Welterweight 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Jake Matthews v Darrius Flowers
UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2, Sat, Jul 29, 2023, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Referee Tyler Tomlinson
Referee Tyler Tomlinson
Jake Matthews won by Submission, R2 2:37. Rear Naked Choke
“The Celtic Kid”
Height 5'11", Reach 73", Stance Orthodox, Age 28 on the night
Coming in 11-6-0 in the UFC over 17 fights
“Beast Mode”
Height 5'9", Reach 71", Stance Orthodox, Age 28 on the night
Coming in on UFC debut
01/Round by round
2 of 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
| Jake Matthews | Darrius Flowers | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 37 of 63 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 30 of 56 | 1 of 1 | 1:03 | 0 |
| Round 22:37 | 23 of 38 | 0 of 0 | 1:15 | 0 | 6 of 8 | 0 of 2 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Fight, 7:37 | 60 of 101 | 0 of 1 | 1:15 | 0 | 36 of 64 | 1 of 3 | 1:03 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 7.6 minutes. Total strikes are held and not printed; they count the pitter-patter on the ground. A round where control reads “not recorded” is one the source did not time, not one with no control.