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Matt Bessette
Fighter Stats & Bio
Record:
25
win
10
loss
0
draw
1
nc
Wins by:
8
ko
9
sub
8
dec
0
n/a
Losses by:
1
ko
1
sub
7
dec
1
n/a
Percentages:
32%
ko
36%
sub
68%
finish
20%
finish
Last 4 fights:
DEC
KO
DEC
DEC
Matt Bessette Socials & Profiles
Age
39
Weight
146lbs (66kg)
Height
5'10" (1.78m)
Reach
5'7" (1.7m)
Weight Class
lightweight
Debut
2007-09-15
Career
2007 - 2021
Stance
Orthodox
Rank
Trainer
Standup: Russell Leak Bjj: Fabiano Teles
Birth
Dec. 28, 1984
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Fighting Out Of
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Fight Record
24-10-0-1
SUB
3
4:48 Reverse Triangle Choke
Lightweight bout
SUB
3
Ryan Cruz
2-0-0-0
Lightweight bout
CES 64
Bessette vs Dela Cruz
17 Sep 21
-
-
-
24-9-0-1
DEC
3
5:00 Unanimous
(30-27, 30-26, 30-26)
Featherweight bout
DEC
3
Jeremy Kennedy
15-2-0-1
Featherweight bout
Bellator 253
Mckee vs Caldwell
19 Nov 20
Uncasville
Uncasville
Mohegan Sun Arena
23-9-0-1
KO
3
4:01 Punch
Featherweight bout
KO
3
Charles Cheeks
2-3-0-0
Featherweight bout
CES 60
24 Jan 20
Lincoln
Lincoln
-
22-9-0-1
DEC
3
5:00 Unanimous
DEC
3
Tim Dooling
1-2-0-0
CES 55
Wells vs De Jesus
29 Mar 19
Hartford
Hartford
-
22-8-0-1
DEC
3
5:00 Split
(29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Featherweight bout
DEC
3
Steven Peterson
16-8-0-0
Featherweight bout
UFC The Ultimate Fighter
Undefeated Finale
06 Jul 18
Las Vegas
Las Vegas
Palms Casino Resort
22-7-0-1
DEC
3
5:00 Unanimous
(30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Featherweight bout
DEC
3
Enrique Barzola
13-3-1-0
Featherweight bout
UFC 220
Miocic vs Ngannou
20 Jan 18
Boston
Boston
TD Garden
22-7-0-0
NC
1
2:59 Overturned
Featherweight bout
NC
1
Kurt Holobaugh
17-4-0-0
Featherweight bout
Dana White Contender Series 1
Holobaugh vs Bessette
11 Jul 17
Las Vegas
Las Vegas
UFC Apex
21-7-0-0
TKO
2
5:00 Doctor Stoppage
TKO
2
Rey Trujillo
2-5-0-0
CES 44
Bessette vs Trujillo
12 May 17
Lincoln
Lincoln
-
20-7-0-0
TKO
3
0:32 Punches & Kicks
TKO
3
Kevin Croom
16-8-0-0
CES 41
Bessette vs Croom
27 Jan 17
Lincoln
Lincoln
-
19-7-0-0
SUB
2
4:38 Heel Hook
SUB
2
Joe Pingitore
0-1-0-0
CES 37
Summer Gold
12 Aug 16
Lincoln
Lincoln
-
18-7-0-0
SUB
1
4:50 Guillotine Choke
SUB
1
Ran Weathers
3-6-0-0
CES 36
Andrews vs Muro
10 Jun 16
Lincoln
Lincoln
-
17-7-0-0
TKO
2
3:14 Doctor Stoppage
Featherweight bout
TKO
2
Keith Richardson
15-7-0-0
Featherweight bout
Bellator 153
Koreshkov vs Henderson
22 Apr 16
Uncasville
Uncasville
Mohegan Sun Arena
16-7-0-0
SUB
1
2:41 Triangle Choke
SUB
1
Taurean Bogguess
1-2-0-0
CES 33
Soukhamthath vs Nordby
11 Mar 16
Lincoln
Lincoln
-
15-7-0-0
SUB
1
