Matthew Lopez (10-4, 8) was born in Safford, Arizona, U.S. on January 21, 1987. At the age of 26 years on May 25, 2013, he made his professional MMA debut against Imani Jackson, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On July 13, 2016, 29-year old Matthew Lopez made his UFC debut on his 9th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker against a 31-year old Rani Yahya but lost the fight via submission in the 3rd round.
Lopez' last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Brad Katona at UFC 231 at age 31 on December 8, 2018. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought six times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Matthew Lopez' best fights have been against Johnny Eduardo and Mitch Gagnon.
Lopez has 4 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14  | Dec 8, 2018 31 years, 10 months 10-4 (8) | 26 years, 11 months 7-0 (3) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
13  | Apr 14, 2018 31 years, 2 months 10-3 (8) | 28 years, 7 months 19-6-1 (13) | UFC | 2 | TKO | LOSS Knees and punches | |
12  | Nov 11, 2017 30 years, 9 months 10-2 (8) | 35 years, 3 months 25-5 (13) | UFC | 3 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
11  | Jun 3, 2017 30 years, 4 months 10-1 (8) | 38 years, 10 months 28-10 (21) | UFC | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10  | Dec 10, 2016 29 years, 10 months 9-1 (7) | 32 years, 2 months 12-3 (10) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
9  | Jul 13, 2016 29 years, 5 months 8-1 (7) | 31 years, 10 months 21-8 (15) | UFC | 3 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke | |
8 | Apr 15, 2016 29 years, 2 months 8-0 (7) | Eli Finn | 1 | SUB | WIN Elbows and punches | ||
7 | Oct 9, 2015 28 years, 8 months 7-0 (6) | Justin Linn | 1 | SUB | WIN Face lock | ||
6 | Aug 21, 2015 28 years, 7 months 6-0 (5) | Kevin Clark | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
5 | Apr 10, 2015 28 years, 2 months 5-0 (4) | Devin Turner | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
4 | Dec 5, 2014 27 years, 10 months 4-0 (3) | John Robles | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
3 | Jun 28, 2014 27 years, 5 months 3-0 (2) | Miguelito Marti | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Jul 20, 2013 26 years, 5 months 2-0 (1) | Sammy Silva | KOTC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
1 | May 25, 2013 26 years, 4 months 1-0 (1) | Imani Jackson | KOTC | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
