Jake Matthews (22-7, 12) was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on August 19, 1994. At the age of 18 years on September 15, 2012, he made his professional MMA debut against Sam Fiamatai, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On June 28, 2014, 19-year old Jake Matthews made his UFC debut on his 8th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs. Marquardt against Dashon Johnson, winning the fight in the 3rd round via submission.
Matthews' last fight was a 1st-round submission win against Chidi Njokuani at UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Teixeira at age 30 on July 12, 2025. He is on a 3-fight winning streak.
He has fought 21 times in the UFC, and has a record of 15 wins and 6 losses in the promotion.
Some of Jake Matthews' best fights have been against Chidi Njokuani, André Fialho, Akbarh Arreola, Shinsho Anzai, Johnny Case, Dashon Johnson and Vagner Rocha. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Jake Matthews".
Matthews has 7 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Jake Matthews Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29  | Jul 12, 2025 30 years, 10 months 22-7 (12) | 36 years, 6 months 25-10 (16) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
28 | Feb 9, 2025 30 years, 5 months 21-7 (11) | Francisco Prado | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
27  | Jun 1, 2024 29 years, 9 months 20-7 (11) | 33 years, 10 months 10-4 (10) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
26  | Nov 18, 2023 29 years, 2 months 19-7 (11) | 24 years, 4 months 15-0 (12) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
25 | Jul 29, 2023 28 years, 11 months 19-6 (11) | Darrius Flowers | UFC | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
24 | Dec 17, 2022 28 years, 3 months 18-6 (10) | Matthew Semelsberger | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
23  | Jun 11, 2022 27 years, 9 months 18-5 (10) | 28 years, 2 months 16-4 (14) | UFC | WL | 2 | KO | WIN Punches |
22  | Mar 6, 2021 26 years, 6 months 17-5 (9) | 28 years, 3 months 13-0 (5) | UFC | WL | 3 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke |
21  | Sep 27, 2020 26 years, 1 months 17-4 (9) | 38 years, 8 months 30-12 (16) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
20  | Feb 23, 2020 25 years, 6 months 16-4 (9) | 31 years, 6 months 9-4 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
19 | Oct 6, 2019 25 years, 1 months 15-4 (9) | Rostem Akman | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
18  | Dec 2, 2018 24 years, 3 months 14-4 (9) | 28 years, 11 months 14-4 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | CKO | LOSS Anaconda choke |
17  | Jun 23, 2018 23 years, 10 months 14-3 (9) | 32 years, 6 months 10-2 (7) | UFC | WL | 1 | CKO | WIN Rear-naked choke |
16  | Feb 11, 2018 23 years, 5 months 13-3 (9) | 29 years, 10 months 14-4 (9) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
15  | Nov 19, 2017 23 years, 3 months 12-3 (9) | 28 years, 11 months 15-5-1 (12) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
14  | Nov 27, 2016 22 years, 3 months 11-3 (9) | 30 years, 9 months 11-1 (10) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
13  | Jul 8, 2016 21 years, 10 months 11-2 (9) | 23 years, 10 months 12-2 (5) | TUF | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
12  | Mar 20, 2016 21 years, 7 months 11-1 (9) | 26 years, 8 months 22-4 (17) | UFC | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
11  | Nov 15, 2015 21 years, 2 months 10-1 (8) | 32 years, 10 months 24-9-1 (23) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
10  | May 10, 2015 20 years, 8 months 9-1 (7) | 28 years, 2 months 7-0 (4) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
9  | Nov 8, 2014 20 years, 2 months 9-0 (7) | 32 years, 5 months 11-3 (9) | UFC | LT | 2 | CKO | WIN Rear-naked choke |
8 | Jun 28, 2014 19 years, 10 months 8-0 (7) | Dashon Johnson | UFC | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
7 | Apr 26, 2014 19 years, 8 months 7-0 (6) | Stuart Dare | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Aug 24, 2013 19 years 6-0 (6) | Dean Purdon | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
5 | Jun 22, 2013 18 years, 10 months 5-0 (5) | Tadija Majic | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
4  | May 10, 2013 18 years, 8 months 4-0 (4) | 25 years, 2 months 5-2 (3) | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
3  | Mar 16, 2013 18 years, 6 months 3-0 (3) | 28 years, 6 months 2-2 (2) | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
2 | Dec 8, 2012 18 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | Jason Zivkovic | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
1 | Sep 15, 2012 18 years 1-0 (1) | Sam Fiamatai | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
