1218LAST RATING · 145 LB

Matt Sayles

Not ranked: last UFC fight 18 Dec 2021, outside the 18-month activity window. 1–3 in the UFC since 2018.

Career and every weight

Pick a weight to see the rating there, the numbers, and how they compare with that division.

Career

Every UFC fight, at every weight (155 lb, 145 lb). Red is a dominant win (85 or more), blush any other win, grey a loss or draw. Ratings are kept weight by weight, in the other tabs; they do not compare across divisions. Opposition here is each opponent’s standing at their weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year.

155 lb145 lb201920202021
1–3UFC record
1 of 1Dominant wins
91Average win score
25thOpposition, percentile
How the wins came0 KO/TKO 1 submission 0 decision
Finish rate100% of wins
Stopped in losses2 of 3
Knockdowns landed0
Average fight time9:55
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min– / –
Sig. strike accuracy–
Takedowns per 15 min–
Control time– of the fight
Best winKyle Nelson rated 1118 at 145 lb going in

Per-minute figures need 5 fights with full statistics.

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight, every weight. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

1 of 1 wins inside the distance, 0 in round one. Stopped in 2 of 3 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Kyle Nelson, rated 1118 at 145 lb. Dominant in 1 of 1 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

155 lb

Not on the lightweight board: last fight at 155 lb on 18 Dec 2021, outside the 18-month activity window. Last rating at the weight: 1152, after 1 fight there.

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Rating after every fight at 155 lb. The solid line is the published rating, the dashed line the best estimate. Tap a point for the fight.
0–1Record at 155 lb
–Dominant wins
–Average win score
1337Avg opponent rating
How the wins came0 KO/TKO 0 submission 0 decision
Finish rate– of wins
Stopped in losses1 of 1
Knockdowns landed0
Average fight time7:05
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min1.8 / 1.3
Sig. strike accuracy38%
Takedowns per 15 min2.1
Control time17% of the fight

Against the division needs 5 rated fights at 155 lb; Matt Sayles has 1 so far.

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight at 155 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

No UFC wins yet. Stopped in 1 of 1 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

No UFC wins yet

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

145 lb

Not on the featherweight board: last fight at 145 lb on 7 Dec 2019, outside the 18-month activity window. Last rating at the weight: 1218, after 3 fights there.

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Rating after every fight at 145 lb. The solid line is the published rating, the dashed line the best estimate. Tap a point for the fight.
1–2Record at 145 lb
1 of 1Dominant wins
91Average win score
1199Avg opponent rating
How the wins came0 KO/TKO 1 submission 0 decision
Finish rate100% of wins
Stopped in losses1 of 2
Knockdowns landed0
Average fight time10:52
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min4.7 / 3.2
Sig. strike accuracy40%
Takedowns per 15 min0.0
Control time12% of the fight
Best winKyle Nelson rated 1118 going in

Against the division needs 5 rated fights at 145 lb; Matt Sayles has 3 so far.

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight at 145 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

1 of 1 wins inside the distance, 0 in round one. Stopped in 1 of 2 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Kyle Nelson, rated 1118 at 145 lb. Dominant in 1 of 1 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

Every UFC fight

4 fights on record, newest first, at every weight. Score is the fight's dominance score out of 100, this fighter first; 85 or more is a dominant win.

DateResultScoreOpponentMethodRoundWeightEvent
18 Dec 2021Loss13–87Jordan LeavittsubmissionR2 2:05LightweightUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus
7 Dec 2019Loss10–90Bryce MitchellsubmissionR1 4:20FeatherweightUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik
4 May 2019Win91–9Kyle NelsonsubmissionR3 3:16FeatherweightUFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
4 Aug 2018Loss24–76Sheymon Moraesunanimous decisionR3 5:00FeatherweightUFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2