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Matt Bessette

  Matt Bessette's profile at Sherdog 

Matt Bessette's profile at Tapology 

Association: Underdog Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Pro Debut Date: 2007-09-15
Pro Record: 25-10-0
Win Finish %: 68.0%
Quality Perf. %: 54.3%
Last Ranked: 7/01/2021

#126 Featherweight

Highest Quarterly Ranking: 7/01/2014

#38 Featherweight
Last Loss Date: 11/19/2020
Last Loss: [#34 FW] Jeremy Kennedy
Opponent's Last 5: W W W L L
UFC Record: 0-2-0
Octagon Time: 0:30:00
UFC Debut: 2018-01-20
Last UFC Fight: 2018-07-06

Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Outcome
W Ryan Dela Cruz Submission (Reverse Triangle Choke)
Round 3
  CES 64 - Bessette vs. Boyington
Friday, September 17th 2021
L Jeremy Kennedy
#44 Featherweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Bellator 253 - Caldwell vs. McKee
Thursday, November 19th 2020
W Charles Cheeks III
#421 Lightweight 		KO (Punch)
Round 3
  CES 60
Friday, January 24th 2020
W Tim Dooling
#456 Featherweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  CES 55: Wells vs. de Jesus
Friday, March 29th 2019
L Steven Peterson
#228 Featherweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
  UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale
Friday, July 6th 2018
L Enrique Barzola
#92 Featherweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 220 - Miocic vs. Ngannou
Saturday, January 20th 2018
NC Kurt Holobaugh
#62 Lightweight 		KO (Punch)
Round 1
  DW's Contender Series 2017: Week 1
Tuesday, July 11th 2017
W Rey Trujillo
#253 Featherweight 		TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 2
  CES MMA 44 - Bessette vs. Trujillo
Friday, May 12th 2017
W Kevin Croom
#65 Bantamweight 		TKO
Round 3
  CES 41: Bessette vs. Croom
Friday, January 27th 2017
W Joe Pingitore
#545 Featherweight 		Submission (Heel Hook)
Round 2
  CES MMA 37 - Summer Gold
Friday, August 12th 2016
W Ran Weathers Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 1
  CES MMA 36 - Andrews vs. Muro
Friday, June 10th 2016
W Keith Richardson
#100 Featherweight 		TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 2
  Bellator 153 - Koreshkov vs. Henderson
Friday, April 22nd 2016
W Taurean Bogguess
#514 Featherweight 		Submission (Triangle Choke)
Round 1
  CES MMA 33 - Soukhamthath vs. Nordby
Friday, March 11th 2016
W Kevin Roddy
#546 Lightweight 		Submission (Heel Hook)
Round 1
  Bellator 144 - Halsey vs. Carvalho
Friday, October 23rd 2015
L Lenny Wheeler
#228 Featherweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
  Classic Entertainment and Sports - CES MMA 30
Friday, August 14th 2015
W Khama Worthy
#360 Featherweight 		KO (Punch)
Round 2
  CES MMA 29 - ONeil vs. Steele
Friday, June 12th 2015
W Josh LaBerge
#423 Lightweight 		TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 2
  Bellator 134 - British Invasion
Friday, February 27th 2015
L Scott Cleve
#110 Featherweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Bellator MMA - Bellator 123
Friday, September 5th 2014
L Daniel Weichel
#73 Lightweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Bellator MMA - Bellator 114
Friday, March 28th 2014
W Diego Nunes
#23 Featherweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
  Bellator MMA - Bellator 110
Friday, February 28th 2014
W Nick Piedmont
#126 Featherweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
  Bellator MMA - Bellator 98
Saturday, September 7th 2013
W Jeff Anderson
#596 Lightweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Reality Fighting - New Years Bash
Saturday, January 5th 2013
W Paul Barrow
#497 Lightweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 81
Friday, November 16th 2012
W Aniss Alhajjajy Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Reality Fighting - Naples vs. Lee
Saturday, September 22nd 2012
L Andres Jeudi
#388 Lightweight 		DQ (Illegal Upkick)
Round 3
  Reality Fighting - Mohegan Sun
Saturday, June 2nd 2012
W Saul Almeida
#85 Featherweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 63
Friday, March 30th 2012
L Joe Proctor
#562 Lightweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  Reality Fighting - Gonzaga vs. Porter
Saturday, October 8th 2011
W John Benoit
#224 Welterweight 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 2
  GFL 10 - Benoit vs. Bessette
Friday, April 15th 2011
W Anthony Kaponis Decision (Split)
Round 5
  Reality Fighting - Eruption
Saturday, October 9th 2010
W Andrew Amaral SUB
Round 2
  Reality Fighting : Ignition
Saturday, July 17th 2010
W Andrew Carron Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Reality Fighting - Ferocity
Saturday, November 7th 2009
L Chris Chappell Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 3
  FFP - Untamed 26
Saturday, February 28th 2009
W Jeff Camera TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  Reality Fighting - Collision
Saturday, July 19th 2008
W Andres Lebron Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 2
  Reality Fighting - Nightmare
Saturday, April 12th 2008
L Bill Jones Decision (Split)
Round 3
