Joe “Diesel” Riggs is a 39 year old Male fighter from United States with a 50-18-1 pro MMA record. Riggs is scheduled to fight Josh Dyer at BKFC 29 on Saturday September 10, 2022 in a bout.
Joe Riggs has 50 wins with a 92% finish rate, including 32 by knockout, 13 by submission, 4 by decision.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Weight class | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Contest | 50-18-1 | George Sullivan |
KO/TKO
R3 2:08
|
Ring of Combat 70 | 2019-11-23 | Middleweight | ROC |
| Win | 49-18-1 | Jared Torgeson |
SUB
R1 2:55
|
Fusion Fight League | 2019-04-13 | Light Heavyweight | FFL |
| Win | 48-18-1 | Dan Yates |
KO/TKO
R1 3:31
|
KOP 63 | 2019-01-04 | Middleweight | KOP |
| Loss | 48-17-1 | Artem Frolov |
KO/TKO
R2 0:46
|
M-1 Challenge 93 | 2018-06-01 | Middleweight | M-1 |
| Draw | 48-17-0 | Boris Polezhay |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
M-1 Challenge 90 | 2018-03-30 | Middleweight | M-1 |
| Win | 47-17-0 | Erick Lozano |
KO/TKO
R2 2:53
|
KOP 60 | 2018-02-24 | Middleweight | KOP |
| Win | 46-17-0 | Oleg Olenichev |
KO/TKO
R3 3:21
|
M-1 Challenge 84 | 2017-10-27 | Middleweight | M-1 |
| Win | 45-17-0 | Shonie Carter |
KO/TKO
R2 4:54
|
Fight Night 4 | 2017-09-09 | Light Heavyweight | ZP |
| Win | 44-17-0 | Dmitriy Samoilov |
KO/TKO
R3 1:24
|
M-1 Challenge 81 | 2017-07-22 | Middleweight | M-1 |
| Win | 43-17-0 | Jerome Jones |
KO/TKO
R1 0:27
|
WXC 68 | 2017-04-28 | Middleweight | WXC |
| Win | 42-17-0 | Billy Martin |
KO/TKO
R1 1:48
|
Intense Championship Fighting 27 | 2017-04-08 | Middleweight | FFL |
| Win | 41-17-0 | Cody McKenzie |
SUB
R1 1:51
|
Fight Night 2 | 2016-10-28 | Catchweight | ZP |
| Loss | 41-16-0 | Chris Camozzi |
KO/TKO
R1 0:26
|
UFC Fight Night 83 | 2016-02-21 | Middleweight | UFC |
| Win | 40-16-0 | Ronald Stallings |
Disqualificaton
R2 2:28
|
UFC 191 | 2015-09-05 | Middleweight | UFC |
| Loss | 40-15-0 | Patrick Cote |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 186 | 2015-04-25 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Loss | 40-14-0 | Ben Saunders |
SUB
R1 0:57
|
UFC on FOX 13 | 2014-12-13 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 39-14-0 | Mike Bronzoulis |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Bellator 106 | 2013-11-02 | Welterweight | BFC |
| Win | 38-14-0 | Chris Leyva |
KO/TKO
R1 2:28
|
Regional circuit | 2012-11-16 | RITC | |
| Win | 37-14-0 | Josh Cavan |
KO/TKO
R1 4:16
|
MFW 1 | 2012-10-13 | Welterweight | MFW |
| Win | 36-14-0 | Shane Johnson |
KO/TKO
R2 2:33
|
Regional circuit | 2012-06-22 | RITC | |
| Win | 35-14-0 | Aaron Brink |
SUB
R2 1:18
|
Regional circuit | 2012-05-11 | RITC | |
| Win | 34-14-0 | Shannon Ritch |
KO/TKO
R1 0:56
|
Regional circuit | 2011-11-26 | DFD | |
| Loss | 34-13-0 | Kendall Grove |
SUB
R1 0:59
|
ProElite 1 | 2011-08-28 | Middleweight | PE |
| Loss | 34-12-0 | Bryan Baker |
KO/TKO
R2 3:53
|
Bellator 43 | 2011-05-07 | Middleweight | BFC |
| Loss | 34-11-0 | Jordan Mein |
KO/TKO
R2 4:30
|
Wreck MMA 5 | 2011-01-28 | Catchweight | WMMA |
| Win | 33-11-0 | Trent Thorne |
KO/TKO
R1 3:56
|
Regional circuit | 2010-11-21 | KOTC | |
| Win | 32-11-0 | Louis Taylor |
SUB
R3 2:07
|
Strikeforce Challengers 10 | 2010-08-14 | Catchweight | SF |
| Loss | 32-10-0 | Jay Hieron |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Strikeforce | 2010-01-30 | Welterweight | SF |
