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Middleweight · “The Law”

Matt Lindland

9-3-0
6'0"Height
74"Reach
SouthpawStance
1970-05-17Born
3KO wins
1Sub wins
44.4%Finish rate
9:44Avg fight
Statistical profile

The shape of their game.

Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min2.46
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.31
Striking accuracy52.0%
Striking defense50.5%
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

Output, fight by fight.

Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 7 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.

2002-05-10 vs Murilo Bustamante — 3.03/min (L) 02-05 2002-09-27 vs Ivan Salaverry — 1.07/min (W) 02-09 2003-02-28 vs Phil Baroni — 2.67/min (W) 03-02 2003-06-06 vs Falaniko Vitale — 1.03/min (L) 03-06 2003-11-21 vs Falaniko Vitale — 2.43/min (W) 03-11 2005-04-16 vs Travis Lutter — 1.34/min (W) 05-04 2005-08-20 vs Joe Doerksen — 1.27/min (W) 05-08
Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

12 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.

W Joe Doerksen 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 54: Boiling Point · 2005-08-20
19/43Sig. strikes
8/15Absorbed
4/4Takedowns
12:04Control
0Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
W Travis Lutter 1-0 walk-in Submission · R2 3:13 — UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 2 · 2005-04-16
11/25Sig. strikes
0/4Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
5:28Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L David Terrell 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:24 — UFC 49: Unfinished Business · 2004-08-21
0/1Sig. strikes
5/7Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Falaniko Vitale 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:23 — UFC 45: Revolution · 2003-11-21
35/62Sig. strikes
3/18Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
8:16Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Falaniko Vitale 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:56 — UFC 43: Meltdown · 2003-06-06
2/9Sig. strikes
2/7Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:54Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Phil Baroni 3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 41: Onslaught · 2003-02-28
40/76Sig. strikes
44/73Absorbed
4/13Takedowns
10:11Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Ivan Salaverry 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 39: The Warriors Return · 2002-09-27
16/63Sig. strikes
32/70Absorbed
6/9Takedowns
7:59Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Murilo Bustamante 2-1 walk-in TITLE Submission · R3 1:33 — UFC 37: High Impact · 2002-05-10
35/66Sig. strikes
17/40Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
4:57Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Pat Miletich 8-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:09 — UFC 36: Worlds Collide · 2002-03-22
20/40Sig. strikes
1/2Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:50Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Phil Baroni 1-0 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC 34: High Voltage · 2001-11-02
71/94Sig. strikes
32/54Absorbed
4/9Takedowns
10:25Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ricardo Almeida 0-0 walk-in DQ · R3 4:21 — UFC 31: Locked and Loaded · 2001-05-04
22/49Sig. strikes
9/18Absorbed
5/5Takedowns
12:15Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Yoji Anjo 0-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:58 — UFC 29: Defense of the Belts · 2000-12-16
17/26Sig. strikes
0/1Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

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

How the record was built.

UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.

9-3-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 1
Decision 4
Other 1

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 1
Decision 0
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 12

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

Measured against the division.

Versus the Middleweight average, over 165 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.

Striking volume /min 2.5 avg 3.3
Strikes absorbed /min 1.3 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 52.0% avg 47.0%
Striking defense 50.5% avg 53.4%
Takedowns /15 min 3.5 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 50.0% avg 40.3%
Takedown defense 64.7% avg 60.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.1 avg 0.7
Control time 66.2% avg 22.2%
Finish rate 44.4% avg 61.0%