Matt Schnell

🇺🇸 ︎

(1990-01-15)

Statistics

UFC Record: 7-8 (1 NC)

By Method:

KO/TKO: 0-5
Submission: 3-3
Decision: 4-0

By Elo:

As Favorite: 3-2 (1 NC)
As Underdog: 4-6

By Weight Class:

Flyweight: 6-6
Bantamweight: 1-2

By Round:

Round 1: 2-5
Round 2: 1-3
Round 3: 4-0 (1 NC)

By Type:

Ranked Opponent: 3-5 (1 NC)

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: L L L W L

Elo: 2643

Peak Elo: 2847 (2019-08-03)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2722 (#762)

Bonuses: 3 (2 FOTN, 1 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 7m 46s

Total Fight Time: 2h 4m 20s

Avg Time Between Fights: 189 days

Avg Card Placement: 7

Peak Rankings:

#7 Flyweight

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2025-11-08
UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown

Joseph Morales (31)

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W L L W • 2-2
Elo: 2894 (76%)

FLYWEIGHT
SUB
R1
2:54

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Matt Schnell (35)
7-7 (1 NC) • W L L L W
Elo: 2690 (24%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States

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2025-04-26
UFC on ESPN: Machado Garry vs. Prates

Matt Schnell (35)

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L L L W L • 6-7 (1 NC)
Elo: 2580 (45%)
29

FLYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

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Jimmy Flick (34)
2-3 • W L L W L
Elo: 2617 (55%)
28

T-Mobile Center
Kansas City, Missouri
United States

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2024-09-07
UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady

⭐ Cody Durden (33)

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W W W L L • 5-4-1
UFC rank: #15 • Elo: 2713 (57%)

BANTAMWEIGHT
SUB
R2
0:29

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Matt Schnell (34)
6-6 (1 NC) • L L W L N
Elo: 2666 (43%) • UFC rank: #11

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States

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2024-03-02
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev

⭐ Steve Erceg (28)

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W W • 2-0
UFC rank: #12 • Elo: 2875 (70%)

FLYWEIGHT
KO
R2
0:26

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Matt Schnell (34)
6-5 (1 NC) • L W L N W
Elo: 2726 (30%) • UFC rank: #9

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

2022-12-03
UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland

Matheus Nicolau (29)

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W L W W W • 6-1
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 2984 (77%)

FLYWEIGHT
KO
R2
1:44

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Matt Schnell (32)
6-4 (1 NC) • W L N W L
Elo: 2771 (23%) • UFC rank: #7

Amway Center
Orlando, Florida
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

2022-07-16
UFC on ABC: Ortega vs. Rodríguez

Matt Schnell (32)

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L N W L W • 5-4 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #8 • Elo: 2665 (47%)

FLYWEIGHT

⭐SUB⭐

R2
4:24

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Sumudaerji (26)
3-1 • L W W W
Elo: 2687 (53%) • UFC rank: #12

UBS Arena
Elmont, New York
United States

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2022-05-07
UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje

Brandon Royval (29)

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W W L L W • 3-2
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 2764 (50%)

FLYWEIGHT

⭐SUB⭐

R1
2:14

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Matt Schnell (32)
5-3 (1 NC) • N W L W W
Elo: 2765 (50%) • UFC rank: #9

Footprint Center
Phoenix, Arizona
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

2021-05-15
UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler

Matt Schnell (31)

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W L W W W • 5-3
UFC rank: #8 • Elo: 2765 (70%)

CATCHWEIGHT (137 LB)
NC
R3
5:00

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Rogerio Bontorin (29)
2-2 • W W L L
Elo: 2617 (30%) • UFC rank: #9

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

2021-01-20
UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny

Matt Schnell (31)

🇺🇸 ︎

L W W W W • 4-3
UFC rank: #9 • Elo: 2744 (56%)

FLYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Tyson Nam (37)
2-2 • L L W W
Elo: 2700 (44%) • UFC rank: #13

Etihad Arena
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates

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2019-12-21
UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie

⭐ Alexandre Pantoja (29)

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L W W W L • 5-2
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 2834 (48%)

FLYWEIGHT
KO
R1
4:17

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Matt Schnell (29)
4-2 • W W W W L
Elo: 2847 (52%) • UFC rank: #9

Sajik Arena
Busan
South Korea

🇰🇷 ︎

2019-08-03
UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Lawler

⭐ Matt Schnell (29)

🇺🇸 ︎

W W W L L • 3-2
UFC rank: #14 • Elo: 2723 (38%)

FLYWEIGHT
SUB
R1
1:23

🇺🇸 ︎

Jordan Espinosa (29)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2809 (62%) • UFC rank: #9

Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

2019-03-09
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos

Matt Schnell (29)

🇺🇸 ︎

W W L L • 2-2
UFC rank: #15 • Elo: 2597 (37%)

BANTAMWEIGHT
SUB
R1
3:18

🇺🇸 ︎

Louis Smolka (27)
6-5 • L L L L W
Elo: 2690 (63%)

Intrust Bank Arena
Wichita, Kansas
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

2018-06-23
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards

Matt Schnell (28)

🇺🇸 ︎

W L L • 1-2
Elo: 2599 (68%)

FLYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Naoki Inoue (21)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2468 (32%)

Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore
Singapore

🇸🇬 ︎

2017-10-07
UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee

Matt Schnell (27)

🇺🇸 ︎

L L • 0-2
Elo: 2501 (51%)

FLYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇲🇽 ︎

Marco Beltran (31)
3-2 • W W W L L
Elo: 2495 (49%)

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

2017-04-22
UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov

Hector Sandoval (30)

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🇺🇸 ︎

L W • 1-1
Elo: 2614 (53%)

FLYWEIGHT
KO
R1
4:24

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Matt Schnell (27)
0-1 • L
Elo: 2596 (47%)

Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tennessee
United States

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2016-12-03
The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions

Rob Font (29)

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W W L • 2-1
Elo: 2787 (67%)

BANTAMWEIGHT
TKO
R1
3:47

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Matt Schnell (26)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2661 (33%)

Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States

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