“The Celtic Kid”
Jake Matthews "The Celtic Kid" is an active Welterweight fighter with a 22-8-0 Sherdog full record. CageVault tracks this fighter profile with career statistics, recent fight history, matchup context, AI predictions, betting odds, and DFS research.
Jake Matthews is an active Welterweight mixed martial artist. The profile data says career record is 22-8-0, UFC record is 15-8-0, nationality is Australia, team is Nexus, stance is Orthodox, height is 5' 11", reach is 73". CageVault uses this page as a fighter research hub with career statistics, recent fight history, matchup context, AI prediction links, odds research, and DFS tools.
The most recent logged fight is a loss against Neil Magny at UFC Fight Night 260 - Ulberg vs. Reyes on Sep 27 2025 by Submission (Brabo Choke). Across the latest 5 logged bouts, the recent form line is 3-2 with 2 finishes.
The striking profile lists 3.34 significant strikes landed per minute, 2.62 significant strikes absorbed per minute, 43% striking accuracy, 60% striking defense. The grappling data lists 1.44 takedowns per 15 minutes, 41% takedown accuracy, 64% takedown defense, 0.8 submission attempts per 15 minutes. Those fields help separate striking pace, defensive reliability, takedown risk, and submission activity before a matchup is compared against betting lines.
The listed win mix includes 5 KO/TKO wins, 9 submission wins, 8 decision wins. CageVault currently lists a 63.6% finish rate. The finish profile gives readers a quick way to compare knockout, submission, and decision paths when researching upcoming UFC matchups.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOSS | Neil Magny | Submission (Brabo Choke) | UFC Fight Night 260 - Ulberg vs. Reyes | Sep 27 2025 |
| WIN | Chidi Njokuani | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | UFC on ESPN 70 - Lewis vs. Teixeira | Jul 12 2025 |
| WIN | Francisco Prado | Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 312 - Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 | Feb 08 2025 |
| WIN | Philip Rowe | Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 302 - Makhachev vs. Poirier | Jun 01 2024 |
| LOSS | Michael Morales | Decision (Unanimous) | UFC Fight Night 232 - Allen vs. Craig | Nov 18 2023 |
| WIN | Darrius Flowers | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | UFC 291 - Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 | Jul 29 2023 |
| LOSS | Matthew Semelsberger | Decision (Unanimous) | UFC Fight Night 216 - Cannonier vs. Strickland | Dec 17 2022 |
| WIN | Andre Fialho | KO (Punches) | UFC 275 - Teixeira vs. Prochazka | Jun 12 2022 |
| LOSS | Sean Brady | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | UFC 259 - Blachowicz vs. Adesanya | Mar 06 2021 |
| WIN | Diego Sanchez | Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 253 - Adesanya vs. Costa | Sep 26 2020 |
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