Schnell vs Flick

Who won Schnell vs Flick?

Matt Schnell beat Jimmy Flick by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 26th April 2025 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Matt Schnell.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Schnell vs Flick stats

Matt Schnell stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Jimmy Flick made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws and 15 by submission.

This was Matt Schnell's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Jimmy Flick marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Matt Schnell's UFC record stood at 7-7-0, while Jimmy Flick's came in at 2-4-0.

The stats suggested Schnell had an advantage in power over Flick, with a 13% knock out percentage over Flick's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Flick had a massive advantage over Schnell, boasting a 88% submission rate over Schnell's 56%.

Matt Schnell was the older man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Schnell had a height advantage of 2 inches over Flick. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Schnell was the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 3 months later than Flick, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 6 less professional rounds, 48 to Flick's 54.

Schnell vs Flick form

Matt Schnell had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jimmy Flick at UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates on 26th April 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Cody Durden at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady on 7th September 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Steve Erceg at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev on 2nd March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Matheus Nicolau at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Amway Center, Orlando.

He had beaten Mudaerji Su at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York.

Jimmy Flick had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Nate Maness at UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira on 15th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Malcolm Gordon at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Alessandro Costa at UFC Fight Night – Vettori vs. Cannonier on 17th June 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had been defeated by Charles Johnson at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by knockout in the 1st round.

He was victorious against Greg Fischer at LFA 86 on 24th July 2020 by submission in the 1st round in their LFA Flyweight championship fight at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Matt Schnell had been fighting more than Jimmy Flick.

Going to this contest, Matt Schnell had last fought 21 days ago, while Jimmy Flick's last outing had been 11 months and 2 days ago.

Schnell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Flick's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What time did Schnell vs Flick start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:55 AM UTC , which was 8:55 PM EST or 5:55 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:55 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Schnell vs Flick?

Matt Schnell was a 3/5 (-170) favourite going into the contest, while Jimmy Flick made his way into the ring at 11/8 (+140) with oddsmakers.