Joe Riggs (49-18-1, 44) was born in Sanford, Maine, U.S. on September 23, 1982. At the age of 19 years on September 26, 2001, he made his professional MMA debut against Ryan Roath, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On August 21, 2004, 21-year old Joe Riggs made his UFC debut on his 24th professional MMA fight at UFC 49 against a 26-year old Joe Doerksen, winning the fight in the 2nd round via TKO.
Riggs' last fight was a 3-round no contest against George Sullivan at age 37 on November 23, 2019. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought 12 times in the UFC, and has a record of 5 wins and 7 losses in the promotion.
Some of Joe Riggs' best fights have been against Rob Kimmons, Jason Von Flue, Joe Doerksen, Chris Lytle, Eugene Jackson, Ron Stallings and Nick Diaz. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Joe Riggs".
Riggs has 18 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Joe Riggs Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
70  | Nov 23, 2019 37 years, 2 months 49-18-1 (44) | 38 years, 8 months 18-8 (11) | MD | 3 | NC | NC Overturned | |
69 | Jan 4, 2019 36 years, 3 months 49-18-1 (44) | Dan Yates | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
68 | Jun 1, 2018 35 years, 8 months 48-18-1 (43) | Artem Frolov | M-1 | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Knee injury For M-1 Global middleweight title |
67 | Mar 30, 2018 35 years, 6 months 48-17-1 (43) | Borys Polezhai | M-1 | MD | 3 | UD | DRAW Split |
66 | Feb 24, 2018 35 years, 5 months 48-17 (43) | Erick Lozano | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
65 | Oct 27, 2017 35 years, 1 months 47-17 (42) | Oleg Olenichev | M-1 | LHW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
64  | Sep 9, 2017 34 years, 11 months 46-17 (41) | 45 years, 4 months 51-31-7 (27) | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
63 | Jul 22, 2017 34 years, 9 months 45-17 (40) | Dmitry Samoilov | M-1 | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
62 | Apr 8, 2017 34 years, 6 months 44-17 (39) | Jerome Jones | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
61 | Apr 8, 2017 34 years, 6 months 43-17 (38) | Billy Martin | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
60  | Oct 28, 2016 34 years, 1 months 42-17 (37) | 28 years, 10 months 16-9 (15) | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
59  | Feb 21, 2016 33 years, 4 months 41-17 (36) | 29 years, 3 months 22-10 (13) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Knees |
58  | Sep 5, 2015 32 years, 11 months 41-16 (36) | 32 years, 7 months 13-7 (12) | UFC | MD | 2 | DQ | WIN Illegal upkick |
57  | Apr 25, 2015 32 years, 7 months 40-16 (36) | 35 years, 1 months 20-9 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
56  | Dec 13, 2014 32 years, 2 months 40-15 (36) | 31 years, 8 months 17-6-2 (14) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Neck injury |
55  | Nov 2, 2013 31 years, 1 months 40-14 (36) | 34 years, 9 months 15-5-1 (12) | Bellator | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
54 | Nov 16, 2012 30 years, 1 months 39-14 (36) | Cris Leyva | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
53 | Oct 13, 2012 30 years 38-14 (35) | Josh Cavan | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
52 | Jun 22, 2012 29 years, 8 months 37-14 (34) | Shane Johnson | LHW | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | |
51  | May 11, 2012 29 years, 7 months 36-14 (33) | 37 years, 5 months 25-23 (25) | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
50  | Nov 26, 2011 29 years, 2 months 35-14 (32) | 41 years, 1 months 48-75 (45) | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
49  | Aug 27, 2011 28 years, 11 months 34-14 (31) | 28 years, 9 months 12-9 (9) | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
48  | May 7, 2011 28 years, 7 months 34-13 (31) | 25 years, 6 months 14-2 (9) | Bellator | MD | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch |
47  | Jan 28, 2011 28 years, 4 months 34-12 (31) | 21 years, 3 months 19-7 (17) | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
46 | Nov 21, 2010 28 years, 1 months 34-11 (31) | Trent Thorne | KOTC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Elbows |
45  | Aug 13, 2010 27 years, 10 months 33-11 (30) | 31 years, 3 months 6-1 (5) | Strikeforce | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches |
44  | Jan 30, 2010 27 years, 4 months 32-11 (29) | 33 years, 6 months 18-4 (11) | Strikeforce | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
43 | Dec 11, 2009 27 years, 2 months 32-10 (29) | Nick Almen | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches and elbows | |
42 | Dec 4, 2009 27 years, 2 months 31-10 (28) | David Barnes | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
41  | Jun 6, 2009 26 years, 8 months 30-10 (27) | 33 years, 1 months 13-10 (10) | Strikeforce | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
