Matt Veach

Matt Veach
Born	May 31, 1981 (1981-05-31) (age 30) 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	19
Wins	15
By knockout	4
By submission	7
By decision	4
Losses	4
By submission	4
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Matt Alan Veach (born May 31, 1981) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He is known for his 3 fight stint in the UFC, including his "Fight of the Night" performance against UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar.

Mixed Martial Arts

Matt started wrestling in the sixth grade and competed for 12 years. He was a high school state placer, JuCo All-American and a D-1 NCAA qualifier.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

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.^[1]

Post UFC

After being released from the UFC, Veach continued to train with Matt Hughes and Robbie Lawler at The HIT Squad. He won 4 straight fights in different promotions following his UFC release.

Maximum Fighting Championships

In February 2011, Veach signed with the Canadian promotion, MFC. His debut came at the main card of MFC 28 against Drew Fickett. Veach took the fight with only five days notice, stepping in for the MFC lightweight champion, Antonio McKee.^[2] He lost the fight via submission in the first round.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
19 matches	15 wins	4 losses
By knockout	4	0
By submission	7	4
By decision	4	0

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	15-4	Eric Wisely	Submission (armbar)	Gladiator Cage Fights - Knockout Night 1	02011-04-23 April 23, 2011	2	2:49	Marion, Illinois, United States
Loss	15-3	Drew Fickett	Submission (armbar)	MFC 28	02011-02-25 February 25, 2011	1	0:36	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Catchweight Bout (160 lbs)
Win	15-2	Donavon Winters	Decision (split)	Capital City Cage Wars 6	02011-01-29 January 29, 2011	3	5:00	Springfield, United States
Win	14-2	Kenneth Rosfort-Nees	Decision (unanimous)	Cage Warriors 38: Young Guns	02010-10-01 October 1, 2010	5	5:00	London, England	Won Cage Warriors Lightweight Title
Win	13-2	McKenzie Jackson	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	Mainstream MMA: Swing Back	02010-08-21 August 21, 2010	1	1:26	Cedar Rapids, United States
Win	12-2	Kalel Robinson	Decision (unanimous)	28 Productions	02010-06-26 June 26, 2010	3	5:00	St. Louis, United States
Loss	11-2	Paul Kelly	Submission (guillotine choke)	UFC 112	02010-04-10 April 10, 2010	2	3:41	Abu Dhabi
Loss	11-1	Frankie Edgar	Submission (rear-naked choke)	The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale	02009-12-05 December 5, 2009	2	2:22	Las Vegas, United States	Fight of the Night
Win	11-0	Matt Grice	TKO (punches)	UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens	02009-02-07 February 7, 2009	1	4:34	Tampa, United States
Win	10-0	Alex Carter	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Capital City Cage Wars	02008-11-01 November 1, 2008	1	1:05	Springfield, United States
Win	9-0	Diego Brandao	TKO (injury)	Pro Battle MMA: Immediate Impact	02008-10-04 October 4, 2008	2	1:28	Springdale, United States
Win	8-0	Brent Mehrhoff	Submission (rear naked choke)	XFO 25: Outdoor War 4	02008-08-09 August 9, 2008	2	2:22	Island Lake, United States
Win	7-0	Matt MacGrath	Decision (unanimous)	MFC 16: Anger Management	02008-05-09 May 9, 2008	3	5:00	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Win	6-0	Edgar Wade	Submission (rear naked choke)	Iowa Challenge 44	02007-10-06 October 6, 2007	1	1:01	Keokuk, United States
Win	5-0	Marcus Hermann	Submission (triangle choke)	Iowa Challenge 42	02007-09-09 September 9, 2007	1	0:57	Waterloo, United States
Win	4-0	Jason West	TKO (punches)	Extreme Challenge 82	02007-08-18 August 18, 2007	1	3:24	Springfield, United States
Win	3-0	Charles Wilson	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Pure Force 4	02006-09-19 September 19, 2006	1	4:36	Tinley Park, United States
Win	2-0	Adam Therriault	Submission (punches)	Shootfighting Challenge	02006-08-26 August 26, 2006	1	2:35	Lincoln, United States
Win	1-0	John Chester	TKO	Supreme Fighting Challenge	02006-07-22 July 22, 2006	2	N/A	Belleville, United States

References

1. ^ "Exclusive: Matt Veach released from UFC". Five Ounces of Pain. http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2010/04/15/exclusive-matt-veach-released-from-ufc. 
2. ^ http://mmaweekly.com/antonio-mckee-injured-withdraws-from-mfc-fight-with-drew-fickett

External links

• Professional MMA record for Matt Veach from Sherdog

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Name	Veach, Matt
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Date of birth	year=1981
Place of birth	Springfield, Illinois, United States
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