Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs Blaydes
Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Jeremiah Wells
United StatesJeremiah Wells
13-4-1
RESULT

Jeremiah Wells def. Matthew Semelsberger (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Matthew Semelsberger
United StatesMatthew Semelsberger
“Semi The Jedi”
11-8-0
Saturday, April 22, 2023
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Jeremiah Wells defeated Matthew Semelsberger by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs Blaydes, held Saturday, April 22, 2023 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 28-29, Jeremiah Wells won the decision.

Fight stats

Jeremiah Wells
Matthew Semelsberger
0
Knockdowns
2
36 of 76
Significant strikes
20 of 37
47%
Sig. strike accuracy
54%
86 of 158
Total strikes
39 of 59
6 of 10
Takedowns
0 of 1
60%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
11:12
Control time
1:29
Significant strikes by target
29 of 67
Head
17 of 33
7 of 9
Body
3 of 4
0 of 0
Leg
0 of 0
10 of 28
Distance
12 of 22
2 of 3
Clinch
4 of 5
24 of 45
Ground
4 of 10

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
1
17 of 38
Sig. str.
11 of 18
35 of 69
Total str.
15 of 23
2 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
3:31
Ctrl
0:59
ROUND 2
0
KD
1
16 of 33
Sig. str.
6 of 12
32 of 59
Total str.
19 of 26
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
3:09
Ctrl
0:30
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
3 of 5
Sig. str.
3 of 7
19 of 30
Total str.
5 of 10
3 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
4:32
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Eric Colón
#WellsSemelsberger
1109
2109
3109
Total3027
Junichiro Kamijo
#WellsSemelsberger
1109
2109
3109
Total3027
Rick Winter
#WellsSemelsberger
1910
2910
3109
Total2829

Media Scores

15
Wells
-
1
Semelsberger
●29-28 Wells×8●30-27 Wells×6●30-28 Wells●29-28 Semelsberger
All 16 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

31%
Wells
1%
Draw
67%
Semelsberger
205 fan scorecards submitted
●29-28 Semelsberger62.9%●29-28 Wells20%●30-27 Wells9.8%●30-27 Semelsberger2%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
77%
Semelsberger
R2
75%
Semelsberger
R3
96%
Wells

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Betting Odds

Jeremiah Wells
-135
57% implied win probability
Open: -144Best: +115
Matthew Semelsberger
+142
41% implied win probability
Open: +116Best: +330

Average moneyline across 13 sportsbooks.

SportsbookJeremiah WellsMatthew Semelsberger
BetAnything-105-125
BetOnline+105-125
BetUS-105-125
Betway-200+140
Bovada+102-115
Cloudbet+115-134
DraftKings-320+250
FanDuel-480+330
MyBookie-120-106
Pinnacle-223+180
sportsbetio-769+303
sports-interaction-110-120
unibet+115-143

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Jeremiah Wells vs Matthew Semelsberger?

Jeremiah Wells defeated Matthew Semelsberger by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs Blaydes, held Saturday, April 22, 2023 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 28-29, Jeremiah Wells won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Jeremiah Wells vs Matthew Semelsberger?

The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 28-29, Jeremiah Wells won the decision.

Was Jeremiah Wells vs Matthew Semelsberger a robbery?

Many scored it for Matthew Semelsberger: 67% of 205 fan cards scored it for Matthew Semelsberger; 94% of 16 media scores picked Jeremiah Wells. The judges gave it to Jeremiah Wells.

Full robbery index →
Referee
Marc Goddard
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Jeremiah Wells 56%44% Matthew Semelsberger

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Welterweight roster (258 fighters)

Jeremiah Wells
Grappling Specialist
5 edges
Matthew Semelsberger
Striking Technician
6 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

75Power95
57Speed96
63Precision89
85Durability88
84Engine65
98Wrestling87
97Ground81

Biggest edge Matthew Semelsberger, Punch speed +40

Attribute by attribute

Jeremiah Wells is on the left of every row, Matthew Semelsberger on the right.
95Punch power96
54Kick power93
58Punch speed98
55Kick speed93
63Accuracy89
98Takedowns87
98Ground striking86
95Submissions75
79Chin89
90Body strength87
84Cardio65

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

13-4-1
Record
11-8-0
1748
Power Index rating
1704
1
Win Streak
0
39
Age
33
5'9"
175 cm
Height
6'1"
185 cm
74"
188 cm
Reach
75"
191 cm
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Weight Class
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Nationality
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Striking Profile

2.35
SLpM
3.77
46%
Str. Acc.
42%
1.28
SApM
4.24
48%
Str. Def.
54%

Grappling Profile

3.06
TD Avg.
1.01
46%
TD Acc.
57%
50%
TD Def.
45%
1.30
Sub. Avg.
0.40

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Jeremiah Wells · 3-2
  • W
    Themba Gorimbo
    UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs Onama · Nov 1, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Max Griffin
    UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Pyfer · Feb 10, 2024
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Carlston Harris
    UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Font · Aug 5, 2023
    Submission · R3 · 1:50 · Welterweight
  • W
    Matthew Semelsberger
    UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs Blaydes · Apr 22, 2023
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Court McGee
    UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs Emmett · Jun 18, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 1:34 · Welterweight
Matthew Semelsberger · 1-4
  • L
    Charles Radtke
    UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Prates · Nov 9, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 0:51 · Welterweight
  • L
    Preston Parsons
    UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs Walker 2 · Jan 13, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Uros Medic
    UFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2 · Jul 29, 2023
    TKO · R3 · 2:36 · Welterweight
  • L
    Jeremiah Wells
    UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs Blaydes · Apr 22, 2023
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Jake Matthews
    UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Strickland · Dec 17, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 7 fights · 11 fights
23.0
Avg sig. strikes
40.8
2.00
Avg takedowns
0.73
5:12
Avg control time
1:52
36
Career high strikes
118
6
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Jeremiah Wells
Strike target
Matthew Semelsberger
83%
Head
65%
15%
Body
17%
2%
Leg
18%
Jeremiah Wells
Strike position
Matthew Semelsberger
53%
Distance
80%
3%
Clinch
8%
44%
Ground
12%