
Jake Matthews
“The Celtic Kid”

Bojan Velickovic
“Serbian Steel”
Fight result
Jake Matthews vs. Bojan Velickovic Result
Jake Matthews def. Bojan Velickovic
Split decisionR3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. TyburaNovember 18, 2017Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Jake Matthews defeated Bojan Velickovic by split decision at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura on November 18, 2017 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The referee was Jim Perdios. Judges' scores: 29-28, 28-29, 29-28.
Jake Matthews vs. Bojan Velickovic — UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura (Nov 18, 2017)
- Result
- Jake Matthews won
- Method
- DECSplit decision
- Round & time
- R3 · 5:00
- Referee
- Jim Perdios
- Division
- Welterweight
- Format
- 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
- Location
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Judges' scorecards
Storm Oshyer
29–28
For Jake Matthews
Kon Papaioannou
28–29
Dissenting card
Anthony Dimitriou
29–28
For Jake Matthews
Fight stats
- 0Knockdowns0
- 2020/34 · 59%Significant strikes24/48 · 50%24
- 5050/69 · 72%Total strikes113/163 · 69%113
- 44/11 · 36%Takedowns1/1 · 100%1
- 0Submission attempts1
- 1Reversals2
- 7:07Control time4:38
Significant strikes by target
Jake MatthewsHead 18 · Body 1 · Legs 1
Bojan VelickovicHead 20 · Body 2 · Legs 2
Significant strikes by position
Jake MatthewsDistance 11 · Clinch 1 · Ground 8
Bojan VelickovicDistance 9 · Clinch 9 · Ground 6
Round by round
Significant strikes landed in each round.
Show the round-by-round table
| Round | Fighter | Knockdowns | Significant strikes | Total strikes | Takedowns | Submission attempts | Control time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Matthews | 0 | 0/3 | 6/12 | 2/7 | 0 | 4:33 |
| Bojan Velickovic | 0 | 8/12 | 59/73 | 0/0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 2 | Jake Matthews | 0 | 8/17 | 8/17 | 0/2 | 0 | 0:10 |
| Bojan Velickovic | 0 | 10/25 | 29/50 | 0/0 | 1 | 2:45 | |
| 3 | Jake Matthews | 0 | 12/14 | 36/40 | 2/2 | 0 | 2:24 |
| Bojan Velickovic | 0 | 6/11 | 25/40 | 1/1 | 0 | 1:53 |
Where it sat in their careers
- UFC record before
- 4-3
- UFC record after
- 5-3
- Streak coming in
- 2 losses in a row
- Age at the fight
- 23
Last UFC bouts before this one
- LAndrew HolbrookNov 26, 2016
- LKevin LeeJul 8, 2016
- WJohnny CaseMar 19, 2016
Next fight: W vs. Li Jingliang
- UFC record before
- 2-2-1
- UFC record after
- 2-3-1
- Age at the fight
- 28
Last UFC bouts before this one
- LDarren TillSep 2, 2017
- WNicholas MusokeMay 28, 2017
- LSultan AlievDec 17, 2016
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