Matthew Semelsberger “Semi the Jedi”

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Age 32
Gender Male
Height 6' 1"
Weight Class Welterweight

Matthew Semelsberger is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 11 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 11-8-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 7 months, 0 days
Rounds Fought 38.9
Avg. Fights/Year 2.5
Longest Layoff 9 months, 27 days
Quickest Turnaround 2 months, 8 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 6 1 4
Losses 3 1 4
Finish Rate 63.6%
Finished Rate 50.0%
Win by Decision Rate 36.4%
Loss by Decision Rate 50.0%
Win by KO Rate 54.5%
Loss by KO Rate 37.5%
Win by SUB Rate 9.1%
Loss by SUB Rate 12.5%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 15
Fastest KO 15
Fastest SUB 11:43
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.7
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 08:41
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 2.5
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 12:22
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 11/09/2024 L
(11-7-0) 		Charles Radtke
(9-5-0) 		WW
( 171.0 vs. 170.5 ) 		TKO/RSC
UFC FN ON ESPN 174: MAGNY vs PRATES 		1 00:51
OFF 01/13/2024 L
(11-6-0) 		Preston Parsons
(11-5-0) 		WW
( 170.0 vs. 170.5 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC FN 149 ON ESPN: ANKALAEV vs. WALKER 		3 05:00
OFF 07/29/2023 L
(11-5-0) 		Uros Medic
(9-2-0) 		WW
( 169.5 vs. 170.5 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UFC 291: POIRIER vs GAETHJE 		3 02:36
OFF 04/22/2023 L
(11-4-0) 		Jeremiah Wells
(12-4-1) 		WW
( 171.0 vs. 171.0 ) 		Decision (Split Decision)
UFC FN 127 ON ESPN: PAVLOVICH vs BLADES 		3 05:00
OFF 12/17/2022 W
(10-4-0) 		Jake Matthews
(19-7-0) 		WW
( 171.0 vs. 170.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC FN 119 ON ESPN: CANNONIER vs STRICKLAND 		3 05:00
OFF 07/30/2022 L
(10-3-0) 		Alex Morono
(25-11-0) 		WW
( 171.0 vs. 171.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 277: PENA vs NUNES 		3 05:00
OFF 03/12/2022 W
(9-3-0) 		Ashton Fletcher
(8-5-0) 		WW
( 169.0 vs. 170.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC FN 95 ON ESPN: SANTOS vs ANKALAEV 		3 05:00
OFF 09/25/2021 W
(8-3-0) 		Martin Jr. Sano
(4-3-1) 		WW
( 170.5 vs. 170.0 ) 		KO
UFC 266: VOLKANOVSKI vs ORTEGA 		1 00:15
OFF 06/19/2021 L
(8-2-0) 		Khaos Williams
(14-3-0) 		WW
( 170.0 vs. 169.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC FN 74 ON ESPN: JUNG vs IGE 		3 05:00
OFF 03/13/2021 W
(7-2-0) 		Jason Witt
(19-9-0) 		WW
( 169.5 vs. 171.0 ) 		KO
UFC FN 66 ON ESPN: EDWARDS vs MUHAMMAD 		1 00:16
OFF 08/22/2020 W
(6-2-0) 		Carlton Minus
(10-5-0) 		WW
( 170.0 vs. 170.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC FN 47 ON ESPN: MUNHOZ vs EDGAR 		3 05:00
OFF 02/08/2020 W
(5-2-0) 		Richard Patishnock
(8-6-0) 		WW
( 168.8 vs. 170.6 ) 		KO (Strike)
Art Of War 17 		1 02:14
OFF 11/09/2019 W
(4-2-0) 		Kristopher Gratalo
(4-4-0) 		MW
( 180.4 vs. 185.6 ) 		TKO/RSC
Maverick 15 		2 05:00
OFF 05/17/2019 W
(3-2-0) 		Zulkarnaiyn Kamchybekov
(6-3-0) 		WW
( 173.3 * vs. 174.6* ) 		Decision (Split Decision)
Cage Fury Fighting Championships (CFFC) 74 		3 05:00
OFF 10/06/2018 L
(3-1-0) 		Jerome Featherstone, Jr.
(5-3-0) 		WW
( 171.0 vs. 169.8 ) 		TKO/RSC
Shogun Fights 20 		3 04:09
OFF 04/14/2018 W
(2-1-0) 		Scott Noble
(1-4-0) 		WW
( 170.0 vs. 170.6 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Shogun Fights 18 		2 04:53
OFF 10/07/2017 L
(2-0-0) 		Darren Costa
(7-7-1) 		MW
( 182.8 vs. 189.0* ) 		Submission (Choke)
Shogun Fights 17 		3 01:23
OFF 06/17/2017 W
(1-0-0) 		Brian Maxwell
(2-3-0) 		LHW
( 195.0 vs. 196.0 ) 		Submission (Heel Hook)
Strike off Fighting Championships 10 		3 01:43
OFF 04/08/2017 W
(0-0-0) 		Donelei Benedetto
(3-3-0) 		MW
( 183.4 vs. 182.0 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Shogun Fights 16 		2 01:10

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class

Amateur Career Statistics

AM Record 4-1-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 9 months, 16 days
Rounds Fought 6.9
Avg. Fights/Year 1.3
Longest Layoff 2 years, 8 months, 28 days
Quickest Turnaround 1 month, 25 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 2 1 1
Losses 0 1 0
Finish Rate 75.0%
Finished Rate 100.0%
Win by Decision Rate 25.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 0.0%
Win by KO Rate 50.0%
Loss by KO Rate 0.0%
Win by SUB Rate 25.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 100.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 45
Fastest KO 45
Fastest SUB 02:30
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.4
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 04:18
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 1.2
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 03:33
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Amateur MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
01/21/2017 Unknown
(4-1-0) 		William Knight
(6-3-0) 		To Be Decided
NYFE 13: Checkmate 		3 03:00
OFF 05/14/2016 W
(3-1-0) 		James Williams
(7-2-0) 		LHW
( 205.0 vs. 205.0 ) 		TKO/RSC (Didn't Answer the Bell for Round)
Cagezilla Fighting Championship 40 		1 05:00
SB 07/25/2015 W
(1-1-0) 		Adelhamid Kousmat
(0-1-0) 		LHW
( 195.0 vs. 195.0 ) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Cagezilla Fighting Championship 36 		1 02:30
NRB 04/25/2015 W
(0-1-0) 		Ryan Schappert
(0-2-0) 		MW Decision (Split Decision)
MMA Platinum Gloves 9 		3 03:00
SB 07/28/2012 L
(0-0-0) 		JP Saint Louis
(3-0-0) 		MW Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Operation Octagon XX Pro/Am 		2 00:33

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class