OctagonEdge

Bantamweight

Jean Matsumoto

18-2

Age
26
Height
5'6"
Reach
5'9"
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
Inside Muay Thai
Out of
Brazil
Style
striker
Fight IQ
B · 69
Finish rate
33%
Win rate
90%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
6
Dec
12

FightMetric

SLpM

5.37

SApM

2.72

Str Acc

45%

Str Def

57%

TD Avg

3.00

TD Acc

49%

TD Def

73%

Sub Avg

0.53

Tape read

Pocket striker

Fight IQ

69B

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 20 career fights for Jean Matsumoto. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

B

Ground

C

Defense

B

Counter

D

Reaction

proxy

C

Agility

proxy

C

TD react

C+

Chin

B+

What they do well

  • Durability

    Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

Where they leak

  • Counter punching

    Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • Punching agility

    Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

Scouting report

Jean Matsumoto is a 26-year-old Orthodox bantamweight out of Brazil, camped at Inside Muay Thai. The tape read: pocket striker. Career mark 18-2-0 — 0 by KO/TKO, 6 by submission, 12 by decision. Fight IQ grades B (69).

What works. Durability is the standout at 83 (B+). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game C on 3.00 TD/15 and 0.53 sub attempts. Striking defense B at 57% / 2.72 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility C (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C+ on 73% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Counter punching is the soft spot (30, D). Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax. Opponents who out-speed the first exchange and never stay on the centerline have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.

The book has no per-fight UFC rows for Matsumoto yet. This scouting card is carried by career FightMetric rates and the win-method split — treat the reaction and agility marks as wider intervals.

Ground game

60 C

Ground work is situational, not a finishing engine. Expect clinch entries more than a mat cycle.

  • 3.00 takedowns / 15 at 49% accuracy
  • 0.53 submission attempts / 15 · 6 career sub wins

Striking defense

69 B

Serviceable pocket defense. Can be found, but rarely walks into the same shot twice.

  • 57% striking defense · 2.72 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 2 defeats

Counter punching

30 D

Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • 45% accuracy on 5.37 SLpM
  • 0.10 knockdowns / 15 · 0 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

60 C

Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

  • Str def 57% · TD def 73% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 2.72 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

57 C

Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

  • 5.37 SLpM at 45% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 2.72 SApM

Takedown reaction

65 C+

Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.

  • 73% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 0 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

83 B+

Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 2 losses
  • 12 decision wins — proof they last and still score

Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
No UFC tape loaded for this fighter yet.