Joe Riggs

Joe Riggs
Born	(1982-09-23) September 23, 1982 (age 34) Sanford, Maine, United States
Other names	Diesel
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) 170
Division	Heavyweight Light Heavyweight Middleweight Welterweight (current)
Reach	70.0 in (178 cm)
Fighting out of	Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Team	TNT MMA
Rank	Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years active	2001-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	60
Wins	42
By knockout	21
By submission	16
By decision	4
By disqualification	1
Losses	17
By knockout	7
By submission	7
By decision	3
No contests	1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Joseph Jonathan Riggs (born September 23, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the UFC's Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2001, Riggs has also formerly competed for the WEC, Strikeforce, Bellator, ProElite, and King of the Cage. Riggs is the former WEC Middleweight Champion.

Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Riggs began boxing as a child with his father. Although Riggs is right handed, he was encouraged by his boxing coach to fight southpaw, making his power hand his lead hand. Riggs began wrestling at Cactus High School in Glendale, Arizona, he followed in the footsteps of his hero, Randy Couture, and became an All-American twice, at Glendale Community College (Arizona) to get a Criminal Justice degree. Riggs has trained at Arizona Combat Sports under the Lally brothers, MMA Lab under John Crouch and TNT Training Center under Scott Tannenbaum.

Riggs made his professional mixed martial arts debut in 2001 and compiled a record of 13-3 with one no contest before being signed by the WEC.

Riggs made his WEC debut at WEC 9 against Alex Stiebling, in what was also his debut at Light Heavyweight. Riggs lost via triangle choke submission in the second round.

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