The scorecards
How the decision was scoredElo counted this as 84% of a win for Joe Riggs — the average for a unanimous decision, as no scorecards are on record.
Tale of the tape
The better of each pair is litJoe RiggsJoe Pardo
1,354
Elo
958
1,265
KO rating
967
1,031
Sub rating
1,070
1,045
Dec rating
885
Wins by
5
KO/TKO
0
0
Submission
3
0
Decision
1
Losses by
0
KO/TKO
1
0
Submission
2
1
Decision
2
Prices
The closing prices; the outcome that happened is outlinedJoe RiggsJoe Pardo
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Moneyline
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What the betting model makes of it
At the prices aboveThe model has no priced opinion on this bout.
Fight history
Every bout either man has on record, newest first. This one is marked; the rows above it came afterwards and were not known on the night. Amateur bouts are shaded. Blank means we hold no figure, not zero.
Joe Riggs
5-1 going in · 6 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | 2019-11-23 | NC★ |
 George Sullivan
|
KO/TKO | R310:08 | 37.2 | 1,660+38 | 1,440 | -- | Middleweight | Ring of Combat 70 Ring of Combat |
| 74 | 2019-04-13 | W |
Jared Torgeson
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R12:55 | 36.6 | 1,649+11 | 1,183 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Fusion Fight League: Diesel's Last Ride Fusion Fight League |
| 73 | 2019-01-04 | W |
Dan Yates
|
KO/TKOPunches | R13:31 | 36.3 | 1,624+25 | 1,311 | -- | Middleweight | KOP 63: KnockOut Promotions 63 KnockOut Promotions |
| 72 | 2018-06-01 | L |
 Artem Frolov
|
KO/TKOKnee Injury | R25:46 | 35.7 | 1,710-86 | 1,716 | +284 | Middleweight | M-1 Challenge 93: Shlemenko vs. Silva M-1 Global |
| 71 | 2018-03-30 | D |
 Boris Polezhay
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 35.5 | 1,756-46 | 1,553 | -303 | Middleweight | M-1 Challenge 90: Kunchenko vs Butenko M-1 Global |
| 70 | 2018-02-24 | W |
Erick Lozano
|
KO/TKOPunches | R27:53 | 35.4 | 1,743+14 | 1,314 | -- | Middleweight | KOP 60: KnockOut Promotions 60 KnockOut Promotions |
| 69 | 2017-10-27 | W |
Oleg Olenichev
|
KO/TKOPunches | R313:21 | 35.1 | 1,668+75 | 1,617 | -200 | Middleweight | M-1 Challenge 84: Kunchenko vs Romanov M-1 Global |
| 68 | 2017-09-09 | W |
Shonie Carter
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R29:54 | 35.0 | 1,662+6 | 1,086 | -- | Middleweight | Z Promotions - Fight Night 5: Medicine Hat Z Promotions |
| 67 | 2017-07-22 | W |
Dmitriy Samoilov
|
KO/TKOPunches | R311:24 | 34.8 | 1,640+22 | 1,302 | -- | Middleweight | M-1 Challenge 81: Battle in the Mountains 6 M-1 Global |
| 66 | 2017-04-28 | W |
Jerome Jones
|
KO/TKOPunches | R10:27 | 34.6 | 1,629+11 | 1,166 | -- | Middleweight | WXC 68: Nemesis Warrior Xtreme Cagefighting |
| 65 | 2017-04-08 | W |
Billy Martin
|
KO/TKOPunches | R11:48 | 34.5 | 1,624+5 | 1,009 | -- | Middleweight | Intense Championship Fighting 27: The Last Stand Fusion Fight League |
| 64 | 2016-10-28 | W |
Cody McKenzie
|
KO/TKOStrikes | R11:51 | 34.1 | 1,569+55 | 1,433 | -- | Catchweight | Z Promotions - Fight Night 3: Medicine Hat Z Promotions |
