Al Matavao
UFC DebutNickname“Sweetness”
Record
Streak
W3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Nu'uuli, Tutuila Island
- Born
- American Samoa
- Camp
- Legacy Jiu-Jitsu
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Al Matavao makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
UFC debut
Aug 19, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
209-149-3
.584 win rate
Winning-record opponents
12 of 20
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
20
all opponents have records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Dana White's Contender Series
across 1 bout
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | KO/TKO | head kick | R2 | 2:01 | Dana White's Contender Series |
Dana White’s Contender Series — a UFC-adjacent proving ground, shown as its own tier. Excluded from Schedule Score and UFC-scoped metrics.
Outside the UFC
across 20 bouts · 16 promotions · wins by 11 KO · 1 sub · 2 decOktagon MMA · AFC · AFC 173 · SAARFC 29 · AFC 170 +11
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D.J. Linderman23-20 | KO/TKO | Strikes | R2 | 0:48 | AFC 173 | Feb 18, 2026 |
| W | Aaron Phillips9-10 | KO/TKO | Strikes | R1 | 3:22 | SAARFC 29 | Dec 12, 2025 |
| W | Mike Morales7-14-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:34 | AFC 170 | Oct 22, 2025 |
| L | Will Dicke19-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 1:34 | SAARFC 25 | Feb 6, 2024 |
| W | Deven Paulsen4-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R0 | — | ACE | Oct 13, 2023 |
| L | Karlos Vemola38-9 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:18 | Oktagon MMA | Apr 15, 2023 |
| W | Marek Mazuch8-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:02 | Oktagon MMA | Dec 3, 2022 |
| W | Pavel Salcak5-6-1 | KO/TKO | Elbows and Punches | R2 | 0:37 | Oktagon MMA | Dec 4, 2021 |
| L | Samuel Kristofic17-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Oktagon MMA | Jun 19, 2021 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 1:02 | LFA | Mar 19, 2021 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:16 | Destiny MMA | Feb 23, 2020 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:04 | X-1 World Events 54 | Apr 27, 2019 | |
| W | Aaron Phillips9-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | AFC 144 | Jan 16, 2019 |
| W | Aiden Jolley0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 4:09 | AFC 133 | Sep 20, 2017 |
| L | Jake Heun16-10 | Submission | Kimura | R2 | 2:10 | AFC 126 | Oct 19, 2016 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | AFC | Jun 10, 2016 | |
| W | Jason Palec0-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | AFC 122 | Mar 16, 2016 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:30 | AFC 118 | Nov 18, 2015 | |
| W | Chad Kuamo'o-Malama3-2-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:10 | AFC | Jun 12, 2015 |
| W | Hipa Fouvale10-20 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 2:47 | AFC 114 | Mar 4, 2015 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.