Dan Cramer vs. Matthew Riddle

UFC 1-1-0 vs. 7-3-0 (2 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-1-0
UFC record
7-3-0 (2 NC)
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
40
AgeΔ 0 yrs
40
6'2"
HeightΔ 1"
6'1"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
204
Layoff (months)Δ 42.3 mo
161.7
LW
Last 5 (newest first)
NCWNCWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Matthew Riddle hunts takedowns — 3.51 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight norm.
Matthew Riddle owns the mat — in control 49% of cage time, vs a 18% Welterweight norm.
Dan Cramer owns the mat — in control 41% of cage time, vs a 18% Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Dan Cramer

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 93
Tier 3 — regional circuit 21

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.24 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 2 finish wins over 15 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Matthew Riddle

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 73
Tier 3 — regional circuit 10

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.13 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 2 finish wins over 13 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

290.97/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
5033.01/min · norm 3.17
632.10/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
4582.74/min · norm 3.06
30.2%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
42.4%norm 44.9%
31.5%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
55.0%norm 55.25%
00.00/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.38

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Dan Cramer

Distance 22.9% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 4.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 72.9% (norm 8.1%)

Matthew Riddle

Distance 60.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 17.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 22.3% (norm 8.1%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Dan Cramer

Head 96.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 2.1% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 1.0% (norm 8.4%)

Matthew Riddle

Head 72.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 16.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 11.0% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Cramer L/AAccWelterweight med Riddle L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 3 / 22 too few to rate 38.6% 172 / 712 24.2% 38.6%
In the clinch 3 / 4 too few to rate 67.8% 153 / 209 73.2% 67.8%
On the ground 23 / 70 32.9% 67.2% 178 / 265 67.2% 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 26 / 93 28.0% 37.2% 249 / 860 29.0% 37.2%
To the body 2 / 2 too few to rate 70.7% 147 / 196 75.0% 70.7%
To the legs 1 / 1 too few to rate 82.9% 107 / 130 82.3% 82.9%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Cramer L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Riddle L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 6 / 22 too few to rate 39.0% 287 / 751 38.2% 39.0%
In the clinch 9 / 15 too few to rate 68.9% 93 / 143 65.0% 68.9%
On the ground 48 / 55 87.3% 68.0% 78 / 123 63.4% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 39 / 66 59.1% 35.6% 294 / 794 37.0% 35.6%
To the body 18 / 20 too few to rate 69.6% 81 / 124 65.3% 69.6%
To the legs 6 / 6 too few to rate 82.1% 83 / 99 83.8% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
3950.0% acc · 3.51/15 · norm 1.27
866.7% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
2589.3% def · norm 63.9%
12:2641.4% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
82:2849.4% of cage time · norm 18.5%
14:327:16 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
20:221:49 per 15 · norm 3:15
10.50/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
60.54/15 · norm 0.45

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Riddle has more cage time on record.