Hieron vs Riggs Result: Hieron wins by UD · Strikeforce - Miami, Sat, Jan 30, 2010

StrikeforceStrikeforce - Miami

Jay HieronWIN

“The Thoroughbred” · 23-7-0

RESULT

Unanimous Decision

ROUND 3 · 5:00

Judges30-2730-2729-28

Welterweight3 rounds scheduled

Full card

Joe Riggs

“DIESEL” · 50-18-1

Saturday, January 30, 2010BB&T Center, Sunrise, United States

Jay Hieron defeated Joe Riggs by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of Strikeforce - Miami, held Saturday, January 30, 2010 at BB&T Center, Sunrise. The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 29-28, Jay Hieron won the decision.

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Judges' Scorecards

Hector Gomez

#	Hieron	Riggs
1	10	9
2	10	9
3	10	9

Total3027

Rich Green

#	Hieron	Riggs
1	10	9
2	10	9
3	10	9

Total3027

Chris Lee

#	Hieron	Riggs
1
2
3

Total2928

Media Scores

Jay Hieron

Joe Riggs

●30-27 Hieron×2

All 2 media scorecards

MMAJunkie.com30-27Hieron
Sherdog.com30-27Hieron

Fan Scorecards

1 fan scorecard submitted

Jay Hieron

100%

Joe Riggs

●30-26 Riggs100%

Fans' round-by-round verdict

100%

Riggs

100%

Riggs

100%

Riggs

Insights

Joe Riggs lands 2.92 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 87% of UFC fighters.
Jay Hieron lands 4.76 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 97% of UFC fighters.

Style & credentials

Jay Hieron

No background on record

Camp · Xtreme Couture

Joe Riggs

No background on record

Camp · MMA LAB

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

49%

Head

77%

17%

Body

20%

34%

Leg

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Jay Hieronlast 4 fights

85%9%

Joe Riggslast 18 fights

49%33%17%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Jay Hieron Joe Riggs· incl. 6 fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

1.662.47

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Jay Hieron · Poor · better than 5% of UFC fightersJoe Riggs · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.751.92

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Jay Hieron · Good · better than 72% of UFC fightersJoe Riggs · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

4.762.92

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Jay Hieron · Elite · better than 97% of UFC fightersJoe Riggs · Elite · better than 87% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

53%62%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Jay Hieron · Good · better than 81% of UFC fightersJoe Riggs · Elite · better than 89% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

60%72%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Jay Hieron · Average · better than 42% of UFC fightersJoe Riggs · Good · better than 69% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

1.600.40

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Jay Hieron · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fightersJoe Riggs · Average · better than 48% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

1.66

Strikes landed / min

2.47

2.75

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

1.92

4.76 / 9.0

Takedowns landed / 15 min

2.92 / 4.7

53%

Takedown accuracy

62%

60%

Takedown defence

72%

1:51

Control time / fight

1:51

1.60

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.40

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

Jay Hieron4 UFC fights · 47 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

43%20/125

9%4/6

34%16/19

Clinch

2%1/3

4%2/2

0%0/0

Ground

4%2/7

4%2/2

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

Jay Hieron14 of 22 ended early · 64%8 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

1 early stoppage has no logged time

Joe Riggs38 of 42 ended early · 90%4 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

8 early stoppages have no logged time

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

Recent form · last 5

Jay Hieron5-0

W
Jesse Taylor
Strikeforce: Carano vs Cyborg· Aug 14, 2009
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Jason High
Affliction 2· Jan 24, 2009
TKO · R1 · 1:04 · Welterweight
W
Chris Kennedy
Superfights MMA· Oct 11, 2008
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
W
Mark Miller
IFL 21: New Jersey· Apr 4, 2008
TKO · R1 · 2:10 · Welterweight
W
Delson Heleno
IFL 19: World Grand Prix Finals· Dec 29, 2007
TKO · R1 · 4:00 · Welterweight

Full record · 22 fights

W
Donnie Liles
IFL 18: World Grand Prix Semifinals· Nov 3, 2007
Unanimous Decision · Catchweight
L
Brad Blackburn
IFL 14: Everett· Jun 1, 2007
TKO · R1 · 0:40 · Welterweight
W
Donnie Liles
IFL 10: Los Angeles· Mar 17, 2007
Submission · R1 · 2:49 · Welterweight
W
Victor Moreno
IFL 8: Houston· Feb 2, 2007
Submission · R1 · 1:55 · Catchweight
L
Chris Wilson
IFL 5· Nov 2, 2006
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
W
Amos Sotelo
IFL 3· Sep 9, 2006
Submission · R1 · 0:26 · Welterweight
W
Jake Ellenberger
IFL 2: Atlantic City· Jun 3, 2006
Unanimous Decision
W
Steve Schneider
Titan FC· Mar 11, 2006
TKO
L
Jonathan Goulet
UFC Fight Night 2· Oct 3, 2005
TKO · R3 · 1:05 · Welterweight
W
Pat Healy
IFC 25: Rock And Rumble· Jul 30, 2005
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
W
Adam Lynn
WEC 15: Judgment Day· May 18, 2005
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Ronald Jhun
Lockdown 1: Lockdown In Paradise· Mar 19, 2005
TKO · R1 · 4:34 · Welterweight
L
Georges St-Pierre
UFC 48: Payback· Jun 19, 2004
TKO · R1 · 1:42 · Welterweight
W
Fabio Holanda
Massachusetts Regional· Apr 30, 2004
DEC
W
Fernando Munoz
Ring of Combat 6· Apr 24, 2004
Submission · R1 · 0:33 · Welterweight
W
Jermaine Johnson
Ring of Combat 5· Dec 14, 2003
Submission · R1 · 1:02 · Welterweight
W
Keith Plate
Reality Fighting 4· Jul 19, 2003
TKO · R1 · 1:28 · Welterweight

