Matt Sayles was born on February 21,1994 and is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division.
17 Facts About Matt Sayles
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Matt Sayles began his mixed martial arts career as an amateur, competing with Xplode MMA.
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Matt Sayles made his debut aged 18, during XFS Amateur Series 1, when he faced fellow debutante Dominick Griffen.
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Matt Sayles's next fight was against Beau Hart for the vacant Xplode MMA Featherweight Championship, where he won the fight with a KO in the first round.
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Matt Sayles's third and last amateur fight was a defense of the title, against Mike Willis, which he won by TKO.
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Matt Sayles made his professional debut with Xplode MMA in 2014, when he faced Chris Floyd.
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Matt Sayles won the fight by TKO in the first round.
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Matt Sayles made his UFC debut during UFC 227 when he fought Sheymon Moraes.
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Matt Sayles would suffer multiple eye pokes during the fight, and ended up losing a controversial decision.
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Matt Sayles next faced Kyle Nelson on May 4,2019, at UFC Fight Night 151.
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Matt Sayles won the fight via submission via arm-triangle choke 3:16 into round 3.
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Matt Sayles faced Bryce Mitchell on December 7,2019, at UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs Rozenstruik.
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Matt Sayles lost the fight by submission from a twister in the first round.
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Matt Sayles faced Jordan Leavitt on December 18,2021, at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Daukaus.
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Matt Sayles lost the bout via inverted triangle choke in the second round.
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On January 12,2022, it was announced that Matt Sayles's contract was not renewed.
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Matt Sayles was scheduled to face Tyrek Malveaux on April 2,2022, at XMMA 4.