40 | Nov 21, 2008 26 years, 1 months 29-10 (27) | Luke Stewart | Strikeforce | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
39  | Sep 20, 2008 25 years, 11 months 28-10 (26) | 32 years, 4 months 20-8-2 (9) | Strikeforce | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
38 | Jul 26, 2008 25 years, 10 months 28-9 (26) | Matt Dempsey | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
37  | Feb 23, 2008 25 years, 5 months 27-9 (25) | 23 years, 9 months 9-2 (7) | Strikeforce | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Slam |
36  | Sep 29, 2007 25 years 27-8 (25) | 41 years 15-8-1 (12) | Strikeforce | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
35 | Jul 21, 2007 24 years, 9 months 26-8 (24) | Dan Chambers | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
34  | Dec 13, 2006 24 years, 2 months 25-8 (23) | 24 years, 11 months 16-0 (12) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Knee |
33  | Aug 17, 2006 23 years, 10 months 25-7 (23) | 31 years 11-5-1 (9) | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
32  | May 27, 2006 23 years, 8 months 24-7 (22) | 26 years, 11 months 8-1 (7) | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
31  | Feb 4, 2006 23 years, 4 months 24-6 (22) | 22 years, 6 months 11-4 (10) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
30  | Nov 19, 2005 23 years, 1 months 23-6 (22) | 32 years, 1 months 38-4 (30) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kimura |
29  | Oct 7, 2005 23 years 23-5 (22) | 31 years, 1 months 20-11-5 (16) | UFC | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
28  | May 19, 2005 22 years, 7 months 22-5 (21) | 24 years, 3 months 3-0 (3) | WEC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches Won WEC middleweight title |
27  | Apr 16, 2005 22 years, 6 months 21-5 (20) | 34 years, 3 months 11-4 (8) | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke |
26 | Nov 13, 2004 22 years, 1 months 21-4 (20) | Thomas Gil | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
25 | Oct 21, 2004 22 years 20-4 (19) | Isidro Gonzalez | WEC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches and elbows |
24  | Aug 21, 2004 21 years, 10 months 19-4 (18) | 26 years, 10 months 27-5 (25) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Submission to elbows |
23 | May 28, 2004 21 years, 8 months 18-4 (17) | Shane Johnson | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
22 | May 7, 2004 21 years, 7 months 17-4 (16) | 21 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Elbows | |
21  | Apr 30, 2004 21 years, 7 months 16-4 (15) | 23 years, 11 months 3-1 (3) | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
20 | Mar 20, 2004 21 years, 5 months 15-4 (14) | John Renken | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
19 | Jan 31, 2004 21 years, 4 months 14-4 (13) | Chris Kiever | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
18  | Jan 16, 2004 21 years, 3 months 13-4 (12) | 27 years 14-5-1 (11) | WEC | LHW | 2 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke |
17 | Dec 13, 2003 21 years, 2 months 13-3 (12) | Cory Timmerman | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
16 | Dec 6, 2003 21 years, 2 months 12-3 (11) | Frank Alcala | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
15 | Sep 13, 2003 20 years, 11 months 11-3 (10) | Andy Montana | 2 | NC | NC | ||
14 | Jul 19, 2003 20 years, 9 months 11-3 (10) | Greg Wikan | 3 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | ||
13 | Jun 21, 2003 20 years, 8 months 10-3 (9) | Will Hammond | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
12  | Mar 1, 2003 20 years, 5 months 9-3 (8) | 25 years, 9 months 121-37-9 (118) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Choke | ||
11 | Jan 18, 2003 20 years, 3 months 9-2 (8) | Herb Dean | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
10  | Dec 28, 2002 20 years, 3 months 8-2 (7) | 24 years, 1 months 8-4 (7) | 2 | KO | LOSS Knee and punch | ||
9 | Dec 7, 2002 20 years, 2 months 8-1 (7) | Lemuel Vincent | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
8 | Oct 19, 2002 20 years 7-1 (6) | Allan Sullivan | 3 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
7 | Sep 7, 2002 19 years, 11 months 6-1 (5) | Joe Pardo | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
6 | Jun 22, 2002 19 years, 8 months 5-1 (5) | Jess Morton | 1 | TKO | WIN Retirement | ||
5 | May 3, 2002 19 years, 7 months 4-1 (4) | Andy Montana | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
4  | Mar 15, 2002 19 years, 5 months 3-1 (3) | 30 years, 4 months 11-1-1 (5) | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
3 | Feb 2, 2002 19 years, 4 months 3-0 (3) | Joey Vigueria | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
2 | Nov 7, 2001 19 years, 1 months 2-0 (2) | Justin Lyon | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
1 | Sep 26, 2001 19 years 1-0 (1) | Ryan Roath | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches |
