Matt Sayles

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Matt Sayles
BornMatthew Joseph Sayles
(1994-02-21) February 21, 1994 (age 28)
Alpine, California, United States
Other namesRobo
Nationality American
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [1]
Weight145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
Division Featherweight
Reach68+1⁄2 in (174 cm) [2]
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of San Diego, California, United States
TeamAlliance MMA [3]
Years active2014-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total12
Wins8
By knockout6
By submission1
By decision1
Losses4
By submission2
By decision2
Amateur record
Total3
Wins3
By knockout2
By submission1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Matt Sayles (born February 21, 1994) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division. A professional competitor since 2014, he has also competed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Xplode MMA, World Series of Fighting and Cage Fury.

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Mixed martial arts career

Amateur career

Matt Sayles began his mixed martial arts career as an amateur, competing with Xplode MMA. He made his debut aged 18, during XFS Amateur Series 1, when he faced fellow debutante Dominick Griffen. Sayles would go on to win in the second round by a rear naked choke. [4]

His next fight was against Beau Hart for the vacant Xplode MMA Featherweight Championship, where he won the fight with a KO in the first round. His third and last amateur fight was a defense of the title, against Mike Willis, which he won by TKO.

Early career

Sayles made his professional debut with Xplode MMA in 2014, when he faced Chris Floyd. He won the fight by TKO in the first round. [5]

Fighting with various promotions during the next three years, Sayles amassed a 6-1 record, culminating in an appearance on Dana White's Contender Series 10, where won by TKO against Yazan Hajeh, which earned him an UFC contract. [6] [7]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Sayles made his UFC debut during UFC 227 when he fought Sheymon Moraes. Sayles would suffer multiple eye pokes during the fight, and ended up losing a controversial decision. [8]

Sayles next faced Kyle Nelson on May 4, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 151. [9] He won the fight via submission via arm-triangle choke 3:16 into round 3. [10]

Sayles faced Bryce Mitchell on December 7, 2019 at UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik. He lost the fight by submission from a twister in the first round. [11]

Sayles faced Jordan Leavitt on December 18, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus. [12] He lost the bout via inverted triangle choke in the second round. [13]

On January 12, 2022, it was announced that Sayles's contract was not renewed. [14]

Post UFC

Sayles is scheduled to face Tyrek Malveaux on April 2, 2022 at XMMA 4. [15]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
12 matches8 wins4 losses
By knockout60
By submission12
By decision12
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss8–4 Jordan Leavitt Submission (inverted triangle choke) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus December 18, 202122:05 Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesLightweight bout.
Loss8–3 Bryce Mitchell Submission (twister) UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik December 7, 201914:20 Washington D.C., United StatesCatchweight (148.5 lb) bout; Sayles missed weight
Win8–2 Kyle Nelson Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy May 4, 201933:16 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Loss7–2 Sheymon Moraes Decision (unanimous) UFC 227 August 4, 201835:00 Los Angeles, California, United States
Win7–1Yazan HajehTKO (punches) Dana White's Contender Series 10 June 19, 201811:57 Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesReturn to Featherweight.
Win6–1 Christian Aguilera TKO (punches)CFFC 64: Sayles vs. AguileraMarch 25, 201711:51 San Diego, California, United StatesLightweight debut.
Loss5–1George HickmanDecision (split)PFC 1December 10, 201635:00 Zouk Mikael, Lebanon
Win5–0Ryan LangKO (punch)RFA 38: Moisés vs. EmmersJune 3, 201610:59 Costa Mesa, California, United States
Win4–0DeMarcus BrownTKO (punches)Smash Global: The Main Event 3March 26, 201634:12 Los Angeles, California, United StatesReturn to Featherweight; Brown missed weight (149.2 lb).
Win3–0Bryson HansenDecision (unanimous) WSOF 12 August 9, 201435:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesBantamweight debut.
Win2–0Dylan StanfieldTKO (punches)Xplode Fight Series: FireMarch 22, 201410:46 Valley Center, California, United States
Win1–0Chris FloydTKO (retirement)Xplode Fight Series: AggressionJanuary 18, 201411:15 Valley Center, California, United StatesFeatherweight debut.

Amateur mixed martial arts record

Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Win3-0Mike WillisTKO (punches)Xplode Fight Series - Vengeance19 January 201311:50 Valley Center, California, United StatesDefended the Amateur Xplode MMA Featherweight Championship
Win2-0Beau HartKO (punch)Xplode Fight Series - Eclipse28 July 201210:36 Valley Center, California, United StatesWon the Amateur Xplode MMA Featherweight Championship
Win1-0Dominick GriffenSubmission (rear-naked choke)Xplode Amateur Fight Series - XAFS 1: Revolution25 February 201222:32 Valley Center, California, United States

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