Matt Knaub
UFC DebutNickname“Mighty”
Record
Streak
L1
- Fighting out of
- Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Fit NHB
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Matt Knaub 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
135-95-1
.587 win rate
Winning-record opponents
6 of 9
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
13
9 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 13 bouts · 10 promotions · wins by 5 sub · 1 decKOTC · NLCF · GGP · FSC · FW 12 +5
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Jeff Paulson | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 4:23 | KOTC | Mar 6, 2010 |
| W | Steve Schneider15-22-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:48 | NLCF | Sep 25, 2009 |
| W | John Sargent | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 2:51 | NLCF | Apr 25, 2009 |
| L | Eduardo Pamplona16-4 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:00 | FSC | Dec 14, 2008 |
| W | Travis Ford | Submission | — | R1 | 1:16 | KOTC | Aug 30, 2008 |
| L | Leo Pla12-9 | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 2:13 | GGP | Aug 15, 2008 |
| L | Leo Pla12-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:13 | GGP | Feb 10, 2007 |
| W | Tomas Martinez | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:34 | FW 12 | Nov 25, 2006 |
| L | Steve Byrnes6-1 | Submission | Kneebar | R2 | 0:42 | ROTR 9 | Apr 21, 2006 |
| W | Freddie Martinez0-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | PNRF | Jun 18, 2005 |
| L | Isidro Gonzalez19-16 | Submission | Punches | R1 | 1:10 | RITR | May 14, 2005 |
| L | Joe Doerksen51-16 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:08 | IFC | Mar 5, 2005 |
| W | David Davis4-17 | Submission | — | R1 | — | IE | Nov 13, 2004 |
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
3-1across 4 amateur bouts · 4 promotionsFW 2 · Battlequest 4 · FW 1 · ROF 11
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Jason Lantrip | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | FW 2 | Sep 11, 2004 |
| L | Donnie Liles17-7 | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | Battlequest 4 | Aug 28, 2004 |
| W | Jarome Sierra1-5 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:42 | FW 1 | Jun 5, 2004 |
| W | Edward Banks4-9 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:05 | ROF 11 | Jan 10, 2004 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.