Fighter search (name or nickname)

Joe Riggs

“Diesel”

Age: 42 | Sep 23, 1982

Nationality: United States

Weight Class: Welterweight

Height: 6'0"

Weight: 170 lbs

Professional Record

70 fights	49 wins	18 losses
KO/TKOs	37	9
Submissions	7	6
Decisions	4	3
Disqualifications	1	0
Draws	1
No Contests	2

Fight Details

Result	Record	Opponent	Event	Date	Method	Referee	Round	Time
NC	49 - 18 - 3	George Sullivan	ROC 70 - Ring of Combat 70	November 23, 2019	No Contest (Overturned)	Keith Peterson	3	2:08
WIN	49 - 18 - 2	Dan Yates	KOP 63 - KnockOut Promotions 63	January 04, 2019	TKO (Submission to Punches)		1	3:31
LOSS	48 - 18 - 2	Artem Frolov	M-1 Challenge 93 - Shlemenko vs. Silva	June 01, 2018	TKO (Knee Injury)	Viktor Korneev	2	0:46
DRAW	48 - 17 - 2	Borys Polezhai	M-1 Challenge 90 - Kunchenko vs. Butenko	March 30, 2018	Draw (Split)	Vyacheslav Kiselev	3	5:00
WIN	48 - 17 - 1	Erick Lozano	KOP 60 - KnockOut Promotions 60	February 24, 2018	TKO (Punches)	Vance Swerdan	2	2:53
WIN	47 - 17 - 1	Oleg Olenichev	M-1 Challenge 84 - 20 Years of MMA	October 27, 2017	TKO (Punches)	Mika Sinkkonen	3	3:21
WIN	46 - 17 - 1	Shonie Carter	Z Promotions - Fight Night 5: Medicine Hat	September 09, 2017	TKO (Punches)		2	4:54
WIN	45 - 17 - 1	Dmitry Samoilov	M-1 Challenge 81 - Battle in the Mountains 6	July 22, 2017	TKO (Punches)	Lukasz Bosacki	3	1:24
WIN	44 - 17 - 1	Jerome Jones	WXC 68 - Nemesis	April 28, 2017	TKO (Punches)		1	0:27
WIN	43 - 17 - 1	Billy Martin	ICF 27 - The Last Stand	April 08, 2017	TKO (Punches)		1	1:48
WIN	42 - 17 - 1	Cody McKenzie	Z Promotions - Fight Night 3: Medicine Hat	October 28, 2016	TKO (Submission to Punches)	Jerin Valel	1	1:51
LOSS	41 - 17 - 1	Chris Camozzi	UFC Fight Night 83 - Cerrone vs. Oliveira	February 21, 2016	TKO (Knees)	Mario Yamasaki	1	0:26
WIN	41 - 16 - 1	Ron Stallings	UFC 191 - Johnson vs. Dodson 2	September 05, 2015	Disqualification (Illegal Upkick)	Jason Herzog	2	2:28
LOSS	40 - 16 - 1	Patrick Cote	UFC 186 - Johnson vs. Horiguchi	April 25, 2015	Decision (Unanimous)	Marc Goddard	3	5:00
LOSS	40 - 15 - 1	Ben Saunders	UFC on Fox 13 - Dos Santos vs. Miocic	December 13, 2014	TKO (Neck Injury)	John McCarthy	1	0:57
WIN	40 - 14 - 1	Mike Bronzoulis	Bellator MMA - Bellator 106	November 02, 2013	Decision (Unanimous)	John McCarthy	3	5:00
WIN	39 - 14 - 1	Cris Leyva	RITC - Rage in the Cage 164	November 16, 2012	TKO (Punches)		1	2:28
WIN	38 - 14 - 1	Josh Cavan	MFW - Made For War 1	October 14, 2012	KO (Punches)	Tom Johnson	1	4:16
WIN	37 - 14 - 1	Shane Johnson	RITC - Rage in the Cage 160	June 22, 2012	KO (Punch)		2	2:33
WIN	36 - 14 - 1	Aaron Brink	RITC - Rage in the Cage 159	May 11, 2012	Submission (Armbar)		2	1:18
