choke 45 seconds into the contest. Riddell faced Renato Moicano on 12 November 2022 at UFC 281. He lost the bout via a rear naked choke in the first round. After the loss, Riddell announced that he would be taking a break from MMA ‘until the fire to compete comes back’. Championships and achievements Mixed martial arts Ultimate Fighting Championship Fight of the Night (Two times) Wollongong Wars Wollongong Wars Welterweight Championship (One time) Personal life Riddell dubbed himself “Quake” in homage to his home city of Christchurch, which was devastated by an earthquake in 2011. The disaster destroyed many of the buildings, including Riddell’s place of work, but it was also the catalyst for him moving to Auckland and building a career in combat sports. Mixed martial arts record |- |Loss |align=center|10–4 |Renato Moicano |Submission (rear-naked choke) |UFC 281 | |align=center|1 |align=center|3:20 |New York City, New York, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|10–3 |Jalin Turner |Submission (guillotine choke) |UFC 276 | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:45 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|10–2 |Rafael Fiziev |KO (spinning wheel kick) |UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Aldo | |align=center|3 |align=center|2:20 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Win |align=center|10–1 |Drew Dober |Decision (unanimous) |UFC 263 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Glendale, Arizona, United States | |- |Win |align=center| 9–1 |Alex da Silva Coelho |Decision (unanimous) |UFC 253 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |- |Win |align=center|8–1 |Magomed Mustafaev |Decision (split) |UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Auckland, New Zealand | |- | Win | align=center|7–1 | Jamie Mullarkey | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 243 | | align=center|3 | align=center|5:00 | Melbourne, Australia | |- | Win | align=center| 6–1 | Mikey Vaotuua | Decision (unanimous) | Wollongong Wars 7 | | align=center|3 | align=center|5:00 | Gwynneville, Australia | |- | Win | align=center| 5–1 | Maxim Pugachev | TKO (punches) | Glory of Heroes 38 | |align=Center|1 |align=center|5:00 |Shantou, China | |- | Win | align=center| 4–1 | Shem Murdoch | TKO (punches) | Glory of Heroes 37 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:42 | Auckland, New Zealand | |- | Loss | align=center| 3–1 | Abel Brites | Submission (armbar) | Hex Fight Series 15 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:05 | Perth, Australia | |- | Win | align=center| 3–0 | Song Kenan |TKO (punch to the body) |Glory of Heroes 6 | |