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Matt
Horwich

NICKNAME"Suave"·UNITED STATES
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
30-25-1
CURRENT FORM
2W STREAK
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Matt Horwich
FIGHTER -
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PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! COLD
HEIGHT
6'1"
AGE
48
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Middleweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
56 BOUTS
WIN
30
LOSS
25
DRAW
1
WIN RATE
54%
30/56 bouts
FINISH RATE
90%
of professional wins
LAST 5 FIGHTS2W STREAK · 2-3
LLLWW
Form trend 0 over the last 90 days.
STYLE SUMMARY_
DATA: COLD
FIGHTING STYLE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with no dominant single weapon — 70% of wins are by sub.

KEY STRENGTHS

Drags it to the mat and hunts the finish — submission threat opens up off transitions.

KEY RISKS

Volume strikers have outpointed across full fights — output drops after R2.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Observed profile rates compared with stored weight-class medians where coverage exists. Any fallback uses a labeled UFC reference average; no fallback is presented as a division median.

// SLPM▼ BELOW
1.11
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.70
// STR. ACC▲ ABOVE
62%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 47%
// SAPM▲ ABOVE
2.16
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.72
// STR. DEF▼ BELOW
38%
Striking Defense
Reference value 53%
// TD AVG▼ BELOW
0.33
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.50
// TD ACC▼ BELOW
9%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 40%
// TD DEF▼ BELOW
28%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 58%
// SUB AVG▲ ABOVE
2.70
Submissions/15 min
Reference value 0.50
// QUALITY_OF_COMPETITION · 02B_

WHO THEY
ACTUALLY FOUGHT

A record says how often a fighter won, not against whom. These ratings weigh every result by the opponent's strength at the time, then compare this fighter with the 90 rated fighters on the UFC middleweight roster (anyone with a UFC bout in the last two years or one booked).

// RATING
#90
against the 90 rated on the UFC middleweight roster · Elo 1436
// STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
9th
percentile · average opponent rated 1509 at fight time (recent fights count most)
// RESULTS VS EXPECTATION
13th
percentile · fell short of what opponents' ratings predicted (-0.24 per fight)

38 rated fights · opponents rated in 72% of recorded fights · last rated fight SEP 4, 2016

// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (30)
n = 30
KO/TKO · 6
SUB · 21
DEC · 3
6
KO/TKO
20%
21
SUB
70%
3
DEC
10%
// LOSSES (25)
n = 25
KO/TKO · 2
SUB · 4
DEC · 19
2
KO/TKO
8%
4
SUB
16%
19
DEC
76%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
90% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 6 fights
20%
SUBANY ROUND · 21 fights
70%
DECFULL FIGHT · 3 fights
10%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Evidence-backed 0-100 scores built only from observed profile stats and disclosed bout-history proxies. This is a fixed Blueprint scoring model, not a division percentile; missing axes remain unknown.

// DNA_PROFILE_
3 OBSERVED7 DERIVED0 UNKNOWN
// BENCHMARK
FIXED SCORE SCALE
// LINKED SAMPLE
56 BOUTS
// PROFILE UPDATED
OCT 3, 2026
// RECORDED SOURCE
ufcstats
Fighter attribute fingerprint10 of 10 attributes have evidence-backed scores on the Blueprint fixed scale. Unknown axes are not plotted and no score represents a division percentile.KO POWER29TD DEFENSE20GRAPPLING60CHIN84STRIKING52CARDIO82AGGRESSION25SUB THREAT100STR DEFENSE20RECOVERY60
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
N/AUNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: Sub Threat. Lowest scored axis: Str Defense.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power29
DERIVED PROXY

KO wins divided by total career wins

N=30 wins
TD Defense20
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed takedown defense rate (28%)

Grappling60
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rate

Chin84
DERIVED PROXY

KO-loss durability proxy from career record

N=56 bouts
Striking52
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed striking volume and accuracy

Cardio82
DERIVED PROXY

Long-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win share

Aggression25
DERIVED PROXY

Activity proxy from observed strike and takedown volume

Sub Threat100
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed submission rate (2.7 per 15 min)

Str Defense20
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed striking defense rate (38%)

Recovery60
DERIVED PROXY

Share of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.

N=25 losses
Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power29 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO wins divided by total career wins30 wins
TD Defense20 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved takedown defense rate (28%)Not recorded
Grappling60 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rateNot recorded
Chin84 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO-loss durability proxy from career record56 bouts
Striking52 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed striking volume and accuracyNot recorded
Cardio82 out of 100DERIVED PROXYLong-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win shareNot recorded
Aggression25 out of 100DERIVED PROXYActivity proxy from observed strike and takedown volumeNot recorded
Sub Threat100 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved submission rate (2.7 per 15 min)Not recorded
Str Defense20 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved striking defense rate (38%)Not recorded
Recovery60 out of 100DERIVED PROXYShare of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.25 losses
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100SEP 2003WSEP 2003OCT 2003LNOV 2003WFEB 2004WMAR 2004LAPR 2004WMAY 2004WJUN 2004WAUG 2004WSEP 2004WSEP 2004WOCT 2004LOCT 2004WFEB 2005LMAR 2005WAPR 2005LJUN 2005WJUL 2005WSEP 2005WOCT 2005WFEB 2006LMAR 2006WMAR 2006LMAR 2006LAPR 2006WSEP 2006WNOV 2006LDEC 2006WFEB 2007LAPR 2007WJUN 2007WNOV 2007WDEC 2007LFEB 2008WMAY 2008LOCT 2008LAPR 2009LJUN 2009WOCT 2009LAPR 2010LMAY 2010WAUG 2010LSEP 2010WNOV 2010LMAR 2011LJUL 2011LNOV 2011LMAR 2012WMAY 2012WDEC 2012LDEC 2013LOCT 2015LSEP 2016LNOV 2016WMAR 2017WMAY 2017// SCORE