| 63 | 2016-02-21 | L |
Chris Camozzi
|
KO/TKOPunch & Knees | R10:26 | 33.4 | 1,625-56 | 1,756 | +221 | Middleweight | UFC Fight Night 83: Cerrone vs. Oliveira Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 62 | 2015-09-05 | W |
Ronald Stallings
|
DQIllegal Upkick | R27:28 | 33.0 | 1,625+0 | 1,511 | +146 | Middleweight | UFC 191: Johnson vs. Dodson 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 61 | 2015-04-25 | L |
 Patrick Cote
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 32.6 | 1,694-70 | 1,606 | +152 | Welterweight | UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 60 | 2014-12-13 | L |
Ben Saunders
|
SubNeck Injury | R10:57 | 32.2 | 1,782-88 | 1,781 | +185 | Welterweight | UFC on Fox 13: Dos Santos vs. Miocic Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 59 | 2013-11-02 | W |
Mike Bronzoulis
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 31.1 | 1,703+83 | 1,702 | -210 | Welterweight | Bellator 106: Chandler vs. Alvarez 2 Bellator MMA |
| 58 | 2013-08-29 | W |
Cole Williams
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 30.9 | 1,701+2 | 1,667 | -- | Welterweight | Fight Master: Bellator MMA Fight Master |
| 57 | 2013-08-22 | W |
Evan Cutts
|
DecisionUnanimous | R210:00 | 30.9 | 1,651+50 | 1,534 | -- | Welterweight | Fight Master: Bellator MMA Fight Master |
| 56 | 2013-07-31 | W |
Eric Scallan
|
DecisionUnanimous | R210:00 | 30.9 | 1,624+27 | 1,388 | -- | Welterweight | Fight Master: Bellator MMA Fight Master |
| 55 | 2013-07-10 | W |
 Rob Mills
|
SubHeel Hook | R14:31 | 30.8 | 1,599+25 | 1,290 | -- | Welterweight | Fight Master: Bellator MMA Fight Master |
| 54 | 2012-11-16 | W |
Chris Leyva
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:28 | 30.1 | 1,576+23 | 1,247 | -- | Middleweight | Rage in the Cage 164 Rage in the Cage |
| 53 | 2012-10-13 | W |
Josh Cavan
|
KO/TKOPunches | R14:16 | 30.1 | 1,540+36 | 1,304 | -- | Welterweight | Made For War 1 Made For War |
| 52 | 2012-06-22 | W |
Shane Johnson
|
KO/TKOPunch | R2 | 29.7 | 1,469+70 | 1,400 | -- | -- | Rage in the Cage 160 Rage in the Cage |
| 51 | 2012-05-11 | W |
Aaron Brink
|
SubArmbar | R26:58 | 29.6 | 1,449+21 | 1,098 | -- | -- | Rage in the Cage 159 Rage in the Cage |
| 50 | 2011-11-26 | W |
Shannon Ritch
|
KO/TKOPunches | R10:56 | 29.2 | 1,424+25 | 1,112 | -- | -- | Duel for Domination - MMA Extravaganza Duel For Domination MMA |
| 49 | 2011-08-28 | L |
Kendall Grove
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R10:59 | 28.9 | 1,510-86 | 1,516 | -- | Middleweight | ProElite 1: Arlovski vs Lopez ProElite |
| 48 | 2011-05-07 | L |
Bryan Baker
|
KO/TKOPunch | R28:53 | 28.6 | 1,566-56 | 1,698 | -- | Middleweight | Bellator 43 Bellator MMA |
| 47 | 2011-01-28 | L |
Jordan Mein
|
KO/TKOPunches | R29:30 | 28.3 | 1,687-121 | 1,547 | -- | Open Weight | Wreck MMA - Strong and Proud Wreck MMA |
| 46 | 2010-11-21 | W |
Trent Thorne
|
KO/TKOElbows | R13:56 | 28.2 | 1,671+15 | 1,265 | -- | Middleweight | KOTC: Forty Eight King of the Cage |