  Reality Fighting - Annihilation
Saturday, January 19th 2008
W Chris Correira Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 3
  Reality Fighting - Invictus
Saturday, September 15th 2007
  Opponent Event Outcome
W Ryan Dela Cruz   CES 64 - Bessette vs. Boyington
Friday, September 17th 2021 		Submission (Reverse Triangle Choke)
Round 3
L Jeremy Kennedy
#44 Featherweight 		  Bellator 253 - Caldwell vs. McKee
Thursday, November 19th 2020 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Charles Cheeks III
#421 Lightweight 		  CES 60
Friday, January 24th 2020 		KO (Punch)
Round 3
W Tim Dooling
#456 Featherweight 		  CES 55: Wells vs. de Jesus
Friday, March 29th 2019 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Steven Peterson
#228 Featherweight 		  UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale
Friday, July 6th 2018 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
L Enrique Barzola
#92 Featherweight 		  UFC 220 - Miocic vs. Ngannou
Saturday, January 20th 2018 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
NC Kurt Holobaugh
#62 Lightweight 		  DW's Contender Series 2017: Week 1
Tuesday, July 11th 2017 		KO (Punch)
Round 1
W Rey Trujillo
#253 Featherweight 		  CES MMA 44 - Bessette vs. Trujillo
Friday, May 12th 2017 		TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 2
W Kevin Croom
#65 Bantamweight 		  CES 41: Bessette vs. Croom
Friday, January 27th 2017 		TKO
Round 3
W Joe Pingitore
#545 Featherweight 		  CES MMA 37 - Summer Gold
Friday, August 12th 2016 		Submission (Heel Hook)
Round 2
W Ran Weathers   CES MMA 36 - Andrews vs. Muro
Friday, June 10th 2016 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 1
W Keith Richardson
#100 Featherweight 		  Bellator 153 - Koreshkov vs. Henderson
Friday, April 22nd 2016 		TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 2
W Taurean Bogguess
#514 Featherweight 		  CES MMA 33 - Soukhamthath vs. Nordby
Friday, March 11th 2016 		Submission (Triangle Choke)
Round 1
W Kevin Roddy
#546 Lightweight 		  Bellator 144 - Halsey vs. Carvalho
Friday, October 23rd 2015 		Submission (Heel Hook)
Round 1
L Lenny Wheeler
#228 Featherweight 		  Classic Entertainment and Sports - CES MMA 30
Friday, August 14th 2015 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
W Khama Worthy
#360 Featherweight 		  CES MMA 29 - ONeil vs. Steele
Friday, June 12th 2015 		KO (Punch)
Round 2
W Josh LaBerge
#423 Lightweight 		  Bellator 134 - British Invasion
Friday, February 27th 2015 		TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 2
L Scott Cleve
#110 Featherweight 		  Bellator MMA - Bellator 123
Friday, September 5th 2014 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Daniel Weichel
#73 Lightweight 		  Bellator MMA - Bellator 114
Friday, March 28th 2014 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Diego Nunes
#23 Featherweight 		  Bellator MMA - Bellator 110
Friday, February 28th 2014 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Nick Piedmont
#126 Featherweight 		  Bellator MMA - Bellator 98
Saturday, September 7th 2013 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
W Jeff Anderson
#596 Lightweight 		  Reality Fighting - New Years Bash
Saturday, January 5th 2013 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Paul Barrow
#497 Lightweight 		  BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 81
Friday, November 16th 2012 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Aniss Alhajjajy   Reality Fighting - Naples vs. Lee
Saturday, September 22nd 2012 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Andres Jeudi
#388 Lightweight 		  Reality Fighting - Mohegan Sun
Saturday, June 2nd 2012 		DQ (Illegal Upkick)
Round 3
W Saul Almeida
#85 Featherweight 		  BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 63
Friday, March 30th 2012 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Joe Proctor
#562 Lightweight 		  Reality Fighting - Gonzaga vs. Porter
Saturday, October 8th 2011 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W John Benoit
#224 Welterweight 		  GFL 10 - Benoit vs. Bessette
Friday, April 15th 2011 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 2
W Anthony Kaponis   Reality Fighting - Eruption
Saturday, October 9th 2010 		Decision (Split)
Round 5
W Andrew Amaral   Reality Fighting : Ignition
Saturday, July 17th 2010 		SUB
Round 2
W Andrew Carron   Reality Fighting - Ferocity
Saturday, November 7th 2009 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Chris Chappell   FFP - Untamed 26
Saturday, February 28th 2009 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 3
W Jeff Camera   Reality Fighting - Collision
Saturday, July 19th 2008 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Andres Lebron   Reality Fighting - Nightmare
Saturday, April 12th 2008 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 2
L Bill Jones   Reality Fighting - Annihilation
Saturday, January 19th 2008 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Chris Correira   Reality Fighting - Invictus
Saturday, September 15th 2007 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 3

