Matthews vs DelValle

Who won Matthews vs DelValle?

Yadier DelValle beat Connor Matthews by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 17th May 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Matthews vs DelValle stats

Connor Matthews stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Yadier DelValle made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 8 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Connor Matthews' 3rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Yadier DelValle marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Connor Matthews' UFC record stood at 0-3-0, while Yadier DelValle's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested DelValle had an advantage in power over Matthews, with a 25% knock out percentage over Matthews' 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Matthews had a massive advantage over DelValle, boasting a 71% submission rate over DelValle's 25%.

Connor Matthews was the older man by 32 years, at 32 years old.

DelValle had a height advantage of 1 inch over Matthews. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Matthews' experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to DelValle's, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 2 months later than DelValle, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 17 to DelValle's 18.

Activity check

Matthews' last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What time did Matthews vs DelValle start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:40 PM UTC , which was 5:40 PM EST or 2:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Matthews vs DelValle?

Connor Matthews was a 4/1 (+400) underdog going into the contest, while Yadier DelValle made his way into the ring at 9/50 (-560) with oddsmakers.