| 45 | 2010-08-14 | W |
Louis Taylor
|
KO/TKOPunches | R312:07 | 27.9 | 1,621+50 | 1,462 | -- | Middleweight | Strikeforce - Challengers 10 Strikeforce |
| 44 | 2010-01-30 | L |
Jay Hieron
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 27.4 | 1,623-2 | 1,803 | -- | Welterweight | Strikeforce: Miami Strikeforce |
| 43 | 2009-12-11 | W |
Nick Almen
|
KO/TKOSubmission to Punches and Elbows | R11:51 | 27.2 | 1,621+2 | 843 | -- | -- | IMMA 1: Ironman MMA Minnesota Regional |
| 42 | 2009-12-04 | W |
David Barnes
|
KO/TKOPunches | R10:57 | 27.2 | 1,616+6 | 1,027 | -- | -- | Rage in the Cage 138 Rage in the Cage |
| 41 | 2009-06-06 | W |
Phil Baroni
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 26.7 | 1,559+56 | 1,430 | -- | Welterweight | Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields Strikeforce |
| 40 | 2008-11-21 | W |
Luke Stewart
|
KO/TKOPunches | R27:05 | 26.2 | 1,481+79 | 1,446 | -- | Welterweight | Strikeforce: Destruction Strikeforce |
| 39 | 2008-09-20 | L |
 Kazuo Misaki
|
KO/TKOPunches | R27:29 | 26.0 | 1,525-44 | 1,713 | -- | Middleweight | Strikeforce - Playboy Mansion 2 Strikeforce |
| 38 | 2008-07-26 | W |
Matt Dempsey
|
SubRear-Naked Choke | R2 | 25.8 | 1,501+24 | 1,179 | -- | -- | Rage in the Cage 112 Rage in the Cage |
| 37 | 2008-02-23 | L |
Cory Devela
|
SubSlam | R11:22 | 25.4 | 1,590-88 | 1,586 | -- | Middleweight | Strikeforce at the Dome Strikeforce |
| 36 | 2007-09-29 | W |
Eugene Jackson
|
KO/TKOPunches | R13:56 | 25.0 | 1,538+52 | 1,387 | -- | Middleweight | Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion Strikeforce |
| 35 | 2007-07-21 | W |
Dan Chambers
|
SubTriangle Choke | R13:25 | 24.8 | 1,513+24 | 1,196 | -- | -- | HCF - Unfinished Business Alberta Regional |
| 34 | 2006-12-13 | L |
Diego Sanchez
|
KO/TKOKnee | R11:45 | 24.2 | 1,567-54 | 1,708 | -- | Welterweight | UFC Fight Night 7: Sanchez vs. Riggs Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 33 | 2006-08-17 | W |
Jason Von Flue
|
SubTriangle Choke | R12:01 | 23.9 | 1,526+41 | 1,322 | -- | Welterweight | UFC Fight Night 6: Sanchez vs. Parisyan Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 32 | 2006-05-27 | L |
Mike Swick
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R12:19 | 23.7 | 1,643-117 | 1,521 | -- | Middleweight | UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 31 | 2006-02-04 | W |
Nick Diaz
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 23.4 | 1,643+0 | 1,649 | -- | Welterweight | UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 30 | 2005-11-19 | L |
Matt Hughes
|
SubKimura | R13:28 | 23.2 | 1,704-61 | 1,812 | -- | Welterweight | UFC 56: Full Force Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 29 | 2005-10-07 | W |
Chris Lytle
|
KO/TKOCut | R27:00 | 23.0 | 1,650+54 | 1,508 | -- | Welterweight | UFC 55: Fury Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 28 | 2005-05-19 | W |
Rob Kimmons
|
KO/TKOPunches | R11:24 | 22.7 | 1,578+72 | 1,517 | -- | Middleweight | WEC 15: Judgment Day WEC |
| 27 | 2005-04-16 | L |
Ivan Salaverry
|
