Joe DoerksenGrappler

Middleweight · 51-16 · orthodox

Last 5
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Height
6'0"
182.88 cm
Reach
6'3"
190.5 cm
Age
49
Elo Rating
1443.2

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 166 Middleweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Attempts 2.30 submissions per 15 minutes — better than 95% of Middleweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Lands only 1.43 significant strikes per minute — worse than 97% of Middleweight fighters
  • Stops only 33% of opponents' takedown attempts — worse than 89% of Middleweight fighters
  • Lands just 42% of the significant strikes they throw — worse than 77% of Middleweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    1.43
    Bottom 3%
  • Striking accuracy
    42%
    Bottom 23%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    2.79
    Top 35%
  • Striking defense
    50%
    Bottom 28%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    2.02
    Top 28%
  • Takedown accuracy
    33%
    Bottom 34%
  • Takedown defense
    33%
    Bottom 11%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    2.30
    Top 5%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1526, higher than 51% of Middleweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1443).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202510:39Herman5:54MacDonald7:10Lawlor2:13Dollaway15:00Miller
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck 2
2010-12-11 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop
2010-09-25 · Submission, R1 2:13
UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2
2010-05-08 · Submission, R2 2:10
UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2
2008-04-19 · KO/TKO, R2 0:54
UFC 78: Validation
2007-11-17 · KO/TKO, R3 0:39
UFC 58: USA vs Canada
2006-03-04 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 54: Boiling Point
2005-08-20 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 2
2005-04-16 · Submission, R3 2:35
UFC 49: Unfinished Business
2004-08-21 · KO/TKO, R2 3:39