Matt Foster
UFC DebutNickname“Freight Train”
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Topeka, Kansas
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Topeka Jiu-Jitsu
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 6'0" · 183 cm
Before the UFC
Matt Foster 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
177-146-1
.548 win rate
Winning-record opponents
9 of 17
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
23
17 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 23 bouts · 21 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 3 sub · 4 decXKO · Danger-Fire Promotions · DCS 93 · RITC · ROC 69 +16
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | KO/TKO | Strikes | R1 | 3:09 | DCS 93 | ||
| L | Lamont Stafford13-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:00 | RITC | |
| L | Joe Pyfer16-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:07 | ROC 69 | |
| W | Shane Grant | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Universal Combat League | |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:33 | DCS 48 | ||
| L | Kennedy Nzechukwu14-6-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:06 | XKO | |
| W | Matt Jones9-15 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | XKO | |
| L | Chris Harris12-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:23 | Bellator | |
| L | Submission | — | R1 | 0:55 | FCF | ||
| L | Josh Bryant15-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:13 | Titan FC 28 | |
| L | Jon Madsen8-2 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:48 | PCFN | |
| W | Wayne Cole16-25 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:13 | Tribal MMA | |
| L | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Shamrock FC | ||
| W | Chad Leonhardt | Submission | — | R1 | 1:52 | Horsepower Promotions | |
| L | Dallas Browning | Disqualification | — | R2 | 4:15 | Cageside Promotions | |
| W | Justin Grizzard9-19 | Submission | Punches | R1 | 4:36 | Disorderly Conduct 15 | |
| L | Ron Jackson3-8 | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | 1:05 | B&G Promotions | |
| W | Matt Uhde7-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Titan FC 24 | |
| L | Myron Dennis22-14 | KO/TKO | Punches | R4 | 0:45 | XFL | |
| W | Lonnie Redmond | KO/TKO | Retirement | R1 | 3:46 | Danger-Fire Promotions | |
| L | Cody Millard | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:24 | Disorderly Conduct 5 | |
| W | Galen Brown | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Danger-Fire Promotions | |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:15 | MUCF |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
1-3across 4 amateur bouts · 4 promotionsCarden Combat Sports 1 · Strike King Combat · CR · SDTC
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Robert Morrow24-22-1 | Decision | Split | R1 | 5:00 | Carden Combat Sports 1 | |
| W | Joel Rader0-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Strike King Combat | |
| L | Nigel Dawson | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | CR | |
| L | Mike Lesnar | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:06 | SDTC |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.