Jake Matthews (born 19 August 1994) is an Australian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's Welterweight division.

Born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, Matthews played Australian football for nine years in his youth, representing Northern Knights for a season.

[6] To keep fit in the offseason, began training in mixed martial arts out of a shed in the backyard of his parents' house, sparring with his younger brother and being coached by his father.

[7] Matthews made his professional mixed martial arts debut at the age of 18 in September 2012 competing for regional promotions in the Greater Melbourne area where he compiled a record of 7–0 prior to joining the UFC.

[9] Matthews went on to lose his opening fight in the tournament, dropping a unanimous decision to eventual finalist Olivier Aubin-Mercier and was subsequently eliminated from the show.

[16] Matthews was expected to face Mickael Lebout on 18 July 2015 at UFC Fight Night 72.

[17] However, Matthews pulled out of the fight on 9 July citing injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Teemu Packalen.

[23] Matthews was expected to face Stevie Ray on 8 July 2016 at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale.

[24] However, Ray pulled out of the fight on 2 June citing alleged visa issues and was replaced by Kevin Lee.

[28] Matthews faced Bojan Veličković in a welterweight bout on 19 November 2017 at UFC Fight Night 121.

[33] Jingliang later faced criticism for eye gouging Matthews whilst trying to escape a submission attempt.

[40] Matthews faced Emil Weber Meek on 23 February 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Felder vs.

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