| Win | 31-10-0 | Nick Almen |
SUB
R1 1:51
|
Regional circuit | 2009-12-11 | ||
| Win | 30-10-0 | David Barnes |
KO/TKO
R1 0:57
|
Regional circuit | 2009-12-04 | RITC | |
| Win | 29-10-0 | Phil Baroni |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Strikeforce | 2009-06-06 | Middleweight | SF |
| Win | 28-10-0 | Luke Stewart |
KO/TKO
R2 2:05
|
Strikeforce | 2008-11-21 | Welterweight | SF |
| Loss | 28-9-0 | Kazuo Misaki |
KO/TKO
R2 2:29
|
Strikeforce at the Mansion II | 2008-09-20 | Middleweight | SF |
| Win | 27-9-0 | Matt Dempsey |
SUB
R2 1:47
|
Regional circuit | 2008-07-26 | RITC | |
| Loss | 27-8-0 | Cory Devela |
SUB
R1 1:22
|
Strikeforce | 2008-02-23 | Middleweight | SF |
| Win | 26-8-0 | Eugene Jackson |
KO/TKO
R1 3:56
|
Strikeforce | 2007-09-29 | Middleweight | SF |
| Win | 25-8-0 | Dan Chambers |
SUB
R1 3:25
|
Regional circuit | 2007-07-21 | ||
| Loss | 25-7-0 | Diego Sanchez |
KO/TKO
R1 1:45
|
UFC Fight Night 7 | 2006-12-13 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 24-7-0 | Jason Von Flue |
SUB
R1 2:01
|
UFC Fight Night 6 | 2006-08-17 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Loss | 24-6-0 | Mike Swick |
SUB
R1 2:19
|
UFC 60 | 2006-05-27 | Middleweight | UFC |
| Win | 23-6-0 | Nick Diaz |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 57 | 2006-02-04 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Loss | 23-5-0 | Matt Hughes |
SUB
R1 3:28
|
UFC 56 | 2005-11-19 | Catchweight | UFC |
| Win | 22-5-0 | Chris Lytle |
KO/TKO
R2 2:00
|
UFC 55 | 2005-10-07 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 21-5-0 | Rob Kimmons |
SUB
R1 1:24
|
WEC 15 | 2005-05-19 | Middleweight | WEC |
| Loss | 21-4-0 | Ivan Salaverry |
SUB
R1 2:42
|
UFC 52 | 2005-04-16 | Middleweight | UFC |
| Win | 20-4-0 | Thomas Gil |
SUB
R1 2:05
|
RITC 66 | 2004-11-13 | Heavyweight | RITC |
| Win | 19-4-0 | Isidro Gonzalez |
KO/TKO
R1 1:50
|
WEC 12 | 2004-10-21 | Middleweight | WEC |
| Win | 18-4-0 | Joe Doerksen |
SUB
R2 2:39
|
UFC 49 | 2004-08-21 | Middleweight | UFC |
| Win | 17-4-0 | Shane Johnson |
KO/TKO
R1
|
Regional circuit | 2004-05-28 | ||
| Win | 16-4-0 | Kendall Grove |
KO/TKO
R1 3:09
|
Rumble On The Rock 5 | 2004-05-07 | Light Heavyweight | ROTR |
| Win | 15-4-0 | Dave Vitkay |
KO/TKO
R1
|
International Cage Combat 4 | 2004-04-30 | Heavyweight | |
| Win | 14-4-0 | John Renken |
KO/TKO
R1 0:28
|
RITC 60 | 2004-03-20 | Middleweight | RITC |
| Win | 13-4-0 | Chris Kiever |
KO/TKO
R1 0:49
|
IFC 21 | 2004-01-31 | Light Heavyweight | IFC |
| Loss | 13-3-0 | Alex Stiebling |
SUB
R2 1:54
|
WEC 9 | 2004-01-16 | Light Heavyweight | WEC |
| Win | 12-3-0 | Cory Timmerman |
SUB
R1 1:11
|
RITC 57 | 2003-12-13 | Heavyweight | RITC |
| Win | 11-3-0 | Frank Alcala |
KO/TKO
R1 0:31
|
IFC 20 | 2003-12-06 | Light Heavyweight | IFC |
| No Contest | 11-3-0 | Andy Montana |
R
|
RITC 53 | 2003-09-13 | Heavyweight | RITC |
| Win | 10-3-0 | Greg Wikan |
KO/TKO
R3 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2003-07-19 | ||
| Win | 9-3-0 | Will Hammond |
KO/TKO
R1
|
Regional circuit | 2003-06-21 | ||
| Loss | 9-2-0 | Travis Fulton |
SUB
R1 0:48
|
RITC 45 | 2003-03-01 | Heavyweight | RITC |
| Win | 8-2-0 | Herb Dean |
KO/TKO
R1 0:52
|
RITC 43 | 2003-01-18 | Heavyweight | RITC |
| Loss | 8-1-0 | Wesley Correira |
KO/TKO
R2 2:07
|
