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Joe Riggs
United States
Phoenix, Arizona Country

Joe Riggs

"Diesel"

Joe Riggs
AGE 42 / Sep 23, 1982
HEIGHT6'0" / 182.88 cm
WEIGHT170 lbs / 77.11 kg
ASSOCIATION


CLASS
Welterweight

STYLE
Boxing / Jiu-Jitsu
Wins 49
KO / TKO
37
Meter
76%
SUBMISSIONS
7
Meter
14%
DECISIONS
4
Meter
8%
OTHERS
1
Meter
2%
Draws 1
Losses 18
KO / TKO
9
Meter
50%
SUBMISSIONS
6
Meter
33%
DECISIONS
3
Meter
17%
OTHERS
0
Meter
0%
N/C 2
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result Fighter Event Method/Referee R Time
NC George Sullivan ROC 70 - Ring of Combat 70
Nov / 23 / 2019		 No Contest (Overturned)
Keith Peterson 		3 2:08
win Dan Yates KOP 63 - KnockOut Promotions 63
Jan / 04 / 2019		 TKO (Submission to Punches)
 1 3:31
loss Artem Frolov M-1 Challenge 93 - Shlemenko vs. Silva
Jun / 01 / 2018		 TKO (Knee Injury)
Viktor Korneev 		2 0:46
draw Borys Polezhai M-1 Challenge 90 - Kunchenko vs. Butenko
Mar / 30 / 2018		 Draw (Split)
Vyacheslav Kiselev 		3 5:00
win Erick Lozano KOP 60 - KnockOut Promotions 60
Feb / 24 / 2018		 TKO (Punches)
Vance Swerdan 		2 2:53
win Oleg Olenichev M-1 Challenge 84 - 20 Years of MMA
Oct / 27 / 2017		 TKO (Punches)
Mika Sinkkonen 		3 3:21
win Shonie Carter Z Promotions - Fight Night 5: Medicine Hat
Sep / 09 / 2017		 TKO (Punches)
 2 4:54
win Dmitry Samoilov M-1 Challenge 81 - Battle in the Mountains 6
Jul / 22 / 2017		 TKO (Punches)
Lukasz Bosacki 		3 1:24
win Jerome Jones WXC 68 - Nemesis
Apr / 28 / 2017		 TKO (Punches)
 1 0:27
win Billy Martin ICF 27 - The Last Stand
Apr / 08 / 2017		 TKO (Punches)
 1 1:48
win Cody McKenzie Z Promotions - Fight Night 3: Medicine Hat
Oct / 28 / 2016		 TKO (Submission to Punches)
Jerin Valel 		1 1:51
loss Chris Camozzi UFC Fight Night 83 - Cerrone vs. Oliveira
Feb / 21 / 2016		 TKO (Knees)
Mario Yamasaki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		1 0:26
win Ron Stallings UFC 191 - Johnson vs. Dodson 2
Sep / 05 / 2015		 Disqualification (Illegal Upkick)
Jason Herzog
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		2 2:28
loss Patrick Cote UFC 186 - Johnson vs. Horiguchi
Apr / 25 / 2015		 Decision (Unanimous)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		3 5:00
loss Ben Saunders UFC on Fox 13 - Dos Santos vs. Miocic
Dec / 13 / 2014		 TKO (Neck Injury)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		1 0:57
win Mike Bronzoulis Bellator MMA - Bellator 106
Nov / 02 / 2013		 Decision (Unanimous)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		3 5:00
win Cris Leyva RITC - Rage in the Cage 164
Nov / 16 / 2012		 TKO (Punches)
 1 2:28
win Josh Cavan MFW - Made For War 1
Oct / 13 / 2012		 KO (Punches)
Tom Johnson 		1 4:16
win Shane Johnson RITC - Rage in the Cage 160
Jun / 22 / 2012		 KO (Punch)
 2 2:33
win Aaron Brink RITC - Rage in the Cage 159
May / 11 / 2012		 Submission (Armbar)
 2 1:18
win Shannon Ritch Duel for Domination - MMA Extravaganza
Nov / 26 / 2011		 TKO (Punches)
 1 0:56
loss Kendall Grove ProElite - Arlovski vs. Lopez
Aug / 27 / 2011		 Submission (Guillotine Choke)
John McCarthy 		1 0:59
loss Bryan Baker BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 43
May / 07 / 2011		 KO (Punch)
Jason Herzog
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		2 3:53
loss Jordan Mein Wreck MMA - Strong and Proud
Jan / 28 / 2011		 TKO (Punches)
 2 4:30
win Trent Thorne KOTC - Forty Eight
Nov / 21 / 2010		 TKO (Elbows)
Vern Gorman 		1 3:56
win Louis Taylor Strikeforce - Challengers 10
Aug / 13 / 2010		 TKO (Submission to Punches)
Neil Sarembock
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		3 2:07
loss Jay Hieron Strikeforce - Miami
Jan / 30 / 2010		 Decision (Unanimous)
Frank Gentile
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		3 5:00
win Nick Almen IMMA 1 - Ironman MMA
Dec / 11 / 2009		 TKO (Submission to Punches and Elbows)
 1 1:51
win David Barnes RITC 138 - Rage in the Cage 138
Dec / 04 / 2009		 TKO (Punches)
 1 0:57
win Phil Baroni Strikeforce - Lawler vs. Shields
Jun / 06 / 2009		 Decision (Unanimous)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		3 5:00
