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Matt Bessette
Featherweight

“The Mangler”

Matt Bessette

Hartford, United States

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Age
38
Height
70 in
Reach
70.5 in
Weight
145.5 lb
Stance
Orthodox
Octagon debut
Jul 11, 2017
MMA RECORD22–9–0WINS – LOSSES – DRAWS

Featherweight

BY THE NUMBERS

Fighter statistics

Performance rates from the supplied UFC profile.

Striking

Sig. strikes / min
4.36
Strikes absorbed / min
4.45
Striking accuracy
41.0%
Strike defense
59.0%

Grappling

Takedowns / 15 min
0.64
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
61.0%
Sub. attempts / 15 min
0.32

Record & fight time

Overall MMA wins
22
Overall MMA losses
9
Overall MMA draws
0
No contests
0
Average fight time
9.35 min

Win methods

DEC732.0%
SUB836.0%
KO/TKO732.0%

Significant strikes by target

Leg199.0%
Body4321.0%
Head14270.0%

Significant strikes by position

Clinch2311.0%
Ground3718.0%
Standing14471.0%

UFC profile statistics and overall MMA records have different coverage. A dash means unavailable, not zero.

Advanced Stats ＋
Team
—
Height
70 in
Reach
70.5 in
Weight
145.5 lb
Leg reach
39 in
Fighting style
—
No contests
0
Status
Not Fighting
Birthplace
Hartford, United States
Knockdown average
0.32
Sig. strikes landed
204
Sig. strikes attempted
493
Takedowns landed
—
Takedowns attempted
7
Completed fights in history
3
Timed history sample
3 / 3
Time in timed fights
32.98 min

Time in history covers only supplied completed bouts with a valid round and clock, using five-minute rounds. It is not an estimated career total.

Fight history