Matt Schnell
Introduction
Matt Schnell (born, January 15, 1990) is a American mixed martial arts fighter, currently fighting for the UFC and is the former flyweight champion of the Legacy Fighting Alliance.
Career in MMA
Legacy Fighting Championship
Schnell joined Legacy Fighting Championship in 2015 and went 3-0 before joining the cast for The Ultimate Fighter season 24.
The Ultimate Fighter : Tournament of Champions
On May 11, 2016, the UFC announced that the 16 contestants for the season of this TUF would be flyweight champion fighters from various organizations around the world, with the winner being expected to have a chance to fight for the flyweight title against Demetrious Johnson.The cast was announced on July 20. The coaches for the season were the former challengers to the flyweight belt, Joseph Benavidez and Henry Cejudo, and Schnell was selected for Team Cejudo.
Schnell seeded at #6 faced #11 Matt Rizzo and defeated him in the second round, via submission (triangle choke).
Schnell advanced to the quarter finals and faced #3 seed Tim Elliott. Matt lost the fight via first round submission (bulldog choke). Tim went to eventually win the show.
UFC
After his stint on The Ultimate Fighter, Schnell was chosen as one of the cast mates to get a contract. He fought Rob Font in the Bantamweight division at The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale and lost via 1st round KO.
Matt returned to the flyweight division and faced Hector Sandoval at UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov and lost via TKO.
Matt is slated to return at UFC 216 against Marco Beltrán in the flyweight division.
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 12 matches | 8 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 2 | 2 |
| By submission | 5 | 1 |
| By decision | 1 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 9–4 | Hector Sandoval | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov | 000000002017-04-22-0000April 22, 2017 | 1 | 4:24 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Return to Flyweight |
| Loss | 9–3 | Rob Font | TKO (knee and punches) | The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale | 000000002016-12-03-0000December 3, 2016 | 1 | 3:47 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Bantamweight Bout |
| Win | 9-2 | Klayton Mai | Submission (armbar) | LFC 52 - Legacy Fighting Championship 52 | 000000002016-03-25-0000March 25, 2016 | 1 | 2:14 | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | |
| Win | 8-2 | Jonathan Martinez | DQ (illegal knee) | LFC 49 - Legacy Fighting Championship 49 | 000000002015-12-04-0000December 4, 2015 | 2 | 2:21 | Bossier City, Louisiana, United States | |
| Win | 7-2 | Vanderlei Carvalho Leite | KO (punches) | LFC 42 - Legacy Fighting Championship 42 | 000000002015-06-26-0000June 26, 2015 | 1 | 0:19 | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | |
| Win | 6-2 | Chris Myers | Submission (guillotine choke) | In Ya Face - Caged Warrior Championship 6 | 000000002015-02-21-0000February 21, 2015 | 1 | 0:17 | Houma, Louisiana, United States | |
| Win | 5-2 | Thomas Coleman | Submission (inverted triangle choke) | SFC - Summit Fighting Championships 10 | 000000002014-11-22-0000November 22, 2014 | 1 | n/a | Tupelo, Mississippi, United States | |
| Win | 5-2 | Latral Perdue | KO (punch) | GFA 27 - The Stage | 000000002014-09-19-0000September 19, 2014 | 1 | n/a | Bossier City, Louisiana, United States | |
| Loss | 4-2 | Klayton Mai | Submission (guillotine choke) | LFC 32 - Legacy Fighting Championship 32 | 000000002014-06-20-0000June 20, 2014 | 2 | 1:24 | Bossier City, Louisiana, United States | |
| Win | 3–1 | Roger Reyes | Submission (guillotine choke) | WFC 17 - Battle at the Belle | 000000002014-01-25-0000January 25, 2014 | 1 | 1:26 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | |
| Loss | 2-1 | Elias Garcia | Decision (majority) | LFC 20 - Legacy Fighting Championship 20 | 000000002013-05-31-0000May 31, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Marcus Dupar | Submission (armbar) | LFC 15 - Legacy Fighting Championship 15 | 000000002012-11-16-0000November 16, 2012 | 1 | 1:06 | Houston, Texas, United States, | |
| Win | 1–0 | Ryan Hollis | Decision (split) | LFC 14 - Legacy Fighting Championship 14 | 000000002012-09-14-0000September 14, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Houston, Texas, United States, |