Home Events UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 Jake Matthews vs Darrius Flowers Jake Matthews vs Darrius Flowers · UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 Welterweight · 3 rounds · Card
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UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
Saturday, July 29, 2023 · Salt Lake City · Utah
Full card → Result Jake Matthews def. Darrius Flowers Method Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round · time Round 2 · 2:37 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5) Referee Tyler Tomlinson Sig. strikes Jake Matthews 60/101 · Darrius Flowers 36/64 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Jake Matthews 71/113 · Darrius Flowers 41/69 Scorecards None — the fight ended by Submission Analysis Round-by-round (2 rounds) Result Jake Matthews def. Darrius Flowers
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) · Round 2 · 2:37 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
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Round-by-Round Analysis Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Submission · R2 · 2:37
R1 R2
Jake Matthews Round 2 Darrius Flowers
23 / 38 Sig. strikes 6 / 8
61% Accuracy 75%
29 / 45 Total strikes 6 / 8
0 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 0 / 2
1 Sub. attempts 0
1:15 Control 0:00
8.8 Pace / min 2.3
100% Control share 0%
Jake Matthews
Target head 83% · body 13% · leg 4%
Phase distance 52% · clinch 0% · ground 48%
Darrius Flowers
Target head 67% · body 17% · leg 17%
Phase distance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
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Fight summary
60 Jake Matthews sig. strikes
36 Darrius Flowers sig. strikes
2 rounds observed
-62% largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Darrius Flowers)
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 2 rounds · PropSports round stats 60 / 101 Sig. strikes 36 / 64
59% Accuracy 56%
71 / 113 Total strikes 41 / 69
0 Knockdowns 0
0 / 1 Takedowns 1 / 3
1 Sub attempts 0
1:15 Control 1:03
40 Head 21
14 Body 6
6 Leg 9
Jake Matthews Darrius Flowers
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg R1
Tale of the tape 23-8-0 Record 13-9-1
28 Age 28
5'11" Height 5'9"
73" Reach 71"
Orthodox Stance Orthodox
3.36 Sig. str./min 3.16
1.36 TD / 15 min 1.92
Jake Matthews 15-8 in archive
2 KO/TKO wins
5 Sub wins
47% Finish rate