Joe Riggs4-1

W
Nick Almen
Minnesota Regional· Dec 11, 2009
Submission
W
David Barnes
Rage in the Cage· Dec 4, 2009
TKO
W
Phil Baroni
Strikeforce: Lawler vs Shields· Jun 5, 2009
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Luke Stewart
Strikeforce: Destruction· Nov 20, 2008
TKO · R2 · 2:05 · Welterweight
L
Kazuo Misaki
Strikeforce - At the Mansion 2· Sep 19, 2008
TKO · R2 · 2:29 · Middleweight

Full record · 43 fights

W
Matt Dempsey
Rage in the Cage· Jul 26, 2008
Submission
L
Cory Devela
Strikeforce: Strikeforce at the Dome· Feb 22, 2008
TKO · R1 · 1:22 · Middleweight
W
Eugene Jackson
Strikeforce - Playboy Mansion· Sep 28, 2007
TKO · R1 · 3:56 · Middleweight
W
Dan Chambers
Alberta Regional· Jul 21, 2007
Submission
L
Diego Sanchez
UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs· Dec 13, 2006
TKO · R1 · 1:45 · Welterweight
W
Jason Von Flue
UFC Fight Night 6· Aug 17, 2006
Submission · R1 · 2:01 · Welterweight
L
Mike Swick
UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie· May 26, 2006
Submission · R1 · 2:19 · Middleweight
W
Nick Diaz
UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3· Feb 4, 2006
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Matt Hughes
UFC 56: Full Force· Nov 19, 2005
Submission · R1 · 3:28 · Welterweight
W
Chris Lytle
UFC 55: Fury· Oct 7, 2005
TKO · R2 · 2:00 · Welterweight
W
Rob Kimmons
WEC 15: Judgment Day· May 18, 2005
Submission · R1 · 1:24 · Middleweight
L
Ivan Salaverry
UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell II· Apr 16, 2005
Submission · R1 · 2:42 · Middleweight
W
Thomas Gil
RITC 66: Thanks Tri-Valley· Nov 13, 2004
Submission · R1 · 2:05 · Heavyweight
W
Isidro Gonzalez
WEC 12: Halloween Fury 3· Oct 20, 2004
TKO · R1 · 1:50
W
Joe Doerksen
UFC 49: Unfinished Business· Aug 20, 2004
TKO · R2 · 3:39 · Middleweight
W
Shane Johnson
Arizona Regional· May 28, 2004
TKO
W
Kendall Grove
Rumble On The Rock 5· May 7, 2004
TKO · R1 · 3:09 · Light Heavyweight
W
Dave Vitkay
International Cage Combat 4· Apr 30, 2004
TKO · Heavyweight
W
John Renken
RITC 60: The Saint Goes Marching In· Mar 20, 2004
TKO · R1 · 0:28 · Middleweight
W
Chris Kiever
IFC 21: Battleground Tahoe· Jan 31, 2004
TKO · R1 · 0:49 · Light Heavyweight
L
Alex Stiebling
WEC 9: Cold Blooded· Jan 15, 2004
Submission · R2 · 1:54
W
Cory Timmerman
RITC 57: Tucson Revisited· Dec 13, 2003
Submission · R1 · 1:11 · Heavyweight
W
Frank Alcala
IFC 20: Rumble On The Rio· Dec 6, 2003
TKO · R1 · 0:31 · Light Heavyweight
NC
Andy Montana
RITC 53: The Beat Goes On· Sep 13, 2003
NC · Heavyweight
W
Greg Wikan
Arizona Regional· Jul 19, 2003
TKO
W
Will Hammond
Montana Regional· Jun 21, 2003
TKO
L
Travis Fulton
RITC 45: Finally· Mar 1, 2003
Submission · R1 · 0:48 · Heavyweight
W
Herb Dean
RITC 43: The Match· Jan 18, 2003
TKO · R1 · 0:52 · Heavyweight
L
Wesley Correira
Rumble On The Rock 1· Dec 28, 2002
TKO · R2 · 2:07 · Heavyweight
W
Lemuel Vincent
RITC 42: Road Trip· Dec 7, 2002
TKO · R1 · 0:23 · Heavyweight
W
Allen Sullivan
RITC 39: Bring It· Oct 19, 2002
Submission · R3 · 1:57 · Heavyweight
W
Joe Pardo
RITC 38: Let's Roll· Sep 7, 2002
Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
W
Jess Morton
RITC 36: The Rematch· Jun 22, 2002
TKO · R1 · 3:00 · Heavyweight
W
Andy Montana
RITC 35: This Time It's Personal· May 3, 2002
TKO · R1 · 1:24 · Heavyweight
L
Homer Moore
RITC 34: Unfinished Business· Mar 15, 2002
Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
W
Joey Vigueria
RITC 33: The Big Show· Feb 2, 2002
TKO · R1 · 2:00 · Heavyweight
W
Justin Lyon
RITC 31: The Triumphant Return· Nov 7, 2001
TKO · R1 · 0:33 · Heavyweight
W
Ryan Roath
RITC 30: Live And Barely Legal· Sep 26, 2001
TKO · R1 · 2:32 · Heavyweight

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The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 29-28, Jay Hieron won the decision.

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