Joe Riggs Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent

L

Chris Camozzi

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Knees to Head In Clinch · R1 · 0:26

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Cowboy · Feb 21, 2016

KO/TKO

R1 · 0:26

Knees to Head In Clinch

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Cowboy

Feb 21, 2016

W

Ron Stallings

Middleweight · DQ · Illegal Upkick by Stallings · R2 · 2:28

UFC 191: Johnson vs. Dodson 2 · Sep 5, 2015

DQ

R2 · 2:28

Illegal Upkick by Stallings

UFC 191: Johnson vs. Dodson 2

Sep 5, 2015

L

Patrick Cote

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi · Apr 25, 2015

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi

Apr 25, 2015

L

Ben Saunders

Welterweight · Submission · Injury Neck Injury · R1 · 0:57

UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs. Miocic · Dec 13, 2014

Submission

R1 · 0:57

Injury Neck Injury

UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs. Miocic

Dec 13, 2014

L

Diego Sanchez

Welterweight · KO/TKO · Flying Knee Head · R1 · 1:45

UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Riggs · Dec 13, 2006

KO/TKO

R1 · 1:45

Flying Knee Head

UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Riggs

Dec 13, 2006

W

Jason Von Flue

Welterweight · Submission · Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard · R1 · 2:01

UFC Fight Night 6 · Aug 17, 2006

Submission

R1 · 2:01

Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard

Middleweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke After Drop to Guard · R1 · 2:19

UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie · May 27, 2006

Submission

R1 · 2:19

Guillotine Choke After Drop to Guard

UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie

May 27, 2006

W

Nick Diaz

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3 · Feb 4, 2006

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3

Feb 4, 2006

L

Matt Hughes

Welterweight · Submission · Kimura From Side Control · R1 · 3:28

UFC 56: Full Force · Nov 19, 2005

Submission

R1 · 3:28

Kimura From Side Control

Welterweight · KO/TKO · Facial Cut · R2 · 2:00

UFC 55: Fury · Oct 7, 2005

Middleweight · Submission · Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard · R1 · 2:42

UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2 · Apr 16, 2005

Submission

R1 · 2:42

Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard

UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2

Apr 16, 2005

W

Joe Doerksen

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Elbows to Head From Half Guard Submission to Strikes · R2 · 3:39

UFC 49: Unfinished Business · Aug 21, 2004

KO/TKO

R2 · 3:39

Elbows to Head From Half Guard Submission to Strikes

UFC 49: Unfinished Business

Aug 21, 2004

Outside the UFC

45-11-1, 2 NCacross 59 bouts · 44 promotions · wins by 35 KO · 7 sub · 3 decStrikeforce · M-1 · RITC · WEC · Z Promotions +39

