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Matt Sayles

Matt Sayles

974 ELO #2035

MMA 8-4-0 · UFC 1-3-0 · Lightweight · Last fought 4 years and 174 days ago

Matt Sayles - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Matt Sayles has 1 wins in the UFC. Matt Sayles lands an average of 4.83 significant strikes per minute and averages 0.36 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Lightweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 974), and have not fought Matt Sayles before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Shem Rock 0-2-0 32 969 0.0 5
Sangwook Kim 0-1-0 32 984 0.0 10
Roosevelt Roberts 4-5-0 32 993 0.0 19
Joe Solecki 5-4-0 32 1029 0.0 55
Nazim Sadykhov 4-1-0 32 1064 0.0 90
Grant Dawson 12-2-0 32 1161 0.0 187

Biggest Win

Kyle Nelson in 2019
Opponent ELO: 986

Biggest Upset Loss

Sheymon Moraes in 2018
Your ELO: 1000 · Opponent ELO: 985 · Favored by 15

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 7'
Weight
Lightweight
Reach
68'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Feb 21 1994
Age
32
Peak ELO
1004
ELO Rank
2035 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
60-19-1
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1031.5
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1010.0

Performance Statistics

SLpM
4.83
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
41%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
2.81
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
61%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
0.36
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
16%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.7
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Matt Sayles Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2021-12-18 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus Jordan Leavitt SUB Inverted Triangle 2 2:05 Loss -
2019-12-07 UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik Bryce Mitchell SUB Twister 1 4:20 Loss -
2019-05-04 UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy Kyle Nelson SUB Arm Triangle 3 3:16 Win -
2018-08-04 UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 Sheymon Moraes U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -

Matt Sayles ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
4 2021-12-18 Jordan Leavitt 1007 Loss -15 974
3 2019-12-07 Bryce Mitchell 1016 Loss -15 989
2 2019-05-04 Kyle Nelson 986 Win +21 1004
1 2018-08-04 Sheymon Moraes 985 Loss -17 983

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