Joe Riggs

"Diesel"

50-18-1★ 1bonus

United StatesLast 5

Boxing 1-1Kickboxing 0-1Pro bare-knuckle 4-2-1Grappling 0-1BKFC record 4-2-1

Last fight: No contest vs George Sullivan · No Contest · Nov 23, 2019

50-18-1 · 46 finishes · Full stats →

LAST FIGHT

LOSSvs Lorenzo HuntKO · R2 01:12

BKFCBKFC 24: Hunt vs Riggs·April 30, 2022

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Joe Riggs holds a professional MMA record of 50-18-1. Riggs has 73 professional MMA bouts on record. Riggs has won 54 fights: 34 by KO/TKO, 12 by submission, 8 by decision. Of 18 career losses, 8 came by KO/TKO and 7 by submission. In the UFC, Riggs lands 2.47 significant strikes per minute with 51% accuracy and averages 2.92 takedowns per 15 minutes. Riggs also has 1 recorded Kickboxing bout. Riggs also has 1 recorded Grappling bout. Riggs also has 2 recorded Boxing bouts. Riggs also has 7 recorded Bare-Knuckle Boxing bouts. Most recent fight: April 30, 2022. Tracked organizations: BKFC, UFC, BELLATOR, STRIKEFORCE, WEC.

Profile

Height: 6'0"183 cm
Weight: 185 lbs84 kg
Reach: 70"178 cm
Stance: Southpaw
DOB: Sep 23, 1982
Age: 44
Nationality: United States
Birthplace: Sanford, Maine, United States

