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Chris Lytle vs Matt Serra

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Chris Lytle and Matt Serra met 2 times (2006, 2010). Chris Lytle won in 2010 by decision; Matt Serra won in 2006 by decision.

SOURCE·Chris Lytle and Matt Serra — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Chris LytleMatt Serra
68″ (172.7 cm)Reach68″ (172.7 cm)
71″ (180.3 cm)Height66″ (167.6 cm)
-4.22%Reach advantage+3.04%
31–18Record11–7
81%Finish rate64%
5Longest unbeaten run6
57Recorded bouts24
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 3. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentChris LytleMatt Serra
Matt Hughes L L
Karo Parisyan L L
Shonie Carter L L

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Chris Lytle

199020002010draw v Ikuhisa Minowa, 1999, drawloss v Dave Menne, 1999, decisionwin v Luke Pedigo, 1999, submissiondraw v Takafumi Ito, 1999, drawloss v Jason DeLucia, 1999, decisionwin v Daisuke Watanabe, 1999, submissiondraw v Osami Shibuya, 1999, drawwin v Bo Hershberger, 1999, submissionwin v Beaver Beaver, 2000, submissionwin v Mike Haltom, 2000, submissionloss v Ben Earwood, 2000, decisionloss v Shonie Carter, 2000, decisionwin v Taro Obata, 2000, submissionloss v Daisuke Ishii, 2000, decisionwin v CJ Fernandes, 2000, submissionloss v Keiichiro Yamamiya, 2000, decisionwin v Kazuo Misaki, 2001, decisionwin v Jake Ambrose, 2001, submissiondraw v Dave Strasser, 2001, drawdraw v Nick Hide, 2001, drawloss v Izuru Takeuchi, 2002, decisionwin v Yuji Hoshino, 2002, submissionloss v Nick Diaz, 2002, decisionloss v Robbie Lawler, 2003, decisionwin v Derrick Noble, 2003, submissionwin v Chatt Lavender, 2003, submissionwin v LaVerne Clark, 2003, decisionloss v Koji Oishi, 2003, decisionwin v Aaron Riley, 2003, kowin v J.T. Taylor, 2004, submissionwin v Ronald Jhun, 2004, submissionwin v Tiki Ghosn, 2004, submissionwin v Pete Spratt, 2004, submissionloss v Joe Riggs, 2005, kowin v Brian Dunn, 2005, kowin v Pat Healy, 2005, decisionloss v Karo Parisyan, 2005, decisionloss v Matt Serra, 2006, decisionwin v Ross Mason, 2006, submissionwin v Savant Young, 2006, submissionloss v Thiago Alves, 2007, kowin v Matt Brown, 2007, submissionwin v Jason Gilliam, 2007, submissionloss v Matt Hughes, 2007, decisionwin v Paul Taylor, 2008, decisionloss v Josh Koscheck, 2008, decisionwin v Kyle Bradley, 2008, kowin v Kevin Burns, 2009, decisionloss v Marcus Davis, 2009, decisionwin v Matt Serra, 2010, decisionwin v Matt Brown, 2010, submissionwin v Brian Foster, 2010, submissionwin v Dan Hardy, 2011, submissionloss v Brian Ebersole, 2011, decisionwin v Drew Lipton, 2018, kowin v Lewis Gallant, 2018, kowin v JC Llamas, 2019, decision
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1999–2019
2000 2010 draw vs Ikuhisa Minowa (1999)loss vs Dave Menne (1999)win vs Luke Pedigo (1999)draw vs Takafumi Ito (1999)loss vs Jason DeLucia (1999)win vs Daisuke Watanabe (1999)draw vs Osami Shibuya (1999)win vs Bo Hershberger (1999)win vs Beaver Beaver (2000)win vs Mike Haltom (2000)loss vs Ben Earwood (2000)loss vs Shonie Carter (2000)win vs Taro Obata (2000)loss vs Daisuke Ishii (2000)win vs CJ Fernandes (2000)loss vs Keiichiro Yamamiya (2000)win vs Kazuo Misaki (2001)win vs Jake Ambrose (2001)draw vs Dave Strasser (2001)draw vs Nick Hide (2001)loss vs Izuru Takeuchi (2002)win vs Yuji Hoshino (2002)loss vs Nick Diaz (2002)loss vs Robbie Lawler (2003)win vs Derrick Noble (2003)win vs Chatt Lavender (2003)win vs LaVerne Clark (2003)loss vs Koji Oishi (2003)win vs Aaron Riley (2003)win vs J.T. Taylor (2004)win vs Ronald Jhun (2004)win vs Tiki Ghosn (2004)win vs Pete Spratt (2004)loss vs Joe Riggs (2005)win vs Brian Dunn (2005)win vs Pat Healy (2005)loss vs Karo Parisyan (2005)loss vs Matt Serra (2006)win vs Ross Mason (2006)win vs Savant Young (2006)loss vs Thiago Alves (2007)win vs Matt Brown (2007)win vs Jason Gilliam (2007)loss vs Matt Hughes (2007)win vs Paul Taylor (2008)loss vs Josh Koscheck (2008)win vs Kyle Bradley (2008)win vs Kevin Burns (2009)loss vs Marcus Davis (2009)win vs Matt Serra (2010)win vs Matt Brown (2010)win vs Brian Foster (2010)win vs Dan Hardy (2011)loss vs Brian Ebersole (2011)win vs Drew Lipton (2018)win vs Lewis Gallant (2018)win vs JC Llamas (2019)
winlossdraw / NC1999–2019

