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Matt Lindland

22-9-0 UFC 9-3-0
Smothering Control Positional Grappler
6'0"Height
74"Reach
SouthpawStance
56Age
3KO wins
1Sub wins
44.4%Finish rate
9:44Avg 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 — Weak, rated 19.0 of 100 Accuracy — Above avg, rated 81.5 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 60.5 of 100 Durability — Below avg, rated 39.2 of 100 Wrestling — Strong, rated 86.4 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 62.1 of 100 Grappling — Above avg, rated 70.0 of 100 Control — Elite, rated 99.6 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Control Elite 100
  2. Wrestling Strong 86
  3. Accuracy Above avg 82
  4. Grappling Above avg 70
  5. TD Defense Average 62
  6. Striking D Average 60
  7. Durability Below avg 39
  8. Striking Weak 19
Smothering Control 66% of every fight spent in control position
Positional Grappler elite control — rates 100 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.46
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.31
Striking accuracy52.0%
Striking defense50.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min3.46
Takedown accuracy50.0%
Takedown defense64.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.15
Control time66.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents6-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
May 10, 2002 vs Murilo Bustamante — 3.03/min (L) May '02 September 27, 2002 vs Ivan Salaverry — 1.07/min (W) Sep '02 February 28, 2003 vs Phil Baroni — 2.67/min (W) Feb '03 June 6, 2003 vs Falaniko Vitale — 1.03/min (L) — only 1.9 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jun '03 November 21, 2003 vs Falaniko Vitale — 2.43/min (W) Nov '03 August 21, 2004 vs David Terrell — 0.0/min (L) — only 0.4 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Aug '04 April 16, 2005 vs Travis Lutter — 1.34/min (W) Apr '05 August 20, 2005 vs Joe Doerksen — 1.27/min (W) Aug '05

Fight history

12 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
W Joe Doerksen 31-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 54: Boiling Point · August 20, 2005
19/43Sig. strikes
8/15Absorbed
4/4Takedowns
12:04Control
0Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
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W Travis Lutter 5-1 walk-in Submission · R2 3:13 — UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 2 · April 16, 2005
11/25Sig. strikes
0/4Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
5:28Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L David Terrell 4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:24 — UFC 49: Unfinished Business · August 21, 2004
0/1Sig. strikes
5/7Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Falaniko Vitale 15-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:23 — UFC 45: Revolution · November 21, 2003
35/62Sig. strikes
3/18Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
8:16Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Falaniko Vitale 13-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:56 — UFC 43: Meltdown · June 6, 2003
2/9Sig. strikes
2/7Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:54Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Phil Baroni 5-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 41: Onslaught · February 28, 2003
40/76Sig. strikes
44/73Absorbed
4/13Takedowns
10:11Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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W Ivan Salaverry 9-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 39: The Warriors Return · September 27, 2002
16/63Sig. strikes
32/70Absorbed
6/9Takedowns
7:59Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Murilo Bustamante 8-1-1 walk-in TITLE Submission · R3 1:33 — UFC 37: High Impact · May 10, 2002
35/66Sig. strikes
17/40Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
4:57Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Pat Miletich 22-5-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:09 — UFC 36: Worlds Collide · March 22, 2002
20/40Sig. strikes
1/2Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:50Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Phil Baroni 3-0 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC 34: High Voltage · November 2, 2001
71/94Sig. strikes
32/54Absorbed
4/9Takedowns
10:25Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Ricardo Almeida 1-0 walk-in DQ · R3 4:21 — UFC 31: Locked and Loaded · May 4, 2001
22/49Sig. strikes
9/18Absorbed
5/5Takedowns
12:15Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Yoji Anjo 0-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:58 — UFC 29: Defense of the Belts · December 16, 2000
17/26Sig. strikes
0/1Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:06Control
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)
22-9-0Pro record
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Wins by method

KO/TKO 7
Submission 8
Decision 6
Other 1

Losses by method

KO/TKO 4
Submission 4
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 12
Strikeforce 2
Affliction 2
IFL 2
Cage Rage 2
IFC 2
KSW 1
Strikeforce Challengers 1

