Matt Wiman (born September 19, 1983) is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed as a lightweight.

[1] Matt began training mixed martial arts with UFC fighter, Mikey Burnett, at the Lion's Den in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

A relatively unknown fighter at the time, Matt entered the Extreme Fight Night tournament organized by kickboxer, Dale Cook.

He defeated Joseph Garza and Greg Bossler, each by unanimous decision, before finishing Venn Johns by triangle choke for the championship belt.

Wiman first gained national attention at FFC 15-Fiesta Las Vegas on September 15, 2005, against fellow rising star Roger Huerta.

As a result of their impressive performances, Wiman and Huerta both caught the eyes of Dana White and UFC matchmaker, Joe Silva.

Wiman defended his Extreme Fight League championship belt for a third and final time on November 12, 2005, at Battle at the Brady 2 against Thomas Grissom.

Matt won by referee stoppage in the 1st round due to multiple cuts sustained by Grissom.

Wiman's next fight was at MFC-Boardwalk Blitz on March 14, 2006, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, against UFC veteran, Nick Agallar.

Wiman landed a devastating overhand right in the opening seconds of the fight, climbed on the back of Sims and choked him unconscious.

After a brief struggle to secure the rear naked choke, Wiman forced Buchholz to submit at 2:58 of the first round, giving him his third straight UFC victory.

[7] At UFC: Fight for the Troops, Wiman lost a one-sided unanimous decision to fellow rising star, Jim Miller, replacing an injured Frankie Edgar.

Woman was scheduled to fight Rafael dos Anjos on September 19, 2009, at UFC 103, but was forced to withdraw because of a knee injury.

[20] Wiman defeated Paul Sass via first round armbar submission on September 29, 2012, at UFC on Fuel TV 5.

After an absence of nearly two years, Wiman returned from an extended hiatus and faced Isaac Vallie-Flagg at UFC Fight Night 57 on November 22, 2014.