Riddle vs Benoist Result & Stats: Benoist wins by UD · UFC Fight Night, Sat, Sep 17, 2011

UFCUFC Fight Night: Shields vs Ellenberger

Matthew Riddle

“Deep Waters” · 8-3-0 (2 NC)

SUB·UD

RESULT

Unanimous Decision

ROUND 3 · 5:00

Welterweight3 rounds scheduled

Full card

Lance BenoistWIN

7-2-0

UDUDSD

Saturday, September 17, 2011Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, United States

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 at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Lance Benoist won the decision.

The result

Lance BenoistWIN

def. Matthew Riddle

Unanimous Decision

Round 3 · 5:00

Judges29-2829-2829-28

★ Fight of the Night

Referee: Dan Miragliotta
Time format: 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Who called it

Every forecast, graded against the result

Matthew RiddleLance Benoist

49%Power Index✓ Called it51%

Model opinion, not betting advice. 18+. See the full Power Index

What happened

Lance Benoist out-landed Matthew Riddle 39 to 26 in significant strikes.
Matthew Riddle landed 4 of 4 takedowns.

Tale of the tape

8-3-0 (2 NC)

Record

7-2-0

Age

6'1" · 185 cm

Height

5'11" · 180 cm

76" · 193 cm

Reach

72" · 183 cm

Southpaw

Stance

Southpaw

Win Streak

1670

Power Index

1678

3-0

Last 5

3-2

Green marks the edge where one exists: younger, taller, longer, the streak, the higher rating and the better recent form. Record and stance are facts, not edges.

Fight stats: totals

Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts

Matthew RiddleLance Benoist

Knockdowns

26 / 51

Significant strikes

39 / 66

51%

Sig. strike accuracy

59%

96 / 133

Total strikes

116 / 153

4 / 4

Takedowns

1 / 3

100%

Takedown accuracy

33%

Reversals

6:58

Control time

4:56

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Matthew RiddleLance Benoist

1038%

Head

1846%

1558%

Body

1436%

14%

Leg

718%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

Matthew Riddle

31%65%

Lance Benoist

31%23%46%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

Range × target

Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell

Matthew Riddle26 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

11/17

00/1

Clinch

44/6

33/3

11/1

Ground

55/11

1212/12

Lance Benoist39 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

88/26

00/1

44/5

Clinch

00/1

66/7

33/3

Ground

1010/15

88/8

Judges' Scorecards

Richard Bertrand

#	Riddle	Benoist
1
2
3

Total2829

Jeff Blatnick

#	Riddle	Benoist
1
2
3

Total2829

Sal D'Amato

#	Riddle	Benoist
1
2
3

Total2829

The commission did not release round-by-round scores for this fight.

Media Scores

Matthew Riddle

Lance Benoist

●29-28 Benoist×6

All 6 media scorecards

TJ DeSantis · Sherdog.com29-28Benoist
Chris Nelson · Sherdog.com29-28Benoist
Freddie DeFreitas · Sherdog.com29-28Benoist
MMAJunkie.com29-28Benoist
Matt Erickson · MMAFighting.com29-28Benoist
MMAWeekly.com29-28Benoist

Fan Scorecards

3 fan scorecards submitted

Matthew Riddle

100%

Lance Benoist

●29-28 Benoist100%

Fans' round-by-round verdict

100%

Benoist

100%

Benoist

100%

Riddle

Insights

Matthew Riddle stops 89% of takedowns, better than 94% of UFC fighters.
Matthew Riddle lands 3.51 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 92% of UFC fighters.

Style & credentials

Matthew Riddle

No background on record

Camp · Throwdown

Lance Benoist

No background on record

Camp · St. Charles MMA · United States

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

48%

Head

60%

30%

Body

29%

22%

Leg

12%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Matthew Riddlelast 10 fights

34%31%35%

Lance Benoistlast 4 fights

62%14%25%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Matthew Riddle Lance Benoist

Strikes landed / min

3.013.68

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Matthew Riddle · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fightersLance Benoist · Average · better than 59% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.742.70

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Matthew Riddle · Good · better than 72% of UFC fightersLance Benoist · Good · better than 73% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

3.511.50

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Matthew Riddle · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fightersLance Benoist · Average · better than 58% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

50%33%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Matthew Riddle · Good · better than 75% of UFC fightersLance Benoist · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

89%61%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Matthew Riddle · Elite · better than 94% of UFC fightersLance Benoist · Average · better than 45% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.500.00

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Matthew Riddle · Average · better than 54% of UFC fightersLance Benoist · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.01

Strikes landed / min

3.68

2.74

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.70

3.51 / 7.0

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.50 / 4.5

50%

Takedown accuracy

33%

89%

Takedown defence

61%

6:34

Control time / fight

4:48

0.50

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.00

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Matthew Riddle12 UFC fights · 503 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

18%91/589

9%46/79

7%35/44

Clinch

6%31/61

10%52/68

14%70/80

Ground

25%127/210

10%49/49

0%2/6

Lance Benoist4 UFC fights · 221 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

38%84/253

14%31/42

10%21/30

Clinch

1%3/11

10%23/24

2%4/4

Ground

20%45/57

4%9/10

0%1/1

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Matthew Riddle4 of 11 ended early · 36%7 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

Lance Benoist5 of 9 ended early · 56%4 went the distance

5 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Matthew Riddle vs Lance Benoist?

What were the judges' scorecards for Matthew Riddle vs Lance Benoist?

The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Lance Benoist won the decision.

Was Matthew Riddle vs Lance Benoist a robbery?

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