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Matt Brown "The Immortal"

Inactive · age 45 · Orthodox · 6'0" 183 cm · 170 lb 77 kg · reach 75" 191 cm
At a glance
  • Performance of the Night in last fight
  • Earned a bonus in 4 of last 5 fights
  • 88% of wins by KO or submission
  • Career-best 7-fight win streak
Elo rating
1530
Global Elo 1576 ±36
Rank
—
—
UFC record
17-13-0
KO 13 · Sub 2 · Dec 2
Streak
+1
Δ90d -5 · Δ1y -5
Last fight
May 13, 2023
Win by KO · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
4h 37m
Avg fight time
9:13
Bonuses
10
Fights per year
2.0
Ground control
59m
Since last fight
3y 1mo

Honest Elo history

30 fights · tap & drag
Jun 21, 2008 — W vs Matt Arroyo Δ+36Sep 6, 2008 — L vs Dong Hyun Kim Δ-29Nov 15, 2008 — W vs Ryan Thomas Δ+30Mar 7, 2009 — W vs Pete Sell Δ+24Nov 14, 2009 — W vs James Wilks Δ+31Mar 27, 2010 — L vs Ricardo Almeida Δ-21Jul 3, 2010 — L vs Chris Lytle Δ-21Nov 20, 2010 — L vs Brian Foster Δ-21Jun 26, 2011 — W vs John Howard Δ+17Nov 19, 2011 — L vs Seth Baczynski Δ-20Feb 4, 2012 — W vs Chris Cope Δ+17Apr 21, 2012 — W vs Stephen Thompson Δ+16Jun 22, 2012 — W vs Luis Ramos Δ+14Dec 8, 2012 — W vs Mike Swick Δ+22Apr 20, 2013 — W vs Jordan Mein Δ+15Aug 17, 2013 — W vs Mike Pyle Δ+18May 10, 2014 — W vs Erick Silva Δ+15Jul 26, 2014 — L vs Robbie Lawler Δ-18Mar 14, 2015 — L vs Johny Hendricks Δ-14Jul 11, 2015 — W vs Tim Means Δ+15May 14, 2016 — L vs Demian Maia Δ-15Jul 30, 2016 — L vs Jake Ellenberger Δ-21Dec 10, 2016 — L vs Donald Cerrone Δ-11Nov 11, 2017 — W vs Diego Sanchez Δ+20Dec 14, 2019 — W vs Ben Saunders Δ+14May 16, 2020 — L vs Miguel Baeza Δ-23Jan 16, 2021 — L vs Carlos Condit Δ-17Jun 19, 2021 — W vs Dhiego Lima Δ+12Mar 26, 2022 — L vs Bryan Barberena Δ-18May 13, 2023 — W vs Court McGee Δ+15 140014501500155016001650 20112014201720202023 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":300.7,"elo":1485,"date":"2008-06-21","opp":"Matt Arroyo","result":"W","delta":36},{"i":1,"x":100.2,"y":338.2,"elo":1456,"date":"2008-09-06","opp":"Dong Hyun Kim","result":"L","delta":-29},{"i":2,"x":109.5,"y":300.3,"elo":1486,"date":"2008-11-15","opp":"Ryan Thomas","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":3,"x":124.3,"y":269.6,"elo":1510,"date":"2009-03-07","opp":"Pete Sell","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":4,"x":157.6,"y":229.5,"elo":1541,"date":"2009-11-14","opp":"James Wilks","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":5,"x":175.3,"y":256.5,"elo":1520,"date":"2010-03-27","opp":"Ricardo Almeida","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":6,"x":188.2,"y":284,"elo":1498,"date":"2010-07-03","opp":"Chris Lytle","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":7,"x":206.8,"y":310.9,"elo":1477,"date":"2010-11-20","opp":"Brian Foster","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":8,"x":235.6,"y":288.8,"elo":1495,"date":"2011-06-26","opp":"John Howard","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":9,"x":254.9,"y":314.8,"elo":1474,"date":"2011-11-19","opp":"Seth Baczynski","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":10,"x":265.1,"y":293.4,"elo":1491,"date":"2012-02-04","opp":"Chris Cope","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":11,"x":275.3,"y":273.4,"elo":1507,"date":"2012-04-21","opp":"Stephen Thompson","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":12,"x":283.5,"y":255.9,"elo":1520,"date":"2012-06-22","opp":"Luis Ramos","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":13,"x":305.9,"y":227.2,"elo":1543,"date":"2012-12-08","opp":"Mike Swick","result":"W","delta":22},{"i":14,"x":323.5,"y":207.5,"elo":1558,"date":"2013-04-20","opp":"Jordan Mein","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":15,"x":339.3,"y":184.5,"elo":1576,"date":"2013-08-17","opp":"Mike Pyle","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":16,"x":374.5,"y":165.1,"elo":1591,"date":"2014-05-10","opp":"Erick Silva","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":17,"x":384.7,"y":188.7,"elo":1573,"date":"2014-07-26","opp":"Robbie Lawler","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":18,"x":415.3,"y":206.7,"elo":1559,"date":"2015-03-14","opp":"Johny Hendricks","result":"L","delta":-14},{"i":19,"x":431,"y":187.5,"elo":1574,"date":"2015-07-11","opp":"Tim Means","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":20,"x":471.8,"y":206.9,"elo":1559,"date":"2016-05-14","opp":"Demian Maia","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":21,"x":482,"y":233.2,"elo":1538,"date":"2016-07-30","opp":"Jake Ellenberger","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":22,"x":499.6,"y":247.8,"elo":1527,"date":"2016-12-10","opp":"Donald Cerrone","result":"L","delta":-11},{"i":23,"x":544.1,"y":223,"elo":1546,"date":"2017-11-11","opp":"Diego Sanchez","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":24,"x":645.1,"y":204.8,"elo":1560,"date":"2019-12-14","opp":"Ben Saunders","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":25,"x":665.4,"y":233.9,"elo":1538,"date":"2020-05-16","opp":"Miguel Baeza","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":26,"x":697.9,"y":256.1,"elo":1520,"date":"2021-01-16","opp":"Carlos Condit","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":27,"x":718.3,"y":240.8,"elo":1532,"date":"2021-06-19","opp":"Dhiego Lima","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":28,"x":755.3,"y":263.4,"elo":1515,"date":"2022-03-26","opp":"Bryan Barberena","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":29,"x":810,"y":243.9,"elo":1530,"date":"2023-05-13","opp":"Court McGee","result":"W","delta":15}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
May 13, 2023 Court McGee W +15
Mar 26, 2022 Bryan Barberena L -18
Jun 19, 2021 Dhiego Lima W +12
Jan 16, 2021 Carlos Condit L -17
May 16, 2020 Miguel Baeza L -23

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
88%
15 / 17
Finish rate
KO
13
76% of wins
SUB
2
12% of wins
DEC
2
12% of wins
KO: 13 (76%) 13 Sub: 2 (12%) 2 Dec: 2 (12%) 2
Finishes by round
15 total
R1
5 33%
R2
8 53%
R3
2 13%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 1039 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
61% Head
  • Head 61%
  • Body 30%
  • Leg 9%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
56% Distance
  • Distance 56%
  • Clinch 27%
  • Ground 17%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
62%
of losses by finish
8 of 13 · usually R2
3 KO/TKO 5 Sub 5 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1517
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
2
of 17 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Mike Swick
Elo 1648 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
16.1
+0.9 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 30 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1533
1506
Notable wins
Mike Swick 1648 Mike Pyle 1603

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Matt Brown on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.