Fighter Profile›Middleweight

“The Law”

Matt Lindland

22-912 UFC

Wrestler

Form

· 2W

Inactive

Title Fight

Output Drops Late

High Wear

6'0"ht·74"reach·Southpawstance·55age

Last fightWJoe Doerksen·U-DEC·R3·20yr ago

Fighter Context

9–3UFC·

3KO

1Sub

4Dec

10.6min/fight

117UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

6–1(7 fights)

50%finish rate

+1.8str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+1.06

Positive

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.503

Strong

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

Durability

Average

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

Round Win Rate

82%

Dominant

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Lindland

Ground & Pound

Middleweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min2.62

Str. Accuracy50%

288UFC landed/554attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−2.0 vs avg1.56

Str. Defense52%

KD Rate / fight0.00

KD Absorbed / fight0.25

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

71%

Body

13%

Leg

16%

By Position

Distance21%

Clinch31%

Ground49%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 112 rounds	Round 28 rounds	Round 37 rounds
Avg. Landed	12	11	8
Avg. Absorbed	4	4	11
Avg. Net	+8	+8	-3

Grappling

Lindland

Sub Hunter

·387s ctrlElite Control

Middleweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min3.01

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY6.93

TD Accuracy48%

27UFC landed/54attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.30

1UFC wins/9attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense60%

11UFC defended/17opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Rarely Tapped

Finishing

Finish Rate

44%

Average

div avg 61%

How They Lose

3UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 9

Submission1 / 9

Decision4 / 9

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 3

Submission1 / 3

Decision0 / 3

Loss Pattern

2 of 3 losses by finish in R1–R2

Fast and versatile. 3 of 4 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

No eligible sequences on record.

Decision Margin

—

More decisions needed.

Decision Types

3UD

0SD

1MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Div. change

sig. strikes trending down. Averaging 12 less in second half of career

12 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Drops Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=12

R2n=8

R3n=7

Outputsig strikes / min

2.9

2.4

1.9

Absorbedsig strikes / min

0.9

0.8

2.6

Diff

+2.0

+1.6

-0.7

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Absorbed-69%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Lindland — 12 UFC Fights

Result

Method

12 fights

Joe Doerksen

U-DEC R3Aug '05

+11

·19 SS (44%)·8 abs·4/4 td·2 td taken·724s ctrl·4 sub att

Travis Lutter

SUB R2 · 3:13Apr '05

+11

·11 SS (44%)·2/4 td·1 td taken·328s ctrl·1 sub att

David Terrell

KO/TKO R1 · 0:24Aug '04

-5

·5 abs·1 kd taken

Falaniko Vitale

KO/TKO R3 · 4:23Nov '03

+32

·35 SS (56%)·3 abs·1/3 td·496s ctrl·1 sub att

Falaniko Vitale

KO/TKO R1 · 1:56Jun '03

·2 SS (22%)·2 abs·0/3 td·54s ctrl

Phil Baroni

U-DEC R3Feb '03

-4

·40 SS (53%)·44 abs·4/13 td·1 td taken·611s ctrl·2 sub att

Ivan Salaverry

U-DEC R3Sep '02

-16

·16 SS (25%)·32 abs·6/9 td·479s ctrl

Murilo Bustamante

TITLE

SUB R3 · 1:33May '02

+18

·35 SS (53%)·17 abs·0/3 td·2 td taken·297s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub att

Pat MiletichVeteran

KO/TKO R1 · 3:09Mar '02

+19

·20 SS (50%)·1 abs·1/1 td·170s ctrl

Phil Baroni

M-DEC R3Nov '01

+39

·71 SS (76%)·32 abs·4/9 td·625s ctrl·1 kd taken

⚠ Illegal knee

Lindland — Prior Tracked Fights (7)

WFabio NascimentoAfflictionU-DECR3—

LJacare SouzaStrikeforceSUBR1—

LRobbie LawlerStrikeforceKO/TKOR1—

LQuinton JacksonOtherS-DECR3—

LFedor EmelianenkoOtherSUBR1—

WKevin CaseyStrikeforceKO/TKOR3—

LVitor BelfortAfflictionKO/TKOR1—

All Fighters

Middleweight

“The Law”

Matt Lindland

22-912 UFC

Form

6'0"ht·74"reach·Southpawstance·55age

Last fightWJoe Doerksen·U-DEC·20yr ago

Fighter Context

9–3UFC·

3KO

1Sub

4Dec

10.6min/fight

117UFC min

vs. Winning Record6–1

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+1.06

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.503

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

Durability

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

Round Win Rate

82%

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Lindland

Middleweight avg

Ground & Pound

Sig. Strikes / Min2.62

Str. Accuracy50%

288UFC landed/554attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−2.0 vs avg1.56

Str. Defense52%

KD Rate / Fight0.00

KD Absorbed / Fight0.25

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

71%

Body

13%

Leg

16%

By Position

Dist21%

Clinch31%

Ground49%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=12	R2 n=8	R3 n=7
Landed	12	11	8
Absorbed	4	4	11
Net	+8	+8	-3

Grappling

Lindland

Middleweight avg

Sub Hunter

387s ctrlElite Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min3.01

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY6.93

TD Accuracy48%

27UFC landed/54attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.30

1UFC wins/9attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense60%

11UFC defended/17opp. attempts

Sub Defense1 loss / 5 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

44%

Average

Win Methods

3KO/TKO

1Sub

4Dec

Loss Methods

2KO/TKO

1Sub

0Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—No eligible sequences.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—More decisions needed.

Decision Types

3UD

0SD

1MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Drops Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=12

R2n=8

R3n=7

Outputsig strikes / min

2.9

2.4

1.9

Absorbedsig strikes / min

0.9

0.8

2.6

Diff

+2.0

+1.6

-0.7

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

Lindland — UFC Fight Log

Joe Doerksen

U-DEC·R3·Aug '05

19 SS (44%)·8 abs·4/4 td·2 td taken·724s ctrl·4 sub

Travis Lutter

SUB·R2·Apr '05

11 SS (44%)·2/4 td·1 td taken·328s ctrl·1 sub

David Terrell

KO/TKO·R1·Aug '04

5 abs·1 kd taken

Falaniko Vitale

KO/TKO·R3·Nov '03

35 SS (56%)·3 abs·1/3 td·496s ctrl·1 sub

Falaniko Vitale

KO/TKO·R1·Jun '03

2 SS (22%)·2 abs·0/3 td·54s ctrl

Phil Baroni

U-DEC·R3·Feb '03

40 SS (53%)·44 abs·4/13 td·1 td taken·611s ctrl·2 sub

Ivan Salaverry

U-DEC·R3·Sep '02

16 SS (25%)·32 abs·6/9 td·479s ctrl

Murilo BustamanteTITLE

SUB·R3·May '02

35 SS (53%)·17 abs·0/3 td·2 td taken·297s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub

Lindland — Prior Tracked Fights (7)

WFabio NascimentoAfflictionU-DECR3

LJacare SouzaStrikeforceSUBR1

LRobbie LawlerStrikeforceKO/TKOR1

LQuinton JacksonOtherS-DECR3

LFedor EmelianenkoOtherSUBR1

WKevin CaseyStrikeforceKO/TKOR3

LVitor BelfortAfflictionKO/TKOR1

Round 112 rounds

Round 28 rounds

Round 37 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-3

n=12

n=8

n=7

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-3