“The Hammer” Light Heavyweight
Matt Hamill
10-5-0
UFC record, 15 fights, 154.8 min
12-8-0
Pro record, all promotions, as ufcstats lists it
- Height
- 6'1"
- Reach
- 76"
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Born
- Tue, Oct 5, 1976, age 49
- First UFC fight
- Sat, Jun 24, 2006
- Latest UFC fight
- Wed, Oct 9, 2013
01/How he wins
in 10 wins
5 KO/TKO (elbows to head from guard, kick to head at distance, punches to head from back control, punches to head from half guard, punches to head on ground), 4 decisions, 1 other win in 10 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 5 | 2 |
| Decision | 4 | 3 |
| DQ, overturned or other | 1 | 0 |
| All | 10 | 5 |
02/Career rates
15 fights, 154.8 min
Sig strikes landed
3.69 per min
571 in 154.8 min, 15 fights
Sig strike accuracy
42.4%
571 of 1,346 attempts
Sig strikes absorbed
3.80 per min
589 of 1,526 landed on him in 154.8 min
Takedowns
3.00 per 15 min
31 of 91 · 154.8 min
Takedown accuracy
34.1%
31 of 91 attempts
Takedown defence
11 of 12
defended of attempted on him, 154.8 min
Control time
3:29 per 15 min
36:00 of 154:51
Knockdowns
1
scored in 154.8 min, 15 fights
Submission attempts
0.00 per 15 min
0 in 154.8 min
Where his sig strikes land
68% distance, 10% clinch, 22% ground
388 distance, 55 clinch, 128 ground of 571 landed
What he hits
82% head, 4% body, 14% leg
467 head, 23 body, 81 leg of 571 landed
Cage time
154:51
15 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Heavyweight | 15 | 10-5-0 | 154.8 | 571 of 1,346 | 3.69 | 31 of 91 | 36:00 of 154:51 | 1 | 5 in 10 |
| All | 15 | 10-5-0 | 154.8 | 571 of 1,346 | 3.69 | 31 of 91 | 36:00 of 154:51 | 1 | 5 in 10 |
04/By year
2006 to 2013
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 15.0 | 70 of 181 | 4.67 | 3 of 14 | 1:22 of 15:00 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 15.0 | 94 of 144 | 6.27 | 6 of 8 | 6:00 of 15:00 | 0 | 0 in 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0-2-0 | 23.6 | 45 of 119 | 1.91 | 0 of 23 | 1:15 of 23:34 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 30.0 | 118 of 333 | 3.93 | 5 of 12 | 5:21 of 30:00 | 0 | 0 in 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 8.1 | 28 of 64 | 3.45 | 0 of 1 | 0:19 of 8:07 | 1 | 1 in 2 |
| 2008 | 3 | 2-1-0 | 24.4 | 84 of 244 | 3.44 | 3 of 8 | 3:35 of 24:23 | 0 | 2 in 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 19.0 | 85 of 173 | 4.47 | 6 of 13 | 5:04 of 19:00 | 0 | 1 in 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 19.8 | 47 of 88 | 2.38 | 8 of 12 | 13:04 of 19:47 | 0 | 1 in 2 |
| All | 15 | 10-5-0 | 154.8 | 571 of 1,346 | 3.69 | 31 of 91 | 36:00 of 154:51 | 1 | 5 in 10 |
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 | 15 of 15 | 71.9 | 324 of 730 | 4.51 | 11 of 27 | 12:54 of 71:54 | 1 | 0 | 4, won 4 |
| Round 2 | 11 of 15 | 47.3 | 156 of 398 | 3.30 | 10 of 30 | 9:47 of 47:18 | 0 | 0 | 3, won 2 |
| Round 3 | 8 of 15 | 35.6 | 91 of 218 | 2.55 | 10 of 34 | 13:19 of 35:39 | 0 | 0 | 8, won 4 |
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
15 fights, newest first
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Oct 9, 2013UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields | Thiago SilvaLight Heavyweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Richard Bertrand 27 - 30. Sal D'amato 27 - 30. Brian Puccillo 27 - 29. | 70 of 181 | 3 of 14 | 1:22 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Sep 22, 2012UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort | Roger HollettLight Heavyweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Doug Crosby 28 - 29. Jeff Blatnick 27 - 30. Sal D'amato 27 - 30. | 94 of 144 | 6 of 8 | 6:00 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Aug 6, 2011UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2 | Alexander GustafssonLight Heavyweight | LKO/TKO, R2 3:34Punches to Head From Mount | 13 of 34 | 0 of 6 | 0:00 | 0 | 8:34 | Rounds |
| Sat, May 28, 2011UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill | Quinton JacksonLight Heavyweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Glenn Trowbridge 27 - 30. Roy Silbert 27 - 30. Tony Weeks 27 - 30. | 32 of 85 | 0 of 17 | 1:15 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Oct 23, 2010UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez | Tito OrtizLight Heavyweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Mike Beltran 28 - 29. Larry Landless 28 - 29. Cecil Peoples 27 - 30. | 41 of 134 | 3 of 3 | 3:51 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 19, 2010The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs Team Ortiz Finale | Keith JardineLight Heavyweight | WMajority decision, R3 5:00Point Deducted: Eye Poke by Jardine Adalaide Byrd 27 - 29. Patricia Morse-Jarman 27 - 29. Tony Weeks 28 - 28. | 77 of 199 | 2 of 9 | 1:30 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 5, 2009The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale | Jon JonesLight Heavyweight | WDQ, R1 4:14Illegal Elbows by Jones | 5 of 17 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 4:14 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 7, 2009UFC 96: Jackson vs Jardine | Mark MunozLight Heavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 3:53Kick to Head At Distance | 23 of 47 | 0 of 0 | 0:19 | 1 | 3:53 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 27, 2008UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 | Reese AndyLight Heavyweight | WKO/TKO, R2 2:19Punches to Head From Half Guard | 40 of 115 | 1 of 1 | 0:25 | 0 | 7:19 | Rounds |
| Sat, Sep 6, 2008UFC 88: Breakthrough | Rich FranklinLight Heavyweight | LKO/TKO, R3 0:39Kick to Body At Distance | 13 of 58 | 1 of 6 | 0:32 | 0 | 10:39 | Rounds |
| Wed, Apr 2, 2008UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon | Tim BoetschLight Heavyweight | WKO/TKO, R2 1:25Punches to Head On Ground | 31 of 71 | 1 of 1 | 2:38 | 0 | 6:25 | Rounds |
| Sat, Sep 8, 2007UFC 75: Champion vs Champion | Michael BispingLight Heavyweight | LSplit decision, R3 5:00Cecil Peoples 28 - 29. Jeff Mullen 28 - 29. Chris Watts 30 - 27. | 56 of 124 | 6 of 12 | 4:06 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 3, 2007UFC 68: The Uprising | Rex HolmanLight Heavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 4:00Punches to Head From Back Control | 29 of 49 | 0 of 1 | 0:58 | 0 | 4:00 | Rounds |
| Tue, Oct 10, 2006Ortiz vs Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter | Seth PetruzelliLight Heavyweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Mike Ross 28 - 29. Jeff Mullen 27 - 30. Tim Vannatta 28 - 29. | 14 of 40 | 7 of 11 | 10:09 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 24, 2006The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale | Jesse ForbesLight Heavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 4:47Elbows to Head From Guard | 33 of 48 | 1 of 1 | 2:55 | 0 | 4:47 | 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.