Matthews vs Semelsberger

Who won Matthews vs Semelsberger?

Matt Semelsberger beat Jake Matthews by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 17th December 2022 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Matt Semelsberger.

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 Semelsberger stats

Jake Matthews stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Matt Semelsberger made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Jake Matthews' 21st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Matt Semelsberger marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Jake Matthews' UFC record stood at 14-7-0, while Matt Semelsberger's came in at 5-6-0.

The stats suggested Semelsberger had a massive power advantage over Matthews, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Matthews' 28%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Matthews had a large advantage over Semelsberger, boasting a 39% submission rate over Semelsberger's 10%.

Jake Matthews was the younger man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Semelsberger had a height advantage of 2 inches over Matthews. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Matthews was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 6 months earlier than Semelsberger, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 19 more professional rounds, 65 to Semelsberger's 46.

Matthews vs Semelsberger form

Semelsberger had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jeremiah Wells at UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes on 22nd April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Jake Matthews at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Alex Morono at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had beaten AJ Fletcher at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Martin Sano at UFC 266 on 25th September 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Matthews' last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 7 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 6 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Semelsberger's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Matthews vs Semelsberger?

Jake Matthews was a 31/100 (-320) favourite going into the contest, while Matt Semelsberger made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.