Matt Schnell
USAMatt Schnell, “Danger”, is a Flyweight from the United States with an official record of 17-11 (1 NC). Cage Brothers holds 23 of those bouts: 12 wins, 10 losses and 1 no contest, the wins coming 1 by knockout, 6 by submission and 4 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a first-round knockout loss to Alessandro Costa at UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim on 6 June 2026, the second defeat in a row.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2026 | Alessandro Costa | LOSS | KOPunch | R1 · 2:28 | UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim |
| Nov 8, 2025 | Joseph Morales | LOSS | SUBGuillotine Choke | R1 · 2:54 | UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown |
| Apr 26, 2025 | Jimmy Flick | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates |
| Sep 7, 2024 | Cody Durden | LOSS | SUBGuillotine Choke | R2 · 0:29 | UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady |
| Mar 2, 2024 | Steve Erceg | LOSS | KOPunch | R2 · 0:26 | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev |
| Dec 4, 2022 | Matheus Nicolau | LOSS | KOPunch | R2 · 1:44 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland |
| Jul 16, 2022 | Sumudaerji | WIN | SUBTriangle Choke | R2 · 4:24 | UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez |
| May 7, 2022 | Brandon Royval | LOSS | SUBGuillotine Choke | R1 · 2:14 | UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje |
| May 15, 2021 | Rogerio Bontorin | NC | NCNo Contest | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler |
| Jan 20, 2021 | Tyson Nam | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny |
| Dec 21, 2019 | Alexandre Pantoja | LOSS | KOPunch | R1 · 4:17 | UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie |
| Aug 3, 2019 | Jordan Espinosa | WIN | SUBTriangle Choke | R1 · 1:23 | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler |
| Mar 9, 2019 | Louis Smolka | WIN | SUBTriangle Choke | R1 · 3:18 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos |
| Jun 23, 2018 | Naoki Inoue | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards |
| Oct 7, 2017 | Marco Beltran | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee |
| Apr 23, 2017 | Hector Sandoval | LOSS | KOPunch | R1 · 4:24 | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov |
| Dec 4, 2016 | Rob Font | LOSS | KOPunch | R1 · 3:47 | The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale |
| Dec 3, 2016 | Rob Font | LOSS | KOKO/TKO | R1 | Urban Fight Night 9: Fight of the Nations |
| Mar 25, 2016 | Klayton MaiTitle | WIN | SUBSubmission (Armbar) | R1 | LFC 52: Legacy Fighting Championship 52 |
| Dec 4, 2015 | Jonathan Martinez | WIN | DQDQ | R2 | LFC 49: Legacy Fighting Championship 49 |
| Feb 21, 2015 | Chris Myers | WIN | SUBSubmission (Guillotine) | R1 · 0:17 | In Ya Face: Caged Warrior Championship 6 |
| Nov 22, 2014 | Thomas Coleman | WIN | SUBSubmission (Triangle Choke) | R1 · - | SFC: Summit Fighting Championships 8 |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Latral Perdue | WIN | KOKO (Punch) | R1 · 0:11 | GFA 27: The Stage |
| Jan 25, 2014 | Roger Reyes | WIN | SUBSubmission (Guillotine) | R1 | WFC 17: Battle at the Belle |
Wins, losses and draws are Matt Schnell’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 23 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Matt Schnell’s record, in numbers
Matt Schnell’s official record is 17-11 (1 NC). Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 23 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for — 12 wins, 10 losses and 1 no contest — because 6 bouts from the official record are not in the history we hold.
The 12 wins break down as 1 by knockout, 6 by submission and 4 by decision — 7 of 12 inside the distance, a finish rate of 58%. Across the 22 of 23 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 6 minutes 1 seconds.
Matt Schnell has been stopped 10 times in the 23 bouts on file — 7 by knockout and 3 by submission — which is 43% of them. The last 2 bouts on file are both losses.
Of the 23 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 1 was for a title. Three of them have come since September 2024.
Set against the 252 Flyweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Matt Schnell has a finish rate above 35% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 3% of them and a two-year bout count above 77% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Matt Schnell is listed at 5ft 8in with a reach of 70in, fights orthodox and is 36, born 14 January 1990.
These figures are recomputed from Matt Schnell’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.