  1. Start, SEP 2003, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, SEP 2003, momentum score 55, SUB R2.
  3. Start, OCT 2003, momentum score 55.
  4. Start, NOV 2003, momentum score 48, SUB R1.
  5. Start, FEB 2004, momentum score 58, SUB R2.
  6. Start, MAR 2004, momentum score 67, SUB R1.
  7. Start, APR 2004, momentum score 60, DEC R3.
  8. Start, MAY 2004, momentum score 70, SUB R1.
  9. Start, JUN 2004, momentum score 80, SUB R3.
  10. Start, AUG 2004, momentum score 90, SUB R1.
  11. Start, SEP 2004, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  12. Start, SEP 2004, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  13. Start, OCT 2004, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  14. Start, OCT 2004, momentum score 93, KO/TKO R2.
  15. Start, FEB 2005, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  16. Start, MAR 2005, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  17. Start, APR 2005, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  18. Start, JUN 2005, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  19. Start, JUL 2005, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  20. Start, SEP 2005, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  21. Start, OCT 2005, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  22. Start, FEB 2006, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  23. Start, MAR 2006, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  24. Start, MAR 2006, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  25. Start, MAR 2006, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  26. Start, APR 2006, momentum score 86, SUB R1.
  27. Start, SEP 2006, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  28. Start, NOV 2006, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  29. Start, DEC 2006, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  30. Start, FEB 2007, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  31. Start, APR 2007, momentum score 93, SUB R1.
  32. Start, JUN 2007, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  33. Start, NOV 2007, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  34. Start, DEC 2007, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  35. Start, FEB 2008, momentum score 93, DEC R5.
  36. Start, MAY 2008, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  37. Start, OCT 2008, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  38. Start, APR 2009, momentum score 86, DEC R3.
  39. Start, JUN 2009, momentum score 79, DEC R3.
  40. Start, OCT 2009, momentum score 86, DEC R3.
  41. Start, APR 2010, momentum score 79, DEC R3.
  42. Start, MAY 2010, momentum score 72, DEC R5.
  43. Start, AUG 2010, momentum score 82, SUB R4.
  44. Start, SEP 2010, momentum score 75, DEC R3.
  45. Start, NOV 2010, momentum score 84, KO/TKO R3.
  46. Start, MAR 2011, momentum score 77, DEC R3.
  47. Start, JUL 2011, momentum score 70, DEC R3.
  48. Start, NOV 2011, momentum score 63, DEC R3.
  49. Start, MAR 2012, momentum score 56, SUB R2.
  50. Start, MAY 2012, momentum score 65, KO/TKO R3.
  51. Start, DEC 2012, momentum score 74, KO/TKO R2.
  52. Start, DEC 2013, momentum score 67, DEC R3.
  53. Start, OCT 2015, momentum score 57, KO/TKO R1.
  54. Start, SEP 2016, momentum score 50, DEC R3.
  55. Start, NOV 2016, momentum score 43, DEC R3.
  56. Start, MAR 2017, momentum score 53, SUB R2.
  57. Start, MAY 2017, momentum score 64, KO/TKO R1.

Peaked at 100 (W vs Rea), bottomed at 43 (L vs Naruszczka). Current reading: 64.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
55/56 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
3
5%
3
5%
2
4%
-
-
8
total
SUB
11
20%
12
22%
1
2%
1
2%
-
25
total
DEC
-
-
20
36%
-
2
4%
22
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 6 of 55 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
39%, fights often go the distance
// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
56 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

W
VS Piotr SiwkowskiMay 20, 2017
KO/TKOR1 · 1:20
PLMMA 73 - Ciechanow
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Elbows)
W
VS David RamiresMar 4, 2017
SubmissionR2 · N/A
PLMMA 72 - Lomianki
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
L
VS Marcin NaruszczkaNov 4, 2016
DecisionR3 · 5:00
PLMMA 70 - Championships Torwar
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Vyacheslav VasilevskySep 4, 2016
DecisionR3 · 5:00
Fightspirit Championship 6 - Horwich vs. Vasilevsky
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Jae Young KimOct 24, 2015
KO/TKOR1 · 0:31
Top FC 9 - Battle of Incheon
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
L
VS Piotr StrusDec 7, 2013
DecisionR3 · 5:00
KSW 25 - Khalidov vs. Sakurai
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Majority)
W
VS Terry MartinDec 1, 2012
KO/TKOR2 · 4:08
KSW 21 - Final Resolution
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Antoni ChmielewskiMay 12, 2012
KO/TKOR3 · 2:19
KSW 19 - Pudzianowski vs. Sapp
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
L
VS Thales LeitesMar 31, 2012
SubmissionR2 · 4:39
AFC - Amazon Forest Combat 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
L
VS Michal MaterlaNov 26, 2011
DecisionR3 · 3:00
KSW 17 - Revenge
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Jake RosholtJul 15, 2011
DecisionR3 · 5:00
SF 17 - Horwich vs. Rosholt 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Danillo VillefortMar 11, 2011
DecisionR3 · 5:00
SF 14 - Shark Fights 14
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

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Middleweight. Professional record 30-25-1. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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