Matt Kovacs has a 18-19-0 professional record and is 45 years old in the Heavyweight division, representing Catalyst Fight House. This profile tracks fight history, UFC stats, MMA Elo, record, age, and opponent links.
Last updated Jul 16, 2025 · Combat Edge fight database
Career snapshot
Matt Kovacs career snapshot Recent form W-L-W-W-L Latest 5 decisive tracked pro results Current run 1-fight winning streak Most recent tracked result: Loss vs Ike Villanueva Finish profile 89% 16 finishes in 18 recorded wins Primary win path knockout/TKO 14 recorded wins by knockout/TKO Matt Kovacs quick answers What is Matt Kovacs's record? Matt Kovacs's professional MMA record is 18-19-0.
How old is Matt Kovacs? Matt Kovacs is 45 years old.
What weight class is Matt Kovacs? Matt Kovacs fights at Heavyweight in COGA.
How tall is Matt Kovacs? Matt Kovacs is 6'0" tall.
How much does Matt Kovacs weigh? Matt Kovacs competes at Heavyweight, with a most recent weigh-in of 262 lbs.
What is Matt Kovacs's Combat Edge Elo? Matt Kovacs's professional MMA Elo is 1518, with a peak Elo of 1557.
How strong is Matt Kovacs's recent opposition? Matt Kovacs's latest 10 counted opponents averaged 1504 Elo immediately before their fights. This avoids using opponents' later career results with hindsight.
When was Matt Kovacs's last fight? Matt Kovacs's latest tracked pro fight was against Ike Villanueva at BYB 20: Brawl on the Bayou on 2023.09.16.
What is Matt Kovacs's recent form? Matt Kovacs's recent tracked pro form is W-L-W-W-L over the latest 5 decisive pro results.
How does Matt Kovacs usually win? Matt Kovacs's 18 recorded wins include 14 knockouts, 2 submissions, and 2 decisions, with 89% ending before the final bell.
14 Wins by knockout
2 Wins by submission
2 Wins by decision
7 Loss by knockout
11 Loss by submission
1 Loss by decision
Matt Kovacs stats Record : 18 / 19 / 0 Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.
Significant strikes landed per minute Not available Fighter 3.77 UFC heavyweight avg
Significant striking accuracy Not available Fighter 49% UFC heavyweight avg
Significant strikes absorbed per minute Not available Fighter 3.92 UFC heavyweight avg
Significant strike defenseThe % of opponents strikes that did not land Not available Fighter 51% UFC heavyweight avg
Average takedowns landed per 15 minutes Not available Fighter 1.40 UFC heavyweight avg
Takedown accuracy Not available Fighter 30% UFC heavyweight avg
Takedown defenseThe % of opponents TD attempts that did not land Not available Fighter 53% UFC heavyweight avg
Average submissions attempted per 15 minutes Not available Fighter 0.44 UFC heavyweight avg
Pro fight history Result Opponent Method Time Round Event Date Fight details
Loss18-19-0 Ike Villanueva Record TBD KO/TKOBoxing (Bare Knuckle) R1 Not recorded BYB 20: Brawl on the Bayou 2023.09.16 Details unavailable Cancelled18-19-0 Anthony Hamilton Record TBD Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2023.07.29 Details unavailable Cancelled18-19-0 Hamdy Abdelwahab Record TBD Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2022.06.03 Details unavailable Win17-19-0 Josh Bonner 1-4-0 Strikes 4:51 R1 COGA Combat Games 67 2022.01.29 Details unavailable Cancelled18-19-0 Mike Kyle Record TBD Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2021.12.18 Details unavailable Cancelled18-19-0 Mike Kyle Record TBD Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2021.10.23 Details unavailable Loss17-18-0 Travis Wiuff 78-22-0 Arm Triangle Choke 0:52 R2 Fusion Fight League 2021.07.31 