Matt Turnbull
USAMatt Turnbull, “White Chocolate”, is a Featherweight from the United States with an official record of 9-7. The 9 wins came 1 by knockout, 5 by submission and 3 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a first-round knockout loss to Tom Pagliarulo at 2025 PFL World Championships: Welterweights & Featherweights on 1 August 2025.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2025 | Tom Pagliarulo | LOSS | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 4:36 | 2025 PFL World Championships: Welterweights & Featherweights |
| Jun 14, 2025 | John CaldoneTitle | WIN | SUBSubmission (Anaconda Choke) | R2 · 3:05 | Art of War Cage Fighting 42 |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Cristian LopezTitle | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Art of War Cage Fighting 39 |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Taylor Pierce | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 · 4:20 | Art of War Cage Fighting 37 |
| Mar 23, 2024 | Shawn Stefanelli | LOSS | DECDecision - Split | R3 · 5:00 | Art of War Cage Fighting 34 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Ryan Cafaro | LOSS | SUBSubmission (Arm Triangle) | R2 | Art of War Cage Fighting 31 |
| Jun 23, 2023 | Ahsan Abdullah | WIN | SUBSubmission (Armbar) | R1 | Art of War Cage Fighting 30 |
| Jul 16, 2022 | Chaka Worthy | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R2 · 1:00 | Art of War Cage Fighting 25 |
| Apr 2, 2022 | Federico Vento | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 | Sparta Championship Fighting 1 |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Eddie Alvarez | WIN | DECDecision - Split | R3 | CFFC 102: Burrell vs. Stewart |
| May 29, 2021 | Efren Escareno | LOSS | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R2 | CFFC 97: Reed vs. Rose |
| Oct 30, 2020 | Justin Clarke | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | CFFC 87: Curatalo vs. Trujillo |
| Sep 28, 2019 | Taylor Pierce | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Art of War Cage Fighting 13 |
| Feb 23, 2019 | Chris Disonell | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | ROC 67: Ring of Combat 67 |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Steve Parsons | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | Art of War Cage Fighting 8 |
| Mar 10, 2018 | Matthew Skibicki | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | Art of War Cage Fighting 6 |
Wins, losses and draws are Matt Turnbull’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 16 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 Turnbull’s record, in numbers
Matt Turnbull’s record is 9-7, and Cage Brothers holds a full result for all 16 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.
The 9 wins break down as 1 by knockout, 5 by submission and 3 by decision — 6 of 9 inside the distance, a finish rate of 67%. Across all 16 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 7 minutes 41 seconds.
Matt Turnbull has been stopped 3 times in the 16 bouts on file — 1 by knockout and 2 by submission — which is 19% of them.
Of the 16 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 2 were for a title and 4 were the main event of the card. Four of them have come since October 2024.
Set against the 555 Featherweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Matt Turnbull has a finish rate above 48% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 37% of them and a two-year bout count above 90% 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 Turnbull is listed at 5ft 7in and is 31, born 4 November 1994.
These figures are recomputed from Matt Turnbull’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.