A fearless thrill-seeker with a penchant for tattoos entered the world record books for the second time thanks to his latest aerial stunt.
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Funky Matas, a 38-year-old tattoo artist in Miami, already held the Guinness World Record for the most signatures tattooed on the body with a whopping 273 in August 2025.
Matas wasn't satisfied with just one world record. For his second crack at global recognition, he decided to leap out of a plane.
Tattoo Artist Earns Second Guinness World Record
The Miami-based daredevil jumped from 15,002.98 feet, inking the word "FLY" on his hand while freefalling on June 8 to claim the record for highest altitude skydive whilst performing a self-tattoo.
Guinness World Record certified the achievement on July 27.
"I love adrenaline, tattoos and rebellion - so it was a no-brainer for me," Matas said of pursuing the record.
Matas said that his bravery was only half the battle, and that he went through a lengthy process to find a skydiving company willing to pilot his record-breaking journey.
"It was a pretty extensive process because we had to call multiple skydiving companies. None of them were brave enough to allow this to happen," Matas told GWR.
"We eventually ended up with Jump Florida Skydive. They were the only wild ones to open their doors to us. I practiced fake tattooing myself with a huge fan blowing wind in my direction. Just to see how it felt and how much steadiness I needed the night before the actual jump."
Matas said that one of the most challenging aspects of the stunt was using the ink before it froze in colder temperatures. Since he had limited ink, the adrenaline junkie opted to tattoo a short word, "FLY."
Matas said that despite inking himself in turbulent conditions, he is satisfied with how the tattoo turned out.
"Considering we were going about 120 miles an hour, I think it came out pretty good," he explained. "It's definitely legible."
Matas hopes that his latest stunt will inspire others to achieve their dreams.
"The message I just sent with my record or with anything I do is that anything is possible. It's not what you want, but how bad you want it," he told GWR.
