Cote vs Riggs Result & Stats: Cote wins by UD · UFC 186, Sat, Apr 25, 2015

UFCUFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi

Patrick CoteWIN

“The Predator” · 23-11-0

UDTKOTKO

RESULT

Unanimous Decision

ROUND 3 · 5:00

Welterweight3 rounds scheduled

Full card

Joe Riggs

“DIESEL” · 44-17-0 (1 NC)

NCSUBTKO

Saturday, April 25, 2015Bell Centre, Montréal, Canada

Patrick Cote defeated Joe Riggs by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi, held Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Bell Centre, Montréal. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Patrick Cote won the decision.

The result

Patrick CoteWIN

def. Joe Riggs

Unanimous Decision

Round 3 · 5:00

Judges29-2829-2829-28

Referee: Marc Goddard
Time format: 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Who called it

Every forecast, graded against the result

Patrick CoteJoe Riggs

45%Power Index✗ Missed55%

67%Market · 4 sportsbooks✓ Called it33%

Model opinion, not betting advice. 18+. See the full Power Index

Betting Odds

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

Patrick Cote

-251

72% implied win probability · Open: -182

Joe Riggs

+190

34% implied win probability · Open: +166

Every sportsbook is in the Odds tab.

What happened

Patrick Cote landed 3 of 6 takedowns.
Joe Riggs landed 60% of significant strikes to Patrick Cote's 44%.

Tale of the tape

23-11-0

Record

44-17-0 (1 NC)

Age

5'11" · 180 cm

Height

6'0" · 183 cm

75" · 191 cm

Reach

70" · 178 cm

Orthodox

Stance

Southpaw

Win Streak

1712

Power Index

1748

3-2

Last 5

2-1-1

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

Patrick CoteJoe Riggs

Knockdowns

21 / 48

Significant strikes

21 / 35

44%

Sig. strike accuracy

60%

110 / 151

Total strikes

47 / 61

3 / 6

Takedowns

2 / 2

50%

Takedown accuracy

100%

Submission attempts

Reversals

6:24

Control time

4:20

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Patrick CoteJoe Riggs

1152%

Head

1571%

629%

Body

314%

419%

Leg

314%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

Patrick Cote

38%29%33%

Joe Riggs

43%43%14%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

Range × target

Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell

Patrick Cote21 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

33/14

33/10

22/6

Clinch

22/3

22/2

Ground

66/9

11/1

Joe Riggs21 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

77/16

11/1

11/2

Clinch

55/8

22/2

Ground

33/4

Judges' Scorecards

Richard Bertrand

#	Cote	Riggs
1	10	9
2	9	10
3	10	9

Total2928

Sal D'Amato

#	Cote	Riggs
1	10	9
2	9	10
3	10	9

Total2928

David Therien

#	Cote	Riggs
1	10	9
2	9	10
3	10	9

Total2928

Media Scores

Patrick Cote

Joe Riggs

●29-28 Cote×6●30-27 Cote×5●30-28 Cote

All 12 media scorecards

CagePages.com30-27Cote
Jordan Breen · Sherdog.com30-27Cote
Jeff Sherwood · Sherdog.com30-27Cote
MMAJunkie.com30-27Cote
Wrestling Observer30-27Cote
Chris Nelson · Sherdog.com30-28Cote
Tim Burke · BloodyElbow.com29-28Cote
MMABrasil.com.br29-28Cote
Jason Floyd · TheMMAReport.com29-28Cote
Craig Amos · BleacherReport.com29-28Cote
Chuck Mindenhall · MMAFighting.com29-28Cote
MMAMania.com29-28Cote

Fan Scorecards

18 fan scorecards submitted

78%

Patrick Cote

11%

Draw

11%

Joe Riggs

●30-27 Cote44.4%●29-28 Cote33.3%●29-29 Draw11.1%●29-28 Riggs11.1%

Fans' round-by-round verdict

94%

Cote

56%

Riggs

72%

Cote

Betting Odds

Patrick Cote

-251

72% implied win probability

Open: -182Best: -242

Joe Riggs

+190

34% implied win probability

Open: +166Best: +216

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

Sportsbook	Patrick Cote	Joe Riggs
Bookmaker	-245	+205
Bovada	-260	+150
Pinnacle	-242	+216
sports-interaction	-260	+190

Odds are for information only.

Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API

Style & credentials

Patrick Cote

BoxingJudoKickboxingBJJ

—Black belt · BJJFabio Holanda
2006MFC World Middleweight ChampionshipMaximum Fighting Championship
2003TKO Canadian Light Heavyweight ChampionshipTKO Major League MMA
—Amateur MMA 0-1Record

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

60%

Head

77%

16%

Body

20%

24%

Leg

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Patrick Cotelast 21 fights

61%20%18%

Joe Riggslast 18 fights

49%33%17%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Patrick Cote Joe Riggs· from fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

2.813.50

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Patrick Cote · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fightersJoe Riggs · Average · better than 52% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.213.04

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Patrick Cote · Average · better than 55% of UFC fightersJoe Riggs · Good · better than 61% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.681.80

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Patrick Cote · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fightersJoe Riggs · Good · better than 66% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

20%62%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Patrick Cote · Poor · better than 15% of UFC fightersJoe Riggs · Elite · better than 91% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

43%72%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Patrick Cote · Poor · better than 18% of UFC fightersJoe Riggs · Good · better than 70% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.200.30

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Patrick Cote · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fightersJoe Riggs · Average · better than 40% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.81

Strikes landed / min

3.50

3.21

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.04

0.68 / 3.4

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.80 / 2.9

20%

Takedown accuracy

62%

43%

Takedown defence

72%

1:57

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

Patrick Cote21 UFC fights · 662 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

29%195/669

11%74/146

21%136/193

Clinch

13%88/154

4%24/33

3%23/23

Ground

17%111/149

2%10/10

0%1/1

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

Patrick Cote20 of 35 ended early · 57%15 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

6 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

Patrick Cote3-2

L
Thiago Alves
UFC 210: Cormier vs Johnson 2 · Apr 8, 2017
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Donald Cerrone
UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson · Jun 18, 2016
TKO · R3 · 2:35 · Welterweight
W
Ben Saunders
UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz · Jan 17, 2016
TKO · R2 · 1:14 · Welterweight
W
Joshua Burkman
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira · Aug 23, 2015
TKO · R3 · 1:26 · Welterweight
W
Josh Burkman
UFC Fight Night 74 · Aug 23, 2015
TKO · R3 · 1:26 · Welterweight

Full record · 35 fights

W
Joe Riggs
UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi · Apr 25, 2015
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Stephen Thompson
UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso · Sep 27, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Kyle Noke
UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Kennedy · Apr 16, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Bobby Voelker
UFC 158: St-Pierre vs Diaz · Mar 16, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Alessio Sakara
UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit · Nov 17, 2012
DQ · R1 · 1:26 · Middleweight
L
Cung Le
UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II · Jul 8, 2012
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Gustavo Machado
Amazon Forest Combat 2 · Mar 31, 2012
TKO · R1 · 2:44 · Middleweight
W
Crafton Wallace
Instinct MMA 1 · Oct 7, 2011
TKO · R1 · 1:36 · Middleweight
W
Todd Brown
Ringside MMA 11 · Jun 4, 2011
Unanimous Decision · Catchweight
W
Kalib Starnes
Ringside MMA 10 · Apr 9, 2011
Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
L
Tom Lawlor
UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez · Oct 23, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
L
Alan Belcher
UFC 113: MACHIDA vs SHOGUN 2 · May 8, 2010
Submission · R2 · 3:25 · Middleweight
L
Anderson Silva
UFC 90: Silva vs Cote · Oct 24, 2008
TKO · R3 · 0:39 · Middleweight
W
Ricardo Almeida
UFC 86: JACKSON vs GRIFFIN · Jul 5, 2008
SD · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Drew McFedries
UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman · Jan 23, 2008
TKO · R1 · 1:44 · Middleweight
W
Kendall Grove
UFC 74: RESPECT · Aug 25, 2007
TKO · R1 · 4:45 · Middleweight
W
Jason Day
TKO Major League MMA · Jun 1, 2007
TKO
W
Scott Smith
UFC 67: ALL OR NOTHING · Feb 3, 2007
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
L
Travis Lutter
The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale · Nov 11, 2006
Submission · R1 · 2:18 · Ultimate Fighter 4 Middleweight
W
Jason MacDonald
Maximum Fighting Championship · Mar 10, 2006
Submission
W
Bill Mahood
KOTC: Anarchy · Feb 11, 2006
Submission · R2 · 2:42 · Light Heavyweight
L
Chris Leben
UFC Fight Night 1 · Aug 6, 2005
SD · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
L
Joe Doerksen
UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell II · Apr 16, 2005
Submission · R3 · 2:35 · Middleweight
W
Ricardeau Francois
TKO Major League MMA · Jan 29, 2005
Decision
L
Tito Ortiz
UFC 50: The War of 04 · Oct 22, 2004
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Bill Mahood
TKO Major League MMA · May 22, 2004
TKO
W
Steve Vigneault
TKO Major League MMA · Nov 29, 2003
TKO
W
Yan Pellerin
TKO Major League MMA · Sep 6, 2003
Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
W
Glenn Murdoch
TKO Major League MMA · Mar 22, 2003
TKO
W
Pascal Gosselin
TKO Major League MMA · Nov 3, 2002
Submission

