Font vs Matsumoto

Who won Font vs Matsumoto?

Rob Font beat Jean Matsumoto by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 22nd February 2025 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Rob Font.

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).

Font vs Matsumoto stats

Rob Font stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Jean Matsumoto made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 16 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Rob Font's 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Jean Matsumoto marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Rob Font's UFC record stood at 12-7-0, while Jean Matsumoto's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Font had a large advantage in power over Matsumoto, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Matsumoto's 19%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Matsumoto had an advantage over Font, with a 38% submission rate over Font's 19%.

Rob Font was the older man by 37 years, at 37 years old.

Font had a height advantage of 2 inches over Matsumoto.

Font was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 6 years and 1 month earlier than Matsumoto, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 27 more professional rounds, 75 to Matsumoto's 48.

Font vs Matsumoto form

Font had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Adrian Yanez at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Marlon Vera at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jose Aldo at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Cody Garbrandt at UFC Vegas 27 on 22nd May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest.

He had defeated Marlon Moraes at UFC Vegas 17 on 19th December 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Jean Matsumoto had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Brad Katona at UFC Fight Night: Pereira vs. Hernandez on 19th October 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Daniel Argueta at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 on 6th April 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kasey Tanner at Contender Series 2023 on 12th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Marlon Basilio at LFA 154 on 10th March 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Ginásio do Polvilho, Cajamar, Brazil.

He was victorious against Inaildo Santos at LFA 146 on 4th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ginásio do Polvilho, Cajamar.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jean Matsumoto had been fighting more than Rob Font.

Going to this contest, Rob Font had last fought 2 years and 23 days ago, while Jean Matsumoto's last outing had been 6 months and 12 days ago.

Font's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Matsumoto's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Font vs Matsumoto 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 Font vs Matsumoto?

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