Matthew Riddle

“Deep Waters”
OctagonStats Rating 1552
7-3-0
Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight170 lbs. (77 kg)
Reach76" (193 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
BornJan 14, 1986
Age40
DivisionWelterweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM3.01
Str. Acc42%
SApM2.74
Str. Def54%
TD Avg3.51
TD Acc50%
TD Def-
Sub Avg0.5

Recent form

NC W NC W L
Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

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12 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.
Wins by method
1 KO/TKO wins · 0 sub wins · 5 decision wins
Losses by method
1 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 2 decision losses
Finish rate14%
Times finished33%
Streak-
Best streak3
Avg fight13:54
Octagon time2h 46m
Opp win%69%
ActiveJun. 21, 2008 – Feb. 16, 2013 (6y)

Career story

Matthew Riddle "Deep Waters" is an 8-3-0 decision specialist (2 NC). Most wins by decision.

Matthew debuted Jun. 21, 2008 vs Dante Rivera (win). Longest win streak: 3. 6 years active (Jun. 21, 2008–Feb. 16, 2013).

Best wins: John Maguire (U-DEC R3, Nov. 17, 2012); Dante Rivera (U-DEC R3, Jun. 21, 2008); Steve Bruno (U-DEC R3, Feb. 07, 2009).

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Fight history

DateEventResultMethodRTimeKDStrTDSub
Feb. 16, 2013UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonaldNC Che MillsOverturned35:000 023 285 00 0
Nov. 17, 2012UFC 154: St-Pierre vs ConditW John MaguireU-DEC35:000 045 371 00 2
Jul. 21, 2012UFC 149: Faber vs BaraoNC Chris ClementsOverturned32:020 028 385 01 0
Feb. 04, 2012UFC 143: Diaz vs ConditW Henry MartinezS-DEC35:000 074 672 00 0
Sep. 17, 2011UFC Fight Night: Shields vs EllenbergerL Lance BenoistU-DEC35:000 026 394 10 0
Dec. 11, 2010UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck 2L Sean PiersonU-DEC35:000 135 1120 11 1
Aug. 01, 2010UFC Live: Jones vs MatyushenkoW DaMarques JohnsonKO/TKO Punches24:290 042 93 00 0
Mar. 27, 2010UFC 111: St-Pierre vs HardyW Greg SotoDQ31:300 047 214 00 0
Nov. 14, 2009UFC 105: Couture vs VeraL Nick OsipczakKO/TKO Punches33:530 028 464 00 1
Aug. 08, 2009UFC 101: DeclarationW Dan CramerU-DEC35:000 047 52 02 1
Feb. 07, 2009UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs StephensW Steve BrunoU-DEC35:000 048 224 10 0
Jun. 21, 2008The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest FinaleW Dante RiveraU-DEC35:000 060 345 02 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.