Record & Stats
Record22-9 (15 finishes)Born
May 17, 1970
Age
56Y, 3M
Stance
Southpaw
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
15 (48%)
KO/TKO
9 (29%)
Submissions
6 (19%)
Analytics
Matt Lindland MMA record
Matt "The Law" Lindland retired with a professional MMA record of 22-9 (15 finishes). The complete fight record below covers all 31 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Lindland's most recent fight was a loss to Mamed Khalidov on May 21, 2011.
Lindland went 0-1 in major title fights.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Technique | Title | Weight | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | May 21, 2011 | 41 | Mamed Khalidov | L | CKO | 1 | Guillotine choke | β | Light Heavyweight | KSW |
| 30 | Dec 4, 2010 | 40 | Robbie Lawler | L | KO | 1 | Punches | β | Heavyweight | Strikeforce |
| 29 | May 21, 2010 | 40 | Kevin Casey | W | TKO | 3 | Punches | β | Heavyweight | Strikeforce |
| 28 | Dec 19, 2009 | 39 | Ronaldo Souza | L | SUB | 1 | Arm-triangle choke | β | Heavyweight | Strikeforce |
| 27 | Jan 24, 2009 | 38 | Vitor Belfort | L | KO | 1 | Punches | β | Heavyweight | Affliction |
| 26 | Jul 19, 2008 | 38 | Fabio Nascimento | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Heavyweight | Affliction |
| 25 | Apr 14, 2007 | 36 | Fedor Emelianenko | L | SUB | 1 | Armbar | β | Heavyweight | β |
| 24 | Feb 2, 2007 | 36 | Carlos Newton | W | SUB | 2 | Guillotine choke | β | Welterweight | IFL |
| 23 | Sep 9, 2006 | 36 | Jeremy Horn | W | TKO | 2 | Punches | β | Middleweight | IFL |
| 22 | Jul 22, 2006 | 36 | Quinton Jackson | L | SD | 3 | β | β | Light Heavyweight | β |
| 21 | Apr 29, 2006 | 35 | Mike van Arsdale | W | SUB | 1 | Guillotine choke | β | Middleweight | β |
| 20 | Mar 3, 2006 | 35 | Fabio Leopoldo | W | SUB | 3 | Rear-naked choke | β | Middleweight | GFC |
| 19 | Dec 3, 2005 | 35 | Antonio Schembri | W | TKO | 3 | Punches | β | Middleweight | Cage Rage |
| 18 | Aug 20, 2005 | 35 | Joe Doerksen | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 17 | Apr 16, 2005 | 34 | Travis Lutter | W | SUB | 2 | Guillotine choke | β | Middleweight | UFC |
| 16 | Jan 8, 2005 | 34 | Landon Showalter | W | SUB | 1 | Armbar | β | Middleweight | Sport Fight |
| 15 | Nov 27, 2004 | 34 | Mark Weir | W | TKO | 1 | Doctor stoppage | β | Middleweight | Cage Rage |
| 14 | Aug 21, 2004 | 34 | David Terrell | L | KO | 1 | Punches | β | Middleweight | UFC |
| 13 | May 7, 2004 | 33 | Tony Fryklund | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Middleweight | ROTR |
| 12 | Nov 21, 2003 | 33 | Falaniko Vitale | W | TKO | 3 | Submission to strikes | β | Middleweight | UFC |
| 11 | Jun 6, 2003 | 33 | Falaniko Vitale | L | KO | 1 | Slam | β | Middleweight | UFC |
| 10 | Feb 28, 2003 | 32 | Phil Baroni | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Middleweight | UFC |
| 9 | Sep 27, 2002 | 32 | Ivan Salaverry | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Middleweight | UFC |
| 8 | May 10, 2002 | 31 | Murilo Bustamante | L | SUB | 3 | Guillotine choke | ~ UFC Championship | Middleweight | UFC |
| 7 | Mar 22, 2002 | 31 | Pat Miletich | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | Middleweight | UFC |
| 6 | Nov 21, 2001 | 31 | Phil Baroni | W | MD | 3 | β | β | β | UFC |
| 5 | May 4, 2001 | 30 | Ricardo Almeida | W | DQ | 3 | Illegal up-kicks | β | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 4 | Dec 16, 2000 | 30 | Yoji Anjo | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | β | UFC |
| 3 | Sep 20, 1997 | 27 | Travis Fulton | W | SUB | 1 | Choke | + IFC 6 Tournament | β | IFC |
| 2 | Sep 20, 1997 | 27 | Mark Waters | W | TKO | 1 | Submission to punches | β | β | IFC |
| 1 | Feb 14, 1997 | 26 | Karo Davtyan | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | β | World Fighting Federation |