Middleweight · “El Dirte”
Joe Doerksen
51-16-0 UFC 2-7-0
6'0"Height
75"Reach
OrthodoxStance
48Age
0KO wins
2Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
10:14Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min1.29
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.8
Striking accuracy43.3%
Striking defense47.0%
Takedowns / 15 min1.95
Takedown accuracy34.3%
Takedown defense20.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min2.28
Control time20.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-5
Striking trend
Fight history
L Dan Miller 4-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck 2 · December 11, 2010
12/29Sig. strikes
18/47Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:18Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L CB Dollaway 4-2 walk-in Submission · R1 2:13 — UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop · September 25, 2010
1/1Sig. strikes
1/2Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
1:36Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tom Lawlor 2-1 walk-in Submission · R2 2:10 — UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2 · May 8, 2010
44/94Sig. strikes
42/92Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:31Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Jason MacDonald 3-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:54 — UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2 · April 19, 2008
4/6Sig. strikes
13/17Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
3:48Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
L Ed Herman 2-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 0:39 — UFC 78: Validation · November 17, 2007
9/19Sig. strikes
43/74Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
1:55Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
L Nate Marquardt 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 58: USA vs Canada · March 4, 2006
26/80Sig. strikes
56/103Absorbed
2/8Takedowns
1:41Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Matt Lindland 8-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 54: Boiling Point · August 20, 2005
8/15Sig. strikes
19/43Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
1:23Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Patrick Cote 0-1 walk-in Submission · R3 2:35 — UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 2 · April 16, 2005
9/24Sig. strikes
37/54Absorbed
4/6Takedowns
5:27Control
0Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
L Joe Riggs 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:39 — UFC 49: Unfinished Business · August 21, 2004
6/7Sig. strikes
29/55Absorbed
2/7Takedowns
0:45Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
8
Submission
35
Decision
8
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
5
Submission
6
Decision
5
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
9
Extreme Challenge
9
Bas Rutten Invitational
4
SuperBrawl
3
SB
3
UCC
3
King of the Cage
2
AFC
2
+ 26 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 67 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Tony Lopez | Decision (unanimous) | King of the Cage : Madness
September 19, 2014 |
King of the Cage | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mike Kent | Submission (armbar) | Canadian Fighting Championship 8
September 13, 2013 |
Canadian Fighting Championship | 1 | 2:29 |
| W | Kalib Starnes | Decision (unanimous) | AFC 11: Takeover
September 15, 2012 |
AFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Joel Powell | Submission (guillotine choke) | AFC 10: Rise
June 15, 2012 |
AFC | 2 | 3:25 |
| L | Brett Cooper | TKO (punches) | SFS 2: Doerksen vs. Cooper
October 14, 2011 |
SFS | 1 | 3:55 |
| W | Luigi Fioravanti | Decision (unanimous) | Score Fighting Series
June 10, 2011 |
Score Fighting Series | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Hector Lombard | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Cage Fighting Championship 16
March 25, 2011 |
Cage Fighting Championship | 1 | 4:13 |
| L | Dan Miller | Decision (split) | UFC 124
December 11, 2010 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | CB Dollaway | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 119
September 25, 2010 |
UFC | 1 | 2:13 |
| W | Shawn Marchand | TKO (punches) | Canadian Fighting Championships 5
June 4, 2010 |
Canadian Fighting Championships | 1 | 0:43 |
| W | Tom Lawlor | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 113
May 8, 2010 |
UFC | 2 | 2:10 |
| W | Chad Herrick | Decision (split) | KOTC: Bad Boys II
April 16, 2010 |
KOTC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Takenori Sato | KO (punches) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 10
September 23, 2009 |
World Victory Road Presents | 2 | 4:29 |
| W | Gregory Babene | Submission (triangle choke) | Canadian Fighting Championships 2
May 22, 2009 |
Canadian Fighting Championships | 2 | 1:24 |
| W | Izuru Takeuchi | TKO (punches) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 6
November 1, 2008 |
World Victory Road Presents | 3 | 4:13 |
| W | John Meyer | Decision (split) | Vipers MMA
August 29, 2008 |
Vipers MMA | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jason MacDonald | TKO (elbows) | UFC 83
April 19, 2008 |
UFC | 2 | 0:56 |
| L | Ed Herman | KO (punch) | UFC 78
November 17, 2007 |
UFC | 3 | 0:39 |
| L | Paulo Filho | TKO (punches) | WEC 29
August 5, 2007 |
WEC | 1 | 4:07 |
| W | BJ Lacy | TKO (punches) | GFS: Colosseum 5
May 25, 2007 |
GFS | 2 | 1:11 |
| W | Dae Won Kim | Submission (triangle choke) | DEEP: 29 Impact
April 13, 2007 |
DEEP | 1 | 3:35 |
| W | Ryan McGivern | Submission (rear-naked choke) | IFL: World Championship Semifinals