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
07/01/2021 18 #126 Featherweight 24-10-0
69
04/01/2021 12 #108 Featherweight 24-10-0
70
01/01/2021 31 #120 Featherweight 24-10-0
71
10/01/2020 5 #89 Featherweight 24-9-0
87
07/01/2020 2 #94 Featherweight 24-9-0
87
04/01/2020 29 #92 Featherweight 24-9-0
87
01/01/2020 8 #121 Featherweight 23-9-0
79
10/01/2019 43 #113 Featherweight 23-9-0
79
07/01/2019 4 #156 Featherweight 23-9-0
62
04/01/2019 47 #152 Featherweight 23-9-0
62
01/01/2019 1 #105 Featherweight 22-9-0
78
10/01/2018 29 #106 Featherweight 22-9-0
79
07/01/2018   #77 Featherweight 22-8-0
92
04/01/2018 31 #77 Featherweight 22-8-0
95
01/01/2018 1 #46 Featherweight 22-7-0
129
10/01/2017   #47 Featherweight 22-7-0
129
07/01/2017 3 #47 Featherweight 22-7-0
129
04/01/2017 11 #44 Featherweight 21-7-0
129
01/01/2017 5 #55 Featherweight 20-7-0
114
10/01/2016 NR #50 Featherweight 20-7-0
114
07/01/2016 4 #159 Lightweight 19-7-0
64
04/01/2016 NR #155 Lightweight 17-7-0
65
01/01/2016 NR #82 Featherweight 16-7-0
86
10/01/2015 NR #172 Lightweight 15-7-0
60
07/01/2015 3 #52 Featherweight 15-6-0
102
04/01/2015 7 #55 Featherweight 14-6-0
100
01/01/2015 5 #62 Featherweight 13-6-0
92
10/01/2014 19 #57 Featherweight 13-6-0
92
07/01/2014 2 #38 Featherweight 13-5-0
109
04/01/2014 29 #40 Featherweight 13-5-0
109
01/01/2014 2 #69 Featherweight 12-4-0
76
10/01/2013 NR #71 Featherweight 12-4-0
76
07/01/2013 136 #200 Lightweight 11-4-0
49
04/01/2013 29 #336 Lightweight 11-4-0
34
01/01/2013 70 #307 Lightweight 10-4-0
34
10/01/2012 22 #237 Lightweight 9-4-0
40
07/01/2012 68 #259 Lightweight 8-4-0
38
04/01/2012 184 #191 Lightweight 8-3-0
46
01/01/2012 140 #375 Lightweight 7-3-0
28
10/01/2011 2 #235 Lightweight 7-2-0
39
07/01/2011 319 #237 Lightweight 7-2-0
39
04/01/2011 19 #556 Lightweight 6-2-0
22
01/01/2011 NR #537 Lightweight 6-2-0
22


A fighter's rank (US) state is assigned based on the state that the fighter most frequently fought in professionally, within the past three years. If there is a tie, the most recent state is used. The Win-Loss-Draw record for the fighter in the "Big Leagues". The Big Leagues refer to the top organizations based on a statistical analysis we performed. Some organizations were counted as one, due to mergers, etc. A quality performance is a fight in which the fighter fought an acceptable opponent, and substantiated their current rating (at the time) based on the outcome. At it's most basic level, one can equate "combat age" to "dog years" in that it will mirror the basic human lifecycle. With this computation, we expect fighters to hit their respective "peak" in the years that your typical adult "peaks" in life, somewhere between 25 and 40. We will expect most fighters to start their descent at some point in their 40s and be far removed from their peak by 60. This is an experimental metric that attempts to reflect a fighter's recent opposition quality. The metric goes back 1,080 days, and looks at all the fighter's opponents' W-L-D records within a window of 540 days before, and 540 days after their respective bout(s) with the fighter. All of the records are added up and the cumulative win percentage is presented by this metric in a "strength of schedule" format. These ranking sets have been generated by a recent version of the software, using recent data and will not match previously published issues of the rankings, especially since a majority of these generated sets are for dates much earlier than the site’s inception.
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