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Welterweight · “Semi The Jedi”

Matthew Semelsberger

11-8-0 UFC 5-6-0
6'1"Height
75"Reach
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33Age
2KO wins
0Sub wins
40.0%Finish rate
10:48Avg 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 / min3.77
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.24
Striking accuracy43.0%
Striking defense54.1%
Takedowns / 15 min1.01
Takedown accuracy57.1%
Takedown defense45.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.38
Control time17.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-5
Striking trend

Output, fight by fight.

Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.

2021-09-25 vs Martin Sano — 12.0/min (W) 21-09 2022-03-12 vs AJ Fletcher — 2.67/min (W) 22-03 2022-07-30 vs Alex Morono — 4.93/min (L) 22-07 2022-12-17 vs Jake Matthews — 3.0/min (W) 22-12 2023-04-22 vs Jeremiah Wells — 1.33/min (L) 23-04 2023-07-29 vs Uros Medic — 4.13/min (L) 23-07 2024-01-13 vs Preston Parsons — 1.87/min (L) 24-01 2024-11-09 vs Charles Radtke — 2.35/min (L) 24-11
Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

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

L Charles Radtke 2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:51 — UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates · 2024-11-09
2/8Sig. strikes
7/12Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Preston Parsons 1-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 · 2024-01-13
28/69Sig. strikes
47/87Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
3:08Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Uros Medic 2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:36 — UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 · 2023-07-29
52/120Sig. strikes
69/128Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
1:13Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jeremiah Wells 3-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes · 2023-04-22
20/37Sig. strikes
36/76Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:29Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jake Matthews 11-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland · 2022-12-17
45/116Sig. strikes
32/89Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
4:16Control
3Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Alex Morono 10-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 · 2022-07-30
74/229Sig. strikes
106/194Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:38Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W AJ Fletcher 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev · 2022-03-12
40/82Sig. strikes
34/64Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
4:55Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Martin Sano 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:15 — UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega · 2021-09-25
3/5Sig. strikes
1/3Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Khaos Williams 2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige · 2021-06-19
64/141Sig. strikes
91/260Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jason Witt 1-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:16 — UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad · 2021-03-13
3/5Sig. strikes
4/4Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Carlton Minus 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs. Edgar · 2020-08-22
118/233Sig. strikes
77/182Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
2:46Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub 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.

Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Matthew Semelsberger) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.

11-8-0Pro record
Crazy 88 MMA, Clinch AcademyGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 6
Submission 1
Decision 4
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 1
Decision 4
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 11
Shogun Fights 4
Art of War Cage Fighting 1
Maverick MMA 1
CFFC 1
Strike Off 1
Full career — 19 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Charles Radtke TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates
2024-11-09
UFC 1 0:51
L Preston Parsons Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
2024-01-13
UFC 3 5:00
L Uroš Medić TKO (spinning backfist and punches) UFC 291
2023-07-29
UFC 3 2:36
L Jeremiah Wells Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes
2023-04-22
UFC 3 5:00
W Jake Matthews Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland
2022-12-17
UFC 3 5:00
L Alex Morono Decision (unanimous) UFC 277
2022-07-30
UFC 3 5:00
W A.J. Fletcher Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev
2022-03-12
UFC 3 5:00
W Martin Sano Jr. KO (punch) UFC 266
2021-09-25
UFC 1 0:15
L Khaos Williams Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige
2021-06-19
UFC 3 5:00
W Jason Witt KO (punch) UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
2021-03-13
UFC 1 0:16
W Carlton Minus Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar
2020-08-22
UFC 3 5:00
W Richard Patishnock KO (punch) Art of War Cage Fighting 17
2020-02-08
Art of War Cage Fighting 1 2:14
W Kris Gratalo TKO (injury) Maverick MMA 15
2019-11-09
Maverick MMA 2 5:00
W Zulkarnaiyn Kamchybekov Decision (split) CFFC 74
2019-05-17
CFFC 3 5:00
L Jerome Featherstone TKO (punches) Shogun Fights 20
2018-10-06
Shogun Fights 3 4:09
W Scott Noble TKO (punches) Shogun Fights 18
2018-04-14
Shogun Fights 2 4:53
L Darren Costa Submission (brabo choke) Shogun Fights 17
2017-10-07
Shogun Fights 3 1:23
W Brian Maxwell Submission (heel hook) Strike Off 10
2017-06-17
Strike Off 3 1:43
W Donelei Benedetto TKO (punches) Shogun Fights 16
2017-04-08
Shogun Fights 2 1:10

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

Division context

Measured against the division.

Versus the Welterweight average, over 190 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 3.8 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 4.2 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 43.0% avg 45.2%
Striking defense 54.1% avg 55.4%
Takedowns /15 min 1.0 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 57.1% avg 39.9%
Takedown defense 45.7% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.4 avg 0.6
Control time 17.2% avg 21.3%
Finish rate 40.0% avg 53.7%