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Matthew Riddle
Matthew Riddle
1-0 · USA
VS
Steve Bruno
Steve Bruno
12-4 · USA
February 7, 2009 · Tampa, Florida, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Matthew Riddle def. Steve Bruno by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Riddle15/362/401:51
Bruno21/331/100:20
R2
Riddle13/181/104:40
Bruno0/00/000:00
R3
Riddle20/271/204:37
Bruno1/20/000:02
Total
Riddle48/814/7011:08
Bruno22/351/100:22

Scorecards

Riddle vs Bruno

RdChris LeeHector GomezRich GreenCommunity
R1---9.5-9.5
R2---10-9
R3---10-8.5
Total29-2829-2829-2829.5-27

Media (2 cards) · avg 29.527 · 2 Riddle · 0 Bruno

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

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 probabilityBruno
79.4%20.6%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
24%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.2 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 Bruno. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Riddle79%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%24%
Submission17%21%
Decision43%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (2455)act 48
Takedowns2.4 (0.34.8)act 4
Bruno21%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%36%
Submission7%34%
Decision6%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1740)act 22
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.2)act 1
Combined totals~73 sig strikes~2.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R213%
R38%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Riddle
64.3%-187
Bruno
+18734.3%
Most takedownstie 4.6%
Riddle
94.0%-6610
Bruno
+66101.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Riddle
Expected: 42.6
42.5
Over 42.5
42.7%
+134
Under 42.5
57.3%
-134
054107
Bruno
Expected: 30.5
30.5
Over 30.5
42.6%
+135
Under 30.5
57.4%
-135
03977
Takedowns — over/under
Riddle
Expected: 2.4
2.5
Over 2.5
47.3%
+111
Under 2.5
52.7%
-111
048
Bruno
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
11.6%
Exactly 0
88.4%
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 10.2 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
Riddle79.4%56.0%+23.4-145
Bruno20.6%44.0%−23.4+115

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
74.0Striking42.9
Riddle +31.0
100.0Grappling44.0
Riddle +56.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RiddleBruno
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1517
Pound-for-pound
1518
1500
Divisional
1518
1474
Striking offense
1487
1503
Striking defense
1499
1558
Grappling offense
1501
1554
Grappling defense
1492
Physical
23 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'10"
76"
Reach
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.00
Strikes landed / min
0.63
75%
Strike accuracy
42%
2.27
Strikes absorbed / min
3.50
47%
Strike defense
33%
Grappling (UFC career)
5.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.53
83%
Takedown accuracy
21%
100%
Takedown defense
50%
2.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
50%
0%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
231
Days since last fight
59
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Matthew Riddle
  • WDante RiveraU-DEC R3
    Close -2538mo before
Steve Bruno
  • WJohnny ReesSUB R2
    Close -11259d before
  • LChris WilsonU-DEC R3
    Close +2736mo before
Riddle — 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
Bruno — win / loss by method
Record: 12-4-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
42% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 3 losses
W
8% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
11win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (55%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
4 (36%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (9%)Decision(67%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Riddle
Bruno
1
UFC fights
2
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
23.7 min · 11.9 avg
18y 1m
Career length
25y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Riddle
Bruno
11W–3L · 78.6%
Overall
25W–6L · 80.6%
11W–3L · 78.6%
Wins
10W–1L · 90.9%
0W–0L
Losses
15W–5L · 75.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Riddle
Bruno
Overall
66W–33L · 66.7%
Wins
37W–14L · 72.5%
Losses
29W–19L · 60.4%
Distance striking
Riddle
Bruno
1.01
Landed / min
1.48
10.0%
Accuracy
28.0%
50.0%
Defense
53.8%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
6.6%
Time at distance
19.9%
Grappling & control
Riddle
Bruno
5.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.53
83.3%
Takedown accuracy
21.1%
100.0%
Takedown defense
50.0%
2.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.63
78.5%
Control share
34.8%
Strike target map
Riddle
  • Head25%(15)div 64%
  • Body43%(26)div 21%
  • Legs32%(19)div 15%
Bruno
  • Head47%(7)div 64%
  • Body20%(3)div 21%
  • Legs33%(5)div 15%

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.

Steve Bruno
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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