Joe Riggs
12 UFC Fights | 42% Win Rate | 3 Finishes (60%)
Joe Riggs UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Joe Riggs is 5-7 in the UFC across 12 fights, with 2 wins by knockout, 1 by submission and 1 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 50-18-1 (2 NC), 45-11 of it outside the UFC. Riggs competes at welterweight as a southpaw clinch fighter, standing 6'0" with a 70" reach at 43 years old. The last bout was a no contest against George Sullivan in Nov 2019.
Best attribute: striking defense (fewest significant strikes absorbed per minute) — 93rd percentile among 280 welterweight fighters (1.8/min).
Joe Riggs's UFC win rate is 42% (5 of 12 fights), and 60% of those wins came by finish. Riggs averages 1.0 takedowns per fight at 58% accuracy and stops 72% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 50-18-1 (2 NC)
- UFC Record
- 5-7
- Height
- 6'0"
- Reach
- 70"
- Age
- 43
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Last Fight
- NC vs George Sullivan · No Contest (Overturned) · Nov 2019
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Joe Riggs's Last 5 Fights
Riggs is 1-4 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Chris Camozzi · KO/TKO · R1 0:26 · UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy · Feb 2016
- Win vs Ron Stallings · DQ · R2 2:28 · UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 · Sep 2015
- Loss vs Patrick Cote · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi · Apr 2015
- Loss vs Ben Saunders · Submission · R1 0:57 · UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic · Dec 2014
- Loss vs Diego Sanchez · KO/TKO · R1 1:45 · UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs · Dec 2006
Striking
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Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Joe Riggs vs Average
Joe Riggs lands 4.9 strikes in R1 but 11.0 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
Joe Riggs's UFC Fight History
12 UFC fights on record (5-7), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Chris Camozzi | KO/TKO | R1 · 0:26 | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy | 2016-02-21 |
| W | Ron Stallings | DQ | R2 · 2:28 | UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 | 2015-09-05 |
| L | Patrick Cote | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi | 2015-04-25 |
| L | Ben Saunders | Submission | R1 · 0:57 | UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic | 2014-12-13 |
| L | Diego Sanchez | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:45 | UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs | 2006-12-13 |
| W | Jason Von Flue | Submission | R1 · 2:01 | UFC Fight Night 6 | 2006-08-17 |
| L | Mike Swick | Submission | R1 · 2:19 | UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie | 2006-05-27 |
| W | Nick Diaz | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 | 2006-02-04 |
| L | Matt Hughes | Submission | R1 · 3:28 | UFC 56: Full Force | 2005-11-19 |
| W | Chris Lytle | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:00 | UFC 55: Fury | 2005-10-07 |
| L | Ivan Salaverry | Submission | R1 · 2:42 | UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 2 | 2005-04-16 |
| W | Joe Doerksen | KO/TKO | R2 · 3:39 | UFC 49: Unfinished Business | 2004-08-21 |
How Riggs Ranks at Welterweight
Percentile among the 280 welterweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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