win Luke Stewart Strikeforce - Destruction
Nov / 21 / 2008		 TKO (Punches)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		2 2:05
loss Kazuo Misaki Strikeforce - Playboy Mansion 2
Sep / 20 / 2008		 TKO (Punches)
Josh Rosenthal 		2 2:29
win Matt Dempsey RITC 112 - Rage in the Cage 112
Jul / 26 / 2008		 Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
 2 1:47
loss Cory Devela Strikeforce - Strikeforce at the Dome
Feb / 23 / 2008		 TKO (Slam)
Charlie Pearson 		1 1:22
win Eugene Jackson Strikeforce - Playboy Mansion
Sep / 29 / 2007		 KO (Punches)
Cecil Peoples 		1 3:56
win Dan Chambers HCF - Unfinished Business
Jul / 21 / 2007		 Submission (Triangle Choke)
 1 3:25
loss Diego Sanchez UFC Fight Night 7 - Sanchez vs. Riggs
Dec / 13 / 2006		 KO (Knee)
John McCarthy 		1 1:45
win Jason Von Flue UFC Fight Night 6 - Sanchez vs. Parisyan
Aug / 17 / 2006		 Submission (Triangle Choke)
Steve Mazzagatti 		1 2:01
loss Mike Swick UFC 60 - Hughes vs. Gracie
May / 27 / 2006		 Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Mario Yamasaki 		1 2:19
win Nick Diaz UFC 57 - Liddell vs. Couture 3
Feb / 04 / 2006		 Decision (Unanimous)
Steve Mazzagatti 		3 5:00
loss Matt Hughes UFC 56 - Full Force
Nov / 19 / 2005		 Submission (Kimura)
John McCarthy 		1 3:28
win Chris Lytle UFC 55 - Fury
Oct / 07 / 2005		 TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
John McCarthy 		2 2:00
win Rob Kimmons WEC 15 - Judgment Day
May / 19 / 2005		 TKO (Submission to Punches)
Josh Rosenthal 		1 1:24
loss Ivan Salaverry UFC 52 - Couture vs. Liddell 2
Apr / 16 / 2005		 Submission (Triangle Choke)
Mario Yamasaki 		1 2:42
win Thomas Gil RITC 66 - Rage in the Cage 66
Nov / 13 / 2004		 Submission (Armbar)
 1 2:05
win Isidro Gonzalez WEC 12 - Halloween Fury 3
Oct / 21 / 2004		 TKO (Punches and Elbows)
Jon Schorle 		1 1:50
win Joe Doerksen UFC 49 - Unfinished Business
Aug / 21 / 2004		 TKO (Submission to Elbows)
Steve Mazzagatti 		2 3:39
win Shane Johnson XCF 5 - Evolution
May / 28 / 2004		 KO (Punches)
 1 N/A
win Kendall Grove ROTR 5 - Rumble on the Rock 5
May / 07 / 2004		 KO (Elbows)
Larry Landless 		1 3:09
win Dave Vitkay ICC - Trials 2
Apr / 30 / 2004		 KO (Punches)
 1 N/A
win John Renken RITC 60 - 'The Saint' Goes Marching In
Mar / 20 / 2004		 KO (Punch)
 1 0:28
win Chris Kiever IFC - Battleground Tahoe
Jan / 31 / 2004		 KO (Punch)
 1 0:49
loss Alex Stiebling WEC 9 - Cold Blooded
Jan / 16 / 2004		 Submission (Triangle Choke)
Josh Rosenthal 		2 1:54
win Cory Timmerman RITC 57 - Tucson Revisited
Dec / 13 / 2003		 Submission (Armbar)
 1 1:11
win Frank Alcala IFC - Rumble on the Rio
Dec / 06 / 2003		 TKO (Punches)
 1 0:31
NC Andy Montana RITC 53 - The Beat Goes On
Sep / 13 / 2003		 No Contest
 0 0:00
win Greg Wikan ECS - Evolution
Jul / 19 / 2003		 TKO (Corner Stoppage)
 3 5:00
win Will Hammond AOW - Art of War 2
Jun / 21 / 2003		 TKO (Punches)
 1 N/A
loss Travis Fulton RITC 45 - Finally
Mar / 01 / 2003		 Submission (Choke)
 1 0:48
win Herb Dean RITC 43 - The Match
Jan / 18 / 2003		 TKO (Submission to Punches)
 1 0:52
loss Wesley Correira ROTR 1 - Rumble on the Rock 1
Dec / 28 / 2002		 KO (Knee and Punch)
 2 2:07
win Lemuel Vincent RITC 42 - Road Trip
Dec / 07 / 2002		 TKO (Punches)
 1 0:23
win Allan Sullivan RITC 39 - Bring It
Oct / 19 / 2002		 Submission (Armbar)
 3 1:57
win Joe Pardo RITC 38 - Let's Roll
Sep / 07 / 2002		 Decision (Unanimous)
 3 3:00
win Jess Morton RITC 36 - The Rematch
Jun / 22 / 2002		 TKO (Retirement)
 1 3:00
win Andy Montana RITC 35 - This Time It's Personal
May / 03 / 2002		 TKO (Submission to Punches)
 1 1:24
loss Homer Moore RITC 34 - Rage in the Cage 34
Mar / 15 / 2002		 Decision (Unanimous)
 3 3:00
win Joey Vigueria RITC 33 - The Big Show
Feb / 02 / 2002		 TKO (Submission to Punches)
 1 2:00
win Justin Lyon RITC 31 - Rage in the Cage 31
Nov / 07 / 2001		 TKO (Submission to Punches)
 1 0:33
win Ryan Roath RITC 30 - Soaring to New Heights
Sep / 26 / 2001		 TKO (Submission to Punches)
 1 2:32
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