Matthew Pond
England · Male · 162 lbs (73.5 kg) bodyweight at best meet · BP
Balanced lifter
#850 in the elite index
527.7 DOTS
Best squat
642.6 lbs
291.5 kg
Best bench press
454.2 lbs
206 kg
Best deadlift
617.3 lbs
280 kg
Best total
1,714.1 lbs
777.5 kg
Best DOTS
527.7
Profile analysis
Matthew Pond ranks #850 among the men in our elite index and #53 in England, with a best DOTS score of 527.7 set at British Junior Powerlifting Championships (2025).
Relative to bodyweight, Matthew squats 3.97×, benches 2.80× and deadlifts 3.81× bodyweight. The total splits 37% squat, 26% bench and 36% deadlift.
Balanced lifter. All three lifts sit close to the typical elite distribution, with no single movement carrying the total — a sign of well-rounded strength.
Across 15 raw full-power meets in 5 federations (BPU, EPA, BP, IPF), Matthew took 8 first places. From the first recorded meet to the best one, the total grew by 981.1 lbs (445.0 kg) — about 123.2 lbs per year over 8.0 years.
Progression over time
Compared with all competitive lifters (up to 163.1 lbs class)
Competition history
| Date | Meet | Place | Bodyweight | Squat / Bench / Deadlift | Total | DOTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | World Sub-Junior and Junior Powerlifting Championships · IPF | 1 | 162.1 lbs | 578.7 lbs / 424.4 lbs / 567.7 lbs | 1,570.8 lbs (712.5 kg) | 517.7 |
| 2026-05-13 | British Juniors & Sub-Juniors · BP | 1 | 162.3 lbs | 601.9 lbs / 420 lbs / 567.7 lbs | 1,589.5 lbs (721 kg) | 523.6 |
| 2025-09-12 | Western European Powerlifting Championships · EPF | 1 | 162 lbs | 579.8 lbs / 407.9 lbs / 567.7 lbs | 1,555.4 lbs (705.5 kg) | 512.8 |
| 2025-03-28 | British Junior Powerlifting Championships · BP | 1 | 162 lbs | 596.3 lbs / 409 lbs / 595.2 lbs | 1,600.6 lbs (726 kg) | 527.7 |
| 2025-02-09 | NW Juniors · EPA | 1 | 162.6 lbs | 595.2 lbs / 396.8 lbs / 551.2 lbs | 1,543.2 lbs (700 kg) | 507.7 |
| 2024-08-28 | World Junior and Sub-Juniors Powerlifting Championships · IPF | 8 | 182.4 lbs | 617.3 lbs / 440.9 lbs / 578.7 lbs | 1,636.9 lbs (742.5 kg) | 502.1 |
| 2024-03-19 | British Junior Powerlifting Championships · BP | 2 | 181.9 lbs | 642.6 lbs / 454.2 lbs / 617.3 lbs | 1,714.1 lbs (777.5 kg) | 526.7 |
| 2023-10-10 | European Junior and Sub-Junior Classic Powerlifting Championships · EPF | 5 | 179.8 lbs | 617.3 lbs / 391.3 lbs / 595.2 lbs | 1,603.9 lbs (727.5 kg) | 496.0 |
| 2023-04-26 | Gymshark British Junior Championships · BP | 2 | 181.7 lbs | 641.5 lbs / 418.9 lbs / 578.7 lbs | 1,639.1 lbs (743.5 kg) | 504.0 |
| 2022-08-31 | World Junior Classic Powerlifting Championships · IPF | 8 | 181.6 lbs | 578.7 lbs / 396.8 lbs / 545.6 lbs | 1,521.2 lbs (690 kg) | 467.9 |
| 2022-05-12 | British Junior & Sub-Junior Championships · BP | 2 | 180.3 lbs | 595.2 lbs / 396.8 lbs / 573.2 lbs | 1,565.3 lbs (710 kg) | 483.3 |
| 2021-12-05 | Christmas Spectacular · EPA | 2 | 179.2 lbs | 584.2 lbs / 352.7 lbs / 529.1 lbs | 1,466.1 lbs (665 kg) | 454.3 |
| 2019-05-10 | British Championships at BodyPower · BPU | 1 | 160.8 lbs | 363.8 lbs / 248 lbs / 407.9 lbs | 1,019.6 lbs (462.5 kg) | 337.8 |
| 2019-02-09 | Midlands and South Yorkshire Qualifier · BPU | 1 | 155.9 lbs | 325.2 lbs / 231.5 lbs / 363.8 lbs | 920.4 lbs (417.5 kg) | 311.5 |
| 2018-09-01 | Northern Qualifier · BPU | 1 | 145.3 lbs | 264.6 lbs / 187.4 lbs / 281.1 lbs | 733 lbs (332.5 kg) | 260.8 |
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