+ 7 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 31 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Mamed Khalidov Technical Submission (guillotine choke) KSW 16: Khalidov vs. Lindland
May 21, 2011
 KSW 1 1:35
L Robbie Lawler KO (punches) Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu II
December 4, 2010
 Strikeforce 1 0:50
W Kevin Casey TKO (punches) Strikeforce Challengers: Lindland vs. Casey
May 21, 2010
 Strikeforce Challengers 3 3:41
L Ronaldo Souza Submission (arm-triangle choke) Strikeforce: Evolution
December 19, 2009
 Strikeforce 1 4:18
L Vitor Belfort KO (punches) Affliction: Day of Reckoning
January 24, 2009
 Affliction 1 0:37
W Fabio Nascimento Decision (unanimous) Affliction: Banned
July 19, 2008
 Affliction 3 5:00
L Fedor Emelianenko Submission (armbar) BodogFIGHT: Clash of the Nations
April 14, 2007
 BodogFIGHT 1 2:58
W Carlos Newton Submission (guillotine choke) IFL: Houston
February 2, 2007
 IFL 2 1:43
W Jeremy Horn TKO (punches) IFL: Portland
September 9, 2006
 IFL 2 0:21
L Quinton Jackson Decision (split) WFA: King of the Streets
July 22, 2006
 WFA 3 5:00
W Mike Van Arsdale Submission (guillotine choke) Raze MMA: Fight Night
April 29, 2006
 Raze MMA 1 3:38
W Fabio Leopoldo Submission (rear-naked choke) GFC: Gracie vs. Hammer House
March 3, 2006
 GFC 3 3:25
W Antonio Schembri TKO (punches) Cage Rage 14
December 3, 2005
 Cage Rage 3 3:33
W Joe Doerksen Decision (unanimous) UFC 54: Boiling Point
August 20, 2005
 UFC 3 5:00
W Travis Lutter Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell
April 16, 2005
 UFC 2 3:32
W Landon Showalter Submission (armbar) Sportfight 8: Justice
January 8, 2005
 Sportfight 1 2:43
W Mark Weir TKO (doctor stoppage) Cage Rage 9
November 27, 2004
 Cage Rage 1 5:00
L David Terrell KO (punches) UFC 49
August 21, 2004
 UFC 1 0:24
W Tony Fryklund Decision (unanimous) ROTR 5: Rumble on the Rock 5
May 7, 2004
 ROTR 3 5:00
W Falaniko Vitale TKO (submission to strikes) UFC 45
November 21, 2003
 UFC 3 4:23
L Falaniko Vitale KO (slam) UFC 43
June 6, 2003
 UFC 1 1:56
W Phil Baroni Decision (unanimous) UFC 41
February 28, 2003
 UFC 3 5:00
W Ivan Salaverry Decision (unanimous) UFC 39
September 27, 2002
 UFC 3 5:00
L Murilo Bustamante Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 37
May 10, 2002
 UFC 3 1:33
W Pat Miletich TKO (punches) UFC 36
March 22, 2002
 UFC 1 3:09
W Phil Baroni Decision (majority) UFC 34
November 21, 2001
 UFC 3 5:00
W Ricardo Almeida DQ (illegal up-kicks) UFC 31
May 4, 2001
 UFC 3 4:21
W Yoji Anjo TKO (punches) UFC 29
December 16, 2000
 UFC 1 2:58
W Travis Fulton Submission (choke) IFC 6: Battle at the Four Bears
September 20, 1997
 IFC 1 22:13
W Mark Waters TKO (submission to punches) IFC 6: Battle at the Four Bears
September 20, 1997
 IFC 1 2:20
W Karo Davtyan TKO (punches) World Fighting Federation
February 14, 1997
 World Fighting Federation 1 8:34

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

Division context

vs. 167 qualified Middleweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.5 avg 3.3
Strikes absorbed /min 1.3 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 52.0% avg 46.9%
Striking defense 50.5% avg 53.5%
Takedowns /15 min 3.5 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 50.0% avg 40.5%
Takedown defense 64.7% avg 61.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.1 avg 0.7
Control time 66.2% avg 21.7%
Finish rate 44.4% avg 60.7%