WIN	35 - 14 - 1	Shannon Ritch	Duel for Domination - MMA Extravaganza	November 26, 2011	TKO (Punches)		1	0:56
LOSS	34 - 14 - 1	Kendall Grove	ProElite - Arlovski vs. Lopez	August 28, 2011	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	John McCarthy	1	0:59
LOSS	34 - 13 - 1	Bryan Baker	BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 43	May 07, 2011	KO (Punch)	Jason Herzog	2	3:53
LOSS	34 - 12 - 1	Jordan Mein	Wreck MMA - Strong and Proud	January 29, 2011	TKO (Punches)		2	4:30
WIN	34 - 11 - 1	Trent Thorne	KOTC - Forty Eight	November 21, 2010	TKO (Elbows)	Vern Gorman	1	3:56
WIN	33 - 11 - 1	Louis Taylor	Strikeforce - Challengers 10	August 13, 2010	TKO (Submission to Punches)	Neil Sarembock	3	2:07
LOSS	32 - 11 - 1	Jay Hieron	Strikeforce - Miami	January 30, 2010	Decision (Unanimous)	Frank Gentile	3	5:00
WIN	32 - 10 - 1	Nick Almen	IMMA 1 - Ironman MMA	December 11, 2009	TKO (Submission to Punches and Elbows)		1	1:51
WIN	31 - 10 - 1	David Barnes	RITC 138 - Rage in the Cage 138	December 04, 2009	TKO (Punches)		1	0:57
WIN	30 - 10 - 1	Phil Baroni	Strikeforce - Lawler vs. Shields	June 06, 2009	Decision (Unanimous)	John McCarthy	3	5:00
WIN	29 - 10 - 1	Luke Stewart	Strikeforce - Destruction	November 21, 2008	TKO (Punches)	John McCarthy	2	2:05
LOSS	28 - 10 - 1	Kazuo Misaki	Strikeforce - Playboy Mansion 2	September 20, 2008	TKO (Punches)	Josh Rosenthal	2	2:29
WIN	28 - 9 - 1	Matt Dempsey	RITC 112 - Rage in the Cage 112	July 26, 2008	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)		2	1:47
LOSS	27 - 9 - 1	Cory Devela	Strikeforce - Strikeforce at the Dome	February 23, 2008	TKO (Slam)	Charlie Pearson	1	1:22
WIN	27 - 8 - 1	Eugene Jackson	Strikeforce - Playboy Mansion	September 29, 2007	KO (Punches)	Cecil Peoples	1	3:56
WIN	26 - 8 - 1	Dan Chambers	HCF - Unfinished Business	July 21, 2007	Submission (Triangle Choke)		1	3:25
LOSS	25 - 8 - 1	Diego Sanchez	UFC Fight Night 7 - Sanchez vs. Riggs	December 13, 2006	KO (Knee)	John McCarthy	1	1:45
WIN	25 - 7 - 1	Jason Von Flue	UFC Fight Night 6 - Sanchez vs. Parisyan	August 17, 2006	Submission (Triangle Choke)	Steve Mazzagatti	1	2:01
LOSS	24 - 7 - 1	Mike Swick	UFC 60 - Hughes vs. Gracie	May 27, 2006	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	Mario Yamasaki	1	2:19
WIN	24 - 6 - 1	Nick Diaz	UFC 57 - Liddell vs. Couture 3	February 04, 2006	Decision (Unanimous)	Steve Mazzagatti	3	5:00
LOSS	23 - 6 - 1	Matt Hughes	UFC 56 - Full Force	November 19, 2005	Submission (Kimura)	John McCarthy	1	3:28
WIN	23 - 5 - 1	Chris Lytle	UFC 55 - Fury	October 07, 2005	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	John McCarthy	2	2:00
WIN	22 - 5 - 1	Rob Kimmons	WEC 15 - Judgment Day	May 19, 2005	TKO (Submission to Punches)	Josh Rosenthal	1	1:24
