Matthews vs Prado

Who won Matthews vs Prado?

Jake Matthews beat Francisco Prado by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 312, on Saturday 8th February 2025 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner Jake Matthews.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Matthews vs Prado stats

Jake Matthews stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Francisco Prado made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Jake Matthews' 21st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Francisco Prado marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Jake Matthews' UFC record stood at 14-7-0, while Francisco Prado's came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Prado had a large advantage in power over Matthews, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Matthews' 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Prado had a slight advantage over Matthews, with a 50% submission rate over Matthews' 40%.

Jake Matthews was the older man by 7 years, at 30 years old.

Matthews had a height advantage of 1 inch over Prado. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Matthews was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 years and 9 months earlier than Prado, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 40 more professional rounds, 65 to Prado's 25.

Matthews vs Prado form

Matthews had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Philip Rowe at UFC 302 on 1st June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Michael Morales at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Darrius Flowers at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Before that, he had been beaten by Matt Semelsberger at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Andre Fialho at UFC 275 on 11th June 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Activity check

Matthews' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Prado's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What time did Matthews vs Prado start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:10 AM UTC , which was 10:10 PM EST or 7:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:10 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Matthews vs Prado?

Jake Matthews was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Francisco Prado made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.