Jake Matthewsvs
Darrius Flowers
Jake Matthews def. Darrius Flowers (Submission)
Welterweight3 rounds scheduledSaturday, July 29, 2023
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, United States
Jake Matthews defeated Darrius Flowers by Submission in round 2 (2:37) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2, held Saturday, July 29, 2023 at Delta Center, Salt Lake City.
Tale of the Tape
22-8-0
Record
13-8-1
0
Win Streak
1
31
Age
31
5'11"
Height
5'9"
73"
Reach
71"
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Stance
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Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile
3.34
SLpM
3.13
43%
Str. Acc.
50%
2.62
SApM
5.35
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Str. Def.
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Grappling Profile
1.44
TD Avg.
1.65
41%
TD Acc.
44%
64%
TD Def.
66%
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Sub. Avg.
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Recent form (last 5 fights)
Jake Matthews · 3-2
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs TeixeiraSat, Jul 12, 2025Submission · R1 · 1:09 · Welterweight
- WUFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2Sat, Feb 8, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Allen vs CraigSat, Nov 18, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Darrius Flowers · 1-3
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs CortezSat, Jul 13, 2024Submission · R2 · 1:46 · Welterweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs PyferSat, Feb 10, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 22 fights · 4 fights
38.7
Avg sig. strikes
28.3
1.14
Avg takedowns
1.00
2:40
Avg control time
0:39
72
Career high strikes
36
4
Career high TDs
2
Strike Distribution
Jake Matthews
Strike target
Darrius Flowers
71%
Head
47%
17%
Body
21%
11%
Leg
32%
Jake Matthews
Strike position
Darrius Flowers
70%
Distance
85%
8%
Clinch
9%
22%
Ground
6%
Fight stats
Jake Matthews
Darrius Flowers
0
Knockdowns
0
60 of 101
Significant strikes
36 of 64
59%
Sig. strike accuracy
56%
71 of 113
Total strikes
41 of 69
0 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 3
0%
Takedown accuracy
33%
1
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
1:15
Control time
1:03
Significant strikes by target
40 of 78
Head
21 of 48
14 of 17
Body
6 of 6
6 of 6
Leg
9 of 10
47 of 84
Distance
31 of 57
2 of 5
Clinch
5 of 7
11 of 12
Ground
0 of 0
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
37 of 63
Sig. str.
30 of 56
42 of 68
Total str.
35 of 61
0 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
1:03
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
23 of 38
Sig. str.
6 of 8
29 of 45
Total str.
6 of 8
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 2
1
Sub. att
0
1:15
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Tyler Tomlinson
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)