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Matt Hamill "The Hammer"

Inactive · age 49 · Orthodox · 6'1" 185 cm · 205 lb 93 kg · reach 76" 193 cm
At a glance
  • 56% of wins by KO/TKO
  • 33% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2006
Elo rating
1531
Global Elo 1577 ±35
Rank
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UFC record
9-5-0
KO 5 · Sub 0 · Dec 4
Streak
-1
Δ90d -13 · Δ1y -13
Last fight
Oct 9, 2013
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 31m
Avg fight time
10:46
Bonuses
3
Fights per year
1.9
Ground control
36m
Since last fight
12y 9mo

Honest Elo history

14 fights · tap & drag
Jun 24, 2006 — W vs Jesse Forbes Δ+33Oct 10, 2006 — W vs Seth Petruzelli Δ+26Mar 3, 2007 — W vs Rex Holman Δ+28Sep 8, 2007 — L vs Michael Bisping Δ-28Apr 2, 2008 — W vs Tim Boetsch Δ+31Sep 6, 2008 — L vs Rich Franklin Δ-14Dec 27, 2008 — W vs Reese Andy Δ+13Mar 7, 2009 — W vs Mark Munoz Δ+14Jun 19, 2010 — W vs Keith Jardine Δ+13Oct 23, 2010 — W vs Tito Ortiz Δ+17May 28, 2011 — L vs Quinton Jackson Δ-16Aug 6, 2011 — L vs Alexander Gustafsson Δ-21Sep 22, 2012 — W vs Roger Hollett Δ+12Oct 9, 2013 — L vs Thiago Silva Δ-17 1450147515001525155015751600 200820102012 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":358.8,"elo":1474,"date":"2006-06-24","opp":"Jesse Forbes","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":119.2,"y":303.1,"elo":1500,"date":"2006-10-10","opp":"Seth Petruzelli","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":2,"x":158.1,"y":244.5,"elo":1528,"date":"2007-03-03","opp":"Rex Holman","result":"W","delta":28},{"i":3,"x":209.2,"y":304.8,"elo":1499,"date":"2007-09-08","opp":"Michael Bisping","result":"L","delta":-28},{"i":4,"x":265.1,"y":239.3,"elo":1530,"date":"2008-04-02","opp":"Tim Boetsch","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":5,"x":307.6,"y":268.3,"elo":1516,"date":"2008-09-06","opp":"Rich Franklin","result":"L","delta":-14},{"i":6,"x":337.8,"y":240,"elo":1530,"date":"2008-12-27","opp":"Reese Andy","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":7,"x":356.8,"y":210.5,"elo":1544,"date":"2009-03-07","opp":"Mark Munoz","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":8,"x":483.5,"y":183,"elo":1556,"date":"2010-06-19","opp":"Keith Jardine","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":9,"x":517.6,"y":147.6,"elo":1573,"date":"2010-10-23","opp":"Tito Ortiz","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":10,"x":576.2,"y":181.7,"elo":1557,"date":"2011-05-28","opp":"Quinton Jackson","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":11,"x":595.1,"y":226.3,"elo":1536,"date":"2011-08-06","opp":"Alexander Gustafsson","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":12,"x":706.8,"y":201.4,"elo":1548,"date":"2012-09-22","opp":"Roger Hollett","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":13,"x":810,"y":236.8,"elo":1531,"date":"2013-10-09","opp":"Thiago Silva","result":"L","delta":-17}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Oct 9, 2013 Thiago Silva L -17
Sep 22, 2012 Roger Hollett W +12
Aug 6, 2011 Alexander Gustafsson L -21
May 28, 2011 Quinton Jackson L -16
Oct 23, 2010 Tito Ortiz W +17

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.
56%
5 / 9
Finish rate
KO
5
56% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
4
44% of wins
KO: 5 (56%) 5 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 4 (44%) 4
Finishes by round
5 total
R1
3 60%
R2
2 40%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 566 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
82% Head
  • Head 82%
  • Body 4%
  • Leg 14%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
68% Distance
  • Distance 68%
  • Clinch 10%
  • Ground 23%

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.
40%
of losses by finish
2 of 5
2 KO/TKO 0 Sub 3 Dec Never submitted

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.
1585
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.
1
of 9 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Tito Ortiz
Elo 1630 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.
7.6
+1.4 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 14 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1594
Notable wins
Tito Ortiz 1630

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