Matt Brownvs
Ben Saunders
Matt Brown def. Ben Saunders (TKO)
Welterweight3 rounds scheduledSaturday, December 14, 2019
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States
Matt Brown defeated Ben Saunders by TKO in round 2 (4:55) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 245: Usman vs Covington, held Saturday, December 14, 2019 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Tale of the Tape
26-19-0
Record
22-13-2
1
Win Streak
0
45
Age
43
6'0"
Height
6'2"
75"
Reach
77"
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Stance
—
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile
3.76
SLpM
3.23
55%
Str. Acc.
50%
2.92
SApM
3.58
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Str. Def.
—
Grappling Profile
1.68
TD Avg.
0.20
46%
TD Acc.
40%
63%
TD Def.
66%
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Sub. Avg.
—
Recent form (last 5 fights)
Matt Brown · 2-3
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs DaukausSat, Mar 26, 2022Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Holloway vs KattarSat, Jan 16, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
Ben Saunders · 1-4
- L
- L
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. AndersSat, Sep 22, 2018Submission · R2 · 4:42 · Welterweight
- W
Common Opponents
Matt Brown
Ben Saunders
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 30 fights · 19 fights
34.6
Avg sig. strikes
25.6
1.03
Avg takedowns
0.11
1:59
Avg control time
0:50
118
Career high strikes
98
5
Career high TDs
1
Strike Distribution
Matt Brown
Strike target
Ben Saunders
61%
Head
51%
30%
Body
39%
9%
Leg
10%
Matt Brown
Strike position
Ben Saunders
56%
Distance
59%
27%
Clinch
33%
17%
Ground
8%
Fight stats
Matt Brown
Ben Saunders
0
Knockdowns
0
30 of 47
Significant strikes
12 of 23
64%
Sig. strike accuracy
52%
40 of 59
Total strikes
38 of 49
2 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
67%
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
4
0
Reversals
0
7:34
Control time
0:10
Significant strikes by target
27 of 43
Head
10 of 17
2 of 3
Body
2 of 6
1 of 1
Leg
0 of 0
10 of 20
Distance
5 of 15
2 of 2
Clinch
0 of 0
18 of 25
Ground
7 of 8
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
5 of 10
Sig. str.
9 of 14
10 of 17
Total str.
14 of 19
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
4
4:08
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
25 of 37
Sig. str.
3 of 9
30 of 42
Total str.
24 of 30
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
3:26
Ctrl
0:10
Referee
Keith Peterson
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)