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
NC	George Sullivan19-8	No Contest	Overturned	R3	2:08	ROC 70	Nov 23, 2019
W	Jared Torgeson21-27	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	2:55	Fusion Fight League	Apr 13, 2019
W	Dan Yates1-1	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	3:31	KOP 63	Jan 4, 2019
L	Artem Frolov21-7	KO/TKO	Knee Injury	R2	0:46	M-1	Jun 1, 2018
D	Borys Polezhai20-8-1	Draw	Split	R3	5:00	M-1	Mar 30, 2018
W	Erick Lozano14-24	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	2:53	KOP 60	Feb 24, 2018
W	Oleg Olenichev18-13	KO/TKO	Punches	R3	3:21	M-1	Oct 27, 2017
W	Shonie Carter52-32-7	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	4:54	Z Promotions	Sep 9, 2017
W	Dmitry Samoilov19-11-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R3	1:24	M-1	Jul 22, 2017
W	Jerome Jones11-14	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:27	WXC 68	Apr 28, 2017
W	Billy Martin6-29	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:48	ICF 27	Apr 8, 2017
W	Cody McKenzie17-11	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	1:51	Z Promotions	Oct 28, 2016
W	Mike Bronzoulis18-10-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Bellator	Nov 2, 2013
W	Cris Leyva9-9	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:28	RITC	Nov 16, 2012
W	Josh Cavan15-8	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	4:16	MFW	Oct 13, 2012
W	Shane Johnson9-5	KO/TKO	Punch	R2	2:33	RITC	Jun 22, 2012
W	Aaron Brink29-27	Submission	Armbar	R2	1:18	RITC	May 11, 2012
W	Shannon Ritch58-88	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:56	Duel for Domination	Nov 26, 2011
L	Kendall Grove24-19	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	0:59	ProElite	Aug 27, 2011
L	Bryan Baker18-6	KO/TKO	Punch	R2	3:53	BFC	May 7, 2011
L	Jordan Mein34-15	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	4:30	Wreck MMA	Jan 28, 2011
W	Trent Thorne7-6	KO/TKO	Elbows	R1	3:56	KOTC	Nov 21, 2010
W	Louis Taylor19-4-1	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R3	2:07	Strikeforce	Aug 13, 2010
L	Jay Hieron23-7	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Strikeforce	Jan 30, 2010
W	Nick Almen5-17	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches and Elbows	R1	1:51	IMMA 1	Dec 11, 2009
W	David Barnes3-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:57	RITC 138	Dec 4, 2009
W	Phil Baroni16-19	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Strikeforce	Jun 6, 2009
W	Luke Stewart6-3	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	2:05	Strikeforce	Nov 21, 2008
L	Kazuo Misaki25-11-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	2:29	Strikeforce	Sep 20, 2008
W	Matt Dempsey1-3	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	1:47	RITC 112	Jul 26, 2008
L	Cory Devela16-7	KO/TKO	Slam	R1	1:22	Strikeforce	Feb 23, 2008
W	Eugene Jackson15-9-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	3:56	Strikeforce	Sep 29, 2007
W	Dan Chambers16-19	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	3:25	HCF	Jul 21, 2007
W	Rob Kimmons25-9	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	1:24	WEC	May 19, 2005
W	Thomas Gil3-3	Submission	Armbar	R1	2:05	RITC 66	Nov 13, 2004
W	Isidro Gonzalez19-16	KO/TKO	Punches and Elbows	R1	1:50	WEC	Oct 21, 2004
W	Shane Johnson9-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	—	XCF 5	May 28, 2004
W	Kendall Grove24-19	KO/TKO	Elbows	R1	3:09	ROTR 5	May 7, 2004
W	Dave Vitkay18-13-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	—	ICC	Apr 30, 2004
W	John Renken18-28-4	KO/TKO	Punch	R1	0:28	RITC 60	Mar 20, 2004
W	Chris Kiever8-8-1	KO/TKO	Punch	R1	0:49	IFC	Jan 31, 2004
L	Alex Stiebling19-11-1	Submission	Triangle Choke	R2	1:54	WEC	Jan 16, 2004
W	Cory Timmerman11-10	Submission	Armbar	R1	1:11	RITC 57	Dec 13, 2003
W	Frank Alcala3-9	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:31	IFC	Dec 6, 2003
NC	Andy Montana18-12	No Contest	—	R0	—	RITC 53	Sep 13, 2003
W	Greg Wikan12-12	KO/TKO	Corner Stoppage	R3	5:00	ECS	Jul 19, 2003
W	Will Hammond7-4	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	—	AOW	Jun 21, 2003
L	Travis Fulton255-54-10	Submission	Choke	R1	0:48	RITC 45	Mar 1, 2003
W	Herb Dean2-3	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	0:52	RITC 43	Jan 18, 2003
L	Wesley Correira21-16	KO/TKO	Knee and Punch	R2	2:07	ROTR 1	Dec 28, 2002
W	Lemuel Vincent0-10	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:23	RITC 42	Dec 7, 2002
W	Allan Sullivan20-18	Submission	Armbar	R3	1:57	RITC 39	Oct 19, 2002
W	Joe Pardo4-6	Decision	Unanimous	R3	3:00	RITC 38	Sep 7, 2002
W	Jess Morton0-1	KO/TKO	Retirement	R1	3:00	RITC 36	Jun 22, 2002
W	Andy Montana18-12	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	1:24	RITC 35	May 3, 2002
L	Homer Moore26-9-2	Decision	Unanimous	R3	3:00	RITC 34	Mar 15, 2002
W	Joey Vigueria4-5	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	2:00	RITC 33	Feb 2, 2002
W	Justin Lyon5-9	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	0:33	RITC 31	Nov 7, 2001
W	Ryan Roath6-3	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	2:32	RITC 30	Sep 26, 2001

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Method of victory & defeat

KO / TKO

37 wins, 9 losses

W37

L9

Submission

8 wins, 6 losses

W8

L6

Decision

4 wins, 3 losses

W4

L3

Other

1 win, 0 losses

Disqualifications and other results

W1

L0

Finishes

UFC KOs

2

Above avg · 13%Welterweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.08

Below avg · 0.24Welterweight

UFC submissions

1

Above avg · 7%Welterweight

Submission attempts / fight

0.17

Below avg · 0.39Welterweight

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability (UFC; clean KOs only).

