Light Heavyweight · “Gutter”
Matt Van Buren
7-6-0 UFC 0-2-0
6'5"Height
—Reach
—Stance
40Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
6:36Avg fight
Skill profile
- Striking Average 49
- Accuracy Average 49
- TD Defense Below avg 38
- Control Below avg 30
- Grappling Below avg 29
- Striking D Weak 19
- Wrestling Weak 11
- Durability Weak 7
Built on 13 minutes of tracked cage time across 2 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 / min7.73
Sig. strikes absorbed / min6.82
Striking accuracy45.9%
Striking defense49.4%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy—
Takedown defense50.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time3.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-0
Fight history
L Sean O'Connell 15-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:11 — UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver · January 18, 2015
100/212Sig. strikes
66/141Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:27Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Corey Anderson 3-0 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 1:01 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale · July 6, 2014
2/10Sig. strikes
24/37Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
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
Wins by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
2
Decision
3
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
4
Submission
1
Decision
1
Other
0
Fights by organization
Bellator
4
UFC
2
BTC
1
FFC
1
Elite Warrior Challenge
1
Gladiators of the Cage
1
Fight Night in the Cage
1
Black and Blue Entertainment
1
+ 1 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 13 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Todd Stoute | Decision (Unanimous) | BTC 1 - Genesis
May 27, 2017 |
BTC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jeremy Kimball | KO (Punch) | FFC 24 - Villefort vs. Rela
June 3, 2016 |
FFC | 1 | 0:14 |
| W | Derrick Weaver | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Elite Warrior Challenge 9: Takeover
February 6, 2016 |
Elite Warrior Challenge | 2 | 3:38 |
| L | Sean O'Connell | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver
January 18, 2015 |
UFC | 3 | 2:11 |
| L | Corey Anderson | TKO (punches) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale
July 6, 2014 |
UFC | 1 | 1:01 |
| W | Mojtaba Najim Wali | Decision (unanimous) | Gladiators of the Cage: The North Shore's Rise to Power 2
July 20, 2013 |
Gladiators of the Cage | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Terry Davinney | KO (punch) | Bellator 82
November 30, 2012 |
Bellator | 1 | 0:15 |
| L | Mike Mucitelli | Submission (triangle choke) | Bellator 73
August 24, 2012 |
Bellator | 1 | 3:01 |
| W | Shawn Levesque | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bellator 57
November 12, 2011 |
Bellator | 1 | 4:38 |
| W | Nick Nichols | TKO (punches) | Bellator 52
October 1, 2011 |
Bellator | 2 | 2:29 |
| W | Brandon Saling | Decision (unanimous) | Fight Night in the Cage 2
May 28, 2011 |
Fight Night in the Cage | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Aaron Johnson | KO (punches) | Black and Blue Entertainment: Rebel Invasion
October 23, 2010 |
Black and Blue Entertainment | 1 | — |
| W | Manny Okorie | Decision (majority) | Washington Combat: Battle of the Legends
May 15, 2010 |
Washington Combat | 3 | 5:00 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Matt Van Buren) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.