“Semi The Jedi” Welterweight
Matthew Semelsberger
5-6-0
UFC record, 11 fights, 119.0 min
11-8-0
Pro record, all promotions, as ufcstats lists it
- Height
- 6'1"
- Reach
- 75"
- Weight
- 170 lb
- Stance
- Switch
- Born
- Mon, Nov 23, 1992, age 33
- First UFC fight
- Sat, Aug 22, 2020
- Latest UFC fight
- Sat, Nov 9, 2024
01/How he wins
in 5 wins
2 KO/TKO (punch to head at distance 2), 3 decisions in 5 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 2 | 2 |
| Decision | 3 | 4 |
| All | 5 | 6 |
02/Career rates
11 fights, 119.0 min
Sig strikes landed
3.77 per min
449 in 119.0 min, 11 fights
Sig strike accuracy
43.0%
449 of 1,045 attempts
Sig strikes absorbed
4.24 per min
504 of 1,099 landed on him in 119.0 min
Takedowns
1.01 per 15 min
8 of 14 · 119.0 min
Takedown accuracy
57.1%
8 of 14 attempts
Takedown defence
16 of 35
defended of attempted on him, 119.0 min
Control time
2:35 per 15 min
20:30 of 118:58
Knockdowns
10
scored in 119.0 min, 11 fights
Submission attempts
0.38 per 15 min
3 in 119.0 min
Where his sig strikes land
80% distance, 8% clinch, 12% ground
359 distance, 36 clinch, 54 ground of 449 landed
What he hits
65% head, 17% body, 18% leg
290 head, 76 body, 83 leg of 449 landed
Cage time
118:58
11 fights, the minutes every rate above is counted in
03/By division
1 division
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welterweight | 11 | 5-6-0 | 119.0 | 449 of 1,045 | 3.77 | 8 of 14 | 20:30 of 118:58 | 10 | 2 in 5 |
| All | 11 | 5-6-0 | 119.0 | 449 of 1,045 | 3.77 | 8 of 14 | 20:30 of 118:58 | 10 | 2 in 5 |
04/By year
2020 to 2024
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0-2-0 | 15.8 | 30 of 77 | 1.89 | 1 of 2 | 3:08 of 15:51 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0-2-0 | 27.6 | 72 of 157 | 2.61 | 0 of 3 | 2:42 of 27:36 | 3 | 0 in 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2-1-0 | 45.0 | 159 of 427 | 3.53 | 5 of 7 | 11:49 of 45:00 | 4 | 0 in 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2-1-0 | 15.5 | 70 of 151 | 4.51 | 0 of 0 | 0:05 of 15:31 | 2 | 2 in 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 15.0 | 118 of 233 | 7.87 | 2 of 2 | 2:46 of 15:00 | 1 | 0 in 1 |
| All | 11 | 5-6-0 | 119.0 | 449 of 1,045 | 3.77 | 8 of 14 | 20:30 of 118:58 | 10 | 2 in 5 |
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.
05/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 | 11 of 11 | 41.4 | 150 of 336 | 3.63 | 1 of 2 | 6:00 of 41:22 | 5 | 0 | 3, won 2 |
| Round 2 | 8 of 11 | 40.0 | 158 of 378 | 3.95 | 3 of 5 | 7:00 of 40:00 | 3 | 1 | |
| Round 3 | 8 of 11 | 37.6 | 141 of 331 | 3.75 | 4 of 7 | 7:30 of 37:36 | 2 | 2 | 8, won 3 |
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.
06/Fight log
11 fights, newest first
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Nov 9, 2024UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates | Charles RadtkeWelterweight | LKO/TKO, R1 0:51Punches to Head At Distance | 2 of 8 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0:51 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jan 13, 2024UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 | Preston ParsonsWelterweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Mike Bell 27 - 30. Junichiro Kamijo 27 - 30. Ron McCarthy 27 - 30. | 28 of 69 | 1 of 2 | 3:08 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 29, 2023UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 | Uros MedicWelterweight | LKO/TKO, R3 2:36Spinning Back Elbow to Head At Distance | 52 of 120 | 0 of 2 | 1:13 | 1 | 12:36 | Rounds |
| Sat, Apr 22, 2023UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes | Jeremiah WellsWelterweight | LSplit decision, R3 5:00Eric Colon 27 - 30. Rick Winter 29 - 28. Junichiro Kamijo 27 - 30. | 20 of 37 | 0 of 1 | 1:29 | 2 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 17, 2022UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland | Jake MatthewsWelterweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Ron McCarthy 27 - 30. Mike Bell 28 - 29. Chris Lee 28 - 29. | 45 of 116 | 3 of 5 | 4:16 | 3 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 30, 2022UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 | Alex MoronoWelterweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Kent Basinger 27 - 30. Seth Fuller 28 - 29. Steve Armstrong 28 - 29. | 74 of 229 | 1 of 1 | 2:38 | 1 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 12, 2022UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev | AJ FletcherWelterweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Mike Bell 28 - 29. Sal D'amato 28 - 29. Dave Hagen 28 - 29. | 40 of 82 | 1 of 1 | 4:55 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Sep 25, 2021UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega | Martin SanoWelterweight | WKO/TKO, R1 0:15Punch to Head At Distance | 3 of 5 | 0 of 0 | 0:01 | 1 | 0:15 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 19, 2021UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige | Khaos WilliamsWelterweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Rick Winter 27 - 30. Dave Hagen 28 - 29. Mike Bell 28 - 29. | 64 of 141 | 0 of 0 | 0:02 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 13, 2021UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | Jason WittWelterweight | WKO/TKO, R1 0:16Punch to Head At Distance | 3 of 5 | 0 of 0 | 0:02 | 1 | 0:16 | Rounds |
| Sat, Aug 22, 2020UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs. Edgar | Carlton MinusWelterweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Mike Bell 26 - 30. Ron McCarthy 27 - 30. Anthony Maness 28 - 29. | 118 of 233 | 2 of 2 | 2:46 | 1 | 15:00 | 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.