Matthew Riddle vs. Sean Pierson
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
Sean Pierson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.66 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 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%)
Sean Pierson
Distance 86.9% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 8.4% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 4.7% (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%)
Sean Pierson
Head 84.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 5.7% (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 | Pierson L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 172 / 712 | 24.2% | 38.6% | 228 / 650 | 35.1% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 153 / 209 | 73.2% | 67.8% | 47 / 63 | 74.6% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 178 / 265 | 67.2% | 67.2% | 23 / 35 | 65.7% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 249 / 860 | 29.0% | 37.2% | 210 / 634 | 33.1% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 147 / 196 | 75.0% | 70.7% | 55 / 71 | 77.5% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 107 / 130 | 82.3% | 82.9% | 33 / 43 | 76.7% | 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/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Pierson L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 287 / 751 | 38.2% | 39.0% | 227 / 721 | 31.5% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 93 / 143 | 65.0% | 68.9% | 35 / 51 | 68.6% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 78 / 123 | 63.4% | 68.0% | 28 / 47 | 59.6% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 294 / 794 | 37.0% | 35.6% | 185 / 674 | 27.4% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 81 / 124 | 65.3% | 69.6% | 56 / 81 | 69.1% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 83 / 99 | 83.8% | 82.1% | 49 / 64 | 76.6% | 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.