Matt Horwich

“Suave”

MMA · Active

30-25-1RECORD

6KO / TKO WINS

21SUBMISSION WINS

3DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Matthew Peter Horwich
Nickname	Suave
Date of birth	10 Feb 1978
Nationality	American
Birthplace	Pasadena, United States
Lives in	Not added yet
Division	Middleweight
Team	Kings MMA
Height	180 cm (5′11″)
Reach	190 cm (75″)
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	since 2003
Status	Active
Pro debut	6 Sep 2003
Last fight	Win vs Piotr Siwkowski, 20 May 2017

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Titles and honours

Former IFL Middleweight Champion
Former PWP Middleweight Champion

Background

American middleweight from Pasadena, California, known for his submission skills, who became the inaugural IFL middleweight champion in 2007. He later fought for the UFC, Bellator, KSW and other promotions in Europe and Asia.

Fight history

56 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Win	Piotr Siwkowski	TKO (elbows)	1	1:20	PLMMA 73: Ciechanów	20 May 2017	Ciechanów, Poland
Win	David Ramirez	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2		PLMMA 72: Łomianki	4 Mar 2017	Łomianki, Poland
Loss	Marcin Naruszczka	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	PLMMA 70: Championships	4 Nov 2016	Warsaw, Poland
Loss	Vyacheslav Vasilevsky	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Fightspirit Championship 6: Horwich vs. Vasilevsky	4 Sep 2016	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Loss	Jae Young Kim	KO (punch)	1	0:31	Top FC 9: Battle of Incheon	24 Oct 2015	Incheon, South Korea	For the Top FC Middleweight Championship
Loss	Piotr Strus	Decision (majority)	3	5:00	KSW 25: Khalidov vs. Sakurai	7 Dec 2013	Wrocław, Poland
Win	Terry Martin	TKO (punches)	2	4:08	KSW 21	1 Dec 2012	Warsaw, Poland	Catchweight (191 lb)
Win	Antoni Chmielewski	TKO (punches)	3	2:19	KSW XIX	12 May 2012	Łódź, Poland
Loss	Thales Leites	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	2	4:39	Amazon Forest Combat 2	31 Mar 2012	Manaus, Brazil	Catchweight (194 lb)
Loss	Michał Materla	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	KSW 17: Revenge	26 Nov 2011	Łódź, Poland	KSW Middleweight title eliminator; extra round
Loss	Jake Rosholt	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Shark Fights 17: Horwich vs. Rosholt 2	15 Jul 2011	Frisco, Texas, USA
Loss	Danillo Villefort	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Shark Fights 14: Horwich vs. Villefort	11 Mar 2011	Lubbock, Texas, USA
Win	Jake Rosholt	TKO (punches)	3	2:56	Xtreme Fight Night: Rosholt vs. Horwich	12 Nov 2010	Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Loss	Eric Schambari	Decision (split)	3	5:00	Bellator 28	9 Sep 2010	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Win	Thales Leites	Submission (rear-naked choke)	4	0:44	Powerhouse World Promotions: War on the Mainland	14 Aug 2010	Irvine, California, USA	Won the PWP Middleweight Championship
Loss	Tom Watson	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	BAMMA 3	15 May 2010	Birmingham, England, United Kingdom	For the inaugural BAMMA World Middleweight Championship
Loss	Jason MacDonald	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	LGIO MMA 1: MacDonald vs Horwich	23 Apr 2010	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Win	Jason Lambert	Decision (split)	3	5:00	AMMA 1: First Blood	24 Oct 2009	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Loss	Bryan Baker	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Bellator 10	5 Jun 2009	Ontario, California, USA
Loss	Ricardo Almeida	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann	1 Apr 2009	Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Loss	Dan Miller	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 90: Silva vs Cote	25 Oct 2008	Rosemont, Illinois, USA
Win	Joey Guel	Decision (unanimous)	3	4:00	IFL: Mohegan Sun	16 May 2008	Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Loss	Ryan McGivern	Decision (unanimous)	5	4:00	IFL: Vegas	29 Feb 2008	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Lost the IFL Middleweight Championship