Career history

NC
vs George Sullivan
Ring of Combat 70· Nov 23, 2019· Middleweight· 50-18-1 vs 18-8
NC
R3 · 2:08
WIN
vs Jared Torgeson×1Title bout · Title win #1
Fusion Fight League· Apr 13, 2019· Light Heavyweight· 50-18-1 vs 18-21
SUB
R1 · 2:55
WIN
vs Dan Yates
KOP 63· Jan 4, 2019· Middleweight· 49-18-1 vs 1-1
TKO
R1 · 3:31
LOSS
vs Artem Frolov
M-1 Challenge 93· Jun 1, 2018· Middleweight· 48-18-1 vs 11-0
TKO
R2 · 0:46
DRAW
vs Boris Polezhay
M-1 Challenge 90· Mar 30, 2018· Middleweight· 48-17-1 vs 18-6-1
DEC
WIN
vs Erick Lozano×1Title bout · Title win #1
KOP 60· Feb 24, 2018· Middleweight· 48-17 vs 8-13
TKO
R2 · 2:53
WIN
vs Oleg Olenyechev
M-1 Challenge 84· Oct 27, 2017· Middleweight· 47-17 vs 9-5
TKO
R3 · 3:21
WIN
vs Shonie Carter
Fight Night 4· Sep 9, 2017· Light Heavyweight· 46-17 vs 51-32-7
TKO
R2 · 4:54
WIN
vs Dmitry Samoilov
M-1 Challenge 81· Jul 22, 2017· Middleweight· 45-17 vs 19-11-1
TKO
R3 · 1:24
WIN
vs Jerome Jones×1Title bout · Title win #1
WXC 68: Nemesis· Apr 28, 2017· Middleweight· 44-17 vs 11-10
TKO
R1 · 0:27
WIN
vs Billy Martin
Intense Championship Fighting 27· Apr 8, 2017· Middleweight· 43-17 vs 7-18
TKO
R1 · 1:48
WIN
vs Cody McKenzie
Fight Night 2· Oct 28, 2016· Catchweight· 42-17 vs 14-10
SUB
R1 · 1:51
LOSS
vs Chris Camozzi
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy· Feb 21, 2016· Middleweight· 41-17 vs 23-10
TKO
R1 · 0:26
WIN
vs Ron Stallings
UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2· Sep 5, 2015· Middleweight· 41-16 vs 13-8
DQ
R2 · 2:28
LOSS
vs Patrick Cote
UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi· Apr 25, 2015· Welterweight· 40-16 vs 21-9
UD
R3 · 5:00
LOSS
vs Ben Saunders
UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Miocic· Dec 13, 2014· Welterweight· 40-15 vs 18-6-2
SUB
R1 · 0:57
WIN
vs Mike Bronzoulis
Bellator MMA: Bellator 106· Nov 1, 2013· Welterweight· 40-14 vs 15-6-1
UD
R3 · 5:00
WIN
vs Cole Williams
Fight Master: Bellator MMA· Aug 29, 2013· Welterweight· 43-14
SD
WIN
vs Evan Cutts
Fight Master: Bellator MMA· Aug 22, 2013· Welterweight· 42-14
UD
WIN
vs Eric Scallan
Fight Master: Bellator MMA· Jul 31, 2013· Welterweight· 41-14
UD
WIN
vs Rob Mills
Fight Master: Bellator MMA· Jul 10, 2013· Welterweight· 40-14
SUB
R1 · 4:31
WIN
vs Chris Leyva
Rage in the Cage· Nov 16, 2012· 39-14 vs 9-5
TKO
WIN
vs Josh Cavan
MFW 1· Oct 13, 2012· Welterweight· 38-14 vs 5-3
TKO
R1 · 4:16
WIN
vs Shane Johnson
Rage in the Cage· Jun 22, 2012· 37-14 vs 9-5
TKO
WIN
vs Aaron Brink
Rage in the Cage· May 11, 2012· 36-14 vs 25-24
SUB
WIN
vs Shannon Ritch
Duel For Domination MMA· Nov 26, 2011· 35-14 vs 48-77
TKO
LOSS
vs Kendall Grove
ProElite 1: Arlovski vs Lopez· Aug 28, 2011· Middleweight· 34-14 vs 13-9
SUB
R1 · 0:59
LOSS
vs Bryan Baker
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 43· May 6, 2011· Middleweight· 34-13 vs 15-2
KO
R2 · 3:53
LOSS
vs Jordan Mein
Wreck MMA 5· Jan 28, 2011· Catchweight· 34-12 vs 20-7
TKO
R2 · 4:30
WIN
vs Trent Thorne
KOTC: Forty Eight· Nov 21, 2010· Middleweight· 34-11 vs 6-4
TKO
R1 · 3:56
WIN
vs Louis Taylor
Strikeforce: Challengers 10· Aug 12, 2010· Catchweight· 33-11 vs 6-2
TKO
R3 · 2:07
LOSS
vs Jay Hieron
Strikeforce - Miami· Jan 30, 2010· Welterweight· 32-11 vs 19-4
UD
R3 · 5:00
WIN
vs Nick Almen
Minnesota Regional· Dec 11, 2009· 32-10 vs 5-12
SUB
WIN
vs David Barnes
Rage in the Cage· Dec 4, 2009· 31-10 vs 3-5
TKO
WIN
vs Phil Baroni
Strikeforce: Lawler vs Shields· Jun 5, 2009· Welterweight· 30-10 vs 13-11
UD
R3 · 5:00
WIN
vs Luke Stewart
Strikeforce: Destruction· Nov 20, 2008· Welterweight· 29-10 vs 6-2
TKO
R2 · 2:05
LOSS
vs Kazuo Misaki
Strikeforce - At the Mansion 2· Sep 19, 2008· Middleweight· 28-10 vs 21-8-2
TKO
R2 · 2:29
WIN
vs Matt Dempsey
Rage in the Cage· Jul 26, 2008· 28-9 vs 1-1
SUB
LOSS
vs Cory Devela
Strikeforce: Strikeforce at the Dome· Feb 22, 2008· Middleweight· 27-9 vs 9-2
TKO
R1 · 1:22
WIN
vs Eugene Jackson
Strikeforce - Playboy Mansion· Sep 28, 2007· Middleweight· 27-8 vs 15-9-1
TKO
R1 · 3:56
WIN
vs Dan Chambers
Alberta Regional· Jul 21, 2007· 26-8 vs 9-4
SUB
LOSS
vs Diego Sanchez
UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs· Dec 13, 2006· Welterweight· 25-8 vs 17-0
TKO
R1 · 1:45
WIN
vs Jason Von Flue
UFC Fight Night 6· Aug 17, 2006· Welterweight· 25-7 vs 11-6-1
SUB
R1 · 2:01
SOTN
LOSS
vs Mike Swick
UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie· May 26, 2006· Middleweight· 24-7 vs 9-1
SUB
R1 · 2:19
WIN
vs Nick Diaz
UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3· Feb 4, 2006· Welterweight· 24-6 vs 11-5
UD
R3 · 5:00
LOSS
vs Matt Hughes
UFC 56: Full Force· Nov 19, 2005· Welterweight· 23-6 vs 39-4
SUB
R1 · 3:28
WIN
vs Chris Lytle
UFC 55: Fury· Oct 7, 2005· Welterweight· 23-5 vs 20-12-5
TKO
R2 · 2:00
WIN
vs Rob Kimmons×1Title bout · Title win #1
WEC 15: Judgment Day· May 18, 2005· Middleweight· 22-5 vs 1-1
SUB
R1 · 1:24
LOSS
vs Ivan Salaverry
UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell II· Apr 16, 2005· Middleweight· 21-5 vs 12-4
SUB
R1 · 2:42
WIN
vs Thomas Gil
RITC 66: Thanks Tri-Valley· Nov 13, 2004· Heavyweight· 21-4 vs 3-3
SUB
R1 · 2:05
WIN
vs Isidro Gonzalez
WEC 12: Halloween Fury 3· Oct 20, 2004· 20-4 vs 2-5
TKO
R1 · 1:50
WIN
vs Joe Doerksen
UFC 49: Unfinished Business· Aug 20, 2004· Middleweight· 19-4 vs 27-6
TKO
R2 · 3:39
WIN
vs Shane Johnson
Arizona Regional· May 28, 2004· 18-4 vs 4-3
TKO
WIN
vs Kendall Grove
Rumble On The Rock 5· May 7, 2004· Light Heavyweight· 17-4 vs 2-1
TKO
R1 · 3:09
WIN
vs Dave Vitkay
International Cage Combat 4· Apr 30, 2004· Heavyweight· 16-4 vs 3-2
TKO
WIN
vs John Renken
RITC 60: The Saint Goes Marching In· Mar 20, 2004· Middleweight· 15-4 vs 18-26-3
TKO
R1 · 0:28
WIN
vs Chris Kiever
IFC 21: Battleground Tahoe· Jan 31, 2004· Light Heavyweight· 14-4 vs 4-5-1
TKO
R1 · 0:49
LOSS
vs Alex Stiebling
WEC 9: Cold Blooded· Jan 15, 2004· 13-4 vs 15-5-1
SUB
R2 · 1:54
WIN
vs Cory Timmerman
RITC 57: Tucson Revisited· Dec 13, 2003· Heavyweight· 13-3 vs 9-6
SUB
R1 · 1:11
WIN
vs Frank Alcala
IFC 20: Rumble On The Rio· Dec 6, 2003· Light Heavyweight· 12-3 vs 2-7
TKO
R1 · 0:31
NC
vs Andy Montana
RITC 53: The Beat Goes On· Sep 13, 2003· Heavyweight· 11-3 vs 11-2
NC
WIN
vs Greg Wikan
Arizona Regional· Jul 19, 2003· 11-3 vs 12-11
TKO
WIN
vs Will Hammond
Montana Regional· Jun 21, 2003· 10-3 vs 1-2
TKO
LOSS
vs Travis Fulton
RITC 45: Finally· Mar 1, 2003· Heavyweight· 9-3 vs 124-37-9
SUB
R1 · 0:48
WIN
vs Herb Dean
RITC 43: The Match· Jan 18, 2003· Heavyweight· 9-2 vs 1-1
TKO
R1 · 0:52
LOSS
vs Wesley Correira
Rumble On The Rock 1· Dec 28, 2002· Heavyweight· 8-2 vs 9-4
TKO
R2 · 2:07
WIN
vs Lemuel Vincent
RITC 42: Road Trip· Dec 7, 2002· Heavyweight· 8-1 vs 0-1
TKO
R1 · 0:23
WIN
vs Allen Sullivan
RITC 39: Bring It· Oct 19, 2002· Heavyweight· 7-1 vs 13-7
SUB
R3 · 1:57
WIN
vs Joe Pardo
RITC 38: Let's Roll· Sep 7, 2002· Heavyweight· 6-1 vs 4-6
UD
WIN
vs Jess Morton
RITC 36: The Rematch· Jun 22, 2002· Heavyweight· 5-1 vs 0-1
TKO
R1 · 3:00
WIN
vs Andy Montana
RITC 35: This Time It's Personal· May 3, 2002· Heavyweight· 4-1 vs 2-1
TKO
R1 · 1:24
LOSS
vs Homer Moore
RITC 34: Unfinished Business· Mar 15, 2002· Heavyweight· 3-1 vs 12-1-1
UD
WIN
vs Joey Vigueria
RITC 33: The Big Show· Feb 2, 2002· Heavyweight· 3-0 vs 4-4
TKO
R1 · 2:00
WIN
vs Justin Lyon
RITC 31: The Triumphant Return· Nov 7, 2001· Heavyweight· 2-0 vs 2-4
TKO
R1 · 0:33
WIN
vs Ryan Roath
RITC 30: Live And Barely Legal· Sep 26, 2001· Heavyweight· 1-0 vs 4-3
TKO
R1 · 2:32

