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

0.019

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

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. Landed	19	13	26
Avg. Absorbed	12	13	14
Avg. Net	+7	0	+12

Grappling

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

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

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

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

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

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

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

Sayles — 4 UFC Fights

Result

Method

4 fights

Jordan Leavitt

SUB R2 · 2:05Dec '21

·13 SS (38%)·9 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·74s ctrl·1 sub att

↵ 24mo layoff

Bryce Mitchell

SUB R1 · 4:20Dec '19

-4

·2 SS (50%)·6 abs·1 td taken

Kyle Nelson

SUB R3 · 3:16May '19

+49

·75 SS (51%)·26 abs·2 td taken·167s ctrl·1 sub att

Sheymon Moraes

U-DEC R3Aug '18

·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

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

0.019

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
Landed	19	13	26
Absorbed	12	13	14
Net	+7	0	+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

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

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

Jordan Leavitt

SUB·R2·Dec '21

13 SS (38%)·9 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·74s ctrl·1 sub

Bryce Mitchell

SUB·R1·Dec '19

2 SS (50%)·6 abs·1 td taken

Kyle Nelson

SUB·R3·May '19

75 SS (51%)·26 abs·2 td taken·167s ctrl·1 sub

Sheymon Moraes

U-DEC·R3·Aug '18

77 SS (33%)·73 abs·0/3 td·68s ctrl

Sayles — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WYazan HajehDWCSKO/TKOR1Jun 2018

Round 14 rounds

Round 23 rounds

Round 32 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

+12

n=4

n=3

n=2

Landed

Absorbed

Net

+12