Matt Denning
UFC DebutNickname“Ken Doll”
Record
Streak
L9
- Fighting out of
- Auburn, Maine
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Matt Denning 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
ModerateOpponents' combined record
207-205-1
.502 win rate
Winning-record opponents
14 of 29
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
32
29 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 32 bouts · 30 promotions · wins by 8 subCage Titans FC · PFC · NEF 62 · AFP 101 · NEF 61 +25
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Bruce Boyington19-15 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:41 | NEF 62 | May 3, 2025 |
| L | Ilyaz Mamadaliyev8-4 | KO/TKO | Strikes | R1 | 2:05 | AFP 101 | Feb 22, 2025 |
| L | Ed Davis | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:00 | NEF 61 | Feb 8, 2025 |
| L | Lucas Rosa | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:45 | DonnyBrooke Fight Promotion | Dec 15, 2024 |
| L | Nathaniel Grimard8-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:20 | NEF 60 | Nov 9, 2024 |
| L | Anthony Vasta4-9 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 2:27 | NEF 54 | Sep 2, 2023 |
| L | Artur Minev7-1 | KO/TKO | Submission to Strikes | R1 | 1:37 | NEF 53 | Jul 8, 2023 |
| L | Ryan Lilley13-14 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:41 | LXF 8 | Jan 14, 2023 |
| L | Aaron Hughes6-9 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:30 | Cage Titans FC | Jan 7, 2023 |
| W | Carl Langston2-9 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:01 | NEF 50 | Nov 12, 2022 |
| L | Rodrigo Almeida15-5 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 1:46 | Combat FC 2 | Oct 21, 2022 |
| W | Brian Cosco | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:35 | NEF 48 | Jul 30, 2022 |
| W | Jacob Guerrero3-3 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:57 | Combat FC 1 | Jun 17, 2022 |
| L | Sean Lally9-6 | KO/TKO | Finger Injury | R1 | 1:02 | Cage Titans FC | Jun 4, 2022 |
| L | Jesse Erickson13-9 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:57 | NEF 47 | May 14, 2022 |
| L | Jon Deupree1-0 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:22 | NEF 45 | Nov 5, 2021 |
| L | Sage Philippe4-6 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 4:43 | PFC | Sep 18, 2021 |
| L | Yu Ji2-2 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:48 | PFC | Oct 19, 2019 |
| L | Pat Casey10-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:54 | AMMO Fight League 7 | Jul 20, 2019 |
| L | Bill Jones13-12 | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 2:03 | NEF 33 | Apr 14, 2018 |
| L | Don Shainis15-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:50 | Bellator | Oct 20, 2017 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:05 | NEF 29 | Jun 17, 2017 | |
| W | Josh Parker6-9 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 3:34 | NEF 28 | Apr 29, 2017 |
| L | Ricky Dexter1-0 | KO/TKO | Punch to the Body | R1 | 4:18 | NEF 27 | Feb 11, 2017 |
| L | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 3:30 | WSOF 34 | Dec 31, 2016 | |
| L | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:56 | NEF 25 | Sep 10, 2016 | |
| L | Submission | Kimura | R3 | 2:24 | NEF 24 | Jun 18, 2016 | |
| W | Derek Shorey4-11 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 0:37 | NEF 23 | May 14, 2016 |
| L | Josh Harvey8-4-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:00 | NEF 22 | Apr 23, 2016 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:44 | NEF 20 | Nov 21, 2015 | |
| W | Zenon Herrera1-9 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:43 | NEF 19 | Sep 12, 2015 |
| W | Derek Shorey4-11 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:28 | NEF | Nov 15, 2014 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
3-4across 7 amateur bouts · 4 promotionsNEF · NEF 49 · CZ 44 · CZ 43
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Jordan Downey10-10-2 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:03 | NEF 49 | Sep 9, 2022 |
| W | Caleb Costello | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 2:23 | NEF | Feb 8, 2014 |
| L | Tollison Lewis | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:36 | NEF | Sep 21, 2013 |
| W | Nate Charles0-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 0:00 | NEF | Aug 3, 2013 |
| L | Jay Perrin15-8 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 2:28 | CZ 44 | Jun 14, 2013 |
| W | Trevor Kell | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:04 | NEF | May 18, 2013 |
| L | Dominic Cofone3-4 | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | CZ 43 | Mar 1, 2013 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.