Matt Bessette (25-10, 17) was born in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. on December 28, 1984. At the age of 22 years on September 15, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Chris Correira, winning the fight via 3rd-round submission.
On January 20, 2018, 33-year old Matt Bessette made his UFC debut on his 31st professional MMA fight at UFC 220 against a 28-year old Enrique Barzola but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Bessette's last fight was a lightweight title fight against Ryan Dela Cruz for the vacant CES Championship title on September 17, 2021. He stopped Cruz via submission in the 3rd round, successfully winning the title. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought once in the UFC, and has a record of 1 loss in the promotion.
Some of Matt Bessette's best fights have been against Kevin Croom, Saul Almeida, Khama Worthy, Diego Nunes, Paul Barrow, Nick Piedmont and Josh LaBerge. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Matt Bessette".
Bessette has 10 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Matt Bessette Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
36 | Sep 17, 2021 36 years, 8 months 25-10 (17) | Ryan Dela Cruz | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Reverse triangle choke Won CES lightweight title | |
35  | Nov 19, 2020 35 years, 10 months 24-10 (16) | 28 years, 2 months 15-2 (8) | Bellator | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
34 | Jan 24, 2020 35 years 24-9 (16) | Charles Cheeks III | FT | 3 | KO | WIN Punch Won CES featherweight title | |
33 | Mar 29, 2019 34 years, 3 months 23-9 (15) | Tim Dooling | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
32 | Jul 6, 2018 33 years, 6 months 22-9 (15) | Steven Peterson | TUF | FT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
31  | Jan 20, 2018 33 years 22-8 (15) | 28 years, 8 months 13-3-1 (8) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
30  | Jul 11, 2017 32 years, 6 months 22-7 (15) | 30 years, 10 months 17-4 (14) | FT | 1 | NC | NC Overturned | |
29 | May 12, 2017 32 years, 4 months 22-7 (15) | Rey Trujillo | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage Defended CES featherweight title | |
28  | Jan 27, 2017 32 years 21-7 (14) | 29 years, 6 months 16-8 (13) | FT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended CES featherweight title | |
27 | Aug 12, 2016 31 years, 7 months 20-7 (13) | Joe Pingitore | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Heel hook Won CES featherweight title | |
26 | Jun 10, 2016 31 years, 5 months 19-7 (12) | Ran Weathers | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
25 | Apr 22, 2016 31 years, 3 months 18-7 (11) | Keith Richardson | Bellator | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
24 | Mar 11, 2016 31 years, 2 months 17-7 (10) | Taurean Bogguess | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
23 | Oct 23, 2015 30 years, 9 months 16-7 (9) | Kevin Roddy | Bellator | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook |
22 | Aug 14, 2015 30 years, 7 months 15-7 (8) | Lenny Wheeler | FT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
21  | Jun 12, 2015 30 years, 5 months 15-6 (8) | 28 years, 7 months 7-3 (5) | FT | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | |
20 | Feb 27, 2015 30 years, 1 months 14-6 (7) | Josh LaBerge | Bellator | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
19  | Sep 5, 2014 29 years, 8 months 13-6 (6) | 32 years, 1 months 14-4 (11) | Bellator | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
18  | Mar 28, 2014 29 years, 3 months 13-5 (6) | 29 years, 4 months 32-8 (24) | Bellator | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
17  | Feb 28, 2014 29 years, 2 months 13-4 (6) | 31 years, 3 months 18-5 (11) | Bellator | FT | 3 | SD | WIN |
16 | Sep 7, 2013 28 years, 8 months 12-4 (6) | Nick Piedmont | Bellator | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
15 | Jan 5, 2013 28 years 11-4 (5) | Jeff Anderson | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
14 | Nov 16, 2012 27 years, 10 months 10-4 (5) | Paul Barrow | Bellator | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
13 | Sep 22, 2012 27 years, 8 months 9-4 (5) | Aniss Alhajjajy | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Jun 2, 2012 27 years, 5 months 8-4 (5) | Andres Jeudi | LT | 3 | DQ | LOSS Illegal upkick | |
11  | Mar 30, 2012 27 years, 3 months 8-3 (5) | 19 years, 9 months 12-1 (2) | Bellator | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
10  | Oct 8, 2011 26 years, 9 months 7-3 (5) | 26 years, 1 months 6-1 (4) | LT | 5 | UD | LOSS | |
9 | Apr 15, 2011 26 years, 3 months 7-2 (5) | John Benoit | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
8 | Oct 9, 2010 25 years, 9 months 6-2 (4) | Anthony Kaponis | LT | 5 | SD | WIN | |
7 | Jul 17, 2010 25 years, 6 months 5-2 (4) | Andrew Amaral | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
6 | Nov 7, 2009 24 years, 10 months 4-2 (3) | Andrew Carron | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
5 | Feb 28, 2009 24 years, 2 months 3-2 (3) | Chris Chappell | 3 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | ||
4 | Jul 19, 2008 23 years, 6 months 3-1 (3) | Jeff Camera | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
3 | Apr 12, 2008 23 years, 3 months 2-1 (2) | Andres Lebron | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
2 | Jan 19, 2008 23 years 1-1 (1) | Bill Jones | 3 | SD | LOSS | ||
1 | Sep 15, 2007 22 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Chris Correira | 3 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
