diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 50ca2d37dda1..64737724c07b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
 - `[jest-haste-map]` Optimize haste map data structure for serialization/deserialization ([#8171](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/8171))
 - `[jest-haste-map]` Avoid persisting haste map or processing files when not changed ([#8153](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/8153))
+- `[jest-core]` Improve performance of SearchSource.findMatchingTests by 15% ([#8184](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/8184))
 - `[jest-resolve]` Optimize internal cache lookup performance ([#8183](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/8183))
 
 ## 24.5.0
diff --git a/packages/jest-core/src/SearchSource.ts b/packages/jest-core/src/SearchSource.ts
index 99f03b29781b..5e9a8d330a80 100644
--- a/packages/jest-core/src/SearchSource.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-core/src/SearchSource.ts
@@ -16,13 +16,7 @@ import {escapePathForRegex} from 'jest-regex-util';
 import {replaceRootDirInPath} from 'jest-config';
 import {buildSnapshotResolver} from 'jest-snapshot';
 import {replacePathSepForGlob, testPathPatternToRegExp} from 'jest-util';
-import {
-  Stats,
-  TestPathCases,
-  TestPathCasesWithPathPattern,
-  TestPathCaseWithPathPatternStats,
-  Filter,
-} from './types';
+import {TestPathCases, Filter, Stats} from './types';
 
 export type SearchResult = {
   noSCM?: boolean;
@@ -42,23 +36,11 @@ export type TestSelectionConfig = {
   watch?: boolean;
 };
 
-const globsToMatcher = (globs?: Array<Config.Glob> | null) => {
-  if (globs == null || globs.length === 0) {
-    return () => true;
-  }
+const globsToMatcher = (globs: Array<Config.Glob>) => (path: Config.Path) =>
+  micromatch.some(replacePathSepForGlob(path), globs, {dot: true});
 
-  return (path: Config.Path) =>
-    micromatch.some(replacePathSepForGlob(path), globs, {dot: true});
-};
-
-const regexToMatcher = (testRegex: Array<string>) => {
-  if (!testRegex.length) {
-    return () => true;
-  }
-
-  return (path: Config.Path) =>
-    testRegex.some(testRegex => new RegExp(testRegex).test(path));
-};
+const regexToMatcher = (testRegex: Array<string>) => (path: Config.Path) =>
+  testRegex.some(testRegex => new RegExp(testRegex).test(path));
 
 const toTests = (context: Context, tests: Array<Config.Path>) =>
   tests.map(path => ({
@@ -69,29 +51,43 @@ const toTests = (context: Context, tests: Array<Config.Path>) =>
 
 export default class SearchSource {
   private _context: Context;
-  private _rootPattern: RegExp;
-  private _testIgnorePattern: RegExp | null;
-  private _testPathCases: TestPathCases;
+  private _testPathCases: TestPathCases = [];
 
   constructor(context: Context) {
     const {config} = context;
     this._context = context;
-    this._rootPattern = new RegExp(
+
+    const rootPattern = new RegExp(
       config.roots.map(dir => escapePathForRegex(dir + path.sep)).join('|'),
     );
+    this._testPathCases.push({
+      isMatch: path => rootPattern.test(path),
+      stat: 'roots',
+    });
 
-    const ignorePattern = config.testPathIgnorePatterns;
-    this._testIgnorePattern = ignorePattern.length
-      ? new RegExp(ignorePattern.join('|'))
-      : null;
-
-    this._testPathCases = {
-      roots: path => this._rootPattern.test(path),
-      testMatch: globsToMatcher(config.testMatch),
-      testPathIgnorePatterns: path =>
-        !this._testIgnorePattern || !this._testIgnorePattern.test(path),
-      testRegex: regexToMatcher(config.testRegex),
-    };
+    if (config.testMatch.length) {
+      this._testPathCases.push({
+        isMatch: globsToMatcher(config.testMatch),
+        stat: 'testMatch',
+      });
+    }
+
+    if (config.testPathIgnorePatterns.length) {
+      const testIgnorePatternsRegex = new RegExp(
+        config.testPathIgnorePatterns.join('|'),
+      );
+      this._testPathCases.push({
+        isMatch: path => !testIgnorePatternsRegex.test(path),
+        stat: 'testPathIgnorePatterns',
+      });
+    }
+
+    if (config.testRegex.length) {
+      this._testPathCases.push({
+        isMatch: regexToMatcher(config.testRegex),
+        stat: 'testRegex',
+      });
+    }
   }
 
   private _filterTestPathsWithStats(
@@ -113,27 +109,27 @@ export default class SearchSource {
       total: allPaths.length,
     };
 
