Matthew Riddle vs. Dan Cramer

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

Tale of the tape

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

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

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

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

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

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

Matthew Riddle

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

Dan Cramer

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

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

Matthew Riddle

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

Dan Cramer

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

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Riddle L/AAccWelterweight med Cramer L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 172 / 712 24.2% 38.6% 3 / 22 too few to rate 38.6%
In the clinch 153 / 209 73.2% 67.8% 3 / 4 too few to rate 67.8%
On the ground 178 / 265 67.2% 67.2% 23 / 70 32.9% 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 249 / 860 29.0% 37.2% 26 / 93 28.0% 37.2%
To the body 147 / 196 75.0% 70.7% 2 / 2 too few to rate 70.7%
To the legs 107 / 130 82.3% 82.9% 1 / 1 too few to rate 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 Riddle L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Cramer L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 287 / 751 38.2% 39.0% 6 / 22 too few to rate 39.0%
In the clinch 93 / 143 65.0% 68.9% 9 / 15 too few to rate 68.9%
On the ground 78 / 123 63.4% 68.0% 48 / 55 87.3% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 294 / 794 37.0% 35.6% 39 / 66 59.1% 35.6%
To the body 81 / 124 65.3% 69.6% 18 / 20 too few to rate 69.6%
To the legs 83 / 99 83.8% 82.1% 6 / 6 too few to rate 82.1%

Grappling

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