Matt Thorpe
UFC DebutNickname“12 Gauge”
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Farnworth, Bolton
- Born
- England
- Camp
- Team Colosseum
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 6'4" · 193 cm
Before the UFC
Matt Thorpe 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
206-166-5
.554 win rate
Winning-record opponents
8 of 14
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
23
14 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 · 14 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 8 sub · 1 decCage Warriors · M-1 · KnuckleUp MMA 4 · BoB 2 · UWC 5 +9
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | John Phillips22-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:50 | KnuckleUp MMA 4 | Feb 20, 2010 |
| L | Tor Troeng16-7-1 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 4:02 | BoB 2 | Dec 12, 2009 |
| L | Ansar Chalangov14-5 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 0:41 | M-1 | Sep 26, 2009 |
| W | Rafael Rodriguez | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:56 | M-1 | Aug 15, 2009 |
| L | Christophe Daffreville | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 4:32 | M-1 | Jun 5, 2009 |
| W | Yusuke Masuda6-13-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:30 | M-1 | Apr 29, 2009 |
| L | Simeon Thoresen17-6-1 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 0:51 | Cage Warriors | Jul 12, 2008 |
| W | Mark O'Toole | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 1:31 | Cage Warriors | Apr 19, 2008 |
| W | Claudio Silva14-4 | DQ | — | R1 | 0:00 | UWC 5 | Nov 10, 2007 |
| L | Leslee Ojugbana12-13-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:13 | Cage Warriors | Oct 14, 2007 |
| W | Raymond Jarman20-40 | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 1:58 | QFC 2 | Sep 30, 2007 |
| W | Vasile Doczi | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 2:09 | Cage Warriors | Jul 21, 2007 |
| L | Diego Gonzalez20-15 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bodog Fight | Dec 16, 2006 |
| W | Peter Angerer12-13 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 1:47 | Cage Warriors | Sep 16, 2006 |
| L | Dan Hardy25-10 | Decision | Split | R5 | 5:00 | Cage Warriors | Nov 26, 2005 |
| W | Aaron Barrow5-12 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | — | KOTC | Jun 24, 2005 |
| L | Submission | Choke | R1 | 0:00 | AM 1 | Dec 4, 2004 | |
| W | Chris Hipkiss | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:00 | P & G 2 | Apr 10, 2004 |
| L | Oliver Ellis | Submission | Choke | R1 | 4:11 | Cage Warriors | Mar 7, 2004 |
| W | Che Mills16-10 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:42 | XFC 2 | Nov 9, 2003 |
| L | Danny Rogerson | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:00 | UC 5 | Mar 16, 2003 |
| W | David Simpson | Decision | — | R0 | 0:00 | San Gokui | Sep 1, 2002 |
| W | Tim Ryder | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:39 | XFC 1 | Mar 3, 2002 |
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
0-1across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionG&P 3
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Chris Hipkiss | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R0 | 0:00 | G&P 3 | May 10, 2003 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.