SubTriangle Choke | R12:42 | 22.6 | 1,722-143 | 1,459 | -- | Middleweight | UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 26 | 2004-11-13 | W |
Thomas Gil
|
SubArmbar | R12:05 | 22.1 | 1,712+10 | 1,219 | -- | Heavyweight | Rage in the Cage 66 Rage in the Cage |
| 25 | 2004-10-21 | W |
Isidro Gonzalez
|
KO/TKOPunches & Elbows | R11:50 | 22.1 | 1,708+4 | 1,051 | -- | Middleweight | WEC 12: Halloween Fury 3 WEC |
| 24 | 2004-08-21 | W |
Joe Doerksen
|
KO/TKOElbows | R27:39 | 21.9 | 1,594+114 | 1,704 | -- | Middleweight | UFC 49: Unfinished Business Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 23 | 2004-05-28 | W |
Shane Johnson
|
KO/TKOPunches | R1 | 21.7 | 1,579+15 | 1,169 | -- | -- | XCF 5: Evolution Arizona Regional |
| 22 | 2004-05-07 | W |
Kendall Grove
|
KO/TKOElbows | R13:09 | 21.6 | 1,550+29 | 1,266 | -- | Open Weight | Rumble on the Rock 5 Rumble on the Rock |
| 21 | 2004-04-30 | W |
Dave Vitkay
|
KO/TKOPunches | R1 | 21.6 | 1,509+41 | 1,302 | -- | Heavyweight | International Cage Combat 4 International Cage Fighting Alliance |
| 20 | 2004-03-20 | W |
John Renken
|
KO/TKOPunch | R10:28 | 21.5 | 1,489+21 | 1,141 | -- | Middleweight | RITC 60: 'The Saint' Goes Marching In Rage in the Cage |
| 19 | 2004-01-31 | W |
Chris Kiever
|
KO/TKOPunch | R10:49 | 21.4 | 1,463+26 | 1,158 | -- | Light Heavyweight | IFC 21: Battleground Tahoe International Fighting Championship |
| 18 | 2004-01-16 | L |
Alex Stiebling
|
SubTriangle Choke | R26:54 | 21.3 | 1,566-103 | 1,503 | -- | Light Heavyweight | WEC 9: Cold Blooded WEC |
| 17 | 2003-12-13 | W |
Cory Timmerman
|
SubArmbar | R11:11 | 21.2 | 1,532+34 | 1,285 | -- | Heavyweight | RITC 57: Tucson Revisited Rage in the Cage |
| 16 | 2003-12-06 | W |
Frank Alcala
|
KO/TKOPunches | R10:31 | 21.2 | 1,526+6 | 941 | -- | Light Heavyweight | IFC 20: Rumble On The Rio International Fighting Championship |
| 15 | 2003-09-13 | NC |
Andy Montana
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-- | -- | 21.0 | 1,526+0 | 1,477 | -- | Heavyweight | RITC 53: The Beat Goes On Rage in the Cage |
| 14 | 2003-07-19 | W |
Greg Wikan
|
KO/TKOCorner Stoppage | R3 | 20.8 | 1,382+143 | 1,646 | -- | -- | ECS - Evolution Arizona Regional |
| 13 | 2003-06-21 | W |
Will Hammond
|
KO/TKOPunches | R1 | 20.7 | 1,323+59 | 1,207 | -- | -- | Art of War 2 Montana Regional |
| 12 | 2003-03-01 | L |
Travis Fulton
|
SubChoke | R10:48 | 20.4 | 1,388-65 | 1,481 | -- | Heavyweight | RITC 45: Finally Rage in the Cage |
| 11 | 2003-01-18 | W |
Herb Dean
|
KO/TKOPunches | R10:52 | 20.3 | 1,340+47 | 1,168 | -- | Heavyweight | RITC 43: The Match Rage in the Cage |
| 10 | 2002-12-28 | L |
Wesley Correira
|
KO/TKOKnee & Punch | R27:07 | 20.3 | 1,407-67 | 1,491 | -- | Heavyweight | Rumble on the Rock 1 Rumble on the Rock |
| 9 | 2002-12-07 | W |
Lemuel Vincent
|
KO/TKOPunches | R10:23 | 20.2 | 1,381+26 | 1,079 | -- | Heavyweight | RITC 42: Road Trip Rage in the Cage |
| 8 | 2002-10-19 | W |
Allen Sullivan
|
SubArmbar | R37:57 | 20.1 | 1,343+38 | 1,119 | -- | Heavyweight | RITC 39: Bring It Rage in the Cage |
