Matt Lininger “Cousin”

Team United Fight Team
Gender Male
Height 5' 8"
Weight Class Lightweight
Out of Yelm, WA, WA

Matt Lininger is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 9 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 9-7-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 7 years, 3 months, 10 days
Rounds Fought 14.9
Avg. Fights/Year 2.2
Longest Layoff 2 years
Quickest Turnaround 3 weeks, 5 days

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 10/15/2008 W
(8-7-0)
Joe Degroff
(4-4-0)
LW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Alaska Fighting Championship 52: Battle tor the Gold
3 05:00
NSF 09/17/2008 L
(8-6-0)
Mike Hanks
(0-0-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Conquest of the Cage 3
2 00:16
NSF 08/22/2008 W
(7-6-0)
Dustin Blankenship
(0-0-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Carnage at the Creek 3
1 01:11
NSF 06/07/2008 W
(6-6-0)
Rick Wright
(0-0-0)
TKO/RSC
CageSport - Freedom Fights
1 00:22
NSF 05/20/2006 L
(6-5-0)
Blake Fredrickson
(8-4-1)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
X Fighting Championships: Dome of Destruction 4
1 01:52
NSF 04/01/2006 W
(5-5-0)
Dave Cochran
(12-9-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Desert Brawl 17
1 01:39
NSF 01/21/2006 L
(5-4-0)
Mike Joy
(2-0-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Desert Brawl 16
1 02:25
NSF 11/25/2005 L
(5-3-0)
Garett Davis
(5-6-0)
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
National Fighting Challenge 5: Trial by Fire
1 04:21
NSF 09/09/2005 L
(5-2-0)
Garett Davis
(3-6-0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
National Fighting Challenge 4: Battle for the Border
1 01:15
NSF 02/18/2005 L
(5-1-0)
Chris Ade
(1-5-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
National Fighting Challenge 2
1 04:45
NSF 04/10/2004 W
(4-1-0)
David Banuet
(2-3-0)
Unknown
USA Mixed Martial Arts: Road To Victory
05:00
NSF 06/28/2003 W
(3-1-0)
Lee Henderson
(0-2-0)
Submission (Verbal Submission)
Pacific Pankration Kickboxing Association: Ultimate Fight Night 1
1 01:09
NSF 03/22/2003 W
(2-1-0)
Brian Johnson
(0-0-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Rumble in the Ring 9
1 02:01
NSF 05/01/2002 W
(1-1-0)
Dennis Davis
(0-0-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Road to Victory
3 03:00
NSF 12/01/2001 W
(0-1-0)
Brad Conway
(2-0-0)
TKO/RSC
Rumble in the Ring 4
1 05:00
NSF 07/05/2001 L
(0-0-0)
Josh Holt
(0-0-0)
TKO/RSC (Corner Threw in the Towel)
Pacific Pankration Kickboxing Association: Revenge of the Warrior
4 00:00
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class

Amateur Career Statistics

Amateur Record: 6-2-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 5 years, 4 months, 18 days
Rounds Fought 8.1
Avg. Fights/Year 1.5
Longest Layoff 1 year, 10 months, 28 days
Quickest Turnaround 1 month, 27 days

Official Amateur Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 02/03/2006 W
(5-2-0)
Rikki Bloom
(0-0-0)
Submission (Choke)
Valor Fighting: Showdown At Cache Creek
1 00:45
NSF 11/12/2005 W
(4-2-0)
Nate Burgess
(0-0-0)
Submission
USA Mixed Martial Arts: Ring Rage 1
1 00:53
NSF 09/16/2005 L
(4-1-0)
Edward Nuno
(4-1-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Sport Fight 12: Breakout
3 03:00
NSF 06/25/2005 W
(3-1-0)
James Marohl
(2-2-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Ultimate Fight Night 4
1 03:00
NSF 02/12/2005 W
(2-1-0)
Cory Eddings
(0-0-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
USA Mixed Martial Arts: Washington Cage Fighting Championship
1 01:10
NSF 03/15/2003 W
(1-1-0)
Jake Jones
(0-0-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Xtreme Ring Wars
1 03:00
NSF 03/16/2002 L
(1-0-0)
Austin Lawrence
(0-0-0)
Submission
Full Contact Fighting Federation: Rumble at the Roseland 2
2 03:00
NSF 09/16/2000 W
(0-0-0)
Mike Lore
(0-0-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
United Full Contact Federation: Tornado Challenge
1 00:30
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class