Matt Veal

Matt "Kid Lightning" Veal

First Name: Matt Last Name: Veal
Nickname: Kid Lightning
Date of Birth: Nov 04, 1986 Age: 37
Weight: 65.8 Height: 175.3
Reach: 0.0
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada
Hometown: Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada
Fighting Styles:
Affiliations: Leading Edge Gym
Fight Stats
Record 11 - 10 Last 5 Fights
Total Fights 21 fights Professional Fights 21 fights
Amateur Fights 0 fights Years Fighting 17 years
Days Last Fought 2948 days Rounds Fought 32 rounds
Finish Wins 9 finishes Finish Losses 9 finish losses
Finish Win Percentage 81 % Finish Loss Percentage 90 %
Knockout Wins 1 KOs Knockout Losses 1 KO losses
TKO Wins 1 TKOs TKO Losses 2 TKO losses
KO/TKO Win Percentage 18 % KO/TKO Loss Percentage 30 %
Submission Wins 7 subs Submission Losses 6 sub losses
Submission Win Percentage 63 % Submission Loss Percentage 60 %
Decision Wins 1 decision wins Decision Losses 1 decision losses
Decision Win Percentage 9 % Decision Loss Percentage 10 %
Unanimous Decision Wins 1 UD wins Unanimous Decision Losses 0 UD losses
Split Decision Wins 0 SD wins Split Decision Losses 1 SD losses

Professional Fights

Matt Veal
Win

Matt Veal

(10 - 10)

Savage Entertainment - March Badness 2

April 02, 2016 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Neisen's Sports Bar and Grill, Savage, Minnesota, United States

Submission (Brabo Choke) Round: 1 Time: 2:28

Mike O'Gormon
Loss

Mike O'Gormon

(1 - 1)
Matt Veal
Loss

Matt Veal

(10 - 9)

Driller Promotions / SEG

September 20, 2013 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Canterbury Park, Shakopee, Minnesota, United States

Decision (Split) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Nick Compton
Win

Nick Compton

(9 - 3)
Matt Veal
Loss

Matt Veal

(10 - 8)

Dakota FC 15

April 20, 2013 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Scheels Arena, Fargo, North Dakota, United States

Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Round: 1 Time: 2:59

Matt Veal
Win

Matt Veal

(9 - 8)

Driller Promotions / SEG

November 10, 2012 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

High 5 Bar & Grill, Burnsville, Minnesota, United States

Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round: 1 Time: 2:23

Morgan Sickinger
Loss

Morgan Sickinger

(12 - 6, 1 NC)
Matt Veal
Loss

Matt Veal

(9 - 7)

Bellator Fighting Championships 67

May 04, 2012 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario, Canada

TKO (Knees and Punches) Round: 2 Time: 4:25

William Romero
Win

William Romero

(8 - 3)
Matt Veal
Win

Matt Veal

(8 - 7)

Driller Promotions / SEG

March 03, 2012 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Courtney Buck
Loss

Courtney Buck

(10 - 6)
Matt Veal
Loss

Matt Veal

(8 - 6)

EFC 10

October 01, 2011 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Lloydminster Centennial Civic Centre, Lloydminster, Alberta, Canada

TKO (Punches) Round: 3 Time: 1:32

Greg Welsh
Win

Greg Welsh

(5 - 1)
Matt Veal
Win

Matt Veal

(7 - 6)

Savage Entertainment - A Call to Arms

May 21, 2011 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Neisen Brothers Sports Bar, Savage, Minnesota, United States

Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round: 2 Time: 0:42

Melvin Blumer
Loss

Melvin Blumer

(3 - 0)
Matt Veal
Win

Matt Veal

(6 - 6)

USA vs. Canada

March 19, 2011 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Neison's Bar & Grill, Savage, Minnesota, United States

Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Round: 2 Time: 2:27

Marvin Blumer
Loss

Marvin Blumer

(3 - 0)
Matt Veal
Loss

Matt Veal

(6 - 5)

MFC 27

November 12, 2010 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

River Cree Resort and Casino, Enoch, Alberta, Canada

Submission (Armbar) Round: 1 Time: 3:41

Matt Veal
Win

Matt Veal

(5 - 5)

CFC - Canadian Fighting Championship 6

October 08, 2010 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

KO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: 1:22

Alex Ferrer
Loss

Alex Ferrer

(1 - 3)
Matt Veal
Win

Matt Veal

(4 - 5)

Great Lakes Combat Association - The Proving Groun

May 01, 2010 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Ashland, Wisconsin, United States

Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round: 1 Time: 1:20

Wes Ronchi
Loss

Wes Ronchi

(11 - 8 - 1, 1 NC)
Matt Veal
Loss

Matt Veal

(4 - 4)

UCW 16

June 19, 2009 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Round: 1 Time: 3:30

Roland Delorme
Win

Roland Delorme

(1 - 0)
Matt Veal
Loss

Matt Veal

(4 - 3)

UCW 15

March 13, 2009 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Submission (Triangle Choke) Round: 2 Time: 3:23

Matt Veal
Loss

Matt Veal

(4 - 2)

UCW 14

November 28, 2008 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Submission (Armbar) Round: 2 Time: 4:38

Luis Huete
Win

Luis Huete

(DEBUT)
Matt Veal
Win

Matt Veal

(3 - 2)

Great Lakes Combat Association - The Proving Groun

July 18, 2008 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Bay Area Civic Center, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States

Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Round: 1 Time: TBD

Derek Abram
Loss

Derek Abram

(7 - 6)
Matt Veal
Loss

Matt Veal

(3 - 1)

Fighters Nation - Urban Conflict

April 26, 2008 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Calgary Corral, Calgary, Canada

Submission (Armbar) Round: 1 Time: 3:17

Chase Holthe
Win

Chase Holthe

(3 - 1)
Matt Veal
Win

Matt Veal

(2 - 1)

UCS - Battle on the Bay 10

March 29, 2008 Saturday
3 AM ET / 12 AM PT

Submission (Armbar) Round: 1 Time: TBD

Brian Learn
Loss

Brian Learn

(6 - 0 - 1, 1 NC)
Matt Veal
Loss

Matt Veal

(2 - 0)

UCS - Battle at the Barn 21

September 09, 2007 Sunday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Minnesota

KO (Head Kick) Round: 1 Time: TBD

Matt Veal
Win

Matt Veal

(1 - 0)

UCS - Battle on the Bay 7

September 01, 2007 Saturday
3 AM ET / 12 AM PT

N/A Round: Time: TBD

Rick Klein
Loss

Rick Klein

(1 - 1)
Matt Veal
Win

Matt Veal

(DEBUT)

Battle on the Bay 3

February 03, 2007 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Superior, Wisconsin, United States

TKO (Punches) Round: 2 Time: 1:23

Aaron Benson
Loss

Aaron Benson

(2 - 3)