Matt Lininger “Cousin”

Photo of Matt Lininger
Team United Fight Team
Gender Male
Height 5' 8"
Weight Class Lightweight

Matt Lininger is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 9 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 9-7-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 3 months, 10 days
Rounds Fought 14.9
Avg. Fights/Year 2.2
Longest Layoff 2 years, 0 months, 18 days
Quickest Turnaround 3 weeks, 5 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 3 3 2
Losses 2 5 0
Finish Rate 66.7%
Finished Rate 100.0%
Win by Decision Rate 22.2%
Loss by Decision Rate 0.0%
Win by KO Rate 33.3%
Loss by KO Rate 28.6%
Win by SUB Rate 33.3%
Loss by SUB Rate 71.4%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win -
Fastest KO 22
Fastest SUB 01:09
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 0.9
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 04:22
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 1.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 04:59
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NRB 10/15/2008 W
(8-7-0)
Joe Degroff
(10-11-0)
LW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Alaska Fighting Championship 52: Battle tor the Gold
3 05:00
NRB 09/17/2008 L
(8-6-0)
Mike Hanks
(9-4-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Conquest of the Cage 3
2 00:16
NRB 08/22/2008 W
(7-6-0)
Dustin Blankenship
(2-2-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Carnage at the Creek 3
1 01:11
NRB 06/07/2008 W
(6-6-0)
Rick Wright
(0-2-0)
TKO/RSC
CageSport - Freedom Fights
1 00:22
NRB 05/20/2006 L
(6-5-0)
Blake Fredrickson
(11-4-1)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
X Fighting Championships: Dome of Destruction 4
1 01:52
NRB 04/01/2006 W
(5-5-0)
Dave Cochran
(16-23-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Desert Brawl 17
1 01:39
NRB 01/21/2006 L
(5-4-0)
Mike Joy
(9-8-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Desert Brawl 16
1 02:25
NRB 11/25/2005 L
(5-3-0)
Garett Davis
(14-13-0)
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
National Fighting Challenge 5: Trial by Fire
1 04:21
NRB 09/09/2005 L
(5-2-0)
Garett Davis
(14-13-0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
National Fighting Challenge 4: Battle for the Border
1 01:15
NRB 02/18/2005 L
(5-1-0)
Chris Ade
(10-16-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
National Fighting Challenge 2
1 04:45
NRB 04/10/2004 Unknown
(4-1-0)
David Banuet
(2-5-0)
Unknown
USA Mixed Martial Arts: Road To Victory
00:00
NRB 06/28/2003 W
(3-1-0)
Lee Henderson
(0-5-0)
Submission (Verbal Submission)
Pacific Pankration Kickboxing Association: Ultimate Fight Night 1
1 01:09
NRB 03/22/2003 W
(2-1-0)
Brian Johnson
(0-1-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Rumble in the Ring 9
1 02:01
NRB 05/01/2002 W
(1-1-0)
Dennis Davis
(11-11-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Road to Victory
3 03:00
NRB 12/01/2001 W
(0-1-0)
Brad Conway
(2-1-0)
TKO/RSC
Rumble in the Ring 4
1 00:00
NRB 07/05/2001 L
(0-0-0)
Josh Holt
(1-0-0)
TKO/RSC (Corner Threw in the Towel)
Pacific Pankration Kickboxing Association: Revenge of the Warrior
4 00:00

* 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 6-2-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 4 months, 18 days
Rounds Fought 8.1
Avg. Fights/Year 1.5
Longest Layoff 1 year, 10 months, 28 days
Quickest Turnaround 1 month, 27 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 0 6 0
Losses 0 1 1
Finish Rate 100.0%
Finished Rate 50.0%
Win by Decision Rate 0.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 50.0%
Win by KO Rate 0.0%
Loss by KO Rate 0.0%
Win by SUB Rate 100.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 50.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 30
Fastest KO -
Fastest SUB 30
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 0.5
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 01:33
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 2.5
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 07:30
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Amateur MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NRB 02/03/2006 W
(5-2-0)
Rikki Bloom
(0-1-0)
Submission (Choke)
Valor Fighting: Showdown At Cache Creek
1 00:45
NRB 11/12/2005 W
(4-2-0)
Nate Burgess
(4-4-0)
Submission
USA Mixed Martial Arts: Ring Rage 1
1 00:53
NRB 09/16/2005 L
(4-1-0)
Edward Nuno
(10-1-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Sport Fight 12: Breakout
3 03:00
NRB 06/25/2005 W
(3-1-0)
James Marohl
(9-11-1)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Ultimate Fight Night 4
1 03:00
NRB 02/12/2005 W
(2-1-0)
Cory Eddings
(0-2-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
USA Mixed Martial Arts: Washington Cage Fighting Championship
1 01:10
NRB 03/15/2003 W
(1-1-0)
Jake Jones
(3-3-1)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Xtreme Ring Wars
1 00:00
NRB 03/16/2002 L
(1-0-0)
Austin Lawrence
(1-0-0)
Submission
Full Contact Fighting Federation: Rumble at the Roseland 2
2 00:00
NRB 09/16/2000 W
(0-0-0)
Mike Lore
(0-1-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
United Full Contact Federation: Tornado Challenge
1 00:30

* 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