“The Law” Middleweight
Matt Lindland
9-3-0
UFC record, 12 fights, 117.0 min
22-9-0
Pro record, all promotions, as ufcstats lists it
0-1
in 1 title fight
- Height
- 6'0"
- Reach
- 74"
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Born
- Sun, May 17, 1970, age 56
- First UFC fight
- Sat, Dec 16, 2000
- Latest UFC fight
- Sat, Aug 20, 2005
01/How he wins
in 9 wins
3 Punches to Head From Mount (3 KO/TKO), 1 submission, 4 decisions, 1 other win in 9 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 3 | 2 |
| Submission | 1 | 1 |
| Decision | 4 | 0 |
| DQ, overturned or other | 1 | 0 |
| All | 9 | 3 |
02/Career rates
12 fights, 117.0 min
Sig strikes landed
2.46 per min
288 in 117.0 min, 12 fights
Sig strike accuracy
52.0%
288 of 554 attempts
Sig strikes absorbed
1.31 per min
153 of 309 landed on him in 117.0 min
Takedowns
3.46 per 15 min
27 of 54 · 117.0 min
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
27 of 54 attempts
Takedown defence
11 of 17
defended of attempted on him, 117.0 min
Control time
9:56 per 15 min
77:25 of 116:57
Knockdowns
0
scored in 117.0 min, 12 fights
Submission attempts
1.15 per 15 min
9 in 117.0 min
Where his sig strikes land
14% distance, 36% clinch, 50% ground
40 distance, 105 clinch, 143 ground of 288 landed
What he hits
66% head, 14% body, 20% leg
190 head, 40 body, 58 leg of 288 landed
Cage time
116:57
12 fights, the minutes every rate above is counted in
03/Title fights
0-1 in 1
- Lv Murilo BustamanteMiddleweight, title fight. Fri, May 10, 2002, UFC 37: High Impact. Submission, R3 1:33
04/By division
2 divisions
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Heavyweight | 1 | 1-0-0 | 14.3 | 22 of 49 | 1.53 | 5 of 5 | 12:15 of 14:21 | 0 | 0 in 1 |
| Middleweight | 11 | 8-3-0 | 102.6 | 266 of 505 | 2.59 | 22 of 49 | 65:10 of 102:36 | 0 | 4 in 8 |
| All | 12 | 9-3-0 | 117.0 | 288 of 554 | 2.46 | 27 of 54 | 77:25 of 116:57 | 0 | 4 in 9 |
05/By year
2000 to 2005
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 23.2 | 30 of 68 | 1.29 | 6 of 8 | 17:32 of 23:13 | 0 | 1 in 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 0.4 | 0 of 1 | 0.00 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 of 0:24 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2-1-0 | 31.3 | 77 of 147 | 2.46 | 5 of 19 | 19:21 of 31:19 | 0 | 1 in 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2-1-0 | 29.7 | 71 of 169 | 2.39 | 7 of 13 | 15:46 of 29:42 | 0 | 1 in 2 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 29.4 | 93 of 143 | 3.17 | 9 of 14 | 22:40 of 29:21 | 0 | 0 in 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 3.0 | 17 of 26 | 5.73 | 0 of 0 | 2:06 of 2:58 | 0 | 1 in 1 |
| All | 12 | 9-3-0 | 117.0 | 288 of 554 | 2.46 | 27 of 54 | 77:25 of 116:57 | 0 | 4 in 9 |
A career line lumps every year together, and a fighter’s 2014 does not describe his 2026. Each year here is the same count over that year’s fights alone, with its own minutes, so it can be read against the career line beneath it.
