Middleweight · “The Law”

Matt Lindland

22-9-0 UFC 9-3-0
6'0"Height
74"Reach
SouthpawStance
56Age
3KO wins
1Sub wins
44.4%Finish rate
9:44Avg fight
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Statistical profile

Percentile vs. UFC veterans · rim = true specialist

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min2.46
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.31
Striking accuracy52.0%
Striking defense50.5%
Takedowns / 15 min3.46
Takedown accuracy50.0%
Takedown defense64.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.15
Control time66.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents6-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 7 fights · green = win
May 10, 2002 vs Murilo Bustamante — 3.03/min (L) May '02 September 27, 2002 vs Ivan Salaverry — 1.07/min (W) Sep '02 February 28, 2003 vs Phil Baroni — 2.67/min (W) Feb '03 June 6, 2003 vs Falaniko Vitale — 1.03/min (L) Jun '03 November 21, 2003 vs Falaniko Vitale — 2.43/min (W) Nov '03 April 16, 2005 vs Travis Lutter — 1.34/min (W) Apr '05 August 20, 2005 vs Joe Doerksen — 1.27/min (W) Aug '05

Fight history

12 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
W Joe Doerksen 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 54: Boiling Point · August 20, 2005
19/43Sig. strikes
8/15Absorbed
4/4Takedowns
12:04Control
0Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
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W Travis Lutter 1-0 walk-in Submission · R2 3:13 — UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 2 · April 16, 2005
11/25Sig. strikes
0/4Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
5:28Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L David Terrell 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:24 — UFC 49: Unfinished Business · August 21, 2004
0/1Sig. strikes
5/7Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Falaniko Vitale 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:23 — UFC 45: Revolution · November 21, 2003
35/62Sig. strikes
3/18Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
8:16Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Falaniko Vitale 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:56 — UFC 43: Meltdown · June 6, 2003
2/9Sig. strikes
2/7Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:54Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Phil Baroni 3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 41: Onslaught · February 28, 2003
40/76Sig. strikes
44/73Absorbed
4/13Takedowns
10:11Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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W Ivan Salaverry 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 39: The Warriors Return · September 27, 2002
16/63Sig. strikes
32/70Absorbed
6/9Takedowns
7:59Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Murilo Bustamante 2-1 walk-in TITLE Submission · R3 1:33 — UFC 37: High Impact · May 10, 2002
35/66Sig. strikes
17/40Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
4:57Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Pat Miletich 8-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:09 — UFC 36: Worlds Collide · March 22, 2002
20/40Sig. strikes
1/2Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:50Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Phil Baroni 1-0 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC 34: High Voltage · November 2, 2001
71/94Sig. strikes
32/54Absorbed
4/9Takedowns
10:25Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Ricardo Almeida 0-0 walk-in DQ · R3 4:21 — UFC 31: Locked and Loaded · May 4, 2001
22/49Sig. strikes
9/18Absorbed
5/5Takedowns
12:15Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Yoji Anjo 0-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:58 — UFC 29: Defense of the Belts · December 16, 2000
17/26Sig. strikes
0/1Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
22-9-0Pro record
Team Quest {{cite webGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 7
Submission 8
Decision 6
Other 1

Losses by method

KO/TKO 4
Submission 4
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 12
Strikeforce 2
Affliction 2
IFL 2
Cage Rage 2
IFC 2
KSW 1
Strikeforce Challengers 1

+ 7 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 31 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Mamed Khalidov Technical Submission (guillotine choke) KSW 16: Khalidov vs. Lindland
May 21, 2011
 KSW 1 1:35
L Robbie Lawler KO (punches) Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu II
December 4, 2010
 Strikeforce 1 0:50
W Kevin Casey TKO (punches) Strikeforce Challengers: Lindland vs. Casey
May 21, 2010
 Strikeforce Challengers 3 3:41
L Ronaldo Souza Submission (arm-triangle choke) Strikeforce: Evolution
December 19, 2009
 Strikeforce 1 4:18
L Vitor Belfort KO (punches) Affliction: Day of Reckoning
January 24, 2009
 Affliction 1 0:37
W Fabio Nascimento Decision (unanimous) Affliction: Banned
July 19, 2008
 Affliction 3 5:00
L Fedor Emelianenko Submission (armbar) BodogFIGHT: Clash of the Nations
April 14, 2007
 BodogFIGHT 1 2:58
W Carlos Newton Submission (guillotine choke) IFL: Houston
February 2, 2007
 IFL 2 1:43
W Jeremy Horn TKO (punches) IFL: Portland
September 9, 2006
 IFL 2 0:21
L Quinton Jackson Decision (split) WFA: King of the Streets
July 22, 2006
 WFA 3 5:00
W Mike Van Arsdale Submission (guillotine choke) Raze MMA: Fight Night
April 29, 2006
 Raze MMA 1 3:38
W Fabio Leopoldo Submission (rear-naked choke) GFC: Gracie vs. Hammer House
March 3, 2006
 GFC 3 3:25
W Antonio Schembri TKO (punches) Cage Rage 14
December 3, 2005
 Cage Rage 3 3:33
W Joe Doerksen Decision (unanimous) UFC 54: Boiling Point
August 20, 2005
 UFC 3 5:00
W Travis Lutter Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell
April 16, 2005
 UFC 2 3:32
W Landon Showalter Submission (armbar) Sportfight 8: Justice
January 8, 2005
 Sportfight 1 2:43
W Mark Weir TKO (doctor stoppage) Cage Rage 9
November 27, 2004
 Cage Rage 1 5:00
L David Terrell KO (punches) UFC 49
August 21, 2004
 UFC 1 0:24
W Tony Fryklund Decision (unanimous) ROTR 5: Rumble on the Rock 5
May 7, 2004
 ROTR 3 5:00
W Falaniko Vitale TKO (submission to strikes) UFC 45
November 21, 2003
 UFC 3 4:23
L Falaniko Vitale KO (slam) UFC 43
June 6, 2003
 UFC 1 1:56
W Phil Baroni Decision (unanimous) UFC 41
February 28, 2003
 UFC 3 5:00
W Ivan Salaverry Decision (unanimous) UFC 39
September 27, 2002
 UFC 3 5:00
L Murilo Bustamante Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 37
May 10, 2002
 UFC 3 1:33
W Pat Miletich TKO (punches) UFC 36
March 22, 2002
 UFC 1 3:09
W Phil Baroni Decision (majority) UFC 34
November 21, 2001
 UFC 3 5:00
W Ricardo Almeida DQ (illegal up-kicks) UFC 31
May 4, 2001
 UFC 3 4:21
W Yoji Anjo TKO (punches) UFC 29
December 16, 2000
 UFC 1 2:58
W Travis Fulton Submission (choke) IFC 6: Battle at the Four Bears
September 20, 1997
 IFC 1 22:13
W Mark Waters TKO (submission to punches) IFC 6: Battle at the Four Bears
September 20, 1997
 IFC 1 2:20
W Karo Davtyan TKO (punches) World Fighting Federation
February 14, 1997
 World Fighting Federation 1 8:34

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Matt Lindland) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 165 qualified Middleweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.5 avg 3.3
Strikes absorbed /min 1.3 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 52.0% avg 47.0%
Striking defense 50.5% avg 53.4%
Takedowns /15 min 3.5 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 50.0% avg 40.3%
Takedown defense 64.7% avg 60.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.1 avg 0.7
Control time 66.2% avg 22.2%
Finish rate 44.4% avg 61.0%