3:47 Heel Hook
Featherweight bout
SUB
1
Kevin Roddy
15-15-1-1
Featherweight bout
Bellator 144
Carvalho vs Halsey
23 Oct 15
Uncasville
Uncasville
Mohegan Sun Arena
15-6-0-0
KO
1
0:39 Punches
KO
1
Lenny Wheeler
1-0-0-1
CES 30
Lane vs Felix II
14 Aug 15
Lincoln
Lincoln
-
14-6-0-0
KO
2
2:42 Punch
KO
2
Khama Worthy
7-3-0-0
CES 29
Oneil vs Steele
12 Jun 15
Lincoln
Lincoln
-
13-6-0-0
TKO
2
5:00 Doctor Stoppage
Featherweight bout
TKO
2
Josh Laberge
9-4-0-0
Featherweight bout
Bellator 134
The British Invasion
27 Feb 15
Uncasville
Uncasville
Mohegan Sun Casino
13-5-0-0
DEC
3
5:00 Unanimous
(30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Featherweight bout
DEC
3
Scott Cleve
14-4-0-0
Featherweight bout
Bellator 123
Pitbull vs Curran
05 Sep 14
Uncasville
Uncasville
Mohegan Sun Arena
13-4-0-0
DEC
3
5:00 Unanimous
(29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Featherweight bout
DEC
3
Daniel Weichel
32-8-0-0
Featherweight bout
Bellator 114
Shlemenko vs Ward
28 Mar 14
West Valley City
West Valley City
Maverik Center
12-4-0-0
DEC
3
5:00 Split
(30-27, 29-28, 28-29)
Featherweight bout
DEC
3
Diego Nunes
18-6-0-0
Featherweight bout
Bellator 110
Jackson vs Mpumbu
28 Feb 14
Uncasville
Uncasville
Mohegan Sun Arena
11-4-0-0
TKO
1
1:41 Punches
Featherweight bout
TKO
1
Nick Piedmont
3-2-0-0
Featherweight bout
Bellator 98
Shlemenko vs Cooper
07 Sep 13
Uncasville
Uncasville
Mohegan Sun Arena
10-4-0-0
DEC
3
5:00 Unanimous
DEC
3
Jeff Anderson
0-3-0-0
Reality Fighting
New Years Bash
05 Jan 13
Uncasville
Uncasville
-
9-4-0-0
DEC
3
5:00 Unanimous
(29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Lightweight bout
DEC
3
Paul Barrow
1-0-0-0
Lightweight bout
Bellator 81
Held vs Clementi
16 Nov 12
Kingston
Kingston
Ryan Center
8-4-0-0
DEC
3
5:00 Unanimous
DEC
3
Aniss Alhajjajy
0-0-0-0
Xplode Fight Series
Anarchy
22 Sep 12
Springfield
Springfield
-
8-3-0-0
DQ
3
4:43 Illegal Upkick
DQ
3
Andres Jeudi
0-0-0-0
Reality Fighting
Mohegan Fight Night 6
02 Jun 12
Uncasville
Uncasville
-
7-3-0-0
DEC
3
5:00 Unanimous
(30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Featherweight bout
DEC
3
Saul Almeida
12-1-0-0
Featherweight bout
Bellator 63
Holland vs Kheyfets
30 Mar 12
Uncasville
Uncasville
Mohegan Sun Arena
7-2-0-0
DEC
5
5:00 Unanimous
DEC
5
Joe Proctor
6-1-0-0
REAL Ity Fighting
Gonzaga vs Porter
08 Oct 11
Uncasville
Uncasville
-
6-2-0-0
SUB
2
4:59 Guillotine Choke
SUB
2
John Benoit
0-0-0-0
GFL 10
Benoit vs Bessette
15 Apr 11
Lowell
Lowell
-
5-2-0-0
DEC
5
5:00 Split
DEC
5
Anthony Kaponis
0-0-0-0
REAL Pain Challenge 9
Collision
09 Oct 10
Sofia
Sofia
-
4-2-0-0
SUB
2
3:30 Guillotine Choke
SUB
2
Andrew Amaral
0-0-0-0
Reality Fighting
Ignition
17 Jul 10