Title bout· ×N = title win number N in that promotion

Background

Credentials, amateur pedigree and camp

Camp

MMA LAB

Fight DNA

Grappling Specialist

UFCalendar's style model · Middleweight roster (285 fighters)

Punch power95

Kick power56

Punch speed63

Kick speed50

Accuracy70

Takedowns96

Ground striking97

Submissions88

Chin65

Body strength90

Cardio68

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

By the numbers

Pro MMARecord: 50-18-1 · Source: UFCalendar

Striking

Strikes landed2.47per min

51% accuracy

Strikes absorbed1.92per min

52% avoided

Grappling

Takedowns landed2.92per 15 min

62% success

Takedowns stuffed72%

Submission attempts0.4per 15 min

UFC careerRecord: 5-7-0 · Source: UFCStats.com

Striking

Strikes landed2.47per min

51% accuracy

Strikes absorbed1.92per min

52% avoided

Grappling

Takedowns landed2.92per 15 min

62% success

Takedowns stuffed72%

Submission attempts0.4per 15 min

Pro bare-knuckleRecord: 4-2-1 · Source: UFCalendar

Striking

Strikes landed5.16per min

51% accuracy

Strikes absorbed4.87per min

55% avoided

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Where they rank

All-time boards where Joe Riggs sits in the top 25.

All MMA

#5 Highest share of control time, Middleweight54.9%

BKFC

UFC

Bonus résumé

Joe Riggs has won 1 UFC post-fight bonus.

★ Submission of the Night ×1

★ SOTNvs Jason Von Flue · UFC Fight Night 6Aug 17, 2006

Estimates use each era's real amount: $50,000 from 2012, $100,000 from UFC 324, plus $25,000 finish incentives. 1 pre-2012 award is not priced · amounts varied per event.

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