Middleweight Bout

Joe Riggs

“Diesel”

Record: 5-7-0
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 6' 0"
Reach: 70"
Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: Sep 23, 1982

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 12
Minutes: 66.8
Knockdowns: 1
Sig. accuracy: 50.8%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 61.9%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 2
Control / 15: 4:58

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted165/325

Accuracy50.8%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head82.4%
Body11.5%
Leg6.1%

Position

Distance37.6%
Clinch22.4%
Ground40.0%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head60.2%
Body23.4%
Leg16.4%

Position absorbed

Distance46.1%
Clinch36.7%
Ground17.2%

Grappling

For

Takedowns13/21

TD accuracy61.9%

TD per 152.9

Sub attempts2

Subs per 150.5

Reversals2

Control22:08

Control per 154:58

Against

Takedowns absorbed7/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced6

Control conceded17:02

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.7/1.2	57.3%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.6/0.6	100.0%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	1/2	50.0%	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Chris Camozzi
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 0:26
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs CowboyFeb 21, 2016
KD 0 · Sig 0/0 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Ron Stallings
DQ · Round 2 · 2:28
UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2Sep 5, 2015
KD 1 · Sig 35/61 · TD 2/2 · Ctrl 3:59
Loss vs Patrick Cote
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 186: Johnson vs HoriguchiApr 25, 2015
KD 0 · Sig 21/35 · TD 2/2 · Ctrl 4:20
Loss vs Ben Saunders
Submission · Round 1 · 0:57
UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs MiocicDec 13, 2014
KD 0 · Sig 2/3 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 0:19
Loss vs Diego Sanchez
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:45
UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs RiggsDec 13, 2006
KD 0 · Sig 3/6 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Jason Von Flue
Submission · Round 1 · 2:01
UFC Fight Night 6Aug 17, 2006
KD 0 · Sig 1/4 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 0:38
Loss vs Mike Swick
Submission · Round 1 · 2:19
UFC 60: Hughes vs GracieMay 27, 2006
KD 0 · Sig 1/4 · TD 0/2 · Ctrl 0:27
Win vs Nick Diaz
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3Feb 4, 2006
KD 0 · Sig 51/116 · TD 3/8 · Ctrl 2:04
Loss vs Matt Hughes
Submission · Round 1 · 3:28
UFC 56: Full ForceNov 19, 2005
KD 0 · Sig 1/5 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Chris Lytle
TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · Round 2 · 2:00
UFC 55: FuryOct 7, 2005
KD 0 · Sig 15/25 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 2:57

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