Joe Riggs

Joe Riggs
Born (1982-09-23) September 23, 1982
Sanford, Maine, United States
Other namesDiesel
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
DivisionHeavyweight
Light Heavyweight
Middleweight
Welterweight
Reach70 in (178 cm)
StyleBoxing
StanceSouthpaw
Fighting out ofPhoenix, Arizona, United States
TeamGrace Fighting Systems
RankBlack belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years active2001–present
Professional boxing record
Total2
Losses1
By knockout1
No contests1
Mixed martial arts record
Total70
Wins49
By knockout37
By submission7
By decision4
By disqualification1
Losses18
By knockout9
By submission6
By decision3
Draws1
No contests2
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Joseph Jonathan Riggs (born September 23, 1982) is an American professional bare-knuckle boxer and former mixed martial artist who was most recently signed to Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship where he lost via KO to Lorenzo Hunt.

He formerly competed for the UFC, WEC, Strikeforce, Bellator, ProElite, M-1 Global, and King of the Cage. Riggs is the former WEC Middleweight Champion. His MMA career ended with a failed drug test, that left him with a no-contest against George Sullivan