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The Clinch

United States of America “The Hammer” 2006-2013 · 34 rounds on file

Matt Hamill

10-5-0 W-L-D in this database

Matt Hamill, photograph by Taric Alani
Strike accuracy 571/1,346
Takedown accuracy 31/91
Sig. strikes / round 16.8
Control / round 1:04
Inside the distance 50% 5 of 10 wins
Height
6′1″185.4 cm
Reach
76″193 cm
Leg reach
--
Stance
Orthodox
Age
5005 OCT 1976
Listed weight
205 lb93 kg
Positional Controller Automatically assigned from data across 15 fights - 8.0 takedown attempts and 21% control time per 15 minutes.

Who they have fought

Every completed bout, grouped by the opponent's style.

Hybrid 9 4-5-0 vs 1599 avg
Well-Rounded 9 4-5-0
Grappling 3 3-0-0 vs 1573 avg
Positional Controller 2 2-0-0
Submission Grappler 1 1-0-0
-- Not classified 3 3-0-0 vs 1482 avg

Opponent styles are assigned from their own fight data, not from a training background. They describe how those opponents have fought. Bars scale against 9 bouts, the largest group.

The career, in order

One bar per bout, oldest on the left. Height is the significant strikes landed in that fight.

24 JUN 2006 - beat Jesse Forbes · Technical Knockout 10 OCT 2006 - beat Seth Petruzelli · Decision (Unanimous) 03 MAR 2007 - beat Rex Holman · Technical Knockout 08 SEP 2007 - lost to Michael Bisping · Decision (Split) 02 APR 2008 - beat Tim Boetsch · Technical Knockout 06 SEP 2008 - lost to Rich Franklin · Technical Knockout 27 DEC 2008 - beat Reese Andy · Technical Knockout 07 MAR 2009 - beat Mark Munoz · Technical Knockout 05 DEC 2009 - beat Jon Jones · Disqualification 19 JUN 2010 - beat Keith Jardine · Decision (Majority) 23 OCT 2010 - beat Tito Ortiz · Decision (Unanimous) 28 MAY 2011 - lost to Quinton Jackson · Decision (Unanimous) 06 AUG 2011 - lost to Alexander Gustafsson · Technical Knockout 22 SEP 2012 - beat Roger Hollett · Decision (Unanimous) 09 OCT 2013 - lost to Thiago Silva · Decision (Unanimous)

Won Lost Draw / no contest

What they do with a round

Summed over 34 rounds across 15 of 15 bouts - the ones the corpus has per-round observations for.

Per round

Sig. strikes landed 16.8
Sig. strikes absorbed 17.3
Takedowns landed 0.9
Knockdowns 0.0
Sub. attempts 0.0
Control time 1:04 of each 5:00 round

Accuracy

Sig. strikes 42% 571/1,346
Takedowns 34% 31/91
Opponents’ accuracy 39% 589/1,526

Where the strikes land

Head 82% 467
Body 4% 23
Leg 14% 81

And from where

At distance 68% 388
In the clinch 10% 55
On the ground 22% 128

How the bouts ended

KO / TKO 5 won Technical Knockout · 5-2
Decision 4 won Decision (Unanimous) · 3-2 Decision (Majority) · 1-0 Decision (Split) · 0-1
Other 1 won Disqualification · 1-0

Every bout

Most recent first. Struck and absorbed are significant strikes.

Date Opponent Result Method End Struck Absorbed Event
09 OCT 2013 Thiago Silva Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 70 96 UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields
22 SEP 2012 Roger Hollett Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 94 26 UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort
06 AUG 2011 Alexander Gustafsson Lost Technical Knockout R2 3:34 13 37 UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2
28 MAY 2011 Quinton Jackson Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 32 55 UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill
23 OCT 2010 Tito Ortiz Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 41 37 UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez
19 JUN 2010 Keith Jardine Won Decision (Majority) R3 5:00 77 65 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs Team Ortiz Finale
05 DEC 2009 Jon Jones Won Disqualification R1 4:14 5 44 The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale
07 MAR 2009 Mark Munoz Won Technical Knockout R1 3:53 23 14 UFC 96: Jackson vs Jardine
27 DEC 2008 Reese Andy Won Technical Knockout R2 2:19 40 34 UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008
06 SEP 2008 Rich Franklin Lost Technical Knockout R3 0:39 13 71 UFC 88: Breakthrough
02 APR 2008 Tim Boetsch Won Technical Knockout R2 1:25 31 18 UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon
08 SEP 2007 Michael Bisping Lost Decision (Split) R3 5:00 56 47 UFC 75: Champion vs Champion
03 MAR 2007 Rex Holman Won Technical Knockout R1 4:00 29 11 UFC 68: The Uprising
10 OCT 2006 Seth Petruzelli Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 14 25 Ortiz vs Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter
24 JUN 2006 Jesse Forbes Won Technical Knockout R1 4:47 33 9 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale

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