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UFC 101: Declaration
Matthew Riddle
Matthew Riddle
2-0 · USA
VS
Dan Cramer
Dan Cramer
1-0 · USA
August 8, 2009 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
169.5lb
Matthew Riddle def. Dan Cramer by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Riddle12/171/603:27
Cramer3/130/200:40
R2
Riddle11/161/104:46
Cramer0/10/000:00
R3
Riddle24/340/003:53
Cramer2/140/000:56
Total
Riddle47/672/7012:06
Cramer5/280/201:36

Scorecards

Riddle vs Cramer

RdBrad DuruttyaDouglas CrosbyEric ColónCommunity
R110-9--9.5-9.5
R210-9--10-8
R310-9--10-9
Total30-2730-2629-2729.5-26.5

Media (2 cards) · avg 2928 · 2 Riddle · 0 Cramer

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Riddle-Cramer.

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 probabilityCramer
76.4%23.6%
KO / TKO
20%
Submission
20%
Decision
60%
Expected fight time: 11.0 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 Cramer. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Riddle76%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%19%
Submission15%20%
Decision46%61%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2354)act 47
Takedowns2.5 (0.35.0)act 2
Cramer24%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%21%
Submission5%22%
Decision14%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 5
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.6)act 0
Combined totals~78 sig strikes~2.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R211%
R35%
Distance60%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Riddle
55.9%-131
Cramer
+13142.7%
Most takedownstie 5.4%
Riddle
92.6%-4506
Cramer
+45062.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Riddle
Expected: 41.7
41.5
Over 41.5
42.8%
+134
Under 41.5
57.2%
-134
053105
Cramer
Expected: 36.1
36
Over 36
41.8%
+135
Exactly 36
1.8%
push
Under 36
56.4%
-135
04691
Takedowns — over/under
Riddle
Expected: 2.5
2.5
Over 2.5
49.4%
+103
Under 2.5
50.6%
-103
048
Cramer
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
15.8%
Exactly 0
84.2%
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 11.0 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
Riddle76.4%66.7%+9.7-228
Cramer23.6%33.3%−9.7+188

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
72.8Striking55.3
Riddle +17.5
83.1Grappling16.7
Riddle +66.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RiddleCramer
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1533
Pound-for-pound
1516
1517
Divisional
1516
1468
Striking offense
1493
1501
Striking defense
1504
1556
Grappling offense
1502
1551
Grappling defense
1499
Physical
23 yrs
Age
23 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'2"
76"
Reach
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.60
Strikes landed / min
1.60
67%
Strike accuracy
35%
1.87
Strikes absorbed / min
1.07
43%
Strike defense
36%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.50
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
69%
Takedown accuracy
83%
Takedown defense
60%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
0%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
182
Days since last fight
189
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Matthew Riddle
  • WSteve BrunoU-DEC R3
    Close -1456mo before
  • WDante RiveraU-DEC R3
    Close -2531y 2mo before
Dan Cramer
  • WMatt ArroyoS-DEC R3
    Close +1596mo before
Riddle — win / loss by method
Record: 2-0-0

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, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Cramer — win / loss by method
Record: 1-0-0

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, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Riddle
Cramer
2
UFC fights
1
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
18y 1m
Career length
17y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Riddle
Cramer
23W–7L · 76.7%
Overall
3W–2L · 60.0%
23W–7L · 76.7%
Wins
3W–2L · 60.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Riddle
Cramer
1.33
Landed / min
1.29
13.8%
Accuracy
66.7%
40.0%
Defense
63.6%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
10.1%
Time at distance
10.3%
Grappling & control
Riddle
Cramer
4.50
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
69.2%
Takedown accuracy
83.3%
Takedown defense
60.0%
1.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
87.6%
Control share
81.7%
Strike target map
Riddle
  • Head31%(33)div 63%
  • Body46%(50)div 21%
  • Legs23%(25)div 16%
Cramer
  • Head92%(22)div 63%
  • Body4%(1)div 21%
  • Legs4%(1)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.

Dan Cramer
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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