Diesel
Joe Riggs
50 - 18 - 1
Middleweight
Height
6'0" (183cm)
Division
Middleweight
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Height
6'0" (183cm)
Division
Middleweight
Born
1982-09-23
Birthplace
Sanford, Maine, United States
Fighting Out Of
Phoenix, Arizona
Team(s)
N/A
Overall Record
50 - 18 - 1
Winning Method
13%
Dec.
Decision
7 / 54
9.3%
Sub.
Submission
5 / 54
44.4%
KO
KO
24 / 54
Losing Method
16.7%
Dec.
Decision
3 / 18
33.3%
Sub.
Submission
6 / 18
44.4%
KO
KO
8 / 18
Past Fights
November 23, 2019
Ring of Combat 70
George Sullivan
NC (50-18-1)No Contest • Round 208 (Punches)
April 13, 2019
Fusion Fight League
Jared Torgeson
Win (49-18-1)Rear Naked Choke • Round 1 (2:55)
January 4, 2019
KOP 63
Dan Yates
Win (48-18-1)Punches • Round 1 (3:31)
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November 23, 2019
Ring of Combat 70
George Sullivan
NC (50-18-1)No Contest • Round 208 (Punches)
April 13, 2019
Fusion Fight League
Jared Torgeson
Win (49-18-1)Rear Naked Choke • Round 1 (2:55)
January 4, 2019
KOP 63
Dan Yates
Win (48-18-1)Punches • Round 1 (3:31)
June 1, 2018
M-1 Challenge 93
Artem Frolov
Loss (48-17-1)Knee Injury • Round 2 (0:46)
March 30, 2018
M-1 Challenge 90
Boris Polezhay
D (48-17)Decision
February 24, 2018
KOP 60
Erick Lozano
Win (47-17)Punches • Round 2 (2:53)
October 27, 2017
M-1 Challenge 84
Oleg Olenichev
Win (46-17)Punches • Round 3 (3:21)
September 9, 2017
Fight Night 4
Shonie Carter
Win (45-17)KO/TKO • Round 2 (4:54)
July 22, 2017
M-1 Challenge 81
Dmitriy Samoilov
Win (44-17)Punches • Round 3 (1:24)
April 28, 2017
WXC 68: Nemesis
Jerome Jones
Win (43-17)Punches • Round 1 (0:27)
April 8, 2017
Intense Championship Fighting 27
Billy Martin
Win (42-17)Punches • Round 1 (1:48)
October 28, 2016
Fight Night 2
Cody McKenzie
Win (41-17)Strikes • Round 1 (1:51)
February 21, 2016
UFC Fight Night 83
Chris Camozzi
Loss (41-16)Punch & Knees • Round 1 (0:26)
September 5, 2015
UFC 191: Johnson vs. Dodson 2
Ronald Stallings
Win (40-16)Illegal Upkick • Round 2 (2:28)
April 25, 2015
UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi
Patrick Cote
Loss (40-15)Decision
December 13, 2014
UFC on FOX 13
Ben Saunders
Loss (40-14)Neck Injury • Round 1 (0:57)
November 2, 2013
Bellator 106
Mike Bronzoulis
Win (39-14)Decision
August 29, 2013
Fight Master: Bellator MMA
Cole Williams
Win ()Decision
August 22, 2013
Fight Master: Bellator MMA
Evan Cutts
Win ()Decision
July 31, 2013
Fight Master: Bellator MMA
Eric Scallan
Win ()Decision
July 10, 2013
Fight Master: Bellator MMA
Rob Mills
Win ()Heel Hook • Round 1 (4:31)
November 16, 2012
Rage in the Cage
Chris Leyva
Win (38-14)
October 13, 2012
MFW 1
Josh Cavan
Win (37-14)Punches • Round 1 (4:16)
June 22, 2012
Rage in the Cage
Shane Johnson
Win (36-14)
May 11, 2012
Rage in the Cage
Aaron Brink
Win (35-14)
November 26, 2011
Duel For Domination MMA
Shannon Ritch
Win (34-14)
August 28, 2011
ProElite 1: Arlovski vs Lopez
Kendall Grove
Loss (34-13)Guillotine Choke • Round 1 (0:59)
May 7, 2011
Bellator 43
Bryan Baker
Loss (34-12)Punch • Round 2 (3:53)
January 28, 2011
Wreck MMA 5
Jordan Mein
Loss (34-11)Punches • Round 2 (4:30)
November 21, 2010
KOTC: Forty Eight
Trent Thorne
Win (33-11)Elbows • Round 1 (3:56)
August 14, 2010
Strikeforce Challengers 10
Louis Taylor
Win (32-11)Punches • Round 3 (2:07)
January 30, 2010
Strikeforce
Jay Hieron
