Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs
Welterweight5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Diego Sanchez
United StatesDiego Sanchez
“Nightmare”
31-13-0
RESULT

Diego Sanchez def. Joe Riggs (TKO)

TKO · Round 1 · 1:45
Joe Riggs
United StatesJoe Riggs
“Diesel”
44-17-0 (1 NC)
Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Diego Sanchez defeated Joe Riggs by TKO in round 1 (1:45) in the Welterweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs, held Wednesday, December 13, 2006.

Fight stats

Diego Sanchez
Joe Riggs
2
Knockdowns
0
6 of 10
Significant strikes
3 of 6
60%
Sig. strike accuracy
50%
6 of 10
Total strikes
3 of 6
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0%
Takedown accuracy
-
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:04
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
5 of 9
Head
2 of 4
1 of 1
Body
1 of 2
0 of 0
Leg
0 of 0
3 of 7
Distance
3 of 6
0 of 0
Clinch
0 of 0
3 of 3
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
2
KD
0
6 of 10
Sig. str.
3 of 6
6 of 10
Total str.
3 of 6
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:04
Ctrl
0:00

Frequently asked questions

Who won Diego Sanchez vs Joe Riggs?

Diego Sanchez defeated Joe Riggs by TKO in round 1 (1:45) in the Welterweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs, held Wednesday, December 13, 2006.

Referee
John McCarthy
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Diego Sanchez 71%29% Joe Riggs

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Welterweight roster (258 fighters)

Diego Sanchez
Grappling Specialist
6 edges
Joe Riggs
Grappling Specialist
3 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

64Power72
68Speed54
60Precision68
94Durability80
95Engine72
93Wrestling96
94Ground93

Biggest edge Joe Riggs, Punch power +33

Attribute by attribute

Diego Sanchez is on the left of every row, Joe Riggs on the right.
60Punch power93
67Kick power50
65Punch speed60
71Kick speed48
60Accuracy68
93Takedowns96
98Ground striking98
90Submissions88
95Chin67
92Body strength92
95Cardio72

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

31-13-0
Record
44-17-0 (1 NC)
1888
Power Index rating
1736
0
Win Streak
0
44
Age
43
5'10"
178 cm
Height
6'0"
183 cm
72"
183 cm
Reach
70"
178 cm
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

2.69
SLpM
2.41
37%
Str. Acc.
51%
3.02
SApM
1.69
56%
Str. Def.
57%

Grappling Profile

1.51
TD Avg.
2.45
24%
TD Acc.
55%
46%
TD Def.
62%
0.80
Sub. Avg.
0.60

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Diego Sanchez · 1-4
  • L
    Austin Trout
    BKFC: Knuckle Mania 3 · Feb 17, 2023
    TKO · R4 · 1:44
  • L
    Kevin Lee
    Eagle FC 46 · Mar 11, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · Catchweight
  • L
    Jake Matthews
    UFC 253: Adesanya vs Costa · Sep 26, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Michel Pereira
    UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs Blachowicz · Feb 16, 2020
    Disqualification · R3 · 3:09 · Welterweight
  • L
    Michael Chiesa
    UFC 239: Jones vs Santos · Jul 7, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Joe Riggs · 1-3
  • L
    Markus Perez
    Gamebred Boxing 4 · Apr 1, 2023
    TKO · R3 · 1:19
  • NC
    Josh Dyer
    BKFC 29: Montana 2 · Sep 10, 2022
    No Contest
  • L
    Lorenzo Hunt
    BKFC 24: Hunt vs. Riggs · Apr 30, 2022
    TKO · R2 · 1:12
  • W
    Melvin Guillard
    BKFC Fight Night · Oct 9, 2021
    TKO · R1 · 0:59
  • L
    Hector Lombard
    BKFC 18: Beltran vs. Shewmaker · Jun 26, 2021
    TKO · R4 · 1:07

Career Averages

Based on 32 fights · 12 fights
33.1
Avg sig. strikes
13.8
1.13
Avg takedowns
1.08
3:06
Avg control time
1:51
91
Career high strikes
51
5
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Diego Sanchez
Strike target
Joe Riggs
69%
Head
82%
24%
Body
12%
7%
Leg
6%
Diego Sanchez
Strike position
Joe Riggs
58%
Distance
38%
11%
Clinch
22%
32%
Ground
40%