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Welterweight

Matt Dwyer

11-9-0 UFC 1-3-0
Hard To Take Down Defensive Striker
6'4"Height
76"Reach
OrthodoxStance
36Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
8:34Avg 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 28.3 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 11.3 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 50.2 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 10.9 of 100 Wrestling — Below avg, rated 34.4 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 54.1 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 24.5 of 100 Control — Below avg, rated 29.1 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. TD Defense Average 54
  2. Striking D Average 50
  3. Wrestling Below avg 34
  4. Control Below avg 29
  5. Striking Below avg 28
  6. Grappling Below avg 24
  7. Accuracy Weak 11
  8. Durability Weak 11

Built on 34 minutes of tracked cage time across 4 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Hard To Take Down average td defense — rates 54 of 100 among UFC veterans
Defensive Striker average striking d — rates 50 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.57
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.24
Striking accuracy34.2%
Striking defense54.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.88
Takedowns / 15 min0.44
Takedown accuracy10.0%
Takedown defense60.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time9.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 4 fights · green = win
October 4, 2014 vs Albert Tumenov — 0.0/min (L) — only 1.1 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Oct '14 February 22, 2015 vs William Macario — 4.02/min (W) — only 3.2 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Feb '15 July 15, 2015 vs Alan Jouban — 1.93/min (L) Jul '15 January 30, 2016 vs Randy Brown — 3.07/min (L) Jan '16

Fight history

4 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Randy Brown 6-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader · January 30, 2016
46/97Sig. strikes
48/108Absorbed
1/8Takedowns
2:50Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Alan Jouban 11-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee · July 15, 2015
29/117Sig. strikes
51/104Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:14Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W William Macario 7-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:14 — UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir · February 22, 2015
13/37Sig. strikes
8/20Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Albert Tumenov 11-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:03 — UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Saffiedine · October 4, 2014
0/6Sig. strikes
4/12Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:05Control
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

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
11-9-0Pro record
Toshido Mixed Martial ArtsGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 9
Submission 0
Decision 2
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 4
Submission 0
Decision 5
Other 0

Fights by organization

BFL 10
UFC 4
Rise FC 1
RCC 1
Unified MMA 1
Z Promotions Fight Night 1
XXFC 1
XFFC 1
Full career — 20 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Christophe Van Dijk KO (knee and punches) BFL 75
December 1, 2022
 BFL 2 4:28
L Elias Theodorou TKO (punches) Rise FC 6: Fighting the Stigma
March 13, 2021
 Rise FC 3 1:20
L Mikhail Ragozin Decision (unanimous) RCC 7
December 14, 2019
 RCC 3 5:00
L KB Bhullar Decision (unanimous) Unified MMA 38
September 27, 2019
 Unified MMA 5 5:00
L Chris Curtis Decision (majority) Z Promotions Fight Night 9: Lethbridge
January 25, 2019
 Z Promotions Fight Night 5 5:00
W Dominique Steele KO (punch) XXFC 18: Diablo Fight Series
July 21, 2018
 XXFC 1 4:59
W Chris Anderson Decision (split) BFL 53
January 13, 2018
 BFL 5 5:00
W Jesse Ronson Decision (unanimous) XFFC 10: Out of the Ashes
July 8, 2016
 XFFC 3 5:00
L Randy Brown Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Bader
January 30, 2016
 UFC 3 5:00
L Alan Jouban Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee
July 15, 2015
 UFC 3 5:00
W William Macário KO (superman punch) UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir
February 22, 2015
 UFC 1 3:14
L Albert Tumenov KO (head kick and punch) UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine
October 4, 2014
 UFC 1 1:03
W DaMarques Johnson TKO (punches) BFL 30
May 23, 2014
 BFL 2 3:39
W Shonie Carter TKO (retirement) BFL 27
January 18, 2014
 BFL 3 5:00
W Colin Daynes TKO (punches) BFL 24
June 8, 2013
 BFL 1 4:33
W Ryan Chiappe TKO (punches) BFL 19
November 9, 2012
 BFL 1 4:37
W Levi Alford KO (punch) BFL 17
July 28, 2012
 BFL 1 0:29
L Marcus Aurelio KO (slam) BFL 15
April 27, 2012
 BFL 1 0:30
W Mark Doble TKO (punches and elbows) BFL 13
February 11, 2012
 BFL 1 3:31
W Levi Alford KO (knee) BFL 10
August 20, 2011
 BFL 1 0:41

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Matt Dwyer) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 190 qualified Welterweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.6 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.2 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 34.2% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 54.5% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 0.4 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 10.0% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 60.0% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 9.3% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 54.1%