Matt Howell
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L7
- Fighting out of
- Grants Pass, Oregon
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Matt Howell 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
204-134
.604 win rate
Winning-record opponents
9 of 13
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
19
13 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 19 bouts · 17 promotions · wins by 2 sub · 1 decPrimal Fighting Championship · KOTC · War Championship 15 · COGA 90 · COGA 89 +12
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Brad Hildenbrandt | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | War Championship 15 | Feb 28, 2026 |
| L | Anthony Hamilton23-12 | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 1:04 | COGA 90 | Jan 31, 2026 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:21 | COGA 89 | Nov 22, 2025 | |
| L | Jagroop Bhullar | KO/TKO | — | R3 | 0:00 | War Championship 14 | Aug 9, 2025 |
| L | Anthony Hamilton23-12 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:15 | COGA 75 | Jul 29, 2023 |
| L | Logan Paul Eickhoff | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:11 | Primal Fighting Championship | Jul 15, 2023 |
| L | Anthony Hamilton23-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | COGA | Apr 15, 2023 |
| W | Joshua Miranda7-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Primal Fighting Championship | Jul 16, 2022 |
| L | Clayton York5-2 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 4:07 | CageSport MMA | May 5, 2018 |
| L | Matt Kovacs18-20 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 4:01 | COGA 60 | Feb 17, 2018 |
| L | Brian Chamberlain1-0 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | KOTC | Feb 16, 2017 |
| L | Jamelle Jones15-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:50 | KOTC | Nov 17, 2016 |
| W | Jimmy Jennett | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:36 | Knucklehead 16 | Oct 22, 2016 |
| L | Tony Lopez65-35 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:00 | Rogue Promotions | Sep 17, 2016 |
| W | Jimmy Haman | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:45 | Knucklehead 14 | Mar 26, 2016 |
| L | Bill Widler8-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:47 | Rogue Fights | Jan 30, 2016 |
| L | Chris Folsom | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WFC 25 | Jul 26, 2014 |
| L | Bill Widler8-10 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 2:36 | Rogue Fights 25 | Jan 18, 2014 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 2:22 | PF | Sep 28, 2013 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.