Joe Riggs2-1-1

NC
George Sullivan
Ring of Combat 70 · Nov 23, 2019
No Contest · R3 · 2:08 · Middleweight
W
Jared Torgeson
Fusion Fight League · Apr 13, 2019
Submission · R1 · 2:55 · Light Heavyweight
W
Dan Yates
KOP 63 · Jan 4, 2019
TKO · R1 · 3:31 · Middleweight
L
Artem Frolov
M-1 Challenge 93 · Jun 1, 2018
TKO · R2 · 0:46 · Middleweight
D
Boris Polezhay
M-1 Challenge 90 · Mar 30, 2018
Decision · Middleweight

Full record · 77 fights

W
Erick Lozano
KOP 60 · Feb 24, 2018
TKO · R2 · 2:53 · Middleweight
W
Oleg olenyechev
M-1 Challenge 84 · Oct 27, 2017
TKO · R3 · 3:21 · Middleweight
W
Shonie Carter
Fight Night 4 · Sep 9, 2017
TKO · R2 · 4:54 · Light Heavyweight
W
Dmitry Samoilov
M-1 Challenge 81 · Jul 22, 2017
TKO · R3 · 1:24 · Middleweight
W
Jerome Jones
WXC 68: Nemesis · Apr 28, 2017
TKO · R1 · 0:27 · Middleweight
W
Billy Martin
Intense Championship Fighting 27 · Apr 8, 2017
TKO · R1 · 1:48 · Middleweight
W
Cody McKenzie
Fight Night 2 · Oct 28, 2016
Submission · R1 · 1:51 · Catchweight
L
Chris Camozzi
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy · Feb 21, 2016
TKO · R1 · 0:26 · Middleweight
W
Ron Stallings
UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 · Sep 5, 2015
DQ · R2 · 2:28 · Middleweight
W
Ronald Stallings
UFC 191: Johnson vs. Dodson 2 · Sep 5, 2015
DQ · R2 · 2:28 · Middleweight
L
Patrick Cote
UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi · Apr 25, 2015
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Ben Saunders
UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Miocic · Dec 13, 2014
Submission · R1 · 0:57 · Welterweight
W
Mike Bronzoulis
Bellator MMA: Bellator 106 · Nov 1, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Cole Williams
Fight Master: Bellator MMA · Aug 29, 2013
SD · Welterweight
W
Evan Cutts
Fight Master: Bellator MMA · Aug 22, 2013
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
W
Eric Scallan
Fight Master: Bellator MMA · Jul 31, 2013
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
W
Rob Mills
Fight Master: Bellator MMA · Jul 10, 2013
Submission · R1 · 4:31 · Welterweight
W
Chris Leyva
Rage in the Cage · Nov 16, 2012
TKO
W
Josh Cavan
MFW 1 · Oct 13, 2012
TKO · R1 · 4:16 · Welterweight
W
Shane Johnson
Rage in the Cage · Jun 22, 2012
TKO
W
Aaron Brink
Rage in the Cage · May 11, 2012
Submission
W
Shannon Ritch
Duel For Domination MMA · Nov 26, 2011
TKO
L
Kendall Grove
ProElite 1: Arlovski vs Lopez · Aug 28, 2011
Submission · R1 · 0:59 · Middleweight
L
Bryan Baker
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 43 · May 6, 2011
KO · R2 · 3:53 · Middleweight
L
Jordan Mein
Wreck MMA 5 · Jan 28, 2011
TKO · R2 · 4:30 · Catchweight
W
Trent Thorne
KOTC: Forty Eight · Nov 21, 2010
TKO · R1 · 3:56 · Middleweight
W
Louis Taylor
Strikeforce Challengers 10 · Aug 14, 2010
Submission · R3 · 2:07 · Catchweight
W
Louis Taylor
Strikeforce: Challengers 10 · Aug 12, 2010
TKO · R3 · 2:07 · Catchweight
L
Jay Hieron
Strikeforce - Miami · Jan 30, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
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
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
No Contest · 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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Frequently asked questions

Who won Patrick Cote vs Joe Riggs?

What were the judges' scorecards for Patrick Cote vs Joe Riggs?

The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Patrick Cote won the decision.

Was Patrick Cote vs Joe Riggs a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 100% of 12 media scores picked Patrick Cote.

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