Matthews vs Semelsberger

Who won Matthews vs Semelsberger?

Matt Semelsberger beat Jake Matthews by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 17th December 2022 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Matt Semelsberger.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Matthews vs Semelsberger stats

Jake Matthews stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Matt Semelsberger made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Jake Matthews' UFC record stood at 12-7-0, while Matt Semelsberger's came in at 5-5-0.

The stats suggested Semelsberger had a massive power advantage over Matthews, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Matthews' 28%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Matthews had a large advantage over Semelsberger, boasting a 39% submission rate over Semelsberger's 10%.

Jake Matthews was the younger man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Semelsberger had a height advantage of 2 inches over Matthews. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Matthews was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 6 months earlier than Semelsberger, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 59 to Semelsberger's 45.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Matt Semelsberger had been fighting more than Jake Matthews.

Going to this contest, Jake Matthews had last fought 1 year, 10 months and 16 days ago, while Matt Semelsberger's last outing had been 1 year, 8 months and 28 days ago.

Matthews' last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Semelsberger's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Matthews vs Semelsberger?

Jake Matthews was a 31/100 (-320) favourite going into the contest, while Matt Semelsberger made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.