Jake Matthews | A New Era Starts Now

Ten-Year UFC Veteran Looks To Unleash Full Potential In 2025, Starting With An Impressive Victory At UFC 312

By Kevin Schuster, On X: @KevinESchuster • Feb. 6, 2025

Time really flies when you realize Jake Matthews is entering his 11th year on the UFC roster. The most surprising part of the Aussie’s 20-fight UFC career is that he’s still just 30 years old, with possibly another decade of fights ahead of him.

“It was never a shock to me getting to the UFC, and it’s not a shock that I’ve been here for so long because I always believed it when I was younger,” Matthews said. “No matter how many people told me that it was impossible, that Aussies don’t make it to the UFC… I always believed it, even…