Matt Serra

199020002010UNFILEDwin v Bob Smith, 1997, decisionwin v Khamzat Vitaev, 1998, submissionwin v Graham Lewis, 1999, submissionwin v Scott Schultz, 1999, submissionwin v Jeff Telvi, 2000, submissionwin v Yves Edwards, 2001, decisionloss v Shonie Carter, 2001, kowin v Greg Melisi, 2001, submissionloss v Marcio Feitosa, 2001loss v B.J. Penn, 2002, decisionwin v Kelly Dullanty, 2002, submissionloss v Din Thomas, 2003, decisionwin v Ivan Menjivar, 2004, decisionwin v Jeff Curran, 2004, decisionloss v Karo Parisyan, 2005, decisionwin v Chris Lytle, 2006, decisionwin v Georges St-Pierre, 2007, koloss v Georges St-Pierre, 2008, koloss v Matt Hughes, 2009, decisionloss v Chris Lytle, 2010, decisionwin v Frank Trigg, 2010, kowin v Leonardo Silva Dos Santos, no date on recordwin v Jean Jacques Machado, no date on recordwin v Takanori Gomi, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1997–2010 · 3 UNDATED
2000 2010 win vs Bob Smith (1997)win vs Khamzat Vitaev (1998)win vs Graham Lewis (1999)win vs Scott Schultz (1999)win vs Jeff Telvi (2000)win vs Yves Edwards (2001)loss vs Shonie Carter (2001)win vs Greg Melisi (2001)loss vs Marcio Feitosa (2001)loss vs B.J. Penn (2002)win vs Kelly Dullanty (2002)loss vs Din Thomas (2003)win vs Ivan Menjivar (2004)win vs Jeff Curran (2004)loss vs Karo Parisyan (2005)win vs Chris Lytle (2006)win vs Georges St-Pierre (2007)loss vs Georges St-Pierre (2008)loss vs Matt Hughes (2009)loss vs Chris Lytle (2010)win vs Frank Trigg (2010)
winlossdraw / NC1997–2010
Cross-references
Chris Lytle

The full ledger: 57 bouts, the reach placed in its cohort, and what the record does not say.

31–18 Matt Serra

The same, from the other corner — 24 bouts and the cohort Serra is ranked inside.

11–7 Every confirmed matchup

The other 899 pairings whose own records confirm the fight happened — not a list of fights anyone imagined.

900 BOUTS
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