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Jake Matthews

Fighter stats updated Fri 10:54 PM CT ยท Next update Today 8:00 AM CT

23-8-0 (W-L-D) ยท Welterweight ยท Unranked

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Jake MatthewsvsTahir Abdullayev

Abdullayev: 20-3-0 ยท Unranked

  • Saturday, November 21, 2026
  • Main card: starts 12:00 PM CT
  • Main card, bout 5 of 8 from the top
  • Welterweight Bout
  • 3 rounds
  • ABHA Arena
  • Picks lock Sat 9:00 AM CT

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Tale of the tape

MatthewsAbdullayev
23-8-0Record20-3-0
NRRankNR
32Age29
5' 12"Height5' 10"
73"Reachโ€”
FreestyleStanceโ€”
3.36Sig str / min2.56
2.58Absorbed / min2.42
44Str acc %43
61Str def %51
0.45TD / round0.69
67TD def %100
0.24Sub att / round0.00
19KO win %48
26Sub win %30

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Fighter numbers

Record23-8-0W-L-D, all pro fights
RankNRWelterweight
Age32
Height5' 12"
Reach73"
StanceFreestyle
Sig str / minAbsorbed / minStr acc %Str def %TD / roundTD acc %TD def %Sub att / roundKO win %Sub win %Avg fight (min)
3.362.5844610.4528670.24192611.5

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How he wins and loses

FighterRecordKO/TKO winsSub winsDecision winsFinish rateLost by KO/TKOLost by subLost by decision
Matthews23-8-06 (26%)8 (35%)9 (39%)61%0last 100last 100last 10

Wins by method are from his whole pro record (UFC.com), with each as a % of his wins. Finish rate = KO/TKO + submission wins as a % of his wins. Numbers marked last 10 are counted from his last 10 fights, because UFC.com doesn't list them for his whole record.

Last 3 fights

ResultMethodEndedOpponentDate
W WinDecisionR3 5:00HarrisMay 30, 2026
W WinSubmissionR3 3:08MagnySep 27, 2025
W WinSubmissionR1 1:09NjokuaniJul 12, 2025

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