UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 · Prelims
Welterweight · 3 rounds
Darrius Flowers vs Jake Matthews
Darrius Flowers
“Beast Mode”
13-9-1 · USA
Jake Matthews
“The Celtic Kid”
23-8-0 · Australia
WLWWW
Result
Matthews wins by Submission (R2 2:37)
Jake Matthews
“The Celtic Kid”
23-8-0 · Australia
WLWWW
Jake Matthews: Realistkilla / CC0
Fight stats
FlowersMatthews
Knockdowns
0
0
Significant strikes
36/64
60/101
Total strikes
41/69
71/113
Takedowns
1/3
0/1
Submission attempts
0
1
Control time
1:03
1:15
Head
21
40
Body
6
14
Leg
9
6
Tale of the tape
| Flowers | Matthews | |
|---|---|---|
| 13-9-1 | Record | 23-8-0 |
| 28 | Age | 28 |
| 5′9″ | Height | 5′11″ |
| 71″ | Reach | 73″ |
| Orthodox | Stance | Orthodox |
| – | Sig. strikes landed / min | 3.36 |
| – | Sig. strikes absorbed / min | 2.58 |
| – | Striking accuracy | 44% |
| – | Striking defence | 61% |
| – | Takedowns / 15 min | 1.36 |
| – | Takedown accuracy | 42% |
| – | Takedown defence | 67% |
| – | Submission attempts / 15 min | 0.71 |
| – | Control time / fight | 1:42 |
| 0 | Wins by KO/TKO | 5 |
| 0 | Wins by submission | 9 |
| 0 | Wins by decision | 9 |
| – | Finish rate | 61% |
Last fights
Darrius Flowers
No fight history stored yet.
Jake Matthews
WCarlston HarrisDecision · R3 · May 2026
LNeil MagnySubmission · R3 · Sep 2025
WChidi NjokuaniSubmission · R1 · Jul 2025
WFrancisco PradoDecision · R3 · Feb 2025
WPhil RoweDecision · R3 · Jun 2024
Previous meetings
These fighters have not met before.