Joe Doerksen
| Joe Doerksen | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 9, 1977 New Bothwell, Manitoba, Canada |
| Other names | El Dirte |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Reach | 74.0 in (188 cm) |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 67 |
| Wins | 51 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By submission | 35 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Losses | 16 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 6 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Joseph Daniel Doerksen (born October 9, 1977) is a retired Canadian mixed martial artist from New Bothwell, Manitoba. He is a veteran of promotions such as the UFC and the IFL. He specializes in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, with the vast majority of his victories resulting from submission techniques.
Doerksen started his career in 1999, when he entered the first Bas Rutten Invitational on February 6, 1999, defeating three different opponents by submission before losing to UFC vet Eugene Jackson by submission.
His next notable fight was against now-UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes at Extreme Challenge 29 on November 13, 1999, losing by second round submission (punches).
In his first fight in the UFC, Doerksen faced Joe Riggs at UFC 49 on August 21, 2004. He lost the fight via second round submission.
He then faced Patrick Cote at UFC 52 on April 16, 2005. Doerksen won the fight via rear-naked choke submission.
In his third fight with the promotion, Doerksen faced Matt Lindland at UFC 54 on August 20, 2005. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Doerksen faced Nate Marquardt at UFC 58 on March 4, 2006. He lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.
In November 2006, it was reported that Doerksen had signed a contract with the PRIDE Fighting Championships, [1] but with Zuffa's purchase of the PRIDE organization in the spring of 2007, Doerksen's contract saw him enter the WEC organization instead.
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