Rumble On The Rock 1 | 2002-12-28 | Heavyweight | ROTR |
| Win | 7-1-0 | Lemuel Vincent |
KO/TKO
R1 0:23
|
RITC 42 | 2002-12-07 | Heavyweight | RITC |
| Win | 6-1-0 | Allen Sullivan |
SUB
R3 1:57
|
RITC 39 | 2002-10-19 | Heavyweight | RITC |
| Win | 5-1-0 | Joe Pardo |
DEC
R3 3:00
|
RITC 38 | 2002-09-07 | Heavyweight | RITC |
| Win | 4-1-0 | Jess Morton |
KO/TKO
R1 3:00
|
RITC 36 | 2002-06-22 | Heavyweight | RITC |
| Win | 3-1-0 | Andy Montana |
KO/TKO
R1 1:24
|
RITC 35 | 2002-05-03 | Heavyweight | RITC |
| Loss | 3-0-0 | Homer Moore |
DEC
R3 3:00
|
RITC 34 | 2002-03-15 | Heavyweight | RITC |
| Win | 2-0-0 | Joey Vigueria |
KO/TKO
R1 2:00
|
RITC 33 | 2002-02-02 | Heavyweight | RITC |
| Win | 1-0-0 | Justin Lyon |
KO/TKO
R1 0:33
|
RITC 31 | 2001-11-07 | Heavyweight | RITC |
| Win | 0-0-0 | Ryan Roath |
KO/TKO
R1 2:32
|
RITC 30 | 2001-09-26 | Heavyweight | RITC |
Riggs made his professional debut against Ryan Roath on September 26, 2001, fighting on the main card of RITC 30: Live And Barely Legal.
He made a winning start to his career, defeating Ryan Roath who carried a 4-2-0 professional MMA record into the fight.
Joe Riggs beat Ryan Roath by KO/TKO at 2:32 of Round 1.
Riggs made his debut in the UFC against Joe Doerksen on August 21, 2004, fighting on the main card of UFC 49: Unfinished Business having compiled a 18-4-0 professional MMA record.
Joe Riggs beat Joe Doerksen by Submission at 2:39 of Round 2.
Since his debut, Riggs has gone on to fight a total of 12 more times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 5-7-0.
After his UFC stint, Riggs took his next fight at WEC on October 21, 2004, fighting against Isidro Gonzalez on the main card of WEC 12: Halloween Fury 3.
Joe Riggs beat Isidro Gonzalez by KO/TKO at 1:50 of Round 1.
After 2 fights outside of the promotion, Riggs returned to the UFC on April 16, 2005, fighting against Ivan Salaverry on the preliminary card of UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2.
At the time of his UFC return, his professional MMA record stood at 21-4-0
Joe Riggs lost to Ivan Salaverry by Submission at 2:42 of Round 1.
After 1 fights outside of the promotion, Riggs returned to the UFC on October 7, 2005, fighting against Chris Lytle on the main card of UFC 55: Fury.
At the time of his UFC return, his professional MMA record stood at 22-5-0
Joe Riggs beat Chris Lytle by KO/TKO at 2:00 of Round 2.
After 21 fights outside of the promotion, Riggs returned to the UFC on December 13, 2014, fighting against Ben Saunders on the preliminary card of UFC on FOX 13: Dos Santos vs. Miocic.
At the time of his UFC return, his professional MMA record stood at 40-14-0
Joe Riggs lost to Ben Saunders by Submission at 0:57 of Round 1.
Riggs's last win came against Jared Torgeson at Fusion Fight League on Saturday April 13, 2019. Joe Riggs beat Jared Torgeson by Submission at 2:55 of Round 1.
Riggs is scheduled to fight Josh Dyer at BKFC 29 on Saturday September 10, 2022.
Riggs's last loss came against Artem Frolov at M-1 Challenge 93 on Friday June 1, 2018. Joe Riggs lost to Artem Frolov by KO/TKO at 0:46 of Round 2.
Riggs has fought 12 times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 5-7-0.
Riggs has knocked out 32 opponents.
Riggs has submitted 13 opponents.
Riggs has been knocked out 7 times.
Riggs has been submitted 8 times.
