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UFC 49: Unfinished Business
Joe Riggs
Joe Riggs
18-4 · USA
VS
Joe Doerksen
Joe Doerksen
27-5 · CAN
August 21, 2004 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
184.0lb
Joe Riggs def. Joe Doerksen by KO/TKO (Elbows), R2 3:39
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Riggs5/181/202:56
Doerksen5/62/500:45
R2 · 3:39
Riggs24/371/103:08
Doerksen1/10/200:00
Total
Riggs29/552/306:04
Doerksen6/72/700:45

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
RiggsWin probabilityDoerksen
47.6%52.4%
KO / TKO
20%
Submission
58%
Decision
22%
Expected fight time: 6.3 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Riggs, blue toward Doerksen. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Riggs48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%33%
Submission20%42%
Decision12%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes18 (923)act 29
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.6)act 2
Doerksen52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%9%
Submission38%72%
Decision10%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes13 (617)act 6
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 2
Combined totals~31 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R162%
R211%
R35%
Distance22%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 3.2%
Riggs
62.7%-184
Doerksen
+18434.0%
Most takedownstie 35.6%
Riggs
44.7%-228
Doerksen
+22819.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Riggs
Expected: 17.9
18
Over 18
40.2%
+140
Exactly 18
3.5%
push
Under 18
56.2%
-140
02345
Doerksen
Expected: 12.8
13
Over 13
39.0%
+144
Exactly 13
4.8%
push
Under 13
56.3%
-144
01632
Takedowns — over/under
Riggs
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
31.1%
+141
Exactly 1
25.2%
push
Under 1
43.7%
-141
035
Doerksen
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
33.2%
+201
Under 0.5
66.8%
-201
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 6.3 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market

No market on record for this bout.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1534
Pound-for-pound
1552
1534
Divisional
1552
1482
Striking offense
1500
1500
Striking defense
1500
1561
Grappling offense
1500
1558
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
21 yrs
Age
26 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'0"
70"
Reach
75"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
Win/loss streak
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Joe Riggs
No prior UFC fights.
Joe Doerksen
No prior UFC fights.
Riggs — win / loss by method
Record: 18-4-0, 1 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
15 wins, 1 loss
W
83% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
11% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
6% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
18win4loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
15 (83%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
2 (11%)Submission(50%) 2
1 (6%)Decision(25%) 1
Doerksen — win / loss by method
Record: 27-5-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
15% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
21 wins, 2 losses
W
78% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
7% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
27win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (15%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
21 (78%)Submission(40%) 2
2 (7%)Decision(40%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Riggs
Doerksen
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Riggs
Doerksen
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Riggs
Doerksen
238W–114L · 67.6%
Overall
239W–118L · 66.9%
88W–68L · 56.4%
Wins
211W–105L · 66.8%
150W–46L · 76.5%
Losses
28W–13L · 68.3%
1 of Doerksen's non-UFC opponents have no record in our data, so this is understated. Refresh data to fill them in.
Distance striking
Riggs
Doerksen
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Riggs
Doerksen
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Riggs
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Doerksen
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Joe Riggs

No UFC fights on record.

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

Joe Doerksen

No UFC fights on record.

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