Matt Mitrione

“Meathead”

MMA · Retired

13-9 (1 NC)RECORD

11KO / TKO WINS

0SUBMISSION WINS

2DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	Meathead
Date of birth	15 Jul 1978
Nationality	American
Birthplace	Illinois, USA
Lives in	Boca Raton, USA
Division	Heavyweight
Team	Combat Club
Height	191 cm (6′3″)
Reach	201 cm (79″)
Stance	Southpaw
Years active	2009–2021
Status	Retired
Pro debut	5 Dec 2009
Last fight	Loss vs Tyrell Fortune, 16 Jul 2021

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Titles and honours

Fight of the Night (x1)
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Background

American heavyweight and former NFL defensive lineman who entered MMA through The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights in 2009. He later fought for Bellator, reaching the semi-finals of its heavyweight Grand Prix.

Fight history

23 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Tyrell Fortune	TKO (submission to punches)	1	1:45	Bellator 262	16 Jul 2021	Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Loss	Timothy Johnson	TKO (punches)	1	3:14	Bellator 243	7 Aug 2020	Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Loss	Sergei Kharitonov	TKO (knee and punches)	2	1:24	Bellator 225	24 Aug 2019	Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
No contest	Sergei Kharitonov	No contest (accidental groin strike)	1	0:15	Bellator 215	15 Feb 2019	Uncasville, Connecticut, USA	Accidental groin strike by Mitrione
Loss	Ryan Bader	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Bellator 207	12 Oct 2018	Uncasville, Connecticut, USA	Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix semi-final
Win	Roy Nelson	Decision (majority)	3	5:00	Bellator 194	16 Feb 2018	Uncasville, Connecticut, USA	Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix quarter-final
Win	Fedor Emelianenko	TKO (punches)	1	1:14	Bellator NYC	24 Jun 2017	New York City, New York, USA
Win	Oli Thompson	TKO (punches)	2	4:21	Bellator 158	16 Jul 2016	London, England
Win	Carl Seumanutafa	KO (punch)	1	3:22	Bellator 157	24 Jun 2016	St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Loss	Travis Browne	TKO (punches)	3	4:09	UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz	17 Jan 2016	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Loss	Ben Rothwell	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:54	UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson	6 Jun 2015	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Win	Gabriel Gonzaga	TKO (punches)	1	1:59	UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic	13 Dec 2014	Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Win	Derrick Lewis	KO (punches)	1	0:41	UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi	5 Sep 2014	Ledyard, Connecticut, USA
Win	Shawn Jordan	KO (punches)	1	4:59	UFC Fight Night: Kim vs Hathaway	1 Mar 2014	Macau, China
Loss	Brendan Schaub	Submission (D'Arce choke)	1	4:06	UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson	21 Sep 2013	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win	Philip De Fries	KO (punches)	1	0:19	UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi	6 Apr 2013	Stockholm, Sweden
Loss	Roy Nelson	TKO (punches)	1	2:58	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale	15 Dec 2012	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Cheick Kongo	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz	29 Oct 2011	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Christian Morecraft	KO (punches)	2	4:28	UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry	26 Jun 2011	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Win	Tim Hague	TKO (punches)	1	2:59	UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 2	22 Jan 2011	Killeen, Texas, USA
Win	Joey Beltran	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop	25 Sep 2010	Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Win	Kevin Ferguson	TKO (punches)	2	4:24	UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2	8 May 2010	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win	Marcus Jones	KO (punch)	2	0:10	The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale	5 Dec 2009	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Pro debut