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Joe Riggs
Former Fighter • 41-17-0 (W-L-D)
Eric Spicely
Abu Azaitar
CHICAGO, IL - JANUARY 26: John Dodson (R) face off with Demetrious Johnson (L) during thier Flyweight Championship Bout part of UFC on FOX at United Center on January 26, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC Via Getty Ima
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4 years ago

UFC 191: Watch List

UFC matchmakers Joe Silva and Sean Shelby preview some of the fights that are set for UFC 191 including Johnson vs. Dodson, Pearson vs. Felder, Rivera vs. Lineker and more. UFC 191 airs this Saturday on Pay-Per-View.
MONTREAL, QC - APRIL 25: (R-L) Demetrious Johnson of the United States secures an arm bar submission against Kyoji Horiguchi in their UFC flyweight championship bout during the UFC 186 event at the Bell Centre on April 25, 2015 in Montreal, Quebec, Cana
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4 years ago

UFC 186: The Thrill and the Agony

Relive the excitement, passion and disappointment from UFC 186, including behind-the-scenes clips of Patrick Cote, Joe Riggs, Thomas Almeida, John Makdessi, Firas Zahabi, Michael Bisping, Rampage Jackson, and Demetrious Johnson.
UFC 186 Co-Main Event Demetrious Johnson vs Kyoji Horiguchi
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UFC 186: Watch List

UFC matchmakers Joe Silva and Sean Shelby preview the fight card for UFC 186. Shelby and Silva talk Demetrious Johnson vs. Kyoji Horiguchi, Alexis Davis vs. Sarah Kaufman, Patrick Cote vs. Joe Riggs, and Thomas Almeida vs. Yves Jabouin.
UFC 66 Chuck Liddell vs Tito Ortiz
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12 years ago

UFC Unleashed Ep 204 Liddell, Ortiz and more

Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz, Diego Sanchez vs. Joe Riggs, and Keith Jardine vs. Forrest Griffin are featured in this episode of UFC Unleashed.
Pierre vs. Penn
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13 years ago

UFC Unleashed Ep 125 St-Pierre, Penn, Vera, and more

Mike Swick vs. Joe Riggs, Josh Koscheck vs. Ansar Chalangov, Brandon Vera vs. Assuerio Silva and Georges St-Pierre vs. BJ Penn are featured in this episode of UFC Unleashed.
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13 years ago

Mike Swick vs. Joe Riggs UFC® 60

Mike Swick vs. Joe Riggs UFC® 60
UFC 56 Hughes vs Riggs
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13 years ago

UFC Unleashed Ep 121 Matt Hughes vs. Joe Riggs and more

Matt Hughes vs. Joe Riggs, Brandon Vera vs. Gabiano Scherner, Sam Stout vs. Spencer Fisher are featured in this episode of UFC Unleashed.
UFC 52 Event Salaverry vs. Riggs
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14 years ago

UFC Unleashed Ep. 102 Josh Koscheck, Chris Leben, and Joe Riggs

Josh Koscheck vs. Chris Sanford, Nate Quarry vs. Lodune Sincaid, Chris Leben vs. Jason Thacker, Ivan Salaverry vs. Anthony Fryklund, and Ivan Salaverry vs. Joe Riggs are all featured on this episode of UFC Unleashed.

Stats

Striking accuracy 51% 51%

Striking accuracy

Sig. Strikes Landed
165
Sig. Strikes Attempted
325
Grappling accuracy 62% 62%

Grappling accuracy

Takedowns Landed
Takedowns Attempted
21
2.47
Sig. Str. Landed
Per Min
3.25
Sig. Str. Absorbed
Per Min
2.92
Takedown avg
Per 15 Min
0.45
Submission avg
Per 15 Min
57
%
Sig. Str. Defense
63
%
Takedown Defense
0.22
Knockdown Ratio
05:34
Average fight time

Sig. Str. By Position

Standing
62 (38%)
Clinch
37 (22%)
Ground
66 (40%)

Sig. Str. by target

82% 136 Head 12% 19 Body 6% 10 Leg

Win By Way

KO/TKO
0 (0 %)
DEC
0 (0 %)
SUB
0 (0 %)

Event Results

Biography

Status
Released
Hometown
Phoenix
Height
72.00
Weight
185.00
Octagon Debut
Aug. 21, 2004
Reach
70.00
Leg reach
37.00
Abu Azaitar
Middleweight Division • 14-1-1 (W-L-D)