Matt Leighton's Profile
Record:
42-24-0 (W-L-D)
Full Name:
Matthew Leighton
Birth Date:
1992-08-01
Weight Class:
Peso Pesado
Team:
Citadel BJJ
Did you know?
- Across 66 recorded matches Matt Leighton finished 26 of his 42 wins by submission, a 62 percent submission rate that sits well above the site average of 40 percent. If you want to beat him, you probably want to keep it off the mat and out of a bad position.
- The armbar is the clear centerpiece of his game, accounting for 13 recorded submission wins. Add 5 triangle chokes and 3 triangle armbars and you can see how much of his attack runs through the same closed guard and legs-over-shoulder framework.
- He and Aaron Johnson met 4 times on record and split it 2 wins to 2 losses. One of those wins came by triangle armbar at Fight 2 Win Pro 73 in 2018.
- Melor Sturua was a matchup Leighton owned, going 3 and 0 across their 3 recorded meetings.
- His busiest recorded year was 2018 with 27 matches, the same year he submitted Dante Leon by armbar at Fight 2 Win Pro 84. That gi-heavy stretch fits the record, which shows 60 gi matches against just 6 no-gi.
Early Life and Introduction to Jiu-Jitsu
BJJ Career Progression and Academy Transitions
Founding and Developing Citadel BJJ
Competition Style and Signature Techniques
Philosophy on Active Coaching and Training
Overall Performance Summary
Total Matchups
66
Wins
42 (63.64%)
Losses
24 (36.36%)
Draws
0 (0.0%)
