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Joe Riggs

Joe Riggs

978 ELO #1957

"Diesel"

MMA 44-17-0 (1 NC) · UFC 5-7-0 · Middleweight · Last fought 10 years and 111 days ago

Joe Riggs "Diesel" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Joe Riggs has 5 wins in the UFC. Joe Riggs lands an average of 2.41 significant strikes per minute and averages 2.45 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Middleweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 978), and have not fought Joe Riggs before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Jared Cannonier 11-9-0 42 1079 1.0 101
Abdul Razak Alhassan 6-7-0 40 1028 3.0 50
Eryk Anders 10-9-0 39 1067 4.0 89
Denis Tiuliulin 1-5-0 38 948 5.0 30
Brad Tavares 16-12-0 38 1031 5.0 53
Gerald Meerschaert 12-14-0 38 1033 5.0 55

Fight Results Breakdown

12
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Nick Diaz in 2006
Opponent ELO: 1062

Biggest Upset Loss

Patrick Cote in 2015
Your ELO: 1010 · Opponent ELO: 991 · Favored by 19

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 0'
Weight
Middleweight
Reach
70'
Stance
Southpaw
Date of Birth
Sep 23 1982
Age
43
Peak ELO
1039
ELO Rank
1957 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
310-138-8
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1031.2
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1015.0

Performance Statistics

SLpM
2.41
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
51%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
1.69
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
57%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
2.45
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
55%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.6
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Joe Riggs Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2016-02-21 UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy Chris Camozzi KO/TKO Knees 1 0:26 Loss -
2015-09-05 UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 Ron Stallings DQ 2 2:28 Win -
2015-04-25 UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi Patrick Cote U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2014-12-13 UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic Ben Saunders SUB Injury 1 0:57 Loss -
2006-12-13 UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs Diego Sanchez KO/TKO Flying Knee 1 1:45 Loss -
2006-08-17 UFC Fight Night 6 Jason Von Flue SUB Triangle Choke 1 2:01 Win -
2006-05-27 UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie Mike Swick SUB Guillotine Choke 1 2:19 Loss -
2006-02-04 UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 Nick Diaz U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2005-11-19 UFC 56: Full Force Matt Hughes SUB Kimura 1 3:28 Loss -
2005-10-07 UFC 55: Fury Chris Lytle KO/TKO 2 2:00 Win -
2005-04-16 UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 2 Ivan Salaverry SUB Triangle Choke 1 2:42 Loss -
2004-08-21 UFC 49: Unfinished Business Joe Doerksen KO/TKO Elbows 2 3:39 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Joe Riggs ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
12 2016-02-21 Chris Camozzi 1013 Loss -15 978
11 2015-09-05 Ron Stallings 1002 Win 0 993
10 2015-04-25 Patrick Cote 991 Loss -17 993
9 2014-12-13 Ben Saunders 1052 Loss -15 1010
8 2006-12-13 Diego Sanchez 1087 Loss -14 1025
7 2006-08-17 Jason Von Flue 1003 Win +20 1039
6 2006-05-27 Mike Swick 1059 Loss -15 1019
5 2006-02-04 Nick Diaz 1062 Win +18 1034
4 2005-11-19 Matt Hughes 1153 Loss -10 1016
3 2005-10-07 Chris Lytle 995 Win +21 1026
2 2005-04-16 Ivan Salaverry 1028 Loss -16 1005
1 2004-08-21 Joe Doerksen 1000 Win +21 1021

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