LOSS	21 - 5 - 1	Ivan Salaverry	UFC 52 - Couture vs. Liddell 2	April 16, 2005	Submission (Triangle Choke)	Mario Yamasaki	1	2:42
WIN	21 - 4 - 1	Thomas Gil	RITC 66 - Rage in the Cage 66	November 13, 2004	Submission (Armbar)		1	2:05
WIN	20 - 4 - 1	Isidro Gonzalez	WEC 12 - Halloween Fury 3	October 21, 2004	TKO (Punches and Elbows)	Jon Schorle	1	1:50
WIN	19 - 4 - 1	Joe Doerksen	UFC 49 - Unfinished Business	August 21, 2004	TKO (Submission to Elbows)	Steve Mazzagatti	2	3:39
WIN	18 - 4 - 1	Shane Johnson	XCF 5 - Evolution	May 28, 2004	KO (Punches)		1	N/A
WIN	17 - 4 - 1	Kendall Grove	ROTR 5 - Rumble on the Rock 5	May 07, 2004	KO (Elbows)	Larry Landless	1	3:09
WIN	16 - 4 - 1	Dave Vitkay	ICC - Trials 2	April 30, 2004	KO (Punches)		1	N/A
WIN	15 - 4 - 1	John Renken	RITC 60 - 'The Saint' Goes Marching In	March 20, 2004	KO (Punch)		1	0:28
WIN	14 - 4 - 1	Chris Kiever	IFC - Battleground Tahoe	January 31, 2004	KO (Punch)		1	0:49
LOSS	13 - 4 - 1	Alex Stiebling	WEC 9 - Cold Blooded	January 16, 2004	Submission (Triangle Choke)	Josh Rosenthal	2	1:54
WIN	13 - 3 - 1	Cory Timmerman	RITC 57 - Tucson Revisited	December 13, 2003	Submission (Armbar)		1	1:11
WIN	12 - 3 - 1	Frank Alcala	IFC - Rumble on the Rio	December 06, 2003	TKO (Punches)		1	0:31
NC	11 - 3 - 1	Andy Montana	RITC 53 - The Beat Goes On	September 13, 2003	No Contest		0	0:00
WIN	11 - 3	Greg Wikan	ECS - Evolution	July 19, 2003	TKO (Corner Stoppage)		3	5:00
WIN	10 - 3	Will Hammond	AOW - Art of War 2	June 21, 2003	TKO (Punches)		1	N/A
LOSS	9 - 3	Travis Fulton	RITC 45 - Finally	March 01, 2003	Submission (Choke)		1	0:48
WIN	9 - 2	Herb Dean	RITC 43 - The Match	January 18, 2003	TKO (Submission to Punches)		1	0:52
LOSS	8 - 2	Wesley Correira	ROTR 1 - Rumble on the Rock 1	December 28, 2002	KO (Knee and Punch)		2	2:07
WIN	8 - 1	Lemuel Vincent	RITC 42 - Road Trip	December 07, 2002	TKO (Punches)		1	0:23
WIN	7 - 1	Allan Sullivan	RITC 39 - Bring It	October 19, 2002	Submission (Armbar)		3	1:57
WIN	6 - 1	Joe Pardo	RITC 38 - Let's Roll	September 07, 2002	Decision (Unanimous)		3	3:00
WIN	5 - 1	Jess Morton	RITC 36 - The Rematch	June 22, 2002	TKO (Retirement)		1	3:00
WIN	4 - 1	Andy Montana	RITC 35 - This Time It's Personal	May 03, 2002	TKO (Submission to Punches)		1	1:24
LOSS	3 - 1	Homer Moore	RITC 34 - Rage in the Cage 34	March 15, 2002	Decision (Unanimous)		3	3:00
WIN	3 - 0	Joey Vigueria	RITC 33 - The Big Show	February 02, 2002	TKO (Submission to Punches)		1	2:00
WIN	2 - 0	Justin Lyon	RITC 31 - Rage in the Cage 31	November 07, 2001	TKO (Submission to Punches)		1	0:33
WIN	1 - 0	Ryan Roath	RITC 30 - Soaring to New Heights	September 26, 2001	TKO (Submission to Punches)		1	2:32