Matt Lindland (22-9, 15) was born in Oregon City, Oregon, U.S. on May 17, 1970. At the age of 26 years on February 14, 1997, he made his professional MMA debut against Karo Davtyan, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On December 16, 2000, 30-year old Matt Lindland made his UFC debut on his 4th professional MMA fight at UFC 29 against a 33-year old Yoji Anjo, winning the fight in the 1st round via TKO.
Lindland's last fight was a 1st-round choke-out loss to Mamed Khalidov at KSW 16: Khalidov vs. Lindland at age 41 on May 21, 2011. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought 12 times in the UFC, and has a record of 9 wins and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Matt Lindland's best fights have been against Pat Miletich, Phil Baroni, Falaniko Vitale, Yoji Anjo, Travis Lutter, Mark Weir and Kevin Casey. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Matt Lindland".
Lindland has 9 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Matt Lindland Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31  | May 21, 2011 41 years 22-9 (15) | 30 years, 10 months 22-4-2 (21) | KSW | HW | 1 | CKO | Loss Guillotine choke |
30  | Dec 4, 2010 40 years, 6 months 22-8 (15) | 28 years, 8 months 17-6 (15) | Strikeforce | HW | 1 | KO | Loss Punches |
29  | May 21, 2010 40 years 22-7 (15) | 28 years, 11 months 3-1 (2) | Strikeforce | HW | 3 | TKO | Win Punches |
28  | Dec 19, 2009 39 years, 7 months 21-7 (14) | 30 years 10-2 (8) | Strikeforce | HW | 1 | SUB | Loss Arm-triangle choke |
27  | Jan 24, 2009 38 years, 8 months 21-6 (14) | 31 years, 9 months 17-8 (13) | Affliction | HW | 1 | KO | Loss Punches |
26 | Jul 19, 2008 38 years, 2 months 21-5 (14) | Fabio Nascimento | Affliction | HW | 3 | UD | Win |
25  | Apr 14, 2007 36 years, 10 months 20-5 (14) | 30 years, 6 months 26-1 (19) | HW | 1 | SUB | Loss Armbar | |
24  | Feb 2, 2007 36 years, 8 months 20-4 (14) | 30 years, 5 months 14-11 (11) | LHW | 2 | SUB | Win Guillotine choke | |
23  | Sep 9, 2006 36 years, 3 months 19-4 (13) | 31 years 78-14-5 (66) | LHW | 2 | TKO | Win Punches | |
22  | Jul 22, 2006 36 years, 2 months 18-4 (12) | 28 years, 1 month 24-6 (18) | LHW | 3 | SD | Loss | |
21  | Apr 29, 2006 35 years, 11 months 18-3 (12) | 40 years, 10 months 8-4 (7) | MD | 1 | SUB | Win Guillotine choke | |
20 | Mar 3, 2006 35 years, 9 months 17-3 (11) | Fabio Leopoldo | MD | 3 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
19 | Dec 3, 2005 35 years, 6 months 16-3 (10) | Antonio Schembri | MD | 3 | TKO | Win Punches | |
18  | Aug 20, 2005 35 years, 3 months 15-3 (9) | 27 years, 10 months 31-6 (27) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | Win |
17  | Apr 16, 2005 34 years, 10 months 14-3 (9) | 31 years, 11 months 5-1 (4) | UFC | MD | 2 | SUB | Win Guillotine choke |
16 | Jan 8, 2005 34 years, 7 months 13-3 (8) | Landon Showalter | MD | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | |
15  | Nov 27, 2004 34 years, 6 months 12-3 (7) | 37 years, 2 months 14-5 (14) | MD | 1 | TKO | Win Doctor stoppage | |
14  | Aug 21, 2004 34 years, 3 months 11-3 (6) | 26 years, 7 months 4-1 (4) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | Loss Punches |
13  | May 7, 2004 33 years, 11 months 11-2 (6) | 33 years, 1 month 10-2 (9) | MD | 3 | UD | Win | |
12  | Nov 21, 2003 33 years, 6 months 10-2 (6) | 29 years, 4 months 15-2 (14) | UFC | MD | 3 | TKO | Win Submission to strikes |
11 | Jun 6, 2003 33 years 9-2 (5) | 28 years, 10 months 13-2 (12) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | Loss Slam |
10  | Feb 28, 2003 32 years, 9 months 9-1 (5) | 26 years, 10 months 5-1 (4) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | Win |
9  | Sep 27, 2002 32 years, 4 months 8-1 (5) | 31 years, 8 months 9-2 (7) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | Win |
8  | May 10, 2002 31 years, 11 months 7-1 (5) | 35 years, 9 months 8-1-1 (7) | UFC | MD | 3 | SUB | Loss Guillotine choke For UFC middleweight title |
7  | Mar 22, 2002 31 years, 10 months 7-0 (5) | 34 years 28-5-2 (22) | UFC | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
6 | Nov 21, 2001 31 years, 6 months 6-0 (4) | Phil Baroni | UFC | 3 | MD | Win | |
5  | May 4, 2001 30 years, 11 months 5-0 (4) | 24 years, 5 months 1-0 (0) | UFC | 3 | DQ | Win Illegal up-kicks | |
4  | Dec 16, 2000 30 years, 6 months 4-0 (4) | 33 years, 8 months 0-3 (0) | UFC | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
3  | Sep 20, 1997 27 years, 4 months 3-0 (3) | 20 years, 3 months 13-5-1 (13) | 1 | SUB | Win Choke | ||
2 | Sep 20, 1997 27 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | Mark Waters | 1 | TKO | Win Submission to punches | ||
1 | Feb 14, 1997 26 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Karo Davtyan | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
