Head-to-head
Up-2 BBQ vs Matt's Backyard BBQ
17 head-to-head wins
Met
19 times in the data
2 head-to-head wins
Up-2 BBQ has taken the last 6 meetings.
Career comparison
| Up-2 BBQ | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | Contests | 41 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 6 | Category wins | 1 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 97.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 190.5% |
| 94.1% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.2% |
| top 32% | Avg finish | top 60% |
| ±1.66% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±16.97% |
Overall scores show as a share of a perfect total (Master /720, Backyard /360) so the two series compare fairly.
Meat by meat (who finishes ahead when both enter the category)
| Up-2 BBQ | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Chicken (19 meetings) | 4 |
| 16 | Pork Ribs (23 meetings) | 7 |
| 16 | Pork (19 meetings) | 3 |
| 14 | Brisket (19 meetings) | 5 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY2) 3 times — Up-2 BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 3 times — Up-2 BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 3 times — Up-2 BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Kora Kares for Kids 2 times — Up-2 BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 44.66 points at Granite State BBQ Championship (2021-06-12)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.0856 points at Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (2021-09-25)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Up-2 BBQ | Matt's Backyard BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Kora Kares for Kids | 3 / 51 (700.5144) | 13 / 51 (690.1940) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2024-09-14 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY2) | 10 / 25 (682.8000) | 19 / 25 (662.7544) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2024-09-13 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY1 ) | 7 / 25 (683.3484) | 20 / 25 (654.1600) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2024-08-17 | Kora Kares for Kids | 7 / 39 (685.7028) | 30 / 39 (652.9828) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2024-06-22 | Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff | 8 / 21 (671.8972) | 17 / 21 (645.0404) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2024-04-13 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 2 / 37 (696.5832) | 23 / 37 (672.4340) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2024-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 7 / 29 (676.5028) | 5 / 29 (679.3372) | Matt's Backyard BBQ |
| 2023-09-23 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 7 / 42 (693.6456) | 27 / 42 (665.5544) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2023-09-22 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 3 / 31 (696.5372) | 23 / 31 (667.8856) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition | 19 / 46 (673.6684) | 27 / 46 (665.0056) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2023-06-24 | Frog Alley BREW-B-QUE Cookoff | 14 / 19 (657.0628) | 3 / 19 (691.3828) | Matt's Backyard BBQ |
| 2023-06-03 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 14 / 39 (670.7884) | 16 / 39 (669.0972) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2023-05-06 | HOGS 4 HEROES | 3 / 50 (678.7884) | 36 / 50 (639.8972) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2023-04-15 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 15 / 43 (680.6060) | 33 / 43 (653.5996) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2022-10-01 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 5 / 33 (678.2400) | 22 / 33 (649.5428) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2022-09-17 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 8 / 26 (681.6460) | 11 / 26 (658.1260) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2022-06-04 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 8 / 37 (680.4912) | 27 / 37 (636.9712) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2021-09-25 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown | 13 / 26 (645.5428) | 14 / 26 (644.4572) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2021-06-12 | Granite State BBQ Championship | 16 / 32 (658.7772) | 30 / 32 (614.1144) | Up-2 BBQ |