
    Close -1206mo before
  • LSean BradySUB R3
    Close +1791y 9mo before
  • WDiego SanchezU-DEC R3
    Close -7152y 3mo before
  • WEmil MeekU-DEC R3
    Close -2002y 10mo before
  • WRostem AkmanU-DEC R3
    Close -4703y 2mo before
Semelsberger — win / loss by method
Record: 10-4-0

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, 1 loss
W
60% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
10% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
30% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (17%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (17%)Decision(0%) 0
Matthews — win / loss by method
Record: 18-5-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
28% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 3 losses
W
39% of wins
L
60% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
11win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (18%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
4 (36%)Submission(60%) 3
5 (45%)Decision(20%) 1
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (43%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Semelsberger
Matthews
6
UFC fights
16
60.5 min · 10.1 avg
Octagon time
178.8 min · 11.2 avg
9y 4m
Career length
13y 10m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Semelsberger
Matthews
73W–18L · 80.2%
Overall
222W–55L · 80.1%
41W–9L · 82.0%
Wins
165W–48L · 77.5%
32W–9L · 78.0%
Losses
57W–7L · 89.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Semelsberger
Matthews
21W–14L · 60.0%
Overall
18W–10L · 64.3%
18W–10L · 64.3%
Wins
18W–10L · 64.3%
3W–4L · 42.9%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Semelsberger
Matthews
6.23
Landed / min
3.82
40.9%
Accuracy
37.5%
56.6%
Defense
70.3%
0.99
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.42
67.3%
Time at distance
51.4%
Grappling & control
Semelsberger
Matthews
0.99
Takedowns / 15 min
1.85
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
41.5%
63.6%
Takedown defense
66.7%
0.25
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.59
56.6%
Control share
64.9%
Strike target map
Semelsberger
  • Head63%(189)div 63%
  • Body18%(53)div 20%
  • Legs20%(60)div 16%
Matthews
  • Head77%(434)div 63%
  • Body12%(69)div 20%
  • Legs11%(63)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Matthew Semelsberger
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jake Matthews
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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