Matt Sayles Explained

Matt Sayles
Birth Name:Matthew Joseph Sayles
Birth Date:21 February 1994
Birth Place:Alpine, California, United States
Other Names:Robo
Nationality:American
Height:[1]
Weight Lb:145
Reach:68+1/2 in[2]
Weight Class:Lightweight
Featherweight
Bantamweight
Stance:Orthodox
Fighting Out Of:San Diego, California, United States
Team:Alliance MMA[3]
Years Active:2014-present
Mma Kowin:6
Mma Subwin:1
Mma Decwin:1
Mma Subloss:2
Mma Decloss:2
Am Win:3
Am Kowin:2
Am Subwin:1
Sherdog:93675

Matt Sayles (born February 21, 1994) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division. A professional competitor since 2014, he has also competed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Xplode MMA, World Series of Fighting and Cage Fury.

Mixed martial arts career

Amateur career

Matt Sayles began his mixed martial arts career as an amateur, competing with Xplode MMA. He made his debut aged 18, during XFS Amateur Series 1, when he faced fellow debutante Dominick Griffen. Sayles would go on to win in the second round by a rear naked choke.[4]

His next fight was against Beau Hart for the vacant Xplode MMA Featherweight Championship, where he won the fight with a KO in the first round. His third and last amateur fight was a defense of the title, against Mike Willis, which he won by TKO.

Early career

Sayles made his professional debut with Xplode MMA in 2014, when he faced Chris Floyd. He won the fight by TKO in the first round.[5]

Fighting with various promotions during the next three years, Sayles amassed a 6-1 record, culminating in an appearance on Dana White's Contender Series 10, where won by TKO against Yazan Hajeh, which earned him an UFC contract.[6] [7]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Sayles made his UFC debut during UFC 227 when he fought Sheymon Moraes. Sayles would suffer multiple eye pokes during the fight, and ended up losing a controversial decision.[8]

Sayles next faced Kyle Nelson on May 4, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 151.[9] He won the fight via submission via arm-triangle choke 3:16 into round 3.[10]

Sayles faced Bryce Mitchell on December 7, 2019 at . He lost the fight by submission from a twister in the first round.[11]

Sayles faced Jordan Leavitt on December 18, 2021 at .[12] He lost the bout via inverted triangle choke in the second round.[13]

On January 12, 2022, it was announced that Sayles's contract was not renewed.[14]

Post UFC

Sayles was scheduled to face Tyrek Malveaux on April 2, 2022 at XMMA 4.[15] However, the bout was cancelled as a result of Sayles' withdrawal.[16]

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Loss|align=center|8–4|Jordan Leavitt|Submission (inverted triangle choke)|||align=center|2|align=center|2:05|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Loss|align=center|8–3|Bryce Mitchell|Submission (twister)|||align=center|1|align=center|4:20|Washington D.C., United States||-|Win|align=center|8–2|Kyle Nelson|Submission (arm-triangle choke)|||align=center|3|align=center|3:16|Ottawa, Ontario, Canada||-|Loss|align=center|7–2|Sheymon Moraes|Decision (unanimous)|UFC 227||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Los Angeles, California, United States||-|Win|align=center|7–1|Yazan Hajeh|TKO (punches)|Dana White's Contender Series 10 ||align=center|1|align=center|1:57|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|6–1|Christian Aguilera|TKO (punches)|CFFC 64: Sayles vs. Aguilera||align=center|1|align=center|1:51|San Diego, California, United States||-|Loss|align=center|5–1|George Hickman|Decision (split)|PFC 1||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Zouk Mikael, Lebanon||-|Win|align=center|5–0|Ryan Lang|KO (punch)|RFA 38: Moisés vs. Emmers||align=center|1|align=center|0:59|Costa Mesa, California, United States||-|Win|align=center|4–0|DeMarcus Brown|TKO (punches)|Smash Global: The Main Event 3||align=center|3|align=center|4:12|Los Angeles, California, United States||-|Win|align=center|3–0|Bryson Hansen|Decision (unanimous)|WSOF 12||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|2–0|Dylan Stanfield|TKO (punches)|Xplode Fight Series: Fire||align=center|1|align=center|0:46|Valley Center, California, United States||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Chris Floyd|TKO (retirement)|Xplode Fight Series: Aggression||align=center|1|align=center|1:15|Valley Center, California, United States||-|}

Amateur mixed martial arts record

|-|Win|align=center| 3-0|Mike Willis|TKO (punches)|Xplode Fight Series - Vengeance||align=center|1|align=center|1:50|Valley Center, California, United States||-|Win|align=center| 2-0|Beau Hart|KO (punch)|Xplode Fight Series - Eclipse||align=center|1|align=center|0:36|Valley Center, California, United States||-|Win|align=center| 1-0|Dominick Griffen|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Xplode Amateur Fight Series - XAFS 1: Revolution||align=center|2|align=center|2:32|Valley Center, California, United States||-|}

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Matt Sayles . ufcstats.com . 10 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Matt Sayles . UFC.com . 10 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Professional Fight Team . Alliancegym.com . 10 May 2020.
  4. Web site: XFS Amateur Series 1: Revolution . Tapology.com . 10 May 2020.
  5. Web site: Matt Sayles vs. Chris Floyd . Tapology.com . 10 May 2020.
  6. Web site: DWCS 10 headliner Matt Sayles on new UFC contract: 'I'll fight next week' . mmajunkie.com . 29 July 2020.
  7. Web site: Matt . sherdog.com . 29 July 2020.
  8. Web site: UFC 227 Results: Sheymon Moraes Wins Controversial Decision Against Matt Sayles . Cage Side Press . 10 May 2020.
  9. Web site: Kyle Nelson en Matt Sayles op zoek naar eerste overwinning in de UFC tijdens UFC Ottawa. DNA. MMA. en-US. 2019-10-20.
  10. Web site: UFC Ottawa Results: Matt Sayles Gets Late Submission of Kyle Nelson. Shillan. Keith. 2019-05-04. Cageside Press. en-US. 2019-10-20.
  11. Web site: Bryce Mitchell vs. Matt Sayles Results and News – UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik – MMA Fighting. mmafighting.com. 2019-12-21.
  12. Web site: DNA. MMA. 2021-09-19. Matt Sayles vs. Jordan Leavitt toegevoegd aan UFC evenement op 18 december. 2021-09-20. MMA DNA. en-US.
  13. Web site: Evanoff. Josh. 2021-12-18. UFC Vegas 45: Jordan Leavitt Submits Matt Sayles With An Inverted Triangle. 2021-12-19. Cageside Press. en-US.
  14. Web site: 2022-01-12. UFC parts ways with Maki Pitolo, three other fighters. 2022-01-12. MMA Junkie. en-US.
  15. Web site: 2022-03-11 . 14 former UFC fighters booked for XMMA 4 card in New Orleans . 2022-03-11 . MMA Junkie . en-US.
  16. Web site: Matt Sayles - Tapology. tapology.com. 2024-08-11. 2024-08-11.