MMA StatBook

Joe Doerksen

“El Dirte”

MiddleweightCanada2-fight losing streak

51Wins
16Losses
0Draws

Professional record

Last 5: LLWLL

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Profile

Age
49 (born October 9, 1977)
Born in
New Bothwell
Height
6' 0"
Weight
185 lbs.
Reach
75"
Stance
Orthodox
UFC record
2-7

How the fights ended

Wins in the UFC2

  • Submission 2

Losses in the UFC7

  • KO/TKO 3
  • Submission 1
  • Decision 3

UFC career stats

Striking

Significant strikes landed per minute
1.29 top 98%
Significant strikes absorbed per minute
2.8
Striking accuracy43%Better than 23% of middleweights
Strike defense47%Better than 16% of middleweights

Grappling

Takedowns per 15 minutes
1.95 top 31%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes
2.3
Takedown accuracy34%Better than 37% of middleweights
Takedown defense21%Better than 3% of middleweights

Next fight

No confirmed fight yet. Doerksen last fought on December 11, 2010 (Loss vs Dan Miller). Doerksen has not fought in the UFC for more than two years.

Booked fights appear here as soon as they are announced. See the full UFC schedule.

In the record book

About Joe Doerksen

Born on October 9, 1977 in New Bothwell, Canada, Joe Doerksen "El Dirte" competes as a middleweight mixed martial artist. Doerksen stands 6' 0" with a 75" reach, long for that height.

Doerksen turned professional in 1999, debuting with Bas Rutten Invitational. A 27-5 record outside the UFC came first. Doerksen first fought in the UFC at UFC 49: Unfinished Business in August 2004 and lost to Joe Riggs by KO/TKO. Across 9 fights in the UFC, Doerksen is 2-7.

By the numbers, Doerksen attempts more submissions than 96% of middleweights.

After 25 months away, Doerksen returned at UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2 in May 2010 and beat Tom Lawlor. Before and outside the UFC, Doerksen fought in Extreme Challenge (8-1) and Bas Rutten Invitational (3-1).

Doerksen's most recent UFC appearance was at UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck 2 in December 2010, where Doerksen lost to Dan Miller.

UFC fight history

  1. L

    Dan Miller

    Decision - Split · R3 5:00

    UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck 2

    Dec 11, 2010

    12Str 0TD 0KD
  2. L

    CB Dollaway

    Submission · Guillotine Choke From Bottom Guard · R1 2:13

    UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop

    Sep 25, 2010

    1Str 0TD 0KD
  3. W

    Tom Lawlor

    Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R2 2:10

    UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2

    May 8, 2010

    44Str 0TD 0KD
  4. L

    Jason MacDonald

    KO/TKO · Elbows to Head From Half Guard · R2 0:54

    UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2

    Apr 19, 2008

    4Str 1TD 0KD
  5. L

    Ed Herman

    KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R3 0:39

    UFC 78: Validation

    Nov 17, 2007

    9Str 1TD 0KD
  6. L

    Nate Marquardt

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC 58: USA vs Canada

    Mar 4, 2006

    26Str 2TD 1KD
  7. L

    Matt Lindland

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC 54: Boiling Point

    Aug 20, 2005

    8Str 2TD 0KD
  8. W

    Patrick Cote

    Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R3 2:35

    UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 2

    Apr 16, 2005

    9Str 4TD 0KD
  9. L

    Joe Riggs

    KO/TKO · Elbows to Head From Half GuardSubmission to Strikes · R2 3:39

    UFC 49: Unfinished Business

    Aug 21, 2004

    6Str 2TD 0KD

Full MMA career

Joe Doerksen is 51-16 across 67 professional fights in 34 promotions, since a pro debut on February 6, 1999 (Bas Rutten Invitational). 58 of those fights were outside the UFC.

