Joseph Riley Matheson
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L3
- Fighting out of
- Alabama
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 6'4" · 193 cm
Before the UFC
Joseph Riley Matheson 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.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
24-14
.632 win rate
Winning-record opponents
2 of 3
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
5
3 opponents with 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.
Outside the UFC
across 5 bouts · 5 promotions · wins by 2 subSHP 31 · SHP 23 · SHP 16 · SHP 15 · SHP 14
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 0:45 | SHP 31 | Dec 14, 2013 | |
| L | Omar Johnson9-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:11 | SHP 23 | Apr 27, 2013 |
| L | Justin Sumter12-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:32 | SHP 16 | May 12, 2012 |
| W | Jason Cole | Submission | — | R1 | 0:47 | SHP 15 | Apr 14, 2012 |
| W | Dakota Hollingsworth | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:31 | SHP 14 | Mar 10, 2012 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.