Jake Matthews VS Carlston Harris

Jake Matthews defeated Carlston Harris by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-27, 30-27) in a welterweight bout at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo in Macau on May 30, 2026. Matthews controlled all three rounds with a combination of crisp striking and wrestling, successfully defending all three of Harris's takedown attempts while accumulating significant ground control. The defining moment came seconds into the third round when Matthews dropped Harris with a hard shot, then pursued him to the canvas and maintained pressure through the final bell. The victory is Matthews' fourth in his last five fights, pushing the 31-year-old Australian closer to welterweight ranking contention.

Jake Matthews, a UFC veteran of nearly a decade with a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and 22 professional fights on his record, takes on Carlston Harris — the first Guyanese fighter in UFC history — who enters on back-to-back TKO losses and badly needs a statement win to stay in the welterweight picture. Matthews's grappling-first approach against a balanced but recently beaten Harris makes for a clear stylistic question: can Harris stop the takedowns before they accumulate?