| Matt Dwyer | |
| Birth Date: | 17 December 1989 |
| Birth Place: | New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Height: | [1] |
| Weight Lb: | 185 |
| Weight Class: | Middleweight Welterweight |
| Reach: | 76inches |
| Stance: | Orthodox |
| Rank: | Brown belt in no-gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2] |
| Fighting Out Of: | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada |
| Team: | Toshido Mixed Martial Arts |
| Years Active: | 2011–present |
| Mma Kowin: | 9 |
| Mma Decwin: | 2 |
| Mma Koloss: | 4 |
| Mma Decloss: | 5 |
| Sherdog: | 53933 |
Matt Dwyer (born December 17, 1989) is a Canadian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division. A professional competitor since 2011, he has competed for the UFC.
Dwyer made his professional debut in 2011 competing in regional promotions in his native British Columbia. He compiled a record of 7–1, finishing all of his opponents, including notable fighters Shonie Carter and DaMarques Johnson by KO/TKO before signing with the UFC in the summer of 2014.[3]
Dwyer was expected to make his promotional debut on August 2, 2014, at UFC 176 against Alex Garcia.[4] However, Dwyer pulled out of the bout citing injury and was replaced by Neil Magny. Subsequently, after UFC 176 was cancelled, Magny/Garcia was rescheduled and eventually took place on August 23, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 49.[5]
Dwyer eventually made his debut on October 4, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 54 where he faced Albert Tumenov.[6] Dwyer lost the fight knockout in the first round.
Dwyer faced William Macário on February 22, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 61.[7] Dwyer won the fight via knockout in the first round.[8] Subsequently, Dwyer earned a Performance of the Night bonus.[9]
Dwyer faced Alan Jouban on July 15, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 71.[10] He lost the back and forth fight by unanimous decision.[11] Both participants were awarded Fight of the Night honors.[12]
Dwyer face promotional newcomer Randy Brown on January 30, 2016, at UFC on Fox 18. He lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.[13]
After being released from the promotion Dwyer would return to the Canadian regional scene winning three straight including victories over UFC veteran's Jesse Ronson and Dominique Steele. During this period however Dwyer would have 3 fights cancelled causing a period of inactivity from mid 2016-late 2017
He would briefly be paired against Joe Riggs for the main event of Fight Night 9: Lethbridge for the vacant Middleweight title on January 21, 2019. However the bout was canceled due to injury for Riggs. He would be replaced by Chris Curtis, Dwyer would go on to lose the fight via majority decision.[14]
Dwyer next faced KB Bhullar at Unified MMA 38 for the Middleweight title on September 27, 2019. He would lose the fight via unanimous decision.
Travelling to Russia for his next bout, he faced Mikhail Ragozin at RCC 7 on December 14, 2019. Dwyer would lose the fight via unanimous decision.
Returning to action amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, he faced UFC veteran and Ultimate Fighter winner Elias Theodorou at Rise FC 6 on March 13, 2021. He would lose the fight via technical knockout in the third round.
Dwyer faced Christophe Van Dijk on December 1, 2022, at BFL 74, losing the bout via knockout due to a knee and punches in the second round.[15]
|-|Loss|align=center|11–9|Christophe Van Dijk|KO (knee and punches)|BFL 75||align=center|2|align=center|4:28|Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada||-|Loss|align=center|11–8|Elias Theodorou|TKO (punches)|Rise FC 6: Fighting the Stigma||align=center|3|align=center|1:20|Victoria, British Columbia, Canada||-|Loss|align=center|11–7|Mikhail Ragozin|Decision (unanimous)|RCC 7||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Yekaterinburg, Russia||-|Loss|align=center|11–6|KB Bhullar|Decision (unanimous)|Unified MMA 38||align=center|5|align=center|5:00|Edmonton, Alberta, Canada|For the Unified MMA Middleweight Championship.|-|Loss|align=center|11–5|Chris Curtis|Decision (majority)|Z Promotions Fight Night 9: Lethbridge||align=center|5|align=center|5:00|Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada|For the vacant ZP Middleweight Championship.|-|Win|align=center|11–4|Dominique Steele|KO (punch)|XXFC 18: Diablo Fight Series ||align=center|1|align=center|4:59|British Columbia, Canada|Won the vacant XFFC Middleweight Championship.|-|Win|align=center|10–4|Chris Anderson|Decision (split)|BFL 53||align=center|5|align=center|5:00|British Columbia, Canada|Middleweight debut; won BFL Middleweight Championship.|-|Win|align=center|9–4|Jesse Ronson|Decision (unanimous)|XFFC 10: Out of the Ashes||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada||-|Loss|align=center|8–4|Randy Brown|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Newark, New Jersey, United States||-|Loss| align=center| 8–3|Alan Jouban| Decision (unanimous)|||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|San Diego, California, United States||-| Win|align=center| 8–2|William Macário| KO (superman punch)|||align=center|1|align=center|3:14|Porto Alegre, Brazil||-| Loss|align=center| 7–2|Albert Tumenov| KO (head kick and punch)|||align=center|1|align=center|1:03|Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada||-| Win|align=center| 7–1|DaMarques Johnson| TKO (punches) |BFL 30||align=center|2|align=center|3:39|Richmond, British Columbia, Canada||-| Win|align=center| 6–1|Shonie Carter| TKO (retirement)|BFL 27||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Richmond, British Columbia, Canada||-| Win|align=center| 5–1|Colin Daynes| TKO (punches)|BFL 24||align=center|1|align=center|4:33|Penticton, British Columbia, Canada||-| Win|align=center| 4–1|Ryan Chiappe| TKO (punches)|BFL 19||align=center|1|align=center|4:37|Penticton, British Columbia, Canada||-| Win|align=center| 3–1|Levi Alford| KO (punch)|BFL 17||align=center|1|align=center|0:29|Penticton, British Columbia, Canada||-| Loss|align=center| 2–1|Marcus Aurelio| KO (slam)|BFL 15||align=center|1|align=center|0:30|Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada||-| Win|align=center| 2–0|Mark Doble| TKO (punches and elbows)|BFL 13||align=center|1|align=center|3:31|Vernon, British Columbia, Canada||-| Win|align=center| 1–0|Levi Alford| KO (knee)|BFL 10||align=center|1|align=center|0:41|Vernon, British Columbia, Canada||-