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Joe Riggs

Fighter profile

Joe Riggs

MW50-18-1P4P #395Div #67
Form
 
 
 
 
 
71
Overall
SoS 47
Skill ratings
Striking
63
Boxing
61
Kicking
52
Clinch
67
Striking def.
77
Wrestling off.
74
Wrestling def.
65
Ground game
79
Submissions
72
Grappling def.
57
Profile
Age43
Height6'0"
Reach70"
StanceSouthpaw
StyleGrappler
CountryUSA
Pro debut2001
UFC record5-7-0
Last fight2019-11-23
Octagon time66.8 min
Avg fight5.6 min
Career length24y 10m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the MW division (350 fighters).

Fought across 2 divisions:7 WW · 5 MW (now)

Striking offense1472
3rd
MW avg 1500
Striking defense1541
99th
MW avg 1500
Grappling offense1519
94th
MW avg 1497
Grappling defense1477
5th
MW avg 1504
Momentum20
53rd
MW avg 23
Win / loss by method
Record: 50-18-1, 2 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
37 wins, 8 losses
W
74% of wins
L
44% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 7 losses
W
16% of wins
L
39% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 3 losses
W
8% of wins
L
17% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
2% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
5win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(29%) 2
1 (20%)Submission(57%) 4
1 (20%)Decision(14%) 1
1 (20%)DQ / other(0%) 0
Non-UFC
45win11loss1draw2NC
WinsLosses
35 (78%)KO/TKO(55%) 6
7 (16%)Submission(27%) 3
3 (7%)Decision(18%) 2
UFC stats
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Peers
3+ fights

Striking · offense

Sig. strikes165
Sig. accuracy51%
Sig. attempted325
Total strikes249
Total attempted413
Knockdowns1
Head136
Body19
Leg10
Distance62
Clinch37
Ground66

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed128
Sig. defense52%
KDs absorbed4
Head abs.77
Body abs.30
Leg abs.21
Distance abs.59
Clinch abs.47
Ground abs.22

Grappling · offense

Takedowns13
TD accuracy62%
TD attempted21
Sub att.2
Reversals2
Control time22:08

Grappling · defense

TD defense72%
TDs absorbed7
TD att. faced25
Sub att. faced6
Controlled time17:02

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 12 UFC fights · 66:45 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Opp
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Peers
3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Joe has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallSoft
214W–66Lwin 76.4%div #175/247pct 30th
WinsSoft
82W–32Lwin 71.9%div #188/231pct 19th
LossesAverage
132W–34Lwin 79.5%div #121/237pct 49th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallStrong
1543 elodiv #94/247pct 62nd
WinsSoft
1517 elodiv #156/232pct 33rd
LossesStrong
1561 elodiv #70/237pct 71st

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall669W–419L61.5%
Wins415W–341L54.9%
Losses254W–78L76.5%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Joe, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
−3.63u−36.3% ROI

over 10 close-line bets

Average odds
+137

42% implied

As favorite
1W–2L

ROI −59.4%

Avg -195

As underdog
2W–5L

ROI −26.4%

Avg +213

Based on 10 of 12 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.