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Welterweight
Jake Matthews “The Celtic Kid”
23-8-0 Pro record
16-8 In archive
50% Finish rate
32 Age
Height 5'11" Reach 73" Stance Orthodox Weight 170 lb Born Aug 19, 1994 KO / Sub / Dec 2 / 6 / 8 Training & Corner Jake Matthews Current camp Nexus First observed Sep 2026 Data source · PropSports · updated Oct 20, 2026
Next fight Welterweight · 3 rounds Sat, Nov 21, 2026 · 31d
23-8-0 Record 20-3-0
32 Age 29
5'11" Height 5'8"
73" Reach 73"
Orthodox Stance Orthodox
3.36 Sig. str./min 2.56
1.36 TD / 15 min 2.07
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Jake Matthews striking & grappling stats 24 fights · 60 rounds of PropSports round data 3.08 Sig. strikes / min
44% Striking accuracy
925/ 2,079 Sig. strikes landed
6 Knockdowns
25/ 60 Takedowns
42% Takedown accuracy
13 Sub attempts
72:53 Control time
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Career stats PropSports snapshot at capture · not an as-of model feature 3.36 SLpM
44% Str. acc.
2.58 SApM
60% Str. def.
1.36 TD avg
41% TD acc.
66% TD def.
0.7 Sub avg
Jake Matthews fight history 24 bouts The Ultimate Fighter 1 season Not part of the professional record. These bouts were contested inside the TUF house rather than on a sanctioned card, so they are shown here and excluded from the record and every stat aggregate above. Where a bout’s status could not be established its classification is marked unresolved, and it is excluded too.
Loss vs Olivier Aubin-Mercier Decision (unanimous) · R2 Exhibition S1 · elimination Loss vs Oliver Aubin-Mercier Decision (unanimous) · R2 Classification unresolved S1 · quarter final 
