Lance Benoist vs.
Matthew Riddle
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Lance Benoist
Full career not yet synced for Lance Benoist — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Matthew Riddle
Full career not yet synced for Matthew Riddle — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Lance Benoist
Distance 75.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 9.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 15.7% (norm 8.1%)
Matthew Riddle
Distance 60.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 17.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 22.3% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Lance Benoist
Head 74.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 8.1% (norm 8.4%)
Matthew Riddle
Head 72.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 16.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 11.0% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Benoist L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Riddle L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 136 / 325 | 41.8% | 38.6% | 172 / 712 | 24.2% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 39 | 76.9% | 67.8% | 153 / 209 | 73.2% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 55 / 68 | 80.9% | 67.2% | 178 / 265 | 67.2% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 132 / 321 | 41.1% | 37.2% | 249 / 860 | 29.0% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 63 / 76 | 82.9% | 70.7% | 147 / 196 | 75.0% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 26 / 35 | 74.3% | 82.9% | 107 / 130 | 82.3% | 82.9% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Benoist L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Riddle L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 103 / 287 | 35.9% | 39.0% | 287 / 751 | 38.2% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 32 / 41 | 78.0% | 68.9% | 93 / 143 | 65.0% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 27 / 46 | 58.7% | 68.0% | 78 / 123 | 63.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 99 / 297 | 33.3% | 35.6% | 294 / 794 | 37.0% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 50 / 60 | 83.3% | 69.6% | 81 / 124 | 65.3% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 13 / 17 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 83 / 99 | 83.8% | 82.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Riddle has more cage time on record.