Pro wins51

  • KO/TKO 8
  • Submission 35
  • Decision 8

Pro losses16

  • KO/TKO 5
  • Submission 6
  • Decision 5
Finish rate
84% of wins
Longest win streak
12
Current streak
4 wins

Fights by promotion

PromotionRecordFirst fight
Extreme Challenge8-11999
UFC2-72004
Bas Rutten Invitational3-11999
SB3-02003
SuperBrawl2-12000
UCC1-22001
AFC2-02012
Canadian Fighting Championships2-02009
Dangerzone2-02000
Freestyle Fighting Championships2-02003
GFS2-02006
IFL2-02006
King of the Cage2-02005
World Victory Road Presents2-02008
Cage Fighting Championship0-12011
Canadian Fighting Championship1-02013
Combat in the Cage1-02006
DEEP1-02007
Extreme Combat1-02003
Freedom Fight1-02005
Gladiators1-02001
International Fighting Championships1-02005
KOTC1-02010
Rings USA1-02001
SF1-02004
SFS0-12011
Score Fighting Series1-02011
UCW0-12005
UW1-02001
Ultimate Fights1-02000
Vipers MMA1-02008
WEC0-12007
WEF1-01999
World Freestyle Fighting1-02002

All professional fights

ResultOpponentMethodEventDate
W Tony Lopez Decision (unanimous), R3 King of the Cage : Madness Sep 19, 2014
W Mike Kent Submission (armbar), R1 Canadian Fighting Championship 8 Sep 13, 2013
W Kalib Starnes Decision (unanimous), R3 AFC 11: Takeover Sep 15, 2012
W Joel Powell Submission (guillotine choke), R2 AFC 10: Rise Jun 15, 2012
L Brett Cooper TKO (punches), R1 SFS 2: Doerksen vs. Cooper Oct 14, 2011
W Luigi Fioravanti Decision (unanimous), R3 Score Fighting Series Jun 10, 2011
L Hector Lombard TKO (doctor stoppage), R1 Cage Fighting Championship 16 Mar 25, 2011
L Dan Miller Decision (split), R3 UFC 124 Dec 11, 2010
L CB Dollaway Submission (guillotine choke), R1 UFC 119 Sep 25, 2010
W Shawn Marchand TKO (punches), R1 Canadian Fighting Championships 5 Jun 4, 2010
W Tom Lawlor Submission (rear-naked choke), R2 UFC 113 May 8, 2010
W Chad Herrick Decision (split), R3 KOTC: Bad Boys II Apr 16, 2010
W Takenori Sato KO (punches), R2 World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 10 Sep 23, 2009
W Gregory Babene Submission (triangle choke), R2 Canadian Fighting Championships 2 May 22, 2009
W Izuru Takeuchi TKO (punches), R3 World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 6 Nov 1, 2008
W John Meyer Decision (split), R3 Vipers MMA Aug 29, 2008
L Jason MacDonald TKO (elbows), R2 UFC 83 Apr 19, 2008
L Ed Herman KO (punch), R3 UFC 78 Nov 17, 2007
L Paulo Filho TKO (punches), R1 WEC 29 Aug 5, 2007
W BJ Lacy TKO (punches), R2 GFS: Colosseum 5 May 25, 2007
W Dae Won Kim Submission (triangle choke), R1 DEEP: 29 Impact Apr 13, 2007
W Ryan McGivern Submission (rear-naked choke), R1 IFL: World Championship Semifinals Nov 2, 2006
W Brian Foster Submission (rear-naked choke), R2 IFL: Gracie vs. Miletich Sep 23, 2006
W Todd Carney Submission (rear-naked choke), R1 Extreme Challenge 67 Jun 30, 2006
W Jeremy Johnson TKO (submission to punches), R1 Combat in the Cage 2 May 20, 2006
W Thomas Russell Submission (rear-naked choke), R1 GFS: Colosseum of Champions Apr 15, 2006
L Nate Marquardt Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 58: USA vs. Canada Mar 4, 2006
L Jason MacDonald Submission (rear-naked choke), R4 UCW 3: Caged Inferno Oct 11, 2005
W Brendan Seguin TKO (leg kicks), R3 King of the Cage: Firestorm Sep 24, 2005
L Matt Lindland Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 54 Aug 20, 2005
W Art Santore Decision (unanimous), R3 Freedom Fight: USA vs. Canada Jul 9, 2005
