Official MMA record
Matt Denning
Professional record
8-27-0
- Division
- Lightweight
- Age
- 36
- Height
- 5' 8"
- Weight
- 155 lb
- Gender
- Male
- Fighting out of
- me
Profile summary
Matt Denning is an MMA fighter with a professional record of 8-27-0.
Career file
Professional career statistics
8-27-0
Total fights
35
Rounds fought
21.4
Current streak
11 L
Finish rate
100%
Win methods
Loss methods
Career length
11y 4m 13d
Fights per year
3.1
Longest layoff
1y 10m 30d
Quickest turnaround
7d
Quick hits
Fastest win
00:35
Fastest KO
00:00
Fastest submission
00:35
Finished rate
96.3%
Avg. fight length · wins
01:43
Avg. fight length · losses
03:26
Avg. rounds · wins
0.3
Avg. rounds · losses
0.7
Official record
Professional fight record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Division | Method / event | Round / time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | Next | Brandon Bushaw | Lightweight | Scheduled Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship: Fight Night Mohegan Sun | R5/05:00 |
| Mar 28, 2026 | L | Greg Bono | Lightweight | TKO/RSC · Strikes BKB 52: No Turning Back | R2/02:32 |
| Jun 21, 2025 | L | Dillon Murphy | — | Decision · Majority Julio Alvarez Boxing 06/21/2025Verified | R4/05:00 |
| May 3, 2025 | L | Bruce Boyington | Lightweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke New England Fights 62Verified | R3/02:03 |
| Feb 22, 2025 | L | Ilyaz Mamadaliyev | Catchweight | Submission · Verbal Submission AFP 101Verified | R1/02:05 |
| Feb 8, 2025 | L | Ed Davis | Catchweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke New England Fights 61Verified | R1/02:00 |
| Dec 7, 2024 | L | Lucas Rosa | Lightweight | Submission · Arm Triangle Choke Battle In Barre 15Verified | R1/01:45 |
| Nov 9, 2024 | L | Nathaniel Grimard | Lightweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke New England Fights 60Verified | R1/02:17 |
| Sep 2, 2023 | L | Anthony Vasta | Lightweight | TKO/RSC New England Fights 54Verified | R1/02:27 |
| Jul 8, 2023 | L | Artur Minev | Lightweight | Submission · Strikes New England Fights 53Verified | R1/01:37 |
| Jan 14, 2023 | L | Ryan Lilley | Lightweight | Submission Lights Out Xtreme Fighting 8 - The ReturnVerified | R1/02:41 |
| Jan 7, 2023 | L | Aaron Hughes | Lightweight | Submission · Guillotine Choke Cage Titans 57Verified | R1/02:31 |
| Nov 12, 2022 | W | Carl Langston Jr. | Featherweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke New England Fights 50Verified | R1/01:01 |
| Oct 21, 2022 | L | Rodrigo Almeida | Catchweight | Submission · Arm Triangle Choke CombatFC 2Verified | R2/01:46 |
| Sep 9, 2022 | L | Jordan Downey | Lightweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes New England Fights 49Verified | R1/01:03 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | W | Brian Cosco | Welterweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke New England Fights 48Verified | R1/00:35 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | W | Jacob Guerrero | Welterweight | Submission · Guillotine Choke Combat FC 1Verified | R1/00:57 |
| Jun 4, 2022 | L | Sean Lally | — | TKO/RSC · Injury Cage Titans 53Verified | R1/01:02 |
| May 14, 2022 | L | Jesse Erickson | Welterweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke New England Fights 47Verified | R1/01:57 |
| Nov 5, 2021 | L | Jonathan Deupree | Welterweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes New England Fights 45Verified | R1/01:22 |
| Sep 18, 2021 | L | Sage Philippe | Super-welterweight | TKO/RSC Premier Fight Championships 09/18/21Verified | R1/04:42 |
| Oct 19, 2019 | L | Yu Ji | Middleweight | KO Premier Fighting Championship 29Verified | R1/01:48 |
| Jul 20, 2019 | L | Patrick Casey | Middleweight | TKO/RSC Ammo Fight League 07/20/19Verified | R1/01:54 |
| Apr 14, 2018 | L | Bill Jones | Lightweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes New England Fights 33Verified | R2/03:03 |
| Oct 20, 2017 | L | Don Shainis | Featherweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes Bellator MMA 185Verified | R1/04:50 |
| Jun 17, 2017 | W | Dominic Jones | Featherweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke New England Fights 29Verified | R1/02:05 |
| Apr 29, 2017 | W | Josh Parker | Featherweight | Submission · Guillotine Choke New England Fights 28Verified | R1/03:34 |
| Feb 11, 2017 | L | Ricky Dexter | — | Submission · Verbal Submission New England Fights 27Verified | R1/04:18 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | L | Tom Marcellino | Welterweight | Submission · Guillotine Choke WSOF-NYCVerified | R1/03:34 |
| Sep 10, 2016 | L | Taylor Trahan | — | Submission · Arm Bar New England Fights 25Verified | R1/02:56 |
| Jun 18, 2016 | L | Brandon Bushaw | — | Submission · Kimura New England Fights 24Verified | R3/02:24 |
| May 14, 2016 | W | Derek Shorey | Lightweight | Submission · Verbal Submission New England Fights 23Verified | R1/00:37 |
| Apr 23, 2016 | L | Joshua Harvey | — | Submission · Arm Triangle Choke New England Fights 22Verified | R1/02:11 |
| Nov 21, 2015 | L | Jonathan Lemke | — | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes New England Fights XXVerified | R1/04:44 |
| Sep 12, 2015 | W | Zenon Herrera | — | Submission · Rear Naked Choke New England Fights XIXVerified | R1/02:33 |
| Nov 15, 2014 | W | Derek Shorey | Featherweight | Submission · Arm Bar New England Fights XVVerified | R1/02:28 |
Career file
Amateur career statistics
4-3-0
Total fights
7
Rounds fought
10.3
Current streak
2 W
Finish rate
100%
Win methods
Loss methods
Career length
1y 6m 4d
Fights per year
4.7
Longest layoff
6m 29d
Quickest turnaround
27d
Quick hits
Fastest win
02:04
Fastest KO
00:00
Fastest submission
02:04
Finished rate
66.7%
Avg. fight length · wins
03:58
Avg. fight length · losses
05:01
Avg. rounds · wins
1.3
Avg. rounds · losses
1.7
Official record
Amateur fight record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Division | Method / event | Round / time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2014 | W | Jeremy Tyler | Featherweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke New England Fights XIVVerified | R2/01:04 |
| Feb 8, 2014 | W | Caleb Costello | Featherweight | Submission · Triangle Choke New England Fights XIIVerified | R2/02:23 |
| Sep 21, 2013 | L | Tollison Lewis | Lightweight | KO New England Fights XVerified | R1/00:36 |
| Aug 3, 2013 | W | Nate Charles | Lightweight | Submission · Guillotine Choke New England Fights IXVerified | R2/01:24 |
| Jun 14, 2013 | L | Jason Perrin | Featherweight | Submission · Arm Triangle Choke Combat Zone 44: Steel Cage FightersVerified | R2/02:28 |
| May 18, 2013 | W | Trevor Kell | Featherweight | Submission · Guillotine Choke New England Fights VIIVerified | R1/02:04 |
| Mar 1, 2013 | L | Dominic Cofone | Lightweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision Combat Zone 43: March MadnessVerified | R3/03:00 |