Joe Doerksen (51-16, 42) was born in New Bothwell, Manitoba, Canada on October 9, 1977. At the age of 21 years on February 6, 1999, he made his professional MMA debut against Abundio Munoz, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On August 21, 2004, 26-year old Joe Doerksen made his UFC debut on his 33rd professional MMA fight at UFC 49 against a 21-year old Joe Riggs but lost the fight via TKO in the 2nd round.
Doerksen's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Tony Lopez at age 36 on September 19, 2014. He retired with a 4-fight winning streak.
He has fought nine times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 7 losses in the promotion.
Some of Joe Doerksen's best fights have been against Tom Lawlor, Patrick Côté, Lee Murray, Anthony Macias, Denis Kang, John Alessio and Takenori Sato.
Doerksen has 16 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
67 | Sep 19, 2014 36 years, 11 months 51-16 (42) | Tony Lopez | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
66 | Sep 13, 2013 35 years, 11 months 50-16 (42) | Mike Kent | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
65  | Sep 15, 2012 34 years, 11 months 49-16 (41) | 37 years, 8 months 12-7-1 (11) | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
64 | Jun 15, 2012 34 years, 8 months 48-16 (41) | Joel Powell | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
63  | Oct 14, 2011 34 years 47-16 (40) | 24 years, 3 months 14-7 (12) | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
62  | Jun 10, 2011 33 years, 8 months 47-15 (40) | 30 years, 4 months 22-9 (13) | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
61  | Mar 25, 2011 33 years, 5 months 46-15 (40) | 33 years, 1 months 27-2-1 (20) | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage | |
60  | Dec 11, 2010 33 years, 2 months 46-14 (40) | 29 years, 5 months 12-4 (9) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS |
59 | Sep 25, 2010 32 years, 11 months 46-13 (40) | CB Dollaway | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
58 | Jun 4, 2010 32 years, 7 months 46-12 (40) | Shawn Marchand | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
57  | May 8, 2010 32 years, 6 months 45-12 (39) | 26 years, 11 months 6-2 (3) | UFC | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
56 | Apr 16, 2010 32 years, 6 months 44-12 (38) | Chad Herrick | KOTC | MD | 3 | SD | WIN |
55  | Sep 23, 2009 31 years, 11 months 43-12 (38) | 24 years, 3 months 9-5-5 (5) | MD | 2 | KO | WIN Punches | |
54 | May 22, 2009 31 years, 7 months 42-12 (37) | Gregory Babene | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
53  | Nov 1, 2008 31 years 41-12 (36) | 34 years, 2 months 25-9-6 (6) | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
52 | Aug 29, 2008 30 years, 10 months 40-12 (35) | John Meyer | MD | 3 | SD | WIN | |
51  | Apr 19, 2008 30 years, 6 months 39-12 (35) | 32 years, 10 months 19-9 (16) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Elbows |
50  | Nov 17, 2007 30 years, 1 months 39-11 (35) | 27 years, 1 months 15-5 (14) | UFC | MD | 3 | KO | LOSS Punch |
49  | Aug 5, 2007 29 years, 9 months 39-10 (35) | 29 years, 2 months 14-0 (7) | WEC | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches For WEC middleweight title |
48 | May 25, 2007 29 years, 7 months 39-9 (35) | BJ Lacy | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
47 | Apr 13, 2007 29 years, 6 months 38-9 (34) | Dae Won Kim | DEEP | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
46 | Nov 2, 2006 29 years 37-9 (33) | Ryan McGivern | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
45 | Sep 23, 2006 28 years, 11 months 36-9 (32) | Brian Foster | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
44 | Jun 30, 2006 28 years, 8 months 35-9 (31) | Todd Carney | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
43 | May 20, 2006 28 years, 7 months 34-9 (30) | Jeremy Johnson | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
42 | Apr 15, 2006 28 years, 6 months 33-9 (29) | Thomas Russell | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
41  | Mar 4, 2006 28 years, 4 months 32-9 (28) | 26 years, 10 months 22-6-2 (16) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
40 | Oct 11, 2005 28 years 32-8 (28) | Jason MacDonald | LHW | 4 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
39 | Sep 24, 2005 27 years, 11 months 32-7 (28) | Brendan Seguin | LHW | 3 | TKO | WIN Leg kicks | |
38  | Aug 20, 2005 27 years, 10 months 31-7 (27) | 35 years, 3 months 14-3 (9) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