W Patrick Côté Submission (rear-naked choke), R3 UFC 52 Apr 16, 2005
W Matt Knaub Submission (triangle choke), R1 International Fighting Championships: Eve Of Destruction Mar 5, 2005
W Ed Herman Technical submission (triangle choke), R3 SF 7: Frightnight Oct 23, 2004
L Joe Riggs TKO (submission to punches), R2 UFC 49 Aug 21, 2004
W Chris Leben Decision (unanimous), R3 Freestyle Fighting Championships 9 May 14, 2004
W Riki Fukuda Decision (unanimous), R3 SuperBrawl 35 Apr 16, 2004
W Danny Anderson Submission (armbar), R1 Extreme Challenge 56 Mar 26, 2004
W Brendan Seguin TKO (punches), R1 SB 30: Collision Course Jun 13, 2003
W Jay Buck KO (kick), R1 SB 30: Collision Course Jun 13, 2003
W Desi Miner Submission (rear-naked choke), R1 SB 30: Collision Course Jun 13, 2003
W Kyle Jensen Submission (kimura), R1 Extreme Combat Jun 7, 2003
W Anthony Macias TKO (punches), R1 Freestyle Fighting Championships 5 Apr 25, 2003
W Denis Kang Submission (triangle choke), R1 UCC 11: The Next Level Oct 11, 2002
W Travis Galbraith Submission (triangle choke), R1 World Freestyle Fighting 2 Jun 22, 2002
L David Loiseau Decision (unanimous), R3 UCC 7: Bad Boyz Jan 25, 2002
L Egan Inoue Submission (toe hold), R1 SuperBrawl 22 Nov 2, 2001
L Stephan Potvin Decision (unanimous), R2 UCC 6: Redemption Oct 19, 2001
W Robbie Newman Submission (armbar), R1 Extreme Challenge 44 Sep 15, 2001
W Ray McDaniel TKO (submission to punches), R1 Gladiators 16 Jun 30, 2001
W Brett Al-azzawi Submission (keylock), R1 UW: Ultimate Fight Minnesota Jun 2, 2001
W Scott Ventimiglia Submission (armbar), R1 Rings USA: Battle of Champions Mar 17, 2001
W John Alessio Submission (rear-naked choke), R2 SuperBrawl: FutureBrawl 2000 Nov 14, 2000
W David Ferguson Submission (armbar), R1 Dangerzone: Night of the Beast Oct 28, 2000
W Mark Waters Submission (rear-naked choke), R1 Extreme Challenge 36 Aug 26, 2000
W Adrian Serrano Submission (keylock), R1 Extreme Challenge 36 Aug 26, 2000
W Mike Hueser Submission (armbar), R1 Dangerzone: Battle At The Bear Jul 8, 2000
W Lee Murray Submission (kimura), R1 Extreme Challenge 34 Jun 17, 2000
W Mark Jaquith Submission (armbar), R1 Extreme Challenge 34 Jun 17, 2000
W John Renken Submission (keylock), R1 Ultimate Fights Feb 24, 2000
L Matt Hughes TKO (submission to knees and punches), R2 Extreme Challenge 29 Nov 13, 1999
W Cris Custer Submission (armbar), R1 WEF 7: Stomp in the Swamp Oct 9, 1999
W Rick Graveson Submission (kimura), R1 Extreme Challenge 27 Aug 21, 1999
L Eugene Jackson Submission (neck crank), R1 Bas Rutten Invitational 1 Feb 6, 1999
W Dennis Reed Submission (triangle choke), R1 Bas Rutten Invitational 1 Feb 6, 1999
W Ron Lobley Submission (rear-naked choke), R1 Bas Rutten Invitational 1 Feb 6, 1999
W Abundio Munoz Submission (rear-naked choke), R1 Bas Rutten Invitational 1 Feb 6, 1999

Full professional record from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Quick answers

What is Joe Doerksen's record?

Joe Doerksen's professional MMA record is 51 wins, 16 losses and 0 draws.

How old is Joe Doerksen?

Joe Doerksen is 49 years old, born on October 9, 1977.

How tall is Joe Doerksen and what is their reach?

Joe Doerksen stands 6' 0" with a 75" reach.

Who did Joe Doerksen fight last?

Joe Doerksen lost to Dan Miller by Decision - Split at UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck 2 on Dec 11, 2010.