November 2, 2006 |
IFL | 1 | 3:04 |
| W | Brian Foster | Submission (rear-naked choke) | IFL: Gracie vs. Miletich
September 23, 2006 |
IFL | 2 | 3:40 |
| W | Todd Carney | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Extreme Challenge 67
June 30, 2006 |
Extreme Challenge | 1 | 2:39 |
| W | Jeremy Johnson | TKO (submission to punches) | Combat in the Cage 2
May 20, 2006 |
Combat in the Cage | 1 | 4:30 |
| W | Thomas Russell | Submission (rear-naked choke) | GFS: Colosseum of Champions
April 15, 2006 |
GFS | 1 | 0:44 |
| L | Nate Marquardt | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 58: USA vs. Canada
March 4, 2006 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jason MacDonald | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UCW 3: Caged Inferno
October 11, 2005 |
UCW | 4 | 4:37 |
| W | Brendan Seguin | TKO (leg kicks) | King of the Cage: Firestorm
September 24, 2005 |
King of the Cage | 3 | 1:49 |
| L | Matt Lindland | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 54
August 20, 2005 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Art Santore | Decision (unanimous) | Freedom Fight: USA vs. Canada
July 9, 2005 |
Freedom Fight | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Patrick Côté | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 52
April 16, 2005 |
UFC | 3 | 2:35 |
| W | Matt Knaub | Submission (triangle choke) | International Fighting Championships: Eve Of Destruction
March 5, 2005 |
International Fighting Championships | 1 | 1:08 |
| W | Ed Herman | Technical submission (triangle choke) | SF 7: Frightnight
October 23, 2004 |
SF | 3 | 2:12 |
| L | Joe Riggs | TKO (submission to punches) | UFC 49
August 21, 2004 |
UFC | 2 | 3:39 |
| W | Chris Leben | Decision (unanimous) | Freestyle Fighting Championships 9
May 14, 2004 |
Freestyle Fighting Championships | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Riki Fukuda | Decision (unanimous) | SuperBrawl 35
April 16, 2004 |
SuperBrawl | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Danny Anderson | Submission (armbar) | Extreme Challenge 56
March 26, 2004 |
Extreme Challenge | 1 | 3:40 |
| W | Brendan Seguin | TKO (punches) | SB 30: Collision Course
June 13, 2003 |
SB | 1 | 2:14 |
| W | Jay Buck | KO (kick) | SB 30: Collision Course
June 13, 2003 |
SB | 1 | 0:36 |
| W | Desi Miner | Submission (rear-naked choke) | SB 30: Collision Course
June 13, 2003 |
SB | 1 | 2:20 |
| W | Kyle Jensen | Submission (kimura) | Extreme Combat
June 7, 2003 |
Extreme Combat | 1 | 4:40 |
| W | Anthony Macias | TKO (punches) | Freestyle Fighting Championships 5
April 25, 2003 |
Freestyle Fighting Championships | 1 | 3:10 |
| W | Denis Kang | Submission (triangle choke) | UCC 11: The Next Level
October 11, 2002 |
UCC | 1 | 4:49 |
| W | Travis Galbraith | Submission (triangle choke) | World Freestyle Fighting 2
June 22, 2002 |
World Freestyle Fighting | 1 | — |
| L | David Loiseau | Decision (unanimous) | UCC 7: Bad Boyz
January 25, 2002 |
UCC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Egan Inoue | Submission (toe hold) | SuperBrawl 22
November 2, 2001 |
SuperBrawl | 1 | 0:56 |
| L | Stephan Potvin | Decision (unanimous) | UCC 6: Redemption
October 19, 2001 |
UCC | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Robbie Newman | Submission (armbar) | Extreme Challenge 44
September 15, 2001 |
Extreme Challenge | 1 | 1:45 |
| W | Ray McDaniel | TKO (submission to punches) | Gladiators 16
June 30, 2001 |
Gladiators | 1 | — |
| W | Brett Al-azzawi | Submission (keylock) | UW: Ultimate Fight Minnesota
June 2, 2001 |
UW | 1 | 2:58 |
| W | Scott Ventimiglia | Submission (armbar) | Rings USA: Battle of Champions
March 17, 2001 |
Rings USA | 1 | 2:33 |
| W | John Alessio | Submission (rear-naked choke) | SuperBrawl: FutureBrawl 2000
November 14, 2000 |
SuperBrawl | 2 | 3:48 |
| W | David Ferguson | Submission (armbar) | Dangerzone: Night of the Beast
October 28, 2000 |
Dangerzone | 1 | — |
| W | Mark Waters | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Extreme Challenge 36
August 26, 2000 |
Extreme Challenge | 1 | 2:34 |
| W | Adrian Serrano | Submission (keylock) | Extreme Challenge 36
August 26, 2000 |
Extreme Challenge | 1 | 2:17 |
| W | Mike Hueser | Submission (armbar) | Dangerzone: Battle At The Bear
July 8, 2000 |
Dangerzone | 1 | 10:51 |
| W | Lee Murray | Submission (kimura) | Extreme Challenge 34
June 17, 2000 |
Extreme Challenge | 1 | 1:19 |
| W | Mark Jaquith | Submission (armbar) | Extreme Challenge 34
June 17, 2000 |
Extreme Challenge | 1 | 3:54 |
| W | John Renken | Submission (keylock) | Ultimate Fights
February 24, 2000 |
Ultimate Fights | 1 | 2:24 |
| L | Matt Hughes | TKO (submission to knees and punches) | Extreme Challenge 29
November 13, 1999 |
Extreme Challenge | 2 | 0:25 |
| W | Cris Custer | Submission (armbar) | WEF 7: Stomp in the Swamp
October 9, 1999 |
WEF | 1 | 3:17 |
| W | Rick Graveson | Submission (kimura) | Extreme Challenge 27
August 21, 1999 |
Extreme Challenge | 1 | 1:14 |
| L | Eugene Jackson | Submission (neck crank) | Bas Rutten Invitational 1
February 6, 1999 |
Bas Rutten Invitational | 1 | — |
| W | Dennis Reed | Submission (triangle choke) | Bas Rutten Invitational 1
February 6, 1999 |
Bas Rutten Invitational | 1 | — |
| W | Ron Lobley | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bas Rutten Invitational 1
February 6, 1999 |
Bas Rutten Invitational | 1 | — |
| W | Abundio Munoz | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bas Rutten Invitational 1
February 6, 1999 |
Bas Rutten Invitational | 1 | — |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Joe Doerksen) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.