Matti Makela
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Stockholm
- Born
- Sweden
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'1" · 185 cm
Before the UFC
Matti Makela 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
296-200-20
.597 win rate
Winning-record opponents
14 of 24
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
25
24 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 25 bouts · 22 promotions · wins by 7 KO · 2 sub · 4 decShooto · Superior Challenge 10 · Superior Challenge 9 · SHC 8 · Superior Challenge 8 +17
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Superior Challenge 10 | May 3, 2014 | |
| W | Matteo Minonzio21-22 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:41 | Superior Challenge 9 | Nov 23, 2013 |
| W | Henrique Shiguemoto15-6-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:10 | SHC 8 | Sep 21, 2013 |
| W | James McSweeney15-18 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:00 | Superior Challenge 8 | Oct 6, 2012 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RA | Aug 31, 2012 | |
| L | Hector Ramirez10-6-1 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R3 | 0:36 | Superior Challenge 7 | Apr 30, 2011 |
| W | Linton Vassell26-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 4:10 | Superior Challenge 6 | Oct 29, 2010 |
| L | Timo Suhonen12-2-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Cage 12 | Feb 28, 2010 |
| L | Paul Cahoon13-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | OMMAC 3 | Nov 28, 2009 |
| L | Yuji Hisamatsu16-22-6 | KO/TKO | Soccer Kick and Punches | R1 | 4:56 | Pancrase | Apr 27, 2008 |
| L | Petras Markevicius29-9-5 | Submission | Flying Armbar | R1 | 0:48 | The Cage Vol. 9 | Dec 8, 2007 |
| W | Rodney Moore7-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SAS 4 | Oct 28, 2007 |
| W | Mikko Koivumaki4-4-1 | Decision | Split | R0 | 0:00 | Shooto | Sep 29, 2007 |
| L | Lucio Linhares19-8 | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R2 | 1:53 | CF 3 | Sep 1, 2007 |
| L | Eduardo Pamplona16-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Fury FC 3 | May 19, 2007 |
| W | Ahmed Metto0-2 | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 2:00 | TF 1 | Dec 16, 2006 |
| L | Mikko Suvanto10-5-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Zst | Sep 23, 2006 |
| L | Tor Troeng16-7-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Sep 3, 2006 |
| W | Mikko Suvanto10-5-1 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | The Cage Vol. 6 | May 20, 2006 |
| W | Thomas Valentin | Submission | Verbal | R3 | 1:10 | EVT 6 | May 6, 2006 |
| W | Andersen Brasa0-1 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 0:00 | Shooto | Apr 22, 2006 |
| W | Bohumil Lungrik18-23 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:29 | The Cage Vol. 5 | Feb 10, 2006 |
| W | Thomas Karlsson1-2-2 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | The Cage | Jan 8, 2006 |
| L | Kristian Lexell8-5 | Decision | — | R2 | 5:00 | MB 3 | Jun 11, 2005 |
| W | Tommi Hietala0-1 | KO/TKO | Cut | R1 | 5:00 | Shooto | Apr 16, 2005 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
2-3across 5 amateur bouts · 4 promotionsShooto · CC 1 · BVT · MB 2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Martin Ekdal2-1 | Submission | Leg Lock | R1 | 1:15 | CC 1 | Apr 2, 2005 |
| W | Johan Ohlsson | Decision | Split Decision | R0 | 0:00 | BVT | Nov 20, 2004 |
| L | Andersen Brasa0-1 | Decision | Unanimous Decision | R2 | 3:00 | MB 2 | Oct 23, 2004 |
| L | Mikko Broman5-5-1 | Decision | — | R2 | 3:00 | Shooto | May 22, 2004 |
| L | Jari Granqvist1-0 | Decision | — | R2 | 3:00 | Shooto | Feb 21, 2004 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.