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Matt Bessette lands 4.4 and absorbs 4.5 significant strikes per minute. Output and absorption are close.

Matt Bessette has minimal takedown activity on record.

Matt Bessette's last fight was over 96 months ago.

Matt Bessette is 41 years old.

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Fighter Profile›Featherweight
“The Mangler”

Matt Bessette

22-9 (1 NC)2 UFC
Form
· 2L
Inactive
5'10"ht·70"reach·Orthodoxstance·41age
Last fightLSteven Peterson·S-DEC·R3·7yr ago
Fighter Context
0–2UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
15.0min/fight
·
33UFC min
CQ Key Stats
◈2 UFC Fights
Striking Differential
-0.09

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.072

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
Unrated

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Pre-UFC Background
Pre-UFC Record
25-8
Last fight: Jul 2018
Physical
Height
5'10"
+1.2"div avg 5'9"
Reach
70"
−0.5"div avg 70.5"
Stance
Orthodox
Win Methods
KO / TKO
832%
Sub
936%
Decision
832%
Loss Methods
KO / TKO
113%
Sub
113%
Decision
563%
Striking

Matt Bessette — 4.36 significant strikes per minute, 41% striking accuracy, absorbs 4.45 strikes per minute.

Bessette
Distance Striker
Body Attacker
Featherweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min4.36
Str. Accuracy41%
100UFC landed/287attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
+0.4 vs avg4.45
Str. Defense58%
KD Rate / fight0.00
KD Absorbed / fightNone on record
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
66%
Body
25%
Leg
9%
By Position
Distance88%
/
Clinch10%
/
Ground2%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 12 rounds
Round 22 rounds
Round 32 rounds
Avg. Landed181914
Avg. Absorbed192819
Avg. Net0-9-5
Grappling

Matt Bessette — 0.6 takedowns per 15 minutes, 28% takedown accuracy, 0.3 submission attempts per 15 minutes, 61% takedown defense.

Bessette·31s ctrlPassive Control
Featherweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.64
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.50
TD Accuracy28%
0UFC landed/3attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.30
Defense
TD Defense61%
9UFC defended/16opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Escaped Once
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
div avg 47%
How They Lose
2UFC losses
Win Breakdown
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO0 / 2
Submission0 / 2
Decision2 / 2
Loss Pattern
Outscored
2 of 2 losses by decision
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
—
More data needed.
Decision Margin
—
W0 dec
1.0pts
L2 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
1UD
·
1SD
·
0MD
·
50%split rate
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
0+16+33+49+66avg2018

2 UFC fights · hover for details

Bessette — 2 UFC Fights

Matt Bessette — UFC fight record: 0 wins, 2 losses.

Result
Method
2 fights
L
Steven Peterson
FW
S-DEC R3Jul '18
-17
·57 SS (40%)·74 abs·0/3 td·2 td taken·93s ctrl
L
Enrique Barzola
FW
U-DEC R3Jan '18
-12
·43 SS (29%)·55 abs·5 td taken
Bessette — Prior Tracked Fights (1)
NCKurt HolobaughDWCSOverturnedR1Jul 2017
All Fighters
Featherweight
“The Mangler”

Matt Bessette

22-9 (1 NC)2 UFC
Form
2L
5'10"ht·70"reach·Orthodoxstance·41age
Last fightLSteven Peterson·S-DEC·7yr ago
Fighter Context
0–2UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
15.0min/fight
·
33UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
-0.09

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.072

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
Unrated

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Pre-UFC Background
Pre-UFC Record
25-8
Last fight: Jul 2018
Physical
Height
5'10"
+1.2"div avg 5'9"
Reach
70"
−0.5"div avg 70.5"
Stance
Orthodox
Win Methods
KO / TKO
832%
Sub
936%
Decision
832%
Loss Methods
KO / TKO
113%
Sub
113%
Decision
563%
Striking
Bessette
Featherweight avg
Distance StrikerBody Attacker
Sig. Strikes / Min4.36
Str. Accuracy41%
100UFC landed/287attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
+0.4 vs avg4.45
Str. Defense58%
KD Rate / Fight0.00
KD Absorbed / FightNone on record
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
66%
Body
25%
Leg
9%
By Position
Dist88%
Clinch10%
Ground2%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=2
R2
n=2
R3
n=2
Landed181914
Absorbed192819
Net0-9-5
Grappling
Bessette
Featherweight avg
31s ctrlPassive Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.64
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.50
TD Accuracy28%
0UFC landed/3attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.30
Defense
TD Defense61%
9UFC defended/16opp. attempts
Sub Defense0 loss / 1 attempt
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
Decision Fighter
Win Methods
0KO/TKO
0Sub
0Dec
Loss Methods
0KO/TKO
0Sub
2Dec
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
—More data needed.
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
—
W0 dec
1.0pts
L2 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
1UD
·
1SD
·
0MD
·
50%split rate
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-0.11.93.8R1R2R3
R1n=2
R2n=2
R3n=2
Outputsig strikes / min
3.6
3.7
2.7
Absorbedsig strikes / min
3.7
5.5
3.7
Diff
-0.1
-1.8
-1.0

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Bessette — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Steven PetersonFW
S-DEC·R3·Jul '18
57 SS (40%)·74 abs·0/3 td·2 td taken·93s ctrl
L
Enrique BarzolaFW
U-DEC·R3·Jan '18
43 SS (29%)·55 abs·5 td taken
Bessette — Prior Tracked Fights (1)
NCKurt HolobaughDWCSOverturnedR1Jul 2017
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