Jake Matthews (fighter)

Jake Matthews
Born 19 August 1994
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Other names The Celtic Kid
Residence Epping, Victoria, Australia
Nationality Australian
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 156 lb (71 kg; 11 st 2 lb)
Division Lightweight (2014–present)
Welterweight (2012–2014)
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Epping, Victoria, Australia
Team Xlr8
Years active 2012–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 8
Wins 8
By knockout 3
By submission 4
By decision 1
Losses 0
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Jake Matthews (born 19 August 1994) is an Australian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's Lightweight division.

Background

Born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, Matthews began training in mixed martial arts out of a shed in the backyard of his parents house, sparring with his younger brother and being coached by his father[1]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Matthews made his professional mixed martial arts debut at the age of 18 in September 2012 competing for regional promotions in the Greater Melbourne area where he compiled a record of 5 - 0.[2]

The Ultimate Fighter: Nations

In December 2013, it was announced that Matthews would be a cast member on The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia, representing Australia at welterweight.[3] Matthews went on to lose his opening fight in the tournament, dropping a unanimous decision to eventual finialist Olivier Aubin-Mercier and was subsequently eliminated from the show.[4]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

After winning a fight after his stint on TUF, Matthews made his official UFC debut on June 28, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 43, where he faced promotional newcomer Dashon Johnson in a lightweight bout.[5] Matthews defeated Johnson via submission in the third round.[6]

For his second fight with the promotion, Matthews faced Vagner Rocha on November 8, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 55.[7] Matthews won the fight via second round submission.[8]

Matthews is expected to face James Vick on May 10, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 65.[9]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 8–0 Vagner Rocha Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping 8 November 2014 2 1:52 Sydney, Australia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 7–0 Dashon Johnson Submission (triangle choke) UFC Fight Night: Te-Huna vs. Marquardt 28 June 2014 3 3:16 Auckland, New Zealand Lightweight debut.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 6–0 Stuart Dare Decision (unanimous) Shamrock Events - King of Combat 12 26 April 2014 3 5:00 Melbourne, Australia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 5–0 Dean Purdon Submission (rear-naked choke) Australian Fighting Championships 6 24 August 2013 2 2:42 Melbourne, Australia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4–0 Tadija Majic TKO (punches) Shamrock Events: Night of Mayhem 7 22 June 2013 1 n/a Melbourne, Australia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3–0 Luke Jumeau Submission (rear-naked choke) Australian Fighting Championships 5 10 May 2013 2 1:14 Melbourne, Australia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2–0 Jason Zivkovic TKO (punches) Shamrock Events: Kings of Kombat 8 8 December 2012 1 0:23 Melbourne, Australia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 1–0 Sam Fiamatai TKO (punches) Shamrock Events: Night of Mayhem 5 15 September 2012 2 1:47 Melbourne, Australia

See also

References

  1. ↑ Raimondi, Marc. "Jake Matthews trained for UFC fights in small shed in his backyard until recently". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Patrick Cote pumped to lead Team Canada in The Ultimate Fighter". Torontosun.com. September 25, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  3. ↑ Zane Simon (December 3, 2013). "Report: TUF Nations cast announced". bloodyelbow.com.
  4. ↑ Mike Bohn (February 26, 2014). "Episode No. 7 recap: ‘The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia’". mmajunkie.com.
  5. ↑ Zane Simon (2014-05-21). "Welcome to the UFC Entwistle, Hooker, Johnson, & Matthews". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  6. ↑ Matt Erickson (2014-06-28). "UFC Fight Night 43 results: Relentless Jake Matthews taps Dashon Johnson in third". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  7. ↑ Jacob Cooper (2014-09-11). "Jake Matthews vs. Vagner Rocha added to UFC Fight Night 55". fansided.com. Retrieved 2014-09-11.
  8. ↑ "Jake Matthews submits Vagner Rocha at UFC Fight Night 55 to remain undefeated". fightnewsaustralia.com. 2014-09-11. Retrieved 2014-09-11.
  9. ↑ Staff (2015-02-17). "UFC Fight Night 65 official for Australia with Hunt-Miocic, Tavares-Whittaker, more". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-02-17.

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