Joe Riggs

PowerChin

Knockout rate

17%

2 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

1

0.74 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

2

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

4

5.19 per 100 head

Chin gauges use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Decision behavior

Judging

1 scorecard on file

Joe Riggs

Unanimous1 decision · 100%

1L

Split

None

Majority

None

10-8 rounds

None scoredno 10-8 rounds in this fighter’s decisions

Most frequent judges

All judges →

Scorecard data ingested from MMA Decisions

Career striking

OverallB64th

51%165 / 325

Striking accuracy

57%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min+0.72 differential

Landed2.41

Absorbed1.69

60%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

+8%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head82%58th136
Body12%35th19
Leg6%36th10

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

40%Ground

Standing38%62
Clinch22%37
Ground40%66

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Joe Riggs

Landed per 15

Head

B

59th

30.6

59th

Body

F

19th

4.3

19th

Leg

F

15th

2.2

15th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

A+

85th

17.3

85th

Body

B

70th

6.7

70th

Leg

B

70th

4.7

70th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	30.6	136	288	47%
Body	4.3	19	26	73%
Leg	2.2	10	11	91%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	17.3	77	192	40%
Body	6.7	30	47	64%
Leg	4.7	21	30	70%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Grappling

Per-15-minute breakdown of takedowns, submissions, and ground control.

UFC only

Joe Riggs

62%

Takedown accuracy

72%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min+1.1 min net

On top5.0

On bottom3.8

Offense

Takedowns

A

76th

2.9

76th

TD accuracy

A

82nd

62%

82nd

Sub attempts

B

64th

0.4

64th

Control

A

72nd

5.0 min

72nd

Defense

TD defense

B

64th

72%

64th

Controlled

3.8 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	13 / 21
Submission attempts	2
Control time	22:08

Defense

TDs defended	18 / 25
Control absorbed	17:02

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (67min total). Value colors reflect the per-15 rate’s percentile against the current weight class baseline; raw totals without a division reference stay neutral.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Joe Riggs

12 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 67 min

99%

R3 pace · 2 bouts

Riggs holds steady (+0% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Riggs sustains 99% of round-1 output by round 3 (2 bouts).

Riggs — HOLDSOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Riggslanded / min

Takedown attempts

Riggsattempts / min

Control time

Riggs% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	4.0	1.8	2.2	0.36	28%	12
R2	6.6	4.0	1.4	0.17	52%	5
R3	4.1	2.2	1.6	0.40	17%	2

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Joe Riggs

12 resolved UFC bouts

Schedule Score

30/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

F

19th

20%

19th

Win quality

C

53rd

41%

53rd

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

1

4

3

Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Cross-div rankedRanked #1–#15 in another division at the time
Long-tenured vet12+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.60 win rate
Contender-level8+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.55 win rate
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Top-5	1	1-0	100%
Cross-div ranked	1	0-1	0%
Long-tenured vet	1	0-1	0%
Contender-level	1	0-1	0%
Established	1	1-0	100%
Building	4	0-4	0%
Unproven	3	3-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Chris Camozzi	Building	22	Feb 21, 2016
W	Ron Stallings	Unproven	8	Sep 5, 2015
L	Patrick Cote	Building	18	Apr 25, 2015
L	Ben Saunders	Building	22	Dec 13, 2014
L	Diego Sanchez	Cross-div ranked	40	Dec 13, 2006
W	Jason Von Flue	Unproven	8	Aug 17, 2006
L	Mike Swick	Contender-level	36	May 27, 2006
W	Nick Diaz	Top-5	61	Feb 4, 2006
L	Matt Hughes	Long-tenured vet	55	Nov 19, 2005
W	Chris Lytle	Established	26	Oct 7, 2005
L	Ivan Salaverry	Building	18	Apr 16, 2005
W	Joe Doerksen	Unproven	8	Aug 21, 2004

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

Career cohorts

12 resolved UFC bouts

Performance broken down by situation — camp length, response to the previous result, title-fight presence, and rematches. Computed across every completed UFC bout.

Camp length

Days between fights

Short turnaround

< 100 days

2-1

3 bouts

Typical camp

100–180 days

2-4

6 bouts

Long layoff

> 180 days

0-2

2 bouts

UFC debut

first UFC bout

1-0

1 bout

Post-result bounce

Performance based on the previous UFC result

After a loss

next bout after a defeat

4-2

6 bouts

After a win

next bout after a win

0-5

5 bouts

First UFC bout

no precedent

1-0

1 bout

Title fights

Performance with a belt on the line

All title fights

as challenger or champion

—

As champion

defending the belt

—

As challenger

fighting for the belt

—

Rematches

Performance when meeting an opponent again

All rematches

any second meeting

—

Revenge bouts

lost the first meeting

—

Encore bouts

won the first meeting

—

Activity & layoff

Last fight, activity, and divisional context.

Time since last bout

6y 9mo

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Joe Riggs

Extended layoff

6y 9mosince last bout

vs George Sullivan · Nov 23, 2019

Fight-by-fight odds & scoring

DFSAs underdog 1-3

41.50

DK avg

31.40

Median

93.50

Ceiling

1.20

Floor

25%

Boom

50%

Bust

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