Catch Weight · “Danger”
Matt Schnell
17-11-0 (1 NC) UFC 7-9-0 (1 NC)
5'8"Height
70"Reach
OrthodoxStance
36Age
0KO wins
3Sub wins
42.9%Finish rate
7:27Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min4.05
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.18
Striking accuracy40.3%
Striking defense54.5%
Takedowns / 15 min0.59
Takedown accuracy45.5%
Takedown defense43.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.18
Control time6.7%
Record vs .500+ opponents5-6
Striking trend
Fight history
L Alessandro Costa 3-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:28 — UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim · June 6, 2026
8/21Sig. strikes
19/23Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Joseph Morales 2-2 walk-in Submission · R1 2:54 — UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown · November 8, 2025
4/11Sig. strikes
5/11Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:15Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jimmy Flick 2-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates · April 26, 2025
35/61Sig. strikes
12/20Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
3:53Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
L Cody Durden 5-4-1 walk-in Submission · R2 0:29 — UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady · September 7, 2024
40/83Sig. strikes
34/78Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Steve Erceg 2-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:26 — UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev · March 2, 2024
22/78Sig. strikes
34/72Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Matheus Nicolau 6-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:44 — UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland · December 3, 2022
20/59Sig. strikes
32/42Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Sumudaerji 3-1 walk-in Submission · R2 4:24 — UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez · July 16, 2022
47/81Sig. strikes
58/83Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
2:40Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Brandon Royval 3-2 walk-in Submission · R1 2:14 — UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje · May 7, 2022
12/33Sig. strikes
14/39Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:54Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
NC Rogerio Bontorin 2-2 walk-in Overturned · R3 5:00 — UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler · May 15, 2021
65/135Sig. strikes
72/124Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tyson Nam 2-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny · January 20, 2021
85/214Sig. strikes
58/193Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Alexandre Pantoja 5-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:17 — UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie · December 21, 2019
20/52Sig. strikes
34/62Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jordan Espinosa 1-0 walk-in Submission · R1 1:23 — UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler · August 3, 2019
3/12Sig. strikes
5/6Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Louis Smolka 6-5 walk-in Submission · R1 3:18 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos · March 9, 2019
14/40Sig. strikes
13/24Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:28Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Naoki Inoue 1-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards · June 23, 2018
71/183Sig. strikes
48/196Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Marco Beltran 3-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee · October 7, 2017
38/140Sig. strikes
34/109Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:16Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Hector Sandoval 1-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:24 — UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov · April 22, 2017
16/40Sig. strikes
32/50Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:06Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Rob Font 2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:47 — The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale · December 3, 2016
14/33Sig. strikes
26/33Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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
Wins by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
9
Decision
5
Other
1
Losses by method
KO/TKO
6
Submission
4
Decision
1
Other
0
No contests: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
17
Legacy FC
8
Caged Warrior Championship
1
Summit FC
1
Global Fighting Alliance
1
World FC
1
Full career — 29 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Alessandro Costa | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim
June 6, 2026 |
UFC | 1 | 2:32 |
| L | Joseph Morales | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown
November 8, 2025 |
UFC | 1 | 2:54 |
| W | Jimmy Flick | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Machado Garry vs. Prates
April 26, 2025 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Cody Durden | Submission (ninja choke) | UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady
September 7, 2024 |
UFC | 2 | 0:29 |
| L | Steve Erceg | KO (punch) | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev
March 2, 2024 |
UFC | 2 | 0:26 |
| L | Matheus Nicolau | KO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland
December 3, 2022 |
UFC | 2 | 1:44 |
| W | Su Mudaerji | Technical Submission (triangle choke) | UFC on ABC: Ortega vs. Rodríguez
July 16, 2022 |
UFC | 2 | 4:24 |
| L | Brandon Royval | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 274
May 7, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 2:14 |
| NC | Rogério Bontorin | NC (overturned) | UFC 262
May 15, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Tyson Nam | Decision (split) | UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny
January 20, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Alexandre Pantoja | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie
December 21, 2019 |
UFC | 1 | 4:17 |
| W | Jordan Espinosa | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Lawler
August 3, 2019 |
UFC | 1 | 1:23 |
| W | Louis Smolka | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos
March 9, 2019 |
UFC | 1 | 3:18 |
| W | Naoki Inoue | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards
June 23, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Marco Beltrán | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 216
October 7, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Hector Sandoval | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov
April 22, 2017 |
UFC | 1 | 4:24 |
| L | Rob Font | KO (knee and punches) | The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale
December 3, 2016 |
UFC | 1 | 3:47 |
| W | Klayton Mai | Submission (armbar) | Legacy FC 52
March 25, 2016 |
Legacy FC | 1 | 2:14 |
| W | Jonathan Martinez | DQ (illegal knee) | Legacy FC 49
December 4, 2015 |
Legacy FC | 2 | 2:21 |
| W | Vanderlei Carvalho Leite | KO (punches) | Legacy FC 42
June 26, 2015 |
Legacy FC | 1 | 0:19 |
| W | Albert Tapia | Submission (armbar) | Legacy FC: Legacy Kickboxing 2
May 29, 2015 |
Legacy FC | 2 | 3:19 |
| W | Chris Myers | Submission (guillotine choke) | Caged Warrior Championship 6
February 21, 2015 |
Caged Warrior Championship | 1 | 0:17 |
| W | Thomas Coleman | Submission (inverted triangle choke) | Summit FC 10
November 22, 2014 |
Summit FC | 1 | — |
| W | Latral Perdue | KO (punch) | Global Fighting Alliance 27
September 19, 2014 |
Global Fighting Alliance | 1 | — |
| L | Klayton Mai | Submission (guillotine choke) | Legacy FC 32
June 20, 2014 |
Legacy FC | 2 | 1:24 |
| W | Roger Reyes | Submission (guillotine choke) | World FC 17
January 25, 2014 |
World FC | 1 | 1:26 |
| L | Elias Garcia | Decision (majority) | Legacy FC 20
May 31, 2013 |
Legacy FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Marcus Dupar | Submission (armbar) | Legacy FC 15
November 16, 2012 |
Legacy FC | 1 | 1:06 |
| W | Ryan Hollis | Decision (split) | Legacy FC 14
September 14, 2012 |
Legacy FC | 3 | 5:00 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Matt Schnell) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.