Joe Riggs

Middleweight · 44-17 (1 NC) · southpaw

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Height
6'0"
182.88 cm
Reach
5'10"
177.8 cm
Age
44
Elo Rating
1493.8

Scouting report

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

Strengths

  • Absorbs only 1.69 significant strikes per minute — better than 93% of Middleweight fighters
  • Completes 55% of their takedown attempts — better than 83% of Middleweight fighters
  • Averages 2.45 takedowns per 15 minutes — better than 79% of Middleweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Lands only 2.41 significant strikes per minute — worse than 76% of Middleweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    2.41
    Bottom 24%
  • Striking accuracy
    51%
    Top 23%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    1.69
    Top 7%
  • Striking defense
    57%
    Top 25%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    2.45
    Top 21%
  • Takedown accuracy
    55%
    Top 17%
  • Takedown defense
    62%
    Top 48%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.60
    Top 47%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1523, higher than 50% of Middleweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1494).

Last 5 — Fight Time
05101520251:45Sanchez0:57Saunders15:00Cote7:28Stallings0:26Camozzi
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy
2016-02-21 · KO/TKO, R1 0:26
UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2
2015-09-05 · DQ, R2 2:28
UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi
2015-04-25 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic
2014-12-13 · Submission, R1 0:57
UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs
2006-12-13 · KO/TKO, R1 1:45
UFC Fight Night 6
2006-08-17 · Submission, R1 2:01
UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie
2006-05-27 · Submission, R1 2:19
UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3
2006-02-04 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 56: Full Force
2005-11-19 · Submission, R1 3:28
UFC 55: Fury
2005-10-07 · TKO - Doctor's Stoppage, R2 2:00
UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 2
2005-04-16 · Submission, R1 2:42
UFC 49: Unfinished Business
2004-08-21 · KO/TKO, R2 3:39