Joe Doerksen vs Joe Riggs

August 20, 2004

Middleweight Bout

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962
(-38)
Joe Doerksen
Winner: Joe Riggs
KO/TKO
Round 2 • 3:39

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C-ELO Evolution

Joe Doerksen-38
Joe Riggs+44
1044
(+44)
Joe Riggs

C-ELO™ Evolution Comparison

Fight Stats & ELO Performance

Experience ELO
ELO Changes
Joe Doerksen: -21Joe Riggs: +21

Performance Statistics

MetricJoe DoerksenJoe Riggs
Total UFC Fights11
Experience Gap00
Experience ELO9791 021
ELO Change-21+21
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What Happened

Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (1 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.

Title Fight ELO
ELO Changes
Joe Doerksen: -21Joe Riggs: +21

Performance Statistics

MetricJoe DoerksenJoe Riggs
Title Fight ?NoNo
Title Fight ELO9791 021
ELO Change-21+21
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What Happened

This was not a title fight, so both fighters received standard ELO adjustments. However, since ELO is a relative system, victories over former champions can have an indirect impact, and Title Fight ELO can differ from Basic ELO.

Win Type ELO
ELO Changes
Joe Doerksen: -42Joe Riggs: +86

Performance Statistics

MetricJoe DoerksenJoe Riggs
Fight OutcomeKO/TKOKO/TKO
Last Round22
Time of Finish3:393:39
Win Type ELO9581 086
ELO Change-42+86
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What Happened

Joe Riggs gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

Striking ELO
ELO Changes
Joe Doerksen: -84Joe Riggs: +84

Performance Statistics

MetricJoe DoerksenJoe Riggs
Significant Strikes Landed629
Significant Strikes Attempted755
Total Strikes Landed2244
Knockdowns Scored00
Striking ELO9161 084
ELO Change-84+84
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What Happened

Joe Riggs controlled the striking exchanges with 44 vs 22 total strikes, 29 vs 6 significant strikes, 52.7% vs 85.7% accuracy. Joe Riggs capitalized on this striking dominance.

Ground ELO
ELO Changes
Joe Doerksen: -76Joe Riggs: +76

Performance Statistics

MetricJoe DoerksenJoe Riggs
Takedowns Landed22
Takedowns Attempted73
Ground Control Time0:446:04
Ground Strikes Landed025
Ground ELO9241 076
ELO Change-76+76
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What Happened

Joe Riggs controlled Joe Doerksen on the ground with 2 takedowns, 6:04 of control time, 25 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Activity ELO
ELO Changes
Joe Doerksen: -21Joe Riggs: +21

Performance Statistics

MetricJoe DoerksenJoe Riggs
Days Since Last FightN/AN/A
Activity ELO9791 021
ELO Change-21+21
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What Happened

Joe Riggs demonstrated incredible warrior mentality with a tournament-style turnaround with within null days since his last fight, earning one of the highest possible activity bonuses for the lightning-quick return. As the winner, Joe Riggs capitalized on this activity level, while Joe Doerksen's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Win Streak ELO
ELO Changes
Joe Doerksen: -21Joe Riggs: +23

Performance Statistics

MetricJoe DoerksenJoe Riggs
Win Streak01
Win Streak ELO9791 023
ELO Change-21+23
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What Happened

Joe Riggs started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Joe Doerksen is back at 0 with this loss.

Basic/Category ELO
ELO Changes
Joe Doerksen: -21Joe Riggs: +21

Performance Statistics

MetricJoe DoerksenJoe Riggs
Weight ClassMiddleweightMiddleweight
Double Championship FightNoNo
Basic/Category ELO9791 021
ELO Change-21+21
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What Happened

This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.