A.J. Matthews (9-9, 6) was born in San Diego, California, U.S. on January 23, 1988. At the age of 19 years on March 31, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Daniel Morales, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
Matthews' last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to David Rickels at Bellator 219 at age 31 on March 29, 2019. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
Some of A.J. Matthews' best fights have been against Rudy Bears, Kendall Grove, Charlie Rader, Kyle Bolt and Emiliano Sordi.
Matthews has 9 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18  | Mar 29, 2019 31 years, 2 months 9-9 (6) | 30 years, 2 months 20-5 (12) | Bellator | WL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punch |
17  | Aug 17, 2018 30 years, 6 months 9-8 (6) | 25 years, 11 months 8-0 (6) | Bellator | WL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Elbows and punches |
16  | Jan 26, 2018 30 years 9-7 (6) | 35 years, 2 months 23-17 (17) | Bellator | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
15  | Jul 14, 2017 29 years, 5 months 8-7 (6) | 23 years, 3 months 8-1 (8) | Bellator | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
14  | Oct 21, 2016 28 years, 8 months 8-6 (6) | 34 years, 1 months 6-2 (6) | Bellator | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
13  | Jun 17, 2016 28 years, 4 months 8-5 (6) | 28 years, 11 months 16-1-1 (9) | Bellator | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
12  | Dec 29, 2015 27 years, 11 months 8-4 (6) | 25 years, 10 months 21-1 (17) | Rizin | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
11 | Aug 28, 2015 27 years, 7 months 8-3 (6) | Emiliano Sordi | Bellator | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage |
10 | Nov 15, 2014 26 years, 9 months 7-3 (5) | Kyle Bolt | Bellator | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
9  | Mar 14, 2014 26 years, 1 months 6-3 (4) | 25 years, 8 months 4-0 (2) | Bellator | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
8 | Oct 12, 2012 24 years, 8 months 6-2 (4) | Dom O'Grady | Bellator | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
7 | May 25, 2012 24 years, 4 months 6-1 (4) | Charlie Rader | Bellator | 2 | KO | WIN Soccer kick | |
6  | Oct 8, 2011 23 years, 8 months 5-1 (3) | 32 years, 10 months 13-8 (11) | Bellator | 3 | UD | WIN | |
5  | Apr 9, 2011 23 years, 2 months 4-1 (3) | 21 years, 6 months 7-2 (7) | Strikeforce | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
4 | Aug 14, 2010 22 years, 6 months 4-0 (3) | Sean Choice | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
3 | May 13, 2010 22 years, 3 months 3-0 (2) | David Gomez | KOTC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Apr 23, 2009 21 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | Adam Figurski | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Mar 31, 2007 19 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Daniel Morales | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
