Matthew Riddle vs. Dante Rivera
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Matthew Riddle
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 1 | 0 |
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
Dante Rivera
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 2 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 0 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 15 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.57 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
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%)
Dante Rivera
Distance 28.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 67.2% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 4.7% (norm 10.3%)
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%)
Dante Rivera
Head 40.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 53.1% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.2% (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/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Rivera L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 172 / 712 | 24.2% | 38.6% | 9 / 18 | too few to rate | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 153 / 209 | 73.2% | 67.8% | 24 / 43 | 55.8% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 178 / 265 | 67.2% | 67.2% | 1 / 3 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 249 / 860 | 29.0% | 37.2% | 11 / 26 | 42.3% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 147 / 196 | 75.0% | 70.7% | 19 / 34 | 55.9% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 107 / 130 | 82.3% | 82.9% | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 83.3% |
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 · Middleweight: 174 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/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Rivera L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 287 / 751 | 38.2% | 39.0% | 1 / 10 | too few to rate | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 93 / 143 | 65.0% | 68.9% | 42 / 51 | 82.4% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 78 / 123 | 63.4% | 68.0% | 17 / 19 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 294 / 794 | 37.0% | 35.6% | 15 / 25 | 60.0% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 81 / 124 | 65.3% | 69.6% | 26 / 34 | 76.5% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 83 / 99 | 83.8% | 82.1% | 19 / 21 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Riddle has more cage time on record.