06/By round
in the fights that reached it
| Fights reached | Min in it | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sub att | Ended here | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 12 of 12 | 48.5 | 139 of 237 | 2.87 | 12 of 25 | 36:01 of 48:27 | 0 | 1 | 4, won 2 |
| Round 2 | 8 of 12 | 38.2 | 91 of 176 | 2.38 | 7 of 13 | 26:43 of 38:13 | 0 | 7 | 1, won 1 |
| Round 3 | 7 of 12 | 30.3 | 58 of 141 | 1.92 | 8 of 16 | 14:41 of 30:17 | 0 | 1 | 7, won 6 |
Round length is read from each fight’s round format, so a 12-minute opening round from 1995 counts its twelve minutes. A round is counted only for the fights that reached it; the first column is the denominator for the rest of the row.
07/Fight log
12 fights, newest first
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Aug 20, 2005UFC 54: Boiling Point | Joe DoerksenMiddleweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Nelson Hamilton 27 - 30. Jeff Mullen 28 - 29. Glenn Trowbridge 27 - 30. | 19 of 43 | 4 of 4 | 12:04 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Apr 16, 2005UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 2 | Travis LutterMiddleweight | WSubmission, R2 3:13Guillotine Choke After Drop to Half Guard | 11 of 25 | 2 of 4 | 5:28 | 0 | 8:13 | Rounds |
| Sat, Aug 21, 2004UFC 49: Unfinished Business | David TerrellMiddleweight | LKO/TKO, R1 0:24Punch to Head At Distance | 0 of 1 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0:24 | Rounds |
| Fri, Nov 21, 2003UFC 45: Revolution | Falaniko VitaleMiddleweight | WKO/TKO, R3 4:23Punches to Head From Mount | 35 of 62 | 1 of 3 | 8:16 | 0 | 14:23 | Rounds |
| Fri, Jun 6, 2003UFC 43: Meltdown | Falaniko VitaleMiddleweight | LKO/TKO, R1 1:56Slam to On Ground | 2 of 9 | 0 of 3 | 0:54 | 0 | 1:56 | Rounds |
| Fri, Feb 28, 2003UFC 41: Onslaught | Phil BaroniMiddleweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Nelson Hamilton 28 - 29. Tony Mullinax 28 - 29. Steve Rice 28 - 29. | 40 of 76 | 4 of 13 | 10:11 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Fri, Sep 27, 2002UFC 39: The Warriors Return | Ivan SalaverryMiddleweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Jeff Mullen 28 - 29. Cecil Peoples 28 - 29. Doug Crosby 28 - 30. | 16 of 63 | 6 of 9 | 7:59 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Fri, May 10, 2002UFC 37: High Impact | Murilo BustamanteMiddleweight, title fight | LSubmission, R3 1:33Guillotine Choke After Drop to Guard | 35 of 66 | 0 of 3 | 4:57 | 0 | 11:33 | Rounds |
| Fri, Mar 22, 2002UFC 36: Worlds Collide | Pat MiletichMiddleweight | WKO/TKO, R1 3:09Punches to Head From Mount | 20 of 40 | 1 of 1 | 2:50 | 0 | 3:09 | Rounds |
| Fri, Nov 2, 2001UFC 34: High Voltage | Phil BaroniMiddleweight | WMajority decision, R3 5:00Point Deducted: Illegal Knee by Lindland Nelson Hamilton 28 - 29. Cecil Peoples 27 - 29. Marcos Rosales 28 - 28. | 71 of 94 | 4 of 9 | 10:25 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Fri, May 4, 2001UFC 31: Locked and Loaded | Ricardo AlmeidaLight Heavyweight | WDQ, R3 4:21Illegal Kicks on Ground by Almeida | 22 of 49 | 5 of 5 | 12:15 | 0 | 14:21 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 16, 2000UFC 29: Defense of the Belts | Yoji AnjoMiddleweight | WKO/TKO, R1 2:58Punches to Head From Mount | 17 of 26 | 0 of 0 | 2:06 | 0 | 2:58 | Rounds |
UFC bouts only, counted from the fight rows; the promotion’s listed pro record above covers every promotion and is a different denominator. Volume is per minute of cage time and accuracy per attempt; how he finishes is counted in his wins, the one place a fight is the unit. Significant strikes only. Control time the source did not record is absent, never 0:00.