Official MMA record
Matt Serra
“The Terror”
Professional record
11-7-0
- Division
- Welterweight
- Team
- Serra/Longo Competition Team
- Age
- 52
- Height
- 5' 6"
- Weight
- 170 lb
- Gender
- Male
- Fighting out of
- East Meadow, NY
- Born
- East Meadow, NY
Profile summary
Matt "The Terror" Serra is an American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist. Serra began studying Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Renzo Gracie and, on May 23, 2000, was awarded his black belt, the first American to do so under Gracie. Serra won the Ultimate Fighter 4 Welterweight Tournament Championship and then defeated Georges "Rush" St. Pierre on April 7, 2007 for the UFC Welterweight Championship in what many considered a surprising upset. On April 19, 2008, in a rematch to determine the undisputed welterweight championship, Serra lost to St. Pierre via TKO. Serra also has impressive grappling credentials, including being an ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship Silver Medalist and a Pan-American Championship Gold Medalist. Serra and his brother, Nick, run two Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu schools.
Career file
Professional career statistics
11-7-0
Total fights
18
Rounds fought
34.4
Current streak
1 L
Finish rate
63.6%
Win methods
Loss methods
Career length
12y 5m 23d
Fights per year
1.4
Longest layoff
1y 5m 7d
Quickest turnaround
2m 10d
Quick hits
Fastest win
00:30
Fastest KO
02:23
Fastest submission
00:30
Finished rate
28.6%
Avg. fight length · wins
06:35
Avg. fight length · losses
14:13
Avg. rounds · wins
1.3
Avg. rounds · losses
2.8
Official record
Professional fight record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Division | Method / event | Round / time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2010 | L | Chris Lytle | Welterweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro CopVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Feb 6, 2010 | W | Frank Trigg | Welterweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes UFC 109: Randy Couture vs Mark ColemanVerified | R1/02:23 |
| May 23, 2009 | L | Matt Hughes | Welterweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 98: Evans vs MachidaVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Apr 19, 2008 | L | Georges St-Pierre | Welterweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes UFC 83: Serra vs. St. Pierre 2VerifiedTitle bout | R2/04:45 |
| Apr 7, 2007 | W | Georges St-Pierre | Welterweight | TKO/RSC UFC 69: ShootoutVerifiedTitle bout | R1/03:25 |
| Nov 11, 2006 | W | Chris Lytle | Welterweight | Decision · Split Decision UFC: The Ultimate Fighter Season 4 FinaleVerifiedTitle bout | R3/05:00 |
| Jun 26, 2006 | W | Shonie Carter | Welterweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC: The Ultimate Fighter Season 4VerifiedExhibition | R3/05:00 |
| Jun 16, 2006 | W | Pete Spratt | Welterweight | Submission · Strikes UFC: The Ultimate Fighter Season 4VerifiedExhibition | R1/03:29 |
| Jun 4, 2005 | L | Karo Parisyan | — | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 53: Heavy HittersVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Jun 19, 2004 | W | Ivan Menjivar | Lightweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 48: PaybackVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Jan 31, 2004 | W | Jeff Curran | Lightweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 46: Super NaturalVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Feb 28, 2003 | L | Din Thomas | — | Decision · Split Decision UFC 41: OnslaughtVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Sep 27, 2002 | L | BJ Penn | — | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 39: The Warriors Return | R3/05:00 |
| Mar 22, 2002 | W | Kelly Dullanty | Lightweight | Submission · Triangle Choke UFC 36: Worlds CollideVerified | R1/02:58 |
| Sep 28, 2001 | W | Yves Edwards | — | Decision · Majority Decision UFC 33: Victory in Vegas | R3/05:00 |
| May 4, 2001 | L | Shonie Carter | — | KO · Spinning Backfist UFC 31: Locked and LoadedVerified | R3/04:51 |
| Feb 24, 2001 | W | Greg Melisi | — | Submission · Arm Bar Vengeance at the Vanderbilt 11 | R1/00:46 |
| Jan 29, 2000 | W | Jeff Telvi | — | Submission · Guillotine Choke Vengeance at the Vanderbilt 7 | R1/00:30 |
| Aug 21, 1999 | W | Graham Lewis | — | Submission · Arm Bar Vengeance at the Vanderbilt 6 | R1/01:04 |
| Apr 1, 1998 | W | Khamzat Vitaev | — | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Vengeance at the Vanderbilt 3 | R1/01:22 |
Career file
Amateur career statistics
1-0-0
Total fights
1
Rounds fought
1
Current streak
1 W
Finish rate
100%
Win methods
Loss methods
Career length
—
Fights per year
1
Longest layoff
—
Quickest turnaround
—
Quick hits
Fastest win
03:04
Fastest KO
00:00
Fastest submission
03:04
Finished rate
0%
Avg. fight length · wins
03:04
Avg. fight length · losses
00:00
Avg. rounds · wins
1
Avg. rounds · losses
0
Official record
Amateur fight record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Division | Method / event | Round / time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 1999 | W | Schott Schultz | — | Submission · Arm Bar Clash at the Copa | R1/03:04 |