Matsumoto vs Argueta

Who won Matsumoto vs Argueta?

Jean Matsumoto beat Daniel Argueta by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 6th April 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Matsumoto vs Argueta stats

Jean Matsumoto stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Daniel Argueta made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Jean Matsumoto's 3rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Daniel Argueta marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Jean Matsumoto's UFC record stood at 2-1-0, while Daniel Argueta's came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Argueta had a slight advantage in power over Matsumoto, with a 22% knock out percentage over Matsumoto's 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Argueta had a slight advantage over Matsumoto, with a 44% submission rate over Matsumoto's 36%.

Jean Matsumoto was the younger man by 31 years, at years old.

Argueta had a height advantage of 1 inch over Matsumoto.

Matsumoto was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2018, 1 year and 3 months earlier than Argueta, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 48 to Argueta's 31.

Matsumoto vs Argueta form

Daniel Argueta had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jean Matsumoto at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 on 6th April 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Miles Johns at UFC Fight Night – Fiziev vs Gamrot on 23rd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, his fight against Ronnie Lawrence at UFC Fight Night – Vettori vs. Cannonier on 17th June 2023 ended in a no contest.

Before that, he had won against Nick Aguirre at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

He had been defeated by Damon Jackson at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Matsumoto's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

Argueta's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Matsumoto vs Argueta?

Jean Matsumoto was a 57/100 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Daniel Argueta made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.