Professional Record
17-11-0 (1 NC)
MSPhoto pending
Current Elo Rating
1449
True Contender System
Flyweight Ranking
#41
Pound-for-Pound Ranking
#488
Tale of the tape
- Height
- 173 cm
- Reach
- 178 cm
- Weight
- 57.2 kg
- Age
- 36 years
- Place of birth
- United States
- UFC debut
- December 4, 2016
Activity
Next fight
No bout announced
Matt Schnell has no next fight confirmed by the UFC yet.
This section updates automatically as soon as one is announced.
Last fight
Matt Schnellvs.Alessandro Costa
L · TKO
- Event
- UFC Fight Night
- Date
- June 6, 2026
- Elo change
- -42
Career Statistics
Professional Record
17-11-0
UFC Record
7-9-0
16 UFC fights
Current Elo
1,449
Peak Elo
1,655
Wins by method
0KO/TKO3Submissions4Decisions
Finish rate42.9%
From peak-206
Streak2 Losses
Biggest Elo gain
Marco Beltran
Achievements and career
- Title fight record: 1-0
- Current streak: 2 straight losses
- Best recorded streak: 4 straight wins
Elo History
16 recorded UFC fights
UFC Start
1500
Current
1449
Peak Elo
1655
Total
-51
UFC Fight History
Jun 06, 2026
TKO
Elo
1449
Change
-42
Nov 08, 2025
Submission
Elo
1491
Change
-52
Apr 26, 2025
Jimmy Flick
Decision
Elo
1543
Change
+33
Sep 07, 2024
Submission
Elo
1511
Change
-48
Mar 02, 2024
TKO
Elo
1559
Change
-53
Dec 03, 2022
Matheus Nicolau
TKO
Elo
1612
Change
-43
Jul 16, 2022
Submission
Elo
1655
Change
+59
May 07, 2022
Submission
Elo
1596
Change
-40
Jan 20, 2021
Tyson Nam
Decision
Elo
1636
Change
+19
Dec 21, 2019
TKO
Elo
1618
Change
-32
Aug 03, 2019
Jordan Espinosa
Submission
Elo
1650
Change
+55
Mar 09, 2019
Louis Smolka
Submission
Elo
1595
Change
+50
Jun 23, 2018
Naoki Inoue
Decision
Elo
1545
Change
+26
Oct 07, 2017
Marco Beltran
Decision
Title fight
Elo
1520
Change
+96
Apr 22, 2017
Hector Sandoval
TKO
Elo
1423
Change
-37
Dec 03, 2016
TKO
Elo
1460
Change
-40
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Elo | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 06, 2026 | L | Alessandro Costa | TKO | 1449 | -42 |
| Nov 08, 2025 | L | Joseph Morales | Submission | 1491 | -52 |
| Apr 26, 2025 | W | Jimmy Flick | Decision | 1543 | +33 |
| Sep 07, 2024 | L | Cody Durden | Submission | 1511 | -48 |
| Mar 02, 2024 | L | Steve Erceg | TKO | 1559 | -53 |
| Dec 03, 2022 | L | Matheus Nicolau | TKO | 1612 | -43 |
| Jul 16, 2022 | W | Sumudaerji | Submission | 1655 | +59 |
| May 07, 2022 | L | Brandon Royval | Submission | 1596 | -40 |
| Jan 20, 2021 | W | Tyson Nam | Decision | 1636 | +19 |
| Dec 21, 2019 | L | Alexandre Pantoja | TKO | 1618 | -32 |
| Aug 03, 2019 | W | Jordan Espinosa | Submission | 1650 | +55 |
| Mar 09, 2019 | W | Louis Smolka | Submission | 1595 | +50 |
| Jun 23, 2018 | W | Naoki Inoue | Decision | 1545 | +26 |
| Oct 07, 2017 | W | Marco Beltran | Decision | 1520 | +96 |
| Apr 22, 2017 | L | Hector Sandoval | TKO | 1423 | -37 |
| Dec 03, 2016 | L | Rob Font | TKO | 1460 | -40 |
Fight history outside the UFC
14 bouts recorded in other promotions and on the road to the UFC.
Jul 27, 2016
Submission · Front Naked Choke · R1 · 3:26
TUF · The Ultimate Fighter Season 24
Jul 19, 2016
Matthew Rizzo
Submission · Triangle Choke · R2 · 2:04
TUF · The Ultimate Fighter Season 24
Mar 25, 2016
Klayton Mai
Submission · Armbar · R1 · 2:14
LFC · Legacy FC 52
Dec 04, 2015
Competitive Profile
Matt Schnell’s position is calculated by the True Contender MMA Elo system from real results and strength of opposition. The profile updates with the rankings after new fights are processed.