She won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the women's 70 kg event, and is a two-time world champion (2021, 2022) and a European champion (2024) in the women's 70 kg division.

[2][3] Matić won her first international title at the 2010 European Cadet Championships in the women's 63 kg event and later competed at the 2010 Youth Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the girls' 63 kg event.

Matić competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, placing fifth in the women's 70 kg event.

[5] Matić successfully defended her title at the 2022 World Championships in Tashkent.

[4] She won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the women's 70 kg event, becoming the first Croatian to win an Olympic gold medal in judo, in addition to being one of Croatia's flag bearers during the opening ceremony.