Matt Bessette

Record:

win

loss

draw

Wins by:

sub

dec

n/a

Losses by:

sub

dec

n/a

Percentages:

32%

36%

sub

68%

finish

20%

finish

Last 4 fights:

DEC

Matt Bessette Socials & Profiles

Age

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

4:48 Reverse Triangle Choke

Lightweight bout

SUB

Ryan Cruz

2-0-0-0

Lightweight bout

CES 64

Bessette vs Dela Cruz

17 Sep 21

24-9-0-1

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(30-27, 30-26, 30-26)

Featherweight bout

DEC

Jeremy Kennedy

15-2-0-1

Featherweight bout

Bellator 253

Mckee vs Caldwell

19 Nov 20

Uncasville

Mohegan Sun Arena

23-9-0-1

4:01 Punch

Featherweight bout

Charles Cheeks

2-3-0-0

Featherweight bout

CES 60

24 Jan 20

Lincoln

22-9-0-1

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

DEC

Tim Dooling

1-2-0-0

CES 55

Wells vs De Jesus

29 Mar 19

Hartford

22-8-0-1

DEC

5:00 Split

(29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Featherweight bout

DEC

Steven Peterson

16-7-0-0

Featherweight bout

UFC The Ultimate Fighter

Undefeated Finale

06 Jul 18

Las Vegas

Palms Casino Resort

22-7-0-1

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Featherweight bout

DEC

Enrique Barzola

13-3-1-0

Featherweight bout

UFC 220

Miocic vs Ngannou

20 Jan 18

Boston

TD Garden

22-7-0-0

2:59 Overturned

Featherweight bout

Kurt Holobaugh

17-4-0-0

Featherweight bout

Dana White Contender Series 1

Holobaugh vs Bessette

11 Jul 17

Las Vegas

UFC Apex

21-7-0-0

TKO

5:00 Doctor Stoppage

TKO

Rey Trujillo

2-5-0-0

CES 44

Bessette vs Trujillo

12 May 17

Lincoln

20-7-0-0

TKO

0:32 Punches & Kicks

TKO

Kevin Croom

16-8-0-0

CES 41

Bessette vs Croom

27 Jan 17

Lincoln

19-7-0-0

SUB

4:38 Heel Hook

SUB

Joe Pingitore

0-1-0-0

CES 37

Summer Gold

12 Aug 16

Lincoln

18-7-0-0

SUB

4:50 Guillotine Choke

SUB

Ran Weathers

3-6-0-0

CES 36

Andrews vs Muro

10 Jun 16

Lincoln

17-7-0-0

TKO

3:14 Doctor Stoppage

Featherweight bout

TKO

Keith Richardson

15-7-0-0

Featherweight bout

Bellator 153

Koreshkov vs Henderson

22 Apr 16

Uncasville

Mohegan Sun Arena

16-7-0-0

SUB

2:41 Triangle Choke

SUB

Taurean Bogguess

1-2-0-0

CES 33

Soukhamthath vs Nordby

11 Mar 16

Lincoln

15-7-0-0

SUB

3:47 Heel Hook

Featherweight bout

SUB

Kevin Roddy

15-15-1-1

Featherweight bout

Bellator 144

Carvalho vs Halsey

23 Oct 15

Uncasville

Mohegan Sun Arena

15-6-0-0

0:39 Punches

Lenny Wheeler

1-0-0-1

CES 30

Lane vs Felix II

14 Aug 15

Lincoln

14-6-0-0

2:42 Punch

Khama Worthy

7-3-0-0

CES 29

Oneil vs Steele

12 Jun 15

Lincoln

13-6-0-0

TKO

5:00 Doctor Stoppage

Featherweight bout

TKO

Josh Laberge

9-4-0-0

Featherweight bout

Bellator 134

The British Invasion

27 Feb 15

Uncasville

Mohegan Sun Casino

13-5-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Featherweight bout

DEC

Scott Cleve

14-4-0-0

Featherweight bout

Bellator 123

Pitbull vs Curran

05 Sep 14

Uncasville

Mohegan Sun Arena

13-4-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Featherweight bout

DEC

Daniel Weichel

32-8-0-0

Featherweight bout

Bellator 114

Shlemenko vs Ward

28 Mar 14

West Valley City

Maverik Center

12-4-0-0

DEC

5:00 Split

(30-27, 29-28, 28-29)

