Matthews vs Flowers

Who won Matthews vs Flowers?

Jake Matthews beat Darrius Flowers by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC 291, on Saturday 29th July 2023 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.

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 Flowers stats

Jake Matthews stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Darrius Flowers made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 7 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. Darrius Flowers marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Jake Matthews' UFC record stood at 14-7-0, while Darrius Flowers' came in at 0-3-0.

The stats suggested Flowers had a massive power advantage over Matthews, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Matthews' 28%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Matthews had a large advantage over Flowers, boasting a 39% submission rate over Flowers' 9%.

Jake Matthews was the same age as Darrius Flowers, at 30 years old.

Matthews had a height advantage of 2 inches over Flowers. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Matthews was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 5 months earlier than Flowers, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 26 more professional rounds, 65 to Flowers' 39.

Activity check

Flowers' last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Matthews vs Flowers?

Jake Matthews was a 9/25 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Darrius Flowers made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+230) with oddsmakers.