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Featherweight · “The Controller”

Connor Matthews

0-3-0
5'8"Height
71"Reach
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34Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
5:24Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Below avg, rated 34.8 of 100 Accuracy — Below avg, rated 32.6 of 100 Striking D — Weak, rated 18.9 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 4.3 of 100 Wrestling — Below avg, rated 42.1 of 100 TD Defense — Below avg, rated 43.6 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 29.1 of 100 Control — Below avg, rated 36.1 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. TD Defense Below avg 44
  2. Wrestling Below avg 42
  3. Control Below avg 36
  4. Striking Below avg 35
  5. Accuracy Below avg 33
  6. Grappling Below avg 29
  7. Striking D Weak 19
  8. Durability Weak 4

Built on 16 minutes of tracked cage time across 3 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.25
Sig. strikes absorbed / min6.96
Striking accuracy40.4%
Striking defense55.3%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min2.77
Takedown accuracy50.0%
Takedown defense0.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time8.9%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-0

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 3 fights · green = win
March 30, 2024 vs Dennis Buzukja — 5.79/min (L) Mar '24 February 15, 2025 vs Jose Delgado — 2.02/min (L) — only 3.0 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Feb '25 May 17, 2025 vs Yadier del Valle — 1.03/min (L) — only 2.9 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought May '25

Fight history

3 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Yadier del Valle 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 2:54 — UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales · May 17, 2025
3/10Sig. strikes
9/12Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Jose Delgado 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:58 — UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues · February 15, 2025
6/23Sig. strikes
21/40Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
0:47Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Dennis Buzukja 0-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 0:22 — UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot · March 30, 2024
60/138Sig. strikes
83/201Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
0:40Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

UFC bouts in this database
0-3-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 0
Decision 0
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 1
Decision 0
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 3

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

vs. 130 qualified Featherweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 4.2 avg 3.6
Strikes absorbed /min 7.0 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 40.4% avg 45.0%
Striking defense 55.3% avg 55.4%
Takedowns /15 min 2.8 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 50.0% avg 36.9%
Takedown defense 0.0% avg 59.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 8.9% avg 20.2%