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Middleweight · “Diesel”

Joe Riggs

5-7-0
6'0"Height
70"Reach
SouthpawStance
1982-09-23Born
2KO wins
1Sub wins
60.0%Finish rate
5:33Avg fight
Statistical profile

The shape of their game.

Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min2.47
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.92
Striking accuracy50.8%
Striking defense52.4%
Takedowns / 15 min2.92
Takedown accuracy61.9%
Takedown defense72.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.45
Control time33.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-5
Striking trend

Output, fight by fight.

Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 7 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.

2006-02-04 vs Nick Diaz — 3.4/min (W) 06-02 2006-05-27 vs Mike Swick — 0.43/min (L) 06-05 2006-08-17 vs Jason Von Flue — 0.5/min (W) 06-08 2006-12-13 vs Diego Sanchez — 1.71/min (L) 06-12 2014-12-13 vs Ben Saunders — 2.11/min (L) 14-12 2015-04-25 vs Patrick Cote — 1.4/min (L) 15-04 2015-09-05 vs Ron Stallings — 4.69/min (W) 15-09
Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

12 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.

L Chris Camozzi 7-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:26 — UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy · 2016-02-21
0/0Sig. strikes
11/13Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ron Stallings 1-1 walk-in DQ · R2 2:28 — UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 · 2015-09-05
35/61Sig. strikes
24/36Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
3:59Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Patrick Cote 7-9 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi · 2015-04-25
21/35Sig. strikes
21/48Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
4:20Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ben Saunders 5-3 walk-in Submission · R1 0:57 — UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic · 2014-12-13
2/3Sig. strikes
4/7Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Diego Sanchez 5-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:45 — UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs · 2006-12-13
3/6Sig. strikes
6/10Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jason Von Flue 1-1 walk-in Submission · R1 2:01 — UFC Fight Night 6 · 2006-08-17
1/4Sig. strikes
0/2Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:38Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Mike Swick 3-0 walk-in Submission · R1 2:19 — UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie · 2006-05-27
1/4Sig. strikes
5/12Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:27Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Nick Diaz 4-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 · 2006-02-04
51/116Sig. strikes
38/106Absorbed
3/8Takedowns
2:04Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Matt Hughes 11-2 walk-in Submission · R1 3:28 — UFC 56: Full Force · 2005-11-19
1/5Sig. strikes
8/13Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Chris Lytle 2-3 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R2 2:00 — UFC 55: Fury · 2005-10-07
15/25Sig. strikes
3/8Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:57Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Ivan Salaverry 2-1 walk-in Submission · R1 2:42 — UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 2 · 2005-04-16
6/11Sig. strikes
2/7Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:20Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Joe Doerksen 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:39 — UFC 49: Unfinished Business · 2004-08-21
29/55Sig. strikes
6/7Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
6:04Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

How the record was built.

UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.

5-7-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 1
Decision 1
Other 1

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 4
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 12

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

Measured against the division.

Versus the Middleweight average, over 165 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.

Striking volume /min 2.5 avg 3.3
Strikes absorbed /min 1.9 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 50.8% avg 47.0%
Striking defense 52.4% avg 53.4%
Takedowns /15 min 2.9 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 61.9% avg 40.3%
Takedown defense 72.0% avg 60.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.5 avg 0.7
Control time 33.2% avg 22.2%
Finish rate 60.0% avg 61.0%