Details unavailable Cancelled18-19-0 Chandler Cole Record TBD Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2021.05.22 Details unavailable Cancelled18-19-0 Dominic LaPraim Record TBD Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2020.04.25 Details unavailable No Contest18-19-0 Chris Barnett Record TBD Unintentional BlowBoxing (Bare Knuckle) Not recorded Not recorded BYB 3: Brawl at the Rock 2020.03.07 Details unavailable Win16-18-0 Juan Figueroa 2-0-0 Decision Unanimous Not recorded COGA Combat Games 63 2020.01.11 Details unavailable Win15-18-0 Nick Mills 1-1-0 Rear Naked Choke 3:08 R1 Reign FC 5 2019.11.16 Details unavailable Loss15-17-0 Jamelle Jones 7-5-0 Arm Triangle Choke 1:44 R1 BYB 2: Brawl for it All 2019.04.05 Details unavailable Win14-17-0 Randy Zarza 3-3-0 Punches 3:51 R1 COGA Combat Games 62 2019.02.23 Details unavailable Cancelled18-19-0 Dylan Potter Record TBD Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2018.09.15 Details unavailable Cancelled18-19-0 Anthony Hamilton Record TBD Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2018.07.21 Details unavailable Win13-17-0 Matt Howell 2-7-0 Punches 4:01 R3 COGA Combat Games 60 2018.02.17 Details unavailable Loss13-16-0 Paul Hoffman 1-1-0 Americana 1:47 R1 WFC 80 2017.09.30 Details unavailable Cancelled18-19-0 Dale Sopi Record TBD Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2017.07.29 Details unavailable Win12-16-0 Kyle Keeney 17-18-0 KO/TKO 1:49 R2 WFC 70 2017.04.29 Details unavailable Cancelled18-19-0 Jamelle Jones Record TBD Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2017.02.16 Details unavailable Cancelled18-19-0 Dale Sopi Record TBD Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2016.09.24 Details unavailable Win11-16-0 Bill Wilder 8-6-0 Punches 4:22 R1 WSOF 32: Moraes vs. Hill 2 2016.07.30 Details unavailable Loss11-15-0 Kevin Sears 2-1-0 KO/TKO 2:14 R2 SCL: Fight for Our Troops 2016.02.27 Details unavailable Cancelled18-19-0 Josh Queen Record TBD Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2016.02.18 Details unavailable Cancelled18-19-0 Bill Wilder Record TBD Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2016.01.30 Details unavailable Loss11-14-0 Wesley Correira 20-14-0 Ground & Pound 0:52 R1 Just Scrap 2015.11.13 Details unavailable Cancelled18-19-0 Chris Folsom Record TBD Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2015.09.05 Details unavailable Loss11-13-0 Daniel Spitz 0-0-0 Arm Triangle Choke 3:45 R1 ExciteFight 2015.07.18 Details unavailable Cancelled18-19-0 Lew Polley Record TBD Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2015.06.20 Details unavailable Loss11-12-0 Chris De La Rocha 3-0-0 Rear Naked Choke 2:34 R1 Prime Fighting 5 2015.03.14 Details unavailable Loss11-11-0 Kenny Garner 12-7-0 Armbar 2:08 R2 HOF: A New Dawn 2014.09.06 Details unavailable Cancelled18-19-0 Jeff Monson Record TBD Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2014.08.29 Details unavailable Cancelled18-19-0 Fabiano Scherner Record TBD Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2014.08.16 Details unavailable Win10-11-0 Andy Petek 3-0-0 KO/TKO 0:23 R1 Cage Warrior Combat 15 2014.07.19 Details unavailable Win9-11-0 Nate Cook 0-0-0 Submission 3:58 R1 Cage Warrior Combat 14 2014.05.31 Details unavailable Cancelled18-19-0 Josh McPherson Record TBD Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2014.05.31 Details unavailable Win8-11-0 Maurice Smith 14-16-0 Decision Unanimous Not recorded Cage Warrior Combat 9 2013.11.02 Details unavailable Loss8-10-0 Anthony