Loss (32-10)Decision
December 4, 2009
Rage in the Cage
David Barnes
Win (30-10)
June 6, 2009
Strikeforce
Phil Baroni
Win (29-10)Decision
November 21, 2008
Strikeforce
Luke Stewart
Win (28-10)Punches • Round 2 (2:05)
September 20, 2008
Strikeforce at the Mansion II
Kazuo Misaki
Loss (28-9)Punches • Round 2 (2:29)
July 26, 2008
Rage in the Cage
Matt Dempsey
Win (27-9)
February 23, 2008
Strikeforce
Cory Devela
Loss (27-8)Slam • Round 1 (1:22)
September 29, 2007
Strikeforce
Eugene Jackson
Win (26-8)Punches • Round 1 (3:56)
December 13, 2006
UFC Fight Night 7
Diego Sanchez
Loss (25-7)Knee • Round 1 (1:45)
August 17, 2006
UFC Fight Night 6
Jason Von Flue
Win (24-7)Triangle Choke • Round 1 (2:01)
May 27, 2006
UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie
Mike Swick
Loss (24-6)Guillotine Choke • Round 1 (2:19)
February 4, 2006
UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3
Nick Diaz
Win (23-6)Decision
November 19, 2005
UFC 56: Full Force
Matt Hughes
Loss (23-5)Kimura • Round 1 (3:28)
October 7, 2005
UFC 55: Fury
Chris Lytle
Win (22-5)Cut • Round 2 (2:00)
May 19, 2005
WEC 15: Judgment Day
Rob Kimmons
Win (21-5)Punches • Round 1 (1:24)
April 16, 2005
UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2
Ivan Salaverry
Loss (21-4)Triangle Choke • Round 1 (2:42)
November 13, 2004
RITC 66: Thanks Tri-Valley
Thomas Gil
Win (20-4)Armbar • Round 1 (2:05)
October 21, 2004
WEC 12: Halloween Fury 3
Isidro Gonzalez
Win (19-4)Punches & Elbows • Round 1 (1:50)
August 21, 2004
UFC 49: Unfinished Business
Joe Doerksen
Win (18-4)Elbows • Round 2 (2:39)
May 7, 2004
Rumble On The Rock 5
Kendall Grove
Win (16-4)Elbows • Round 1 (3:09)
April 30, 2004
International Cage Combat 4
Dave Vitkay
Win (15-4)Punches
March 20, 2004
RITC 60: The Saint Goes Marching In
John Renken
Win (14-4)Punch • Round 1 (0:28)
January 31, 2004
IFC 21: Battleground Tahoe
Chris Kiever
Win (13-4)Punch • Round 1 (0:49)
January 16, 2004
WEC 9: Cold Blooded
Alex Stiebling
Loss (13-3)Triangle Choke • Round 2 (1:54)
December 13, 2003
RITC 57: Tucson Revisited
Cory Timmerman
Win (12-3)Armbar • Round 1 (1:11)
December 6, 2003
IFC 20: Rumble On The Rio
Frank Alcala
Win (11-3)Punches • Round 1 (0:31)
September 13, 2003
RITC 53: The Beat Goes On
Andy Montana
NC (11-3)No Contest
March 1, 2003
RITC 45: Finally
Travis Fulton
Loss (9-2)Choke • Round 1 (0:48)
January 18, 2003
RITC 43: The Match
Herb Dean
Win (8-2)Punches • Round 1 (0:52)
December 28, 2002
Rumble On The Rock 1
Wesley Correira
Loss (8-1)Knee & Punch • Round 2 (2:07)
December 7, 2002
RITC 42: Road Trip
Lemuel Vincent
Win (7-1)Punches • Round 1 (0:23)
October 19, 2002
RITC 39: Bring It
Allen Sullivan
Win (6-1)Armbar • Round 3 (1:57)
September 7, 2002
RITC 38: Let's Roll
Joe Pardo
Win (5-1)Decision
June 22, 2002
RITC 36: The Rematch
Jess Morton
Win (4-1)Retirement • Round 1 (3:00)
May 3, 2002
RITC 35: This Time It's Personal
Andy Montana
Win (3-1)Punches • Round 1 (1:24)
March 15, 2002
RITC 34: Unfinished Business
Homer Moore
Loss (3-0)Decision
February 2, 2002
RITC 33: The Big Show
Joey Vigueria
Win (2-0)Punches • Round 1 (2:00)
November 7, 2001
RITC 31: The Triumphant Return
Justin Lyon
Win (1-0)Punches • Round 1 (0:33)
September 26, 2001
RITC 30: Live And Barely Legal
Ryan Roath
Win (0-0)Punches • Round 1 (2:32)
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