Jake Matthews vs James Vick

May 9, 2015 · ESPN+

DateMay 9, 2015

DivisionLightweight

StatusScheduled

VenueAdelaide Entertainment Centre

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, May 9, 2015 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sat 2:45 PM
US West (PT): Sat 11:45 AM
United Kingdom: Sat 7:45 PM
Central Europe: Sat 8:45 PM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 4:45 AM
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Jake MatthewsThe Celtic Kid |23-8-0Jake Matthews vs James VickJames VickThe Texecutioner |13-6-0

Jake MatthewsThe Celtic Kid23-8-0

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

TimeTBD

23-8-0Record13-6-0

32Age39

5'11"Height6'3"

73"ReachTBD

170 lbsWeight170 lbs

LightweightWeight ClassLightweight

James VickThe Texecutioner13-6-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Jake Matthews owns a 104-point Elo edge (great). Jake Matthews shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 2 shared opponents give extra context.

Compare Jake Matthews and James Vick across their careers →

Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Jake MatthewsJames Vick

Recent form

Jake MatthewsW L W W W · +32 Elo last 5

WLWWW

James VickL L L L L · -100 Elo last 5

LLLLL

Elo edge

Jake Matthews1751+11 last move

James Vick1647-27 last move

Why they are ranked here

Jake Matthews#31 of 356 active Welterweight fighters · 1751 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Andre Fialho (rated 1657 at the time): +15.
Costliest loss: Lost to Matthew Semelsberger (rated 1643 at the time): -20.
Last 5 fights: 4 wins, 1 loss, +32 Elo in total.
Next places: 2 points behind #30 Roberto Soldić, 5 ahead of #32 Gilbert Burns.

James VickNot on the active ladder · 1647 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Francisco Trinaldo (rated 1750 at the time): +17.
Costliest loss: Lost to Beneil Dariush (rated 1654 at the time): -35.
Last 5 fights: 0 wins, 5 losses, -100 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1557, not 1647: 90 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

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What's at stake

Jake MatthewsNow 1751 · #31 Welterweight

Wins by decision+9→ 1760

Loses by decision-15→ 1736

James VickNow 1647

Wins by decision+21→ 1668

Loses by decision-11→ 1636

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Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

Jake MatthewsvsJames Vick

Takedown average

1.44vs0.26

Takedown accuracy

42%vs33%

Sig. strikes absorbed per min

2.62vs3.31

Sig. strikes landed per min

3.34vs4.13

Finishing profile

Jake Matthewssubmission leads 39% of wins

James Vicksubmission leads 38% of wins

Common opponents

Andre Fialho Jake Matthews: win · KO (punches) · Jun 11, 2022James Vick: loss · Left Hook · Jan 30, 2021

Johnny Case Jake Matthews: win · Submission (Rear Naked Choke) · Mar 19, 2016James Vick: cancelled · Feb 4, 2017

Tale of the tape

Jake MatthewsJames Vick

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

3.34Sig. strikes landed per min4.13

UFC welterweight average : 3.66

44Sig. strike accuracy40

UFC welterweight average : 46%

2.62Sig. strikes absorbed per min3.31

UFC welterweight average : 3.84

60Sig. strike defense61

UFC welterweight average : 53%

1.44Takedown average0.26

UFC welterweight average : 1.41

42Takedown accuracy33

UFC welterweight average : 30%

64Takedown defense58

UFC welterweight average : 59%

0.75Submission average0.66

UFC welterweight average : 0.54

5Wins by knockout3

9Wins by submission5

9Wins by decision5

1Losses by knockout5

4Losses by submission0

3Losses by decision1

Jake Matthews vs James Vick is a scheduled Lightweight fight on UFC FIGHT NIGHT : MIOCIC VS HUNT. Jake Matthews enters with a 23-8-0 record and James Vick enters with a 13-6-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.