Muslim Salikhov vs Jake Matthews

May 30, 2026 · PARAMOUNT+

DateMay 30, 2026

DivisionFight card

StatusScheduled

VenueGalaxy Arena

BroadcastPARAMOUNT+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, May 30, 2026 — watch on PARAMOUNT+.

US East (ET): Sat 7:00 AM
US West (PT): Sat 4:00 AM
United Kingdom: Sat 12:00 PM
Central Europe: Sat 1:00 PM
Australia (Sydney): Sat 9:00 PM
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Muslim SalikhovKing of Kung Fu |22-7-0Muslim Salikhov vs Jake MatthewsJake MatthewsThe Celtic Kid |23-8-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Jake Matthews owns a 21-point Elo edge (great). Jake Matthews shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 3 shared opponents give extra context.

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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.

Muslim SalikhovJake Matthews

Recent form

Muslim SalikhovL L W W W · +18 Elo last 5

LLWWW

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

WLWWW

Elo edge

Muslim Salikhov1730-14 last move

Jake Matthews1751+11 last move

Why they are ranked here

Muslim Salikhov#42 of 332 active Welterweight fighters · 1730 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Carlos Leal (rated 1719 at the time): +18.
Costliest loss: Lost to Jingliang Li (rated 1716 at the time): -22.
Last 5 fights: 3 wins, 2 losses, +18 Elo in total.
Next places: 0 points behind #41 Erivan Pereira, 1 ahead of #43 Nicolas Dalby.

Jake Matthews#31 of 332 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: 1 point behind #30 Roberto Soldić, 5 ahead of #32 Gilbert Burns.

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What's at stake

Muslim SalikhovNow 1730 · #42 Welterweight

Wins by decision+13→ 1743

Loses by decision-11→ 1719

Jake MatthewsNow 1751 · #31 Welterweight

Wins by decision+11→ 1762

Loses by decision-13→ 1738

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Stat advantages

Muslim SalikhovvsJake Matthews

Takedown accuracy

0%vs42%

Submission average

0vs0.75

Takedown average

1.07vs1.44

Sig. strike accuracy

50%vs44%

Finishing profile

Muslim SalikhovKO/TKO leads 68% of wins

Jake Matthewssubmission leads 39% of wins

Common opponents

Andre Fialho Muslim Salikhov: win · TKO (spinning wheel kick and punches) · Nov 19, 2022 Jake Matthews: win · KO (punches) · Jun 11, 2022

Jingliang Li Muslim Salikhov: loss · TKO (punches and elbows) · Jul 16, 2022 Jake Matthews: win · Decision (Unanimous) · Feb 10, 2018

Luke JumeauMuslim Salikhov: cancelled · Cancelled Bout · Oct 5, 2014Jake Matthews: win · Submission (Rear Naked Choke) · May 10, 2013

Tale of the tape

Muslim SalikhovJake Matthews

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

3.37Sig. strikes landed per min3.34

UFC welterweight average : 3.66

50Sig. strike accuracy44

UFC welterweight average : 46%

2.96Sig. strikes absorbed per min2.62

UFC welterweight average : 3.86

62Sig. strike defense60

UFC welterweight average : 53%

1.07Takedown average1.44

UFC welterweight average : 1.41

0Takedown accuracy42

UFC welterweight average : 30%

72Takedown defense64

UFC welterweight average : 59%

0Submission average0.75

UFC welterweight average : 0.54

15Wins by knockout5

2Wins by submission9

5Wins by decision9

3Losses by knockout1

2Losses by submission4

2Losses by decision3

Muslim Salikhov vs Jake Matthews is a scheduled Fight card fight on UFC FIGHT NIGHT : SONG VS FIGUEIREDO. Muslim Salikhov enters with a 22-7-0 record and Jake Matthews enters with a 23-8-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.