Hamilton 9-2-0 KO/TKO 2:14 R1 CageSport 26 2013.08.24 Details unavailable Win7-10-0 Trent Standing 2-4-0 Punch 2:24 R1 Cage Warrior Combat 5 2013.06.08 Details unavailable Win6-10-0 David Alexander 0-0-0 Punches 1:33 R1 Cage Warrior Combat 3 2012.12.01 Details unavailable Loss6-9-0 Richard Foster 1-0-0 Rear Naked Choke 4:21 R1 CageSport 21 2012.09.29 Details unavailable Loss6-8-0 Mike Wessel 10-4-0 Strikes 4:50 R2 ShoFight 20 2012.06.16 Details unavailable Loss6-7-0 Anthony Hamilton 5-0-0 Punches R2 Not recorded Rumble on the Ridge 21 2011.12.10 Details unavailable Loss6-6-0 Kyle Keeney 14-9-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded CageSport 2011.04.22 Details unavailable Loss6-5-0 Mike Hayes 12-4-1 Rear Naked Choke 4:23 R3 Rumble on the Ridge 16 2011.01.15 Details unavailable Win5-5-0 Josh Bennett 8-8-0 Punches 2:14 R2 Rumble on the Ridge 14 2010.10.30 Details unavailable Loss5-4-0 Nick Braker 7-6-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded CageSport 2010.10.02 Details unavailable Loss5-3-0 Trevor Smith 2-0-0 Guillotine Choke 2:22 R1 Lightning at Legends 5 2010.07.31 Details unavailable Win4-3-0 Corey Williams 5-4-0 Punches 2:12 R1 CageSport 10 2010.05.15 Details unavailable Loss4-2-0 Daniel Stewart 4-1-0 Punches 2:35 R4 Conquest of the Cage 8 2010.03.30 Details unavailable Win3-2-0 Bobby Favors 9-6-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2009.08.23 Details unavailable Win2-2-0 Josh Queen 2-0-0 Punches 0:12 R1 PFA: Ultimate Cage Fighting 12 2009.03.27 Details unavailable Win1-2-0 Tim Perales 0-1-0 Punch R2 Not recorded Conquest Of The Cage 3 2008.09.17 Details unavailable Loss1-1-0 Josh Bennett 5-4-0 Punches 1:17 R2 SportFight 22 2008.04.18 Details unavailable Loss1-0-0 Mike Hayes 0-0-0 Decision Unanimous Not recorded Strikeforce 2008.02.23 Details unavailable Win0-0-0 Kyle Levinton 0-2-0 Punches 4:52 R1 Conquest Of The Cage 1 2007.11.06 Details unavailable More fights Fighters who beat Matt Kovacs Travis Wiuff Wesley Correira Daniel Spitz Chris De La Rocha Anthony Hamilton Mike Wessel Mike Hayes Trevor Smith Compare Matt Kovacs with peers vs Petera Wilson vs Sascha Weinpolter vs Ayden Bell vs Nicolaj Wagner Amateur fight history Result Opponent Method Time Round Event Date Fight details
Win18-19-0 Mike Stocks Record TBD Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded USA Mixed Martial Arts 2009.10.24 Details unavailable Loss4-2-0 Opponent TBD N/A Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Ax Fighting 2008.10.25 Details unavailable Win18-19-0 Greg Schmitt Record TBD KO/TKO R2 Not recorded Ax Fighting 21 2008.05.17 Details unavailable Cancelled18-19-0 Greg Schmitt Record TBD Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2008.03.08 Details unavailable Loss4-1-0 Thomas Ogden 0-0-0 Decision Not recorded Not recorded Ax Fighting 18 2007.09.22 Details unavailable Loss4-0-0 Emery Meeks 1-0-0 Armbar 2:35 R3 Northwest Fight Challenge 5 2007.05.19 Details unavailable Win3-0-0 Miles Coble 0-0-0 KO/TKO 2:20 R1 Black Eye Invitational 4 2007.02.10 Details unavailable Win2-0-0 Mike Mesa 0-0-0 Punches 0:29 R1 Northwest Fight Challenge 4 2006.11.18 Details unavailable Win1-0-0 Anthony Hugo 0-0-0 Punches 2:53 R1 Northwest Invitational 2006.10.21 Details unavailable Win0-0-0 Darren Hillstead 0-0-0 Punches 1:44 R1 X-Fighting Championships 2006.07.08 Details unavailable More fights Embed Matt Kovacs's Elo card on your site Copy this snippet — the card stays up to date and links back to Combat Edge:
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