<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001520006-17-000124.txt : 20170413
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20170413214436
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001520006-17-000124
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170411
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170413
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170413

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Matador Resources Co
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001520006
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		IRS NUMBER:				274662601
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5400 LBJ FREEWAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1500
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75240
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9723715200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5400 LBJ FREEWAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1500
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75240

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Matador Holdco, Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20110505

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Yates George M
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001635948

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35410
		FILM NUMBER:		17762000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5400 LBJ FREEWAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1500
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75240
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<DESCRIPTION>FORM 4
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    <periodOfReport>2017-04-11</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001520006</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Matador Resources Co</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>MTDR</issuerTradingSymbol>
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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001635948</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Yates George M</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>5400 LBJ FREEWAY</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 1500</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>DALLAS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>75240</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2017-04-11</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>1399</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>12635</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>4800000</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>Represents shares held by HEYCO Energy Group, Inc.</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>2500</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>Represents shares held by Spiral, Inc.</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F5"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
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    <derivativeTable></derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Represents restricted stock units granted to the reporting person on April 11, 2017. Such restricted stock units will vest, and an equal number of shares of common stock will be deliverable to the reporting person, in equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The reporting person states that neither the filing of this statement nor anything herein shall be deemed an admission that such person is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise, the beneficial owner of these shares. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Represents shares acquired as consideration in the merger (the &quot;Merger&quot;) of Harvey E. Yates Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of HEYCO Energy Group, Inc. (&quot;HEYCO&quot;), with and into a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Issuer. Includes 166,667 shares of common stock which are being held in an escrow account pursuant to the Merger. As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of HEYCO, the reporting person has ultimate voting and dispositive power with respect to all shares held by HEYCO.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">HEYCO is owned 51.167461% by Explorers Petroleum Corporation and 45.353507% by Spiral, Inc. The reporting person owns 51.002744% of Explorers Petroleum Corporation, and the reporting person's family owns 25% of Spiral, Inc. through a series of trusts of which the reporting person is the sole trustee.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">The reporting person's family owns 25% of Spiral, Inc., an entity owned through a series of trusts of which the reporting person is the sole trustee.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ George M. Yates, by Kyle A. Ellis as attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-04-13</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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