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Matthew Riddle
Matthew Riddle
4-1 · USA
VS
August 1, 2010 · San Diego, California, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
172.5lbMissed +1.5
Matthew Riddle def. DaMarques Johnson by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 4:29
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Riddle18/371/103:23
Johnson3/190/000:00
R2 · 4:29
Riddle24/462/303:18
Johnson6/80/200:47
Total
Riddle42/833/406:41
Johnson9/270/200:47

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
RiddleWin probabilityJohnson
81.3%18.7%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
36%
Decision
36%
Expected fight time: 10.1 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Riddle, blue toward Johnson. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Riddle81%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%25%
Submission28%35%
Decision33%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1741)act 42
Takedowns2.5 (0.05.7)act 3
Johnson19%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%43%
Submission8%41%
Decision3%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1331)act 9
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.5)act 0
Combined totals~55 sig strikes~2.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R221%
R320%
Distance36%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
Riddle
62.2%-173
Johnson
+17335.9%
Most takedownstie 18.6%
Riddle
77.1%-1782
Johnson
+17824.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Riddle
Expected: 31.7
31.5
Over 31.5
42.8%
+134
Under 31.5
57.2%
-134
04080
Johnson
Expected: 23.6
23.5
Over 23.5
42.7%
+134
Under 23.5
57.3%
-134
03059
Takedowns — over/under
Riddle
Expected: 2.5
2.5
Over 2.5
48.4%
+107
Under 2.5
51.6%
-107
048
Johnson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
13.6%
Exactly 0
86.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 10.1 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Riddle81.3%65.8%+15.5-220
Johnson18.7%34.2%−15.5+180

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
75.0Striking52.8
Riddle +22.3
78.6Grappling24.0
Riddle +54.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RiddleJohnson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1547
Pound-for-pound
1520
1533
Divisional
1520
1466
Striking offense
1502
1505
Striking defense
1501
1534
Grappling offense
1500
1524
Grappling defense
1484
Physical
24 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'1"
76"
Reach
75"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.27
Strikes landed / min
2.70
62%
Strike accuracy
35%
1.82
Strikes absorbed / min
4.41
52%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.05
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
50%
Takedown accuracy
92%
Takedown defense
22%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.4
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
67%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
80%
Last-5 win rate
67%
0%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
127
Days since last fight
113
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Matthew Riddle
  • WGreg SotoDQ R3
    Close -2304mo before
  • LNick OsipczakKO/TKO R3
    Close -3089mo before
  • WDan CramerU-DEC R3
    Close -2281y before
  • WSteve BrunoU-DEC R3
    Close -1451y 6mo before
  • WDante RiveraU-DEC R3
    Close -2532y 1mo before
DaMarques Johnson
  • WBrad BlackburnKO/TKO R3
    Close +1404mo before
  • WEdgar GarciaSUB R1
    Close +2008mo before
  • LJames WilksSUB R1
    Close -3351y 1mo before
Riddle — win / loss by method
Record: 4-1-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
75% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (75%)Decision(0%) 0
1 (25%)DQ / other(0%) 0
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 13-7-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
7 wins, 2 losses
W
54% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 4 losses
W
31% of wins
L
57% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
15% of wins
L
14% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (50%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (55%)KO/TKO(33%) 2
3 (27%)Submission(50%) 3
2 (18%)Decision(17%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Riddle
Johnson
5
UFC fights
3
70.4 min · 14.1 avg
Octagon time
21.1 min · 7.0 avg
18y 1m
Career length
21y 3m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Riddle
Johnson
35W–7L · 83.3%
Overall
30W–13L · 69.8%
31W–7L · 81.6%
Wins
25W–11L · 69.4%
4W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
5W–2L · 71.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Riddle
Johnson
Overall
132W–73L · 64.4%
Wins
75W–60L · 55.6%
Losses
57W–13L · 81.4%
Distance striking
Riddle
Johnson
2.92
Landed / min
3.76
25.5%
Accuracy
28.4%
60.2%
Defense
59.1%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.71
11.7%
Time at distance
50.4%
Grappling & control
Riddle
Johnson
4.05
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
91.7%
Takedown defense
22.2%
0.85
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.42
83.2%
Control share
20.9%
Strike target map
Riddle
  • Head37%(86)div 63%
  • Body35%(80)div 21%
  • Legs28%(64)div 16%
Johnson
  • Head84%(48)div 63%
  • Body12%(7)div 21%
  • Legs4%(2)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Matthew Riddle
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

DaMarques Johnson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.