37 | Jul 9, 2005 27 years, 9 months 31-6 (27) | Art Santore | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
36  | Apr 16, 2005 27 years, 6 months 30-6 (27) | 25 years, 1 months 6-1 (4) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
35 | Mar 5, 2005 27 years, 4 months 29-6 (26) | Matt Knaub | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
34 | Oct 23, 2004 27 years 28-6 (25) | 24 years 9-2 (9) | MD | 3 | CKO | WIN Triangle choke | |
33  | Aug 21, 2004 26 years, 10 months 27-6 (25) | 21 years, 10 months 18-4 (17) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Submission to punches |
32  | May 14, 2004 26 years, 7 months 27-5 (25) | 23 years, 9 months 9-1 (7) | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
31  | Apr 16, 2004 26 years, 6 months 26-5 (25) | 23 years, 3 months | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
30 | Mar 26, 2004 26 years, 5 months 25-5 (25) | Danny Anderson | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
29 | Jun 13, 2003 25 years, 8 months 24-5 (24) | Brendan Seguin | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
28 | Jun 13, 2003 25 years, 8 months 23-5 (23) | Jay Buck | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Kick | |
27 | Jun 13, 2003 25 years, 8 months 22-5 (22) | Desi Miner | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
26 | Jun 7, 2003 25 years, 7 months 21-5 (21) | Kyle Jensen | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | |
25  | Apr 25, 2003 25 years, 6 months 20-5 (20) | 34 years, 2 months 22-9 (18) | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
24  | Oct 11, 2002 25 years 19-5 (19) | 25 years 7-5 (7) | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
23 | Jun 22, 2002 24 years, 8 months 18-5 (18) | Travis Galbraith | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
22  | Jan 25, 2002 24 years, 3 months 17-5 (17) | 22 years, 1 months 4-2 (4) | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
21  | Nov 2, 2001 24 years 17-4 (17) | 36 years, 4 months 8-6 (7) | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Toe hold | |
20 | Oct 19, 2001 24 years 17-3 (17) | Stephan Potvin | WL | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
19 | Sep 15, 2001 23 years, 11 months 17-2 (17) | Robbie Newman | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
18 | Jun 30, 2001 23 years, 8 months 16-2 (16) | Ray McDaniel | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
17 | Jun 2, 2001 23 years, 7 months 15-2 (15) | Brett Al-azzawi | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Keylock | |
16 | Mar 17, 2001 23 years, 5 months 14-2 (14) | Scott Ventimiglia | Rings | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
15  | Nov 14, 2000 23 years, 1 months 13-2 (13) | 21 years, 4 months 7-4 (5) | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
14 | Oct 28, 2000 23 years 12-2 (12) | David Ferguson | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
13 | Aug 26, 2000 22 years, 10 months 11-2 (11) | Mark Waters | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
12 | Aug 26, 2000 22 years, 10 months 10-2 (10) | Adrian Serrano | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Keylock | |
11 | Jul 8, 2000 22 years, 8 months 9-2 (9) | Mike Hueser | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
10  | Jun 17, 2000 22 years, 8 months 8-2 (8) | 22 years, 7 months 3-0 (3) | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | |
9 | Jun 17, 2000 22 years, 8 months 7-2 (7) | Mark Jaquith | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
8 | Feb 24, 2000 22 years, 4 months 6-2 (6) | John Renken | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Keylock | |
7  | Nov 13, 1999 22 years, 1 months 5-2 (5) | 26 years, 1 months 9-1 (6) | WL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Submission to knees and punches | |
6 | Oct 9, 1999 22 years 5-1 (5) | Cris Custer | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
5 | Aug 21, 1999 21 years, 10 months 4-1 (4) | Rick Graveson | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | ||
4  | Feb 6, 1999 21 years, 3 months 3-1 (3) | 32 years, 4 months 7-2-1 (5) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Neck crank | ||
3 | Feb 6, 1999 21 years, 3 months 3-0 (3) | Dennis Reed | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
2 | Feb 6, 1999 21 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | Ron Lobley | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
1 | Feb 6, 1999 21 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Abundio Munoz | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