-    const testCases = Object.assign({}, this._testPathCases);
+    const testCases = Array.from(this._testPathCases); // clone
     if (testPathPattern) {
       const regex = testPathPatternToRegExp(testPathPattern);
-      (testCases as TestPathCasesWithPathPattern).testPathPattern = (
-        path: Config.Path,
-      ) => regex.test(path);
-      (data.stats as TestPathCaseWithPathPatternStats).testPathPattern = 0;
+      testCases.push({
+        isMatch: (path: Config.Path) => regex.test(path),
+        stat: 'testPathPattern',
+      });
+      data.stats.testPathPattern = 0;
     }
 
-    const testCasesKeys = Object.keys(testCases) as Array<keyof Stats>;
-    data.tests = allPaths.filter(test =>
-      testCasesKeys.reduce<boolean>((flag, key) => {
-        const {stats} = data;
-        if (testCases[key](test.path)) {
-          stats[key] = stats[key] === undefined ? 1 : stats[key] + 1;
-          return flag && true;
+    data.tests = allPaths.filter(test => {
+      let filterResult = true;
+      for (const {isMatch, stat} of testCases) {
+        if (isMatch(test.path)) {
+          data.stats[stat]!++;
+        } else {
+          filterResult = false;
         }
-        stats[key] = stats[key] || 0;
-        return false;
-      }, true),
-    );
+      }
+      return filterResult;
+    });
 
     return data;
   }
@@ -146,9 +142,7 @@ export default class SearchSource {
   }
 
   isTestFilePath(path: Config.Path): boolean {
-    return (Object.keys(this._testPathCases) as Array<
-      keyof TestPathCases
-    >).every(key => this._testPathCases[key](path));
+    return this._testPathCases.every(testCase => testCase.isMatch(path));
   }
 
   findMatchingTests(testPathPattern?: string): SearchResult {
diff --git a/packages/jest-core/src/getNoTestFoundVerbose.ts b/packages/jest-core/src/getNoTestFoundVerbose.ts
index e1389f7ef423..5e0177a9c3d1 100644
--- a/packages/jest-core/src/getNoTestFoundVerbose.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-core/src/getNoTestFoundVerbose.ts
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@ export default function getNoTestFoundVerbose(
         if (key === 'roots' && config.roots.length === 1) {
           return null;
         }
-        const value = config[key];
+        const value = (config as {[key: string]: unknown})[key];
         if (value) {
-          const valueAsString = Array.isArray(value) ? value.join(', ') : value;
-          const matches = pluralize('match', stats[key], 'es');
+          const valueAsString = Array.isArray(value)
+            ? value.join(', ')
+            : String(value);
+          const matches = pluralize('match', stats[key] || 0, 'es');
           return `  ${key}: ${chalk.yellow(valueAsString)} - ${matches}`;
         }
         return null;
diff --git a/packages/jest-core/src/types.ts b/packages/jest-core/src/types.ts
index 9e57b7039c6c..04fd908b70b2 100644
--- a/packages/jest-core/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-core/src/types.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ import {Context} from 'jest-runtime';
 import {Test} from 'jest-runner';
 import {Config} from '@jest/types';
 
+export type Stats = {
+  roots: number;
+  testMatch: number;
+  testPathIgnorePatterns: number;
+  testRegex: number;
+  testPathPattern?: number;
+};
+
 export type TestRunData = Array<{
   context: Context;
   matches: {
@@ -19,21 +27,10 @@ export type TestRunData = Array<{
   };
 }>;
 
-type TestPathCaseStats = Record<keyof (TestPathCases), number>;
-
-export type TestPathCaseWithPathPatternStats = Record<
-  keyof (TestPathCasesWithPathPattern),
-  number
->;
-
-export type Stats = TestPathCaseStats | TestPathCaseWithPathPatternStats;
-
-export type TestPathCases = {
-  roots: (path: Config.Path) => boolean;
-  testMatch: (path: Config.Path) => boolean;
-  testPathIgnorePatterns: (path: Config.Path) => boolean;
-  testRegex: (path: Config.Path) => boolean;
-};
+export type TestPathCases = Array<{
+  stat: keyof Stats;
+  isMatch: (path: Config.Path) => boolean;
+}>;
 
 export type TestPathCasesWithPathPattern = TestPathCases & {
   testPathPattern: (path: Config.Path) => boolean;