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Matt Sayles lands 4.8 and absorbs 2.8 significant strikes per minute. Output exceeds absorption by 2.0. Among the larger positive margins in the division.

Matt Sayles has minimal takedown activity on record.

Matt Sayles wins 44% of rounds across 9 scored. Concedes more rounds than wins across fights on record.

Matt Sayles has 0 KO losses in 4 UFC fights. Absorbs 0.00 knockdowns per fight on average. Durability rating requires more fights to establish.

Matt Sayles finishes 100% of wins by KO/TKO or submission.

Matt Sayles's last fight was over 54 months ago.

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Fighter Profile›Lightweight

Matt Sayles

8-44 UFC
Pressure Fighter
Form
· 2L
Inactive
5'7"ht·68"reach·Orthodoxstance·32age
Last fightLJordan Leavitt·SUB·R2·4yr ago
Fighter Context
1–3UFC·
0KO
·
1Sub
·
0Dec
·
9.9min/fight
·
42UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Striking Differential
+2.02
Dominant

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.023
None

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.

Round Win Rate
44%
Passive

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

Striking

Matt Sayles — 4.83 significant strikes per minute, 41% striking accuracy, absorbs 2.81 strikes per minute.

Sayles
Ground & Pound
Lightweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min4.83
Str. Accuracy41%
167UFC landed/420attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
−1.4 vs avg2.81
Str. Defense61%
KD Rate / fight0.00
KD Absorbed / fightNone on record
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
58%
Body
25%
Leg
17%
By Position
Distance67%
/
Clinch7%
/
Ground26%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 14 rounds
Round 23 rounds
Round 32 rounds
Avg. Landed191326
Avg. Absorbed121314
Avg. Net+70+12
Grappling

Matt Sayles — 0.4 takedowns per 15 minutes, 16% takedown accuracy, 0.7 submission attempts per 15 minutes, 81% takedown defense.

Sayles
Sub Hunter
·62s ctrlAverage Control
Lightweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.36
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.51
TD Accuracy16%
1UFC landed/4attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.70
1UFC wins/2attempted
Defense
Elite TD Def
TD Defense81%
17UFC defended/21opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Rarely Tapped
Finishing

Matt Sayles — 1 UFC win (1 submission), 100% finish rate.

Finish Rate
100%
div avg 52%
How They Lose
3UFC losses
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO0 / 1
Submission1 / 1
Decision0 / 1
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO0 / 3
Submission2 / 3
Decision1 / 3
Loss Pattern
2 of 3 losses by finish in R1–R2
Finish Round Distribution
Finish WinsFinish LossesR1R2R3
SUB W
SUB L
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
—
No eligible sequences on record.
Decision Margin
—
More decisions needed.
Decision Types
1UD
·
0SD
·
0MD
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
Layoff
0+22+44+66+89avg↵201820192021

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

Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
1.53.14.8R1R2R3
R1n=4
R2n=3
R3n=2
Outputsig strikes / min
3.9
3.3
6.2
Absorbedsig strikes / min
2.4
3.2
3.4
Diff
+1.5
+0.1
+2.8

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 4 Fights — Trend
▼Absorbed-52%L3
34%89%145%LWLL

Last 4 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Sayles — 4 UFC Fights

Matt Sayles — UFC fight record: 1 win, 3 losses.

Result
Method
4 fights
L
Jordan Leavitt
LW
SUB R2 · 2:05Dec '21
+4
·13 SS (38%)·9 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·74s ctrl·1 sub att
↵ 24mo layoff
L
Bryce Mitchell
FW
SUB R1 · 4:20Dec '19
-4
·2 SS (50%)·6 abs·1 td taken
W
Kyle Nelson
FW
SUB R3 · 3:16May '19
+49
·75 SS (51%)·26 abs·2 td taken·167s ctrl·1 sub att
L
Sheymon Moraes
FW
U-DEC R3Aug '18
+4
·77 SS (33%)·73 abs·0/3 td·68s ctrl
Sayles — Prior Tracked Fights (1)
WYazan HajehDWCSKO/TKOR1Jun 2018
All Fighters
Lightweight

Matt Sayles

8-44 UFC
Form
2L
5'7"ht·68"reach·Orthodoxstance·32age
Last fightLJordan Leavitt·SUB·4yr ago
Fighter Context
1–3UFC·
0KO
·
1Sub
·
0Dec
·
9.9min/fight
·
42UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
+2.02

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.023

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.

Round Win Rate
44%

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

Striking
Sayles
Lightweight avg
Ground & Pound
Sig. Strikes / Min4.83
Str. Accuracy41%
167UFC landed/420attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
−1.4 vs avg2.81
Str. Defense61%
KD Rate / Fight0.00
KD Absorbed / FightNone on record
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
58%
Body
25%
Leg
17%
By Position
Dist67%
Clinch7%
Ground26%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=4
R2
n=3
R3
n=2
Landed191326
Absorbed121314
Net+70+12
Grappling
Sayles
Lightweight avg
Sub Hunter
62s ctrlAverage Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.36
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.51
TD Accuracy16%
1UFC landed/4attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.70
1UFC wins/2attempted
Defense
Elite TD Def
TD Defense81%
17UFC defended/21opp. attempts
Sub Defense2 loss / 8 attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
100%
Elite Finisher
Win Methods
0KO/TKO
1Sub
0Dec
Loss Methods
0KO/TKO
2Sub
1Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
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
1UD
·
0SD
·
0MD
Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
1.53.14.8R1R2R3
R1n=4
R2n=3
R3n=2
Outputsig strikes / min
3.9
3.3
6.2
Absorbedsig strikes / min
2.4
3.2
3.4
Diff
+1.5
+0.1
+2.8

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

Sayles — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Jordan LeavittLW
SUB·R2·Dec '21
13 SS (38%)·9 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·74s ctrl·1 sub
L
Bryce MitchellFW
SUB·R1·Dec '19
2 SS (50%)·6 abs·1 td taken
W
Kyle NelsonFW
SUB·R3·May '19
75 SS (51%)·26 abs·2 td taken·167s ctrl·1 sub
L
Sheymon MoraesFW
U-DEC·R3·Aug '18
77 SS (33%)·73 abs·0/3 td·68s ctrl
Sayles — Prior Tracked Fights (1)
WYazan HajehDWCSKO/TKOR1Jun 2018
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