Featherweight bout

DEC

Diego Nunes

18-6-0-0

Featherweight bout

Bellator 110

Jackson vs Mpumbu

28 Feb 14

Uncasville

Mohegan Sun Arena

11-4-0-0

TKO

1:41 Punches

Featherweight bout

TKO

Nick Piedmont

3-2-0-0

Featherweight bout

Bellator 98

Shlemenko vs Cooper

07 Sep 13

Uncasville

Mohegan Sun Arena

10-4-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

DEC

Jeff Anderson

0-3-0-0

Reality Fighting

New Years Bash

05 Jan 13

Uncasville

9-4-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Lightweight bout

DEC

Paul Barrow

1-0-0-0

Lightweight bout

Bellator 81

Held vs Clementi

16 Nov 12

Kingston

Ryan Center

8-4-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

DEC

Aniss Alhajjajy

0-0-0-0

Xplode Fight Series

Anarchy

22 Sep 12

Springfield

8-3-0-0

4:43 Illegal Upkick

Andres Jeudi

0-0-0-0

Reality Fighting

Mohegan Fight Night 6

02 Jun 12

Uncasville

7-3-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Featherweight bout

DEC

Saul Almeida

12-1-0-0

Featherweight bout

Bellator 63

Holland vs Kheyfets

30 Mar 12

Uncasville

Mohegan Sun Arena

7-2-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

DEC

Joe Proctor

6-1-0-0

REAL Ity Fighting

Gonzaga vs Porter

08 Oct 11

Uncasville

6-2-0-0

SUB

4:59 Guillotine Choke

SUB

John Benoit

0-0-0-0

GFL 10

Benoit vs Bessette

15 Apr 11

Lowell

5-2-0-0

DEC

5:00 Split

DEC

Anthony Kaponis

0-0-0-0

REAL Pain Challenge 9

Collision

09 Oct 10

Sofia

4-2-0-0

SUB

3:30 Guillotine Choke

SUB

Andrew Amaral

0-0-0-0

Reality Fighting

Ignition

17 Jul 10

Plymouth

3-2-0-0

DEC

4:00 Unanimous

DEC

Andrew Carron

1-1-0-0

Reality Fighting

Ferocity

07 Nov 09

Plymouth

3-1-0-0

SUB

2:13 Guillotine Choke

SUB

Chris Chappell

0-0-0-0

FFP

Untamed 26

28 Feb 09

Westport

2-1-0-0

TKO

2:18 Punches

TKO

Jeff Camera

0-0-0-0

REAL Ity Fighting

Collision

19 Jul 08

Plymouth

1-1-0-0

SUB

2:45 Rear-Naked Choke

SUB

Andres Lebron

0-0-0-0

Reality Fighting

Nightmare

12 Apr 08

Plymouth

1-0-0-0

DEC

3:00 Split

DEC

Bill Jones

0-0-0-0

Reality Fighting

Annihilation

19 Jan 08

Plymouth

0-0-0-0

SUB

None Guillotine Choke

SUB

Chris Correira

0-0-0-0

Reality Fighting

Invictus

15 Sep 07

Concord

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Name

Age

Career Span

Last 5

Record

Division

Andres Jeudi

2012 - 2014

Featherweight

Andres Lebron

2008 - 2008

Lightweight

Andrew Amaral

2010 - 2010

Lightweight

Andrew Carron

2007 - 2009

Featherweight

Aniss Alhajjajy

2012 - 2012

Lightweight

Anthony Kaponis

2010 - 2011

Lightweight

Bill Jones

2008 - 2017

Lightweight

Charles Cheeks

2014 - 2022

Lightweight

Chris Chappell

2009 - 2009

Lightweight

Chris Correira

2007 - 2008

Bantamweight

Daniel Weichel

2002 - 2023

Featherweight

Diego Nunes

2004 - 2024

Featherweight

Enrique Barzola

2012 - 2024

Bantamweight

Jeff Anderson

2010 - 2016

Featherweight

Jeff Camera

2008 - 2008

Lightweight

Jeremy Kennedy

2013 - 2024

Featherweight

Joe Pingitore

2014 - 2017

Featherweight

Joe Proctor

2008 - 2017

Welterweight

John Benoit

2011 - 2011

Lightweight

Josh Laberge

2007 - 2017

Featherweight

Keith Richardson

2001 - 2022

Bantamweight

Kevin Croom

2008 - 2022

Lightweight

Kevin Roddy

2005 - 2015

Featherweight

Khama Worthy

2012 - 2024

Lightweight

Kurt Holobaugh

2011 - 2024

Lightweight

Lenny Wheeler

2009 - 2022

Featherweight

Nick Piedmont

2010 - 2016

Featherweight

Paul Barrow

2012 - 2012

Lightweight

Ran Weathers

2008 - 2016

Lightweight

Rey Trujillo

2012 - 2024

Lightweight

Ryan Cruz

2018 - 2022

Bantamweight

Saul Almeida

2008 - 2023

Featherweight

Scott Cleve

2010 - 2016

Featherweight

Steven Peterson

2010 - 2023

Featherweight

Taurean Bogguess

2011 - 2016

Featherweight

Tim Dooling

2017 - 2021

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