| 7 | 2002-09-07 | W |
Joe Pardo
this fight
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DecisionUnanimous | R39:00 | 20.0 | 1,354-12 | 958 | -- | Heavyweight | RITC 38: Let's Roll Rage in the Cage |
| 6 | 2002-06-22 | W |
Jess Morton
|
KO/TKORetirement | R13:00 | 19.7 | 1,314+40 | 1,104 | -- | Heavyweight | RITC 36: The Rematch Rage in the Cage |
| 5 | 2002-05-03 | W |
Andy Montana
|
KO/TKOPunches | R11:24 | 19.6 | 1,252+62 | 1,148 | -- | Heavyweight | RITC 35: This Time It's Personal Rage in the Cage |
| 4 | 2002-03-15 | L |
Homer Moore
|
DecisionUnanimous | R39:00 | 19.5 | 1,275-23 | 1,430 | -- | Heavyweight | Rage in the Cage 34 Rage in the Cage |
| 3 | 2002-02-02 | W |
Joey Vigueria
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KO/TKOPunches | R12:00 | 19.4 | 1,225+50 | 1,065 | -- | Heavyweight | RITC 33: The Big Show Rage in the Cage |
| 2 | 2001-11-07 | W |
Justin Lyon
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KO/TKOPunches | R10:33 | 19.1 | 1,175+50 | 1,015 | -- | Heavyweight | Rage in the Cage 31 Rage in the Cage |
| 1 | 2001-09-26 | W |
Ryan Roath
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:32 | 19.0 | 1,060+115 | 1,173 | -- | Heavyweight | RITC 30: Soaring to New Heights Rage in the Cage |
| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 2002-09-07 | L |
Joe Riggs
this fight
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DecisionUnanimous | R39:00 | -- | 958+12 | 1,354 | -- | Heavyweight | RITC 38: Let's Roll Rage in the Cage |
| 9 | 2001-10-04 | L |
 Jerry Vrbanovic
|
KO/TKOCorner Stoppage | R2 | -- | 1,083-125 | 923 | -- | -- | Kage Kombat California Regional |
| 8 | 1999-04-07 | L |
Allen Sullivan
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DecisionUnanimous | R420:00 | -- | 1,206-116 | 938 | -- | -- | Rage in the Cage 4 Rage in the Cage |
| 7 | 1999-03-31 | W | Carlos Magana | SubArmbar | R13:30 | -- | 1,151+55 | 1,014 | -- | -- | Neutral Grounds 11 California Regional |
| 6 | 1998-09-04 | L |
 Vladimir Matyushenko
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DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | -- | 1,158-7 | 1,400 | -- | -- | Rumble in Reno Nevada Regional |
| 5 | 1998-08-03 | W | Irv White | SubRear-Naked Choke | -- | -- | 1,089+69 | 1,014 | -- | -- | Kage Kombat 6 California Regional |
| 4 | 1998-08-02 | W |
John Lober
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Decision | R111:00 | -- | 1,019+70 | 1,089 | -- | -- | Neutral Grounds 6 United States Regional |
| 3 | 1998-05-15 | L |
Mike Van Arsdale
|
SubKimura | R111:01 | -- | 1,071-52 | 1,219 | -- | Heavyweight | UFC 17: Redemption Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 2 | 1998-02-27 | W |
Brad Kohler
|
SubHeel Hook | R11:43 | -- | 912+159 | 1,307 | -- | Heavyweight | Extreme Challenge 15 Extreme Challenge |
| 1 | 1997-09-06 | L |
Tim Catalfo
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SubNeck Crank | R1 | -- | 1,000-88 | 1,000 | -- | Heavyweight | ISCF - Submission Fighting Open 1 International Sport Combat Federation |