Matt Veach

Matt Veach
Born	(1981-05-31) May 31, 1981 Springfield, Illinois, United States
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Division	Lightweight
Style	Wrestling
Fighting out of	Granite City, Illinois
Team	H.I.T. Squad
Wrestling	NCAA Division I Wrestling
Mixed martial arts record
Total	16
Wins	14
By knockout	4
By submission	7
By decision	3
Losses	2
By submission	2

Matt Alan Veach (born May 31, 1981) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He is most known for his 1-2 stint in the UFC.

MMA career

Matt started wrestling in the sixth grade and competed for 12 years. He was a high school state placer, junior college all American and a division one NCAA qualifier

Veach made his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens, facing off against UFC veteran, Matt Grice. After getting knocked down in a brief exchange early in the first round, Veach quickly recovered and dropped Grice, following up with punches on the ground as the referee halted the bout at 4:34 of the very first round, giving Matt the win via TKO.

At The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale in a fight against Frank Edgar as a replacement for an injured Kurt Pellegrino, Veach made his second appearance in the UFC. The first round was very close; Edgar controlled most of the standup part of the round, while Veach landed numerous takedowns and slams. However, early in the second round, Edgar caught Veach with an over hand right that stunned him, leaving him open for Edgar to take him to the ground, achieve the back mounted position and sink in a rear naked choke for the win at 2:22 of round two. This marked the first loss of Veach's professional mixed martial arts career.

Veach faced Paul Kelly at UFC 112, losing via second round submission. The loss was his second straight getting him released from his UFC contract.

He then won his next three fights straight making him 3-0 since being released from the UFC.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

16 matches	14 wins	2 losses
By knockout	4	0
By submission	7	2
By decision	3	0

Record	Result	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
15-2	Win	Donavon Winters	Decision (Split)	Capital City Cage Wars 6	2011-01-29	3	5:00	Springfield, Illinois
14-2	Win	Kenneth Rosfort-Nees	Decision (Unanimous)	Cage Warriors 38: Young Guns	2010-10-01	5	5:00	London, England	Won Cage Warriors Lightweight Title
13-2	Win	McKenzie Jackson	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)	Mainstream MMA: Swing Back	2010-08-21	1	1:26	Cedar Rapids, Iowa
12-2	Win	Kalel Robinson	Decision (Unanimous)	28 Productions	2010-06-26	3	5:00	St. Louis, Missouri
11-2	Loss	Paul Kelly	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	UFC 112: Invincible	2010-04-10	2	3:41	Abu Dhabi
11-1	Loss	Frankie Edgar	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale	2009-12-05	2	2:22	Las Vegas, Nevada	Won Fight of the Night Honors
11-0	Win	Matt Grice	TKO (Punches)	UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens	2009-02-07	1	4:34	Tampa, Florida
10-0	Win	Alex Carter	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	Capital City Cage Wars	2008-11-01	1	1:05	Springfield, Illinois
9-0	Win	Diego Brandao	TKO (Injury)	Pro Battle MMA: Immediate Impact	2008-10-04	2	N/A	Springdale, Arkansas
8-0	Win	Brent Mehrhoff	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	XFO 25: Outdoor War 4	2008-08-09	2	2:22	Island Lake, Illinois
7-0	Win	Matt MacGrath	Decision (Unanimous)	MFC 16: Anger Management	2008-05-09	3	5:00	Edmonton, Alberta
6-0	Win	Edgar Wade	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	Iowa Challenge 44	2007-10-06	1	1:01	Keokuk, Iowa
5-0	Win	Marcus Hermann	Submission (Triangle Choke)	Iowa Challenge 42	2007-09-09	1	0:57	Waterloo, Iowa
4-0	Win	Jason West	TKO	Extreme Challenge 82	2007-08-18	1	3:24	Springfield, Illinois
3-0	Win	Charles Wilson	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	Pure Force 4	2006-09-19	1	4:36	Tinley Park, Illinois
2-0	Win	Adam Therriault	Submission (Strikes)	Shootfighting Challenge	2006-08-26	1	2:35	Lincoln, Illinois
1-0	Win	John Chester	TKO	Supreme Fighting Challenge	2006-07-22	2	N/A	Belleville, Illinois

External links

• Professional MMA record for Matt Veach from Sherdog