Plymouth
Plymouth
-
3-2-0-0
DEC
3
4:00 Unanimous
DEC
3
Andrew Carron
1-1-0-0
Reality Fighting
Ferocity
07 Nov 09
Plymouth
Plymouth
-
3-1-0-0
SUB
3
2:13 Guillotine Choke
SUB
3
Chris Chappell
0-0-0-0
FFP
Untamed 26
28 Feb 09
Westport
Westport
-
2-1-0-0
TKO
2
2:18 Punches
TKO
2
Jeff Camera
0-0-0-0
REAL Ity Fighting
Collision
19 Jul 08
Plymouth
Plymouth
-
1-1-0-0
SUB
2
2:45 Rear-Naked Choke
SUB
2
Andres Lebron
0-0-0-0
Reality Fighting
Nightmare
12 Apr 08
Plymouth
Plymouth
-
1-0-0-0
DEC
3
3:00 Split
DEC
3
Bill Jones
0-0-0-0
Reality Fighting
Annihilation
19 Jan 08
Plymouth
Plymouth
-
0-0-0-0
SUB
3
None Guillotine Choke
SUB
3
Chris Correira
0-0-0-0
Reality Fighting
Invictus
15 Sep 07
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Career Span
Last 5
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Andres Jeudi
2012 - 2014
1
2
0
0
Featherweight
Andres Lebron
2008 - 2008
0
1
0
0
Lightweight
Andrew Amaral
2010 - 2010
0
1
0
0
Lightweight
Andrew Carron
2007 - 2009
1
2
0
0
Featherweight
Aniss Alhajjajy
2012 - 2012
0
1
0
0
Lightweight
Anthony Kaponis
2010 - 2011
0
3
0
0
Lightweight
Bill Jones
2008 - 2017
2
3
0
0
Lightweight
Charles Cheeks
2014 - 2022
3
6
0
0
Lightweight
Chris Chappell
2009 - 2009
1
0
0
0
Lightweight
Chris Correira
2007 - 2008
0
2
0
0
Bantamweight
Daniel Weichel
39
2002 - 2023
42
15
0
0
Featherweight
Diego Nunes
41
2004 - 2024
24
11
0
0
Featherweight
Enrique Barzola
35
2012 - 2024
20
9
2
0
Bantamweight
Jeff Anderson
2010 - 2016
0
6
0
0
Featherweight
Jeff Camera
2008 - 2008
0
1
0
0
Lightweight
Jeremy Kennedy
31
2013 - 2024
19
4
0
1
Featherweight
Joe Pingitore
2014 - 2017
0
3
0
0
Featherweight
Joe Proctor
39
2008 - 2017
11
6
0
0
Welterweight
John Benoit
2011 - 2011
0
1
0
0
Lightweight
Josh Laberge
2007 - 2017
11
7
0
0
Featherweight
Keith Richardson
40
2001 - 2022
23
12
0
0
Bantamweight
Kevin Croom
37
2008 - 2022
22
15
0
1
Lightweight
Kevin Roddy
2005 - 2015
15
16
1
1
Featherweight
Khama Worthy
37
2012 - 2024
20
10
0
0
Lightweight
Kurt Holobaugh
38
2011 - 2024
21
8
0
1
Lightweight
Lenny Wheeler
2009 - 2022
3
2
0
1
Featherweight
Nick Piedmont
2010 - 2016
4
4
0
0
Featherweight
Paul Barrow
2012 - 2012
1
1
0
0
Lightweight
Ran Weathers
13
2008 - 2016
3
8
0
0
Lightweight
Rey Trujillo
2012 - 2024
4
15
0
0
Lightweight
Ryan Cruz
2018 - 2022
2
2
0
0
Bantamweight
Saul Almeida
32
2008 - 2023
20
12
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Featherweight
Scott Cleve
42
2010 - 2016
15
6
0
0
Featherweight
Steven Peterson
34
2009 - 2023
19
12
0
0
Featherweight
Taurean Bogguess
2011 - 2016
1
3
0
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Tim Dooling
2017 - 2021
1
6
0
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