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Matt Grice

15-5-0 UFC 2-5-0
Smothering Control Precision Striker Submission-Vulnerable
5'8"Height
70"Reach
OrthodoxStance
45Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
8:48Avg 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 — Above avg, rated 70.0 of 100 Accuracy — Above avg, rated 81.1 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 64.2 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 17.4 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 66.5 of 100 TD Defense — Above avg, rated 81.1 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 45.0 of 100 Control — Above avg, rated 81.1 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Accuracy Above avg 81
  2. TD Defense Above avg 81
  3. Control Above avg 81
  4. Striking Above avg 70
  5. Wrestling Average 66
  6. Striking D Average 64
  7. Grappling Average 45
  8. Durability Weak 17

Built on 61 minutes of tracked cage time across 7 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Smothering Control 50% of every fight spent in control position
Precision Striker above avg accuracy — rates 81 of 100 among UFC veterans
Submission-Vulnerable 2 of 5 losses came by submission
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.09
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.69
Striking accuracy53.4%
Striking defense56.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.73
Takedowns / 15 min2.19
Takedown accuracy37.5%
Takedown defense82.4%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.49
Control time49.7%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 7 fights · green = win
April 21, 2007 vs Terry Etim — 5.42/min (L) — only 4.8 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Apr '07 October 20, 2007 vs Jason Black — 2.93/min (W) Oct '07 February 7, 2009 vs Matt Veach — 6.35/min (L) — only 4.6 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Feb '09 July 11, 2009 vs Shannon Gugerty — 1.54/min (L) — only 2.6 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jul '09 June 26, 2011 vs Ricardo Lamas — 1.28/min (L) — only 4.7 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jun '11 June 8, 2012 vs Leonard Garcia — 4.07/min (W) Jun '12 February 23, 2013 vs Dennis Bermudez — 5.47/min (L) Feb '13

Fight history

7 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Dennis Bermudez 9-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche · February 23, 2013
82/162Sig. strikes
120/209Absorbed
1/12Takedowns
2:13Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Leonard Garcia 15-8-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FX: Johnson vs McCall · June 8, 2012
61/113Sig. strikes
2/69Absorbed
4/7Takedowns
9:37Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Ricardo Lamas 9-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:41 — UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry · June 26, 2011
6/30Sig. strikes
16/32Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Shannon Gugerty 11-3 walk-in Submission · R1 2:36 — UFC 100 · July 11, 2009
4/8Sig. strikes
1/10Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:36Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Matt Veach 10-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:34 — UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens · February 7, 2009
29/48Sig. strikes
12/29Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:43Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Jason Black 23-3-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 77: Hostile Territory · October 20, 2007
44/73Sig. strikes
10/20Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
12:42Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Terry Etim 9-0 walk-in Submission · R1 4:48 — UFC 70: Nations Collide · April 21, 2007
26/38Sig. strikes
5/9Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
3:48Control
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)
15-5-0Pro record
R-1 MMA Training CenterGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 6
Submission 4
Decision 5
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 2
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 7
FCF 3
Ultimate Texas Showdown 3
Freestyle Cage Fighting 2
Bricktown Brawl 1
Extreme Wars 1
ACF 1
XFC - Xtreme Fight Championship 1

+ 1 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 20 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Dennis Bermudez Decision (split) UFC 157
February 23, 2013
 UFC 3 5:00
W Leonard Garcia Decision (unanimous) UFC on FX: Johnson vs. McCall
June 8, 2012
 UFC 3 5:00
L Ricardo Lamas TKO (head kick and punches) UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry
June 26, 2011
 UFC 1 4:41
W David Gardner Decision (unanimous) FCF 46
April 9, 2011
 FCF 3 5:00
W Thomas Schulte Submission (punches) FCF 44
September 25, 2010
 FCF 1 4:31
W Rocky McAnally Submission (guillotine choke) FCF 43
June 12, 2010
 FCF 1 3:01
W Steve Schneider Submission (punches) Bricktown Brawl 4
April 2, 2010
 Bricktown Brawl 1 1:40
L Shannon Gugerty Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 100
July 11, 2009
 UFC 1 2:36
L Matt Veach TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens
February 7, 2009
 UFC 1 4:34
W Jason Black Decision (split) UFC 77
October 20, 2007
 UFC 3 5:00
L Terry Etim Technical Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 70
April 21, 2007
 UFC 1 4:38
W Clint Kerley TKO (punches) Freestyle Cage Fighting
January 20, 2007
 Freestyle Cage Fighting 1 1:08
W Jason Anderson KO (head kick) Freestyle Cage Fighting
November 4, 2006
 Freestyle Cage Fighting 1 0:15
W Dan Marks Decision (unanimous) Extreme Wars 3: Bay Area Brawl
June 3, 2006
 Extreme Wars 3 5:00
W Lee King Submission Ultimate Texas Showdown 5
April 29, 2006
 Ultimate Texas Showdown 1 1:46
W Joe Davis TKO (punches) ACF: Showdown at Sundown
March 10, 2006
 ACF 1 0:49
W Shervin Alavi Decision (unanimous) Ultimate Texas Showdown 4
February 25, 2006
 Ultimate Texas Showdown 3 5:00
W Rocky Long TKO (punches) Ultimate Texas Showdown 3
November 26, 2005
 Ultimate Texas Showdown 1 1:00
W Marco Adamballi KO (punch) XFC - Xtreme Fight Championship 4
November 5, 2005
 XFC - Xtreme Fight Championship 1 —
W Matt Grey KO (punch) EK: Extreme Fighting
October 1, 2005
 EK 1 1:21

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

Division context

vs. 130 qualified Featherweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 4.1 avg 3.6
Strikes absorbed /min 2.7 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 53.4% avg 45.0%
Striking defense 56.1% avg 55.4%
Takedowns /15 min 2.2 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 37.5% avg 36.9%
Takedown defense 82.4% avg 59.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.5 avg 0.6
Control time 49.7% avg 20.2%
Finish rate 0.0% avg 45.1%