Riggs vs Lytle Result & Stats: Riggs wins by TKO R2 · UFC 55, Fri, Oct 7, 2005

UFCUFC 55: Fury

Joe RiggsWIN

“DIESEL” · 44-17-0 (1 NC)

NCSUBTKO

RESULT

TKO

ROUND 2 · 2:00

Welterweight3 rounds scheduled

Full card

Chris Lytle

“Lights out” · 31-18-5

SUBUDUD

Friday, October 7, 2005Mohegan Sun Arena

Joe Riggs defeated Chris Lytle by TKO in round 2 (2:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 55: Fury, held Friday, October 7, 2005 at Mohegan Sun Arena.

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Fight stats: totals

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

Joe RiggsChris Lytle

Knockdowns

15 / 25

Significant strikes

3 / 8

60%

Sig. strike accuracy

38%

26 / 37

Total strikes

52 / 63

1 / 1

Takedowns

1 / 2

100%

Takedown accuracy

50%

Submission attempts

Reversals

2:57

Control time

3:06

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Joe RiggsChris Lytle

15100%

Head

3100%

00%

Body

00%

Leg

00%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

Joe Riggs

87%

Chris Lytle

33%67%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

Range × target

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

Joe Riggs15 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

11/2

Clinch

11/1

Ground

1313/21

00/1

Chris Lytle3 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

11/4

Clinch

Ground

22/4

Style & credentials

Joe Riggs

No background on record

Camp · MMA LAB · United States

Chris Lytle

BoxingBJJ

—Indiana Light Heavyweight (175 lb) TitleIndiana Boxing Association
—Cage Rage World Welterweight Championship (inaugural)Cage Rage Championships
—Hook N' Shoot ChampionshipHook N' Shoot
—AFC ChampionshipAbsolute Fighting Championships

Camp · Integrated Fighting Academy · Indianapolis, Indiana, US

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

77%

Head

60%

20%

Body

33%

Leg

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Joe Riggslast 18 fights

49%33%17%

Chris Lytlelast 22 fights

73%24%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Joe Riggs· from fights outside the UFC Chris Lytle· from fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

3.504.18

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Joe Riggs · Average · better than 53% of UFC fightersChris Lytle · Good · better than 72% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.043.41

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Joe Riggs · Good · better than 63% of UFC fightersChris Lytle · Average · better than 50% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.800.59

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Joe Riggs · Good · better than 67% of UFC fightersChris Lytle · Below avg · better than 26% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

62%50%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Joe Riggs · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fightersChris Lytle · Good · better than 74% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

72%54%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Joe Riggs · Good · better than 69% of UFC fightersChris Lytle · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.302.00

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Joe Riggs · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersChris Lytle · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.50

Strikes landed / min

4.18

3.04

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.41

1.80 / 2.9

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.59 / 1.2

62%

Takedown accuracy

50%

72%

Takedown defence

54%

1:51

Control time / fight

1:26

0.30

Submission attempts / 15 min

2.00

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

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

Chris Lytle20 UFC fights · 818 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

50%408/1278

20%163/222

7%57/74

Clinch

10%84/147

9%74/89

1%6/6

Ground

1%12/26

1%9/10

1%5/5

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

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

R1R2R3R4R5

12 early stoppages have no logged time

Chris Lytle28 of 55 ended early · 51%27 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

11 early stoppages have no logged time

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

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Daisuke Ishii
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Dave Menne
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D
Takafumi Ito
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Jason DeLucia
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Daisuke Watanabe
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Frequently asked questions

Who won Joe Riggs vs Chris Lytle?

Joe Riggs defeated Chris Lytle by TKO in round 2 (2:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 55: Fury, held Friday, October 7, 2005 at Mohegan Sun Arena.