Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Shields vs Ellenberger
Welterweight★ Fight of the Night3 rounds scheduled
Matthew Riddle
United StatesMatthew Riddle
“Deep Waters”
8-3-0 (2 NC)
RESULT

Lance Benoist def. Matthew Riddle (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Lance Benoist
United StatesLance Benoist
7-2-0
Saturday, September 17, 2011

Lance Benoist defeated Matthew Riddle by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Shields vs Ellenberger, held Saturday, September 17, 2011.

Fight stats

Matthew Riddle
Lance Benoist
0
Knockdowns
0
26 of 51
Significant strikes
39 of 66
51%
Sig. strike accuracy
59%
96 of 133
Total strikes
116 of 153
4 of 4
Takedowns
1 of 3
100%
Takedown accuracy
33%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
1
6:58
Control time
4:56
Significant strikes by target
10 of 34
Head
18 of 42
15 of 15
Body
14 of 16
1 of 2
Leg
7 of 8
1 of 18
Distance
12 of 32
8 of 10
Clinch
9 of 11
17 of 23
Ground
18 of 23

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
3 of 6
Sig. str.
14 of 25
14 of 20
Total str.
43 of 55
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
1:47
Ctrl
1:54
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
3 of 13
Sig. str.
16 of 29
24 of 39
Total str.
54 of 76
2 of 2
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:43
Ctrl
3:02
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
20 of 32
Sig. str.
9 of 12
58 of 74
Total str.
19 of 22
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
4:28
Ctrl
0:00

Frequently asked questions

Who won Matthew Riddle vs Lance Benoist?

Lance Benoist defeated Matthew Riddle by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Shields vs Ellenberger, held Saturday, September 17, 2011.

Referee
Dan Miragliotta
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Matthew Riddle 46%54% Lance Benoist

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Welterweight roster (258 fighters)

Matthew Riddle
Grappling Specialist
5 edges
Lance Benoist
Complete Fighter
6 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

54Power84
55Speed86
51Precision70
81Durability81
94Engine84
98Wrestling94
92Ground80

Biggest edge Lance Benoist, Kick power +33

Attribute by attribute

Matthew Riddle is on the left of every row, Lance Benoist on the right.
47Punch power75
60Kick power93
49Punch speed78
61Kick speed93
51Accuracy70
98Takedowns94
98Ground striking96
86Submissions64
73Chin79
88Body strength82
94Cardio84

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

8-3-0 (2 NC)
Record
7-2-0
1648
Power Index rating
1674
2
Win Streak
1
40
Age
37
6'1"
185 cm
Height
5'11"
180 cm
76"
193 cm
Reach
72"
183 cm
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

3.01
SLpM
3.68
42%
Str. Acc.
51%
2.74
SApM
2.70
54%
Str. Def.
56%

Grappling Profile

3.51
TD Avg.
1.50
50%
TD Acc.
33%
89%
TD Def.
61%
0.50
Sub. Avg.
0.00

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Matthew Riddle · 3-0
  • W
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    Titan FC 27 · Feb 28, 2014
    Submission · R2 · 2:29 · Middleweight
  • NC
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    · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    John Maguire
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  • NC
    Chris Clements
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    · R3 · 2:02 · Welterweight
  • W
    Henry Martinez
    UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit · Feb 4, 2012
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Lance Benoist · 3-2
  • W
    Bobby Voelker
    UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov · Jun 7, 2014
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Sean Pierson
    UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort · Sep 22, 2012
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Seth Baczynski
    UFC on FX: Johnson vs McCall · Jun 8, 2012
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Matthew Riddle
    UFC Fight Night: Shields vs Ellenberger · Sep 17, 2011
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Ryne Vincent
    Capital City Cage Wars · Apr 30, 2011
    Submission

Career Averages

Based on 10 fights · 4 fights
45.2
Avg sig. strikes
55.3
2.90
Avg takedowns
1.50
6:34
Avg control time
4:48
74
Career high strikes
91
5
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Matthew Riddle
Strike target
Lance Benoist
48%
Head
60%
30%
Body
29%
22%
Leg
12%
Matthew Riddle
Strike position
Lance Benoist
34%
Distance
62%
31%
Clinch
14%
35%
Ground
25%