Win	Benji Radach	KO (punch)	2	1:58	IFL: World Grand Prix Finals	29 Dec 2007	Uncasville, Connecticut, USA	Won the inaugural IFL Middleweight Championship
Win	Brian Foster	Submission (armbar)	1	3:59	IFL: World Grand Prix Semifinals	3 Nov 2007	Chicago, Illinois, USA	Catchweight (188 lb)
Win	Kazuhiro Hamanaka	KO (head kick)	1	2:07	IFL: Everett	1 Jun 2007	Everett, Washington, USA
Loss	Jamal Patterson	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:37	IFL: Connecticut	13 Apr 2007	Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Win	Brent Beauparlant	Submission (kimura)	2	0:28	IFL: Atlanta	23 Feb 2007	Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Loss	Ryan McGivern	Decision (unanimous)	3	4:00	IFL: Championship Final	29 Dec 2006	Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Win	Mike Pyle	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	1:02	IFL: World Championship Semifinals	2 Nov 2006	Portland, Oregon, USA
Win	Bristol Marunde	Decision (unanimous)	3	4:00	IFL: Portland	9 Sep 2006	Portland, Oregon, USA
Loss	Jamal Patterson	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:57	IFL: Legends Championship 2006	29 Apr 2006	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Loss	Roan Carneiro	Decision (split)	3	5:00	WCFC: No Guts No Glory	18 Mar 2006	Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Win	Petras Markevicius	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:59	WCFC: No Guts No Glory	18 Mar 2006	Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Loss	Brian Ebersole	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie	10 Mar 2006	San Jose, California, USA
Win	Rob Wince	Submission (armbar)	1	1:46	ACF: Genesis	24 Feb 2006	Denver, Colorado, USA
Win	John Cronk	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	3:28	SF 13: Rocky Mountain Sportfight	15 Oct 2005	Denver, Colorado, USA
Win	Vernon White	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	2:38	SF 12: Breakout	16 Sep 2005	Portland, Oregon, USA
Win	Krzysztof Soszynski	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	0:52	Freedom Fight: Canada vs USA	9 Jul 2005	Hull, Quebec, Canada
Loss	Travis Wiuff	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Extreme Challenge 62	18 Jun 2005	Medina, Minnesota, USA
Win	Brian Wieber	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:37	XFC: Dome of Destruction 2	30 Apr 2005	Tacoma, Washington, USA
Loss	Trevor Prangley	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	SF 9: Respect	26 Mar 2005	Gresham, Oregon, USA
Win	Chris Kiever	Submission (triangle choke)	2	0:40	Kickdown Classic 16	19 Feb 2005	Denver, Colorado, USA
Loss	Jason Lambert	TKO (submission to punches)	2	3:28	WEC 12	21 Oct 2004	Lemoore, California, USA
Win	Jason MacDonald	Submission (armbar)	1		Extreme Fighting Challenge 3	16 Oct 2004	Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
Win	Billy Miles	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	0:59	SF 6: Battleground in Reno	23 Sep 2004	Reno, Nevada, USA
Win	Antony Rea	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	1:13	APEX: Genesis	5 Sep 2004	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win	Paul Purcell	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1		SF 5: Stadium	28 Aug 2004	Gresham, Oregon, USA
Win	Mikko Rupponen	Submission (triangle choke)	3	0:50	PFA: Pride and Fury	3 Jun 2004	Worley, Idaho, USA
Win	Chris Kiever	Submission (triangle choke)	1	1:47	Cage Fighting Championship 1	1 May 2004	Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Loss	Glover Teixeira	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	SF 3: Dome	17 Apr 2004	Gresham, Oregon, USA
Win	Horace Spencer	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:45	SF 2: On the Move	19 Mar 2004	Portland, Oregon, USA
Win	Joshua Burkman	Submission (triangle choke)	2	2:11	SF 1: Revolution	21 Feb 2004	Portland, Oregon, USA
Loss	Rich Guerin	Submission (armbar)	1	1:54	DesertBrawl 9	8 Nov 2003	Bend, Oregon, USA
Draw	Shane Davis	Draw	3	3:00	Ultimate Ring Challenge 6	25 Oct 2003	Longview, Washington, USA
Win	Cory Devela	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	1:24	PPKA: Ultimate Fight Night 2	6 Sep 2003	Pasco, Washington, USA	Pro debut