Guillard vs Riggs Result & Stats: Riggs wins by KO R1 · BKFC Montana, Sat, Oct 9, 2021

BKFCBKFC Montana

Melvin Guillard

“The Young Assassin” · 32-18-2 (3 NC)

KODQTKO

RESULT

Knockout

ROUND 1 · 0:59

Light HeavyweightMain Event5 rounds scheduled

Full card

Joe RiggsWIN

“DIESEL” · 44-17-0 (1 NC)

KOKOTKO

Saturday, October 9, 2021First Interstate Arena, Billings, United States

Joe Riggs defeated Melvin Guillard by Knockout in round 1 (00:59) in the Light Heavyweight main event of BKFC Montana, held Saturday, October 9, 2021 at First Interstate Arena, Billings.

The result

Joe RiggsWIN

def. Melvin Guillard

Knockout

Round 1 · 00:59

Referee: Dan Miragliotta
Time format: 5 Rnd (2-2-2-2-2)

Who called it

Every forecast, graded against the result

Melvin GuillardJoe Riggs

30%Market · 3 sportsbooks✓ Called it70%

Betting Odds

Average moneyline across 3 sportsbooks.

Melvin Guillard

+220

31% implied win probability · Open: +199

Joe Riggs

-294

75% implied win probability · Open: -251

Line Movement

Melvin GuillardJoe Riggs

Every sportsbook is in the Odds tab.

What happened

Joe Riggs dropped Melvin Guillard once.

Tale of the tape

32-18-2 (3 NC)

Record

44-17-0 (1 NC)

Age

5'9" · 175 cm

Height

6'0" · 183 cm

71" · 180 cm

Reach

70" · 178 cm

Orthodox

Stance

Southpaw

Win Streak

1-4

Last 5

2-2-1

Green marks the edge where one exists: younger, taller, longer, the streak, the higher rating and the better recent form. Record and stance are facts, not edges.

Fight stats: totals

Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts

Melvin GuillardJoe Riggs

Knockdowns

1 / 7

Significant strikes

1 / 1

14%

Sig. strike accuracy

100%

1 / 7

Total strikes

1 / 1

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Melvin GuillardJoe Riggs

1100%

Head

1100%

00%

Body

00%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

Melvin Guillard

100%

Joe Riggs

100%

■ Distance■ Clinch

Betting Odds

Melvin Guillard

+220

31% implied win probability

Open: +199Best: +250

Joe Riggs

-294

75% implied win probability

Open: -251Best: -275

Average moneyline across 3 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

Melvin GuillardJoe Riggs

Sportsbook	Melvin Guillard	Joe Riggs
BetOnline	+250	-325
Betway	+195	-286
mybookie	+215	-275

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Insights

Joe Riggs's last two losses were both stopped early.
Melvin Guillard's last two losses were both stopped early.

Style & credentials

Melvin Guillard

Folkstyle WrestlingBoxingBJJ

—Purple belt · BJJ
2005Competitor · Tuf
2002Champion · State HS152 lb
—Louisiana Class 5A wrestling MVP (high school). Year not stated by any source.

Camp · Grudge Training Center · Wheat Ridge, Colorado, US

Joe Riggs

No background on record

Camp · MMA LAB · United States

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

68%

Head

77%

20%

Body

20%

12%

Leg

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Melvin Guillardlast 25 fights

70%15%16%

Joe Riggslast 18 fights

49%33%17%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.28

Strikes landed / min

3.50

2.46

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.04

1.34 / 2.0

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.80 / 2.9

67%

Takedown accuracy

62%

65%

Takedown defence

72%

0:37

Control time / fight

1:51

0.20

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.30

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Melvin Guillard22 UFC fights · 448 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

42%189/724

15%69/110

12%54/62

Clinch

8%37/72

4%17/20

1%4/4

Ground

17%74/132

1%4/4

0%0/0

Joe Riggs12 UFC fights · 165 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

31%51/134

4%6/10

3%5/6

Clinch

14%23/47

6%10/11

2%4/4

Ground

38%62/107

2%3/5

1%1/1

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Melvin Guillard41 of 59 ended early · 69%18 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

14 early stoppages have no logged time

Joe Riggs64 of 75 ended early · 85%11 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

12 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Melvin Guillard1-4

L
Joe Riggs
BKFC Montana · Oct 9, 2021
Knockout · R1 · 0:59 · Light Heavyweight
L
Harris Stephenson
BKFC 20: Bedford vs Barnett Jr · Aug 20, 2021
Disqualification · R2 · 0:15 · Light Heavyweight
L
Scott O'Shaughnessy
BKFC 16: Garcia vs Elmore · Mar 19, 2021
TKO · R1 · 0:46 · Light Heavyweight
L
Isaac Vallie-Flagg
BKFC 7 :: Alers vs Garcia · Aug 10, 2019
TKO · R3 · 2:00 · Middleweight
W
Leighton Brady
BKB 8: Sweeney vs. Lane · Nov 4, 2017
TKO · R3 · 0:40

Full record · 8 fights

L
Jimmy Sweeney
BKB 7: Sweeney vs. Guillard 2 · Sep 9, 2017
Unanimous Decision
L
Jimmy Sweeney
BKB 6: Sweeney vs. Guillard · Jul 1, 2017
Unanimous Decision
W
Dan Breeze
BKB 5: Sweeney vs. Carter · Apr 22, 2017
TKO

Joe Riggs2-2-1

L
Lorenzo Hunt
BKFC 24: Hunt vs Riggs · Apr 30, 2022
Knockout · R2 · 1:12 · Light Heavyweight
W
Melvin Guillard
BKFC Montana · Oct 9, 2021
Knockout · R1 · 0:59 · Light Heavyweight
L
Hector Lombard
BKFC 18: Beltran vs Shewmaker · Jun 26, 2021
TKO · R4 · 1:07 · Cruiserweight
D
Walber Brito de Barros
BKFC 6 :: Malignaggi vs Lobov · Jun 22, 2019
Draw · R5 · 2:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Heriberto Tovar
BKFC 4 :: USA vs Mexico · Feb 2, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 2:00 · Light Heavyweight

Full record · 7 fights

W
Brok Weaver
BKFC 3 :: Adams vs Shewmaker · Oct 20, 2018
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 2:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Christian Evans
BKB 4: Sweeney vs. McKenzie · Jan 28, 2017
Unanimous Decision

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Melvin Guillard vs Joe Riggs?

Joe Riggs defeated Melvin Guillard by Knockout in round 1 (00:59) in the Light Heavyweight main event of BKFC Montana, held Saturday, October 9, 2021 at First Interstate Arena, Billings.