Riggs vs Saunders Result & Stats: Saunders wins by SUB R1 · UFC Fight Night, Sat, Dec 13, 2014

UFCUFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Miocic

Joe Riggs

“DIESEL” · 44-17-0 (1 NC)

RESULT

Submission

ROUND 1 · 0:57

Welterweight3 rounds scheduled

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Ben SaundersWIN

“Killa B” · 22-13-2

Saturday, December 13, 2014Footprint Center, Phoenix, United States

Ben Saunders defeated Joe Riggs by Submission in round 1 (0:57) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Miocic, held Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

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Fight stats: totals

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

Joe RiggsBen Saunders

Knockdowns

2 / 3

Significant strikes

4 / 7

67%

Sig. strike accuracy

57%

2 / 3

Total strikes

4 / 7

1 / 1

Takedowns

0 / 0

0:19

Control time

0:00

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Joe RiggsBen Saunders

2100%

Head

375%

00%

Body

125%

00%

Leg

00%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

Joe Riggs

100%

Ben Saunders

75%25%

DistanceClinchGround

Range × target

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

Joe Riggs2 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

22/3

Clinch

Ground

Ben Saunders4 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

33/5

Clinch

11/2

Ground

Insights

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

Style & credentials

Joe Riggs

No background on record

Camp · MMA LAB

Ben Saunders

Muay ThaiBJJFolkstyle Wrestling

—Black belt · BJJRicardo Liborio
2007CFC Welterweight ChampionshipCombat Fighting Championships (CFC)
—Black belt · BJJEddie Bravo
—J.P. Taravella High SchoolWrestling Folkstyle

Camp · American Top Team · Coconut Creek, Florida, US

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

77%

Head

51%

20%

Body

39%

Leg

10%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Joe Riggslast 18 fights

49%33%17%

Ben Saunderslast 19 fights

59%33%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Joe Riggs· incl. 6 fights outside the UFC Ben Saunders

Strikes landed / min

2.473.23

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Joe Riggs · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fightersBen Saunders · Average · better than 44% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

1.923.58

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Joe Riggs · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fightersBen Saunders · Average · better than 44% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

2.920.20

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Joe Riggs · Elite · better than 87% of UFC fightersBen Saunders · Poor · better than 10% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

62%40%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Joe Riggs · Elite · better than 89% of UFC fightersBen Saunders · Average · better than 54% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

72%67%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Joe Riggs · Good · better than 69% of UFC fightersBen Saunders · Average · better than 55% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.401.30

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Joe Riggs · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersBen Saunders · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fighters

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

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.47

Strikes landed / min

3.23

1.92

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.58

2.92 / 4.7

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.20 / 0.5

62%

Takedown accuracy

40%

72%

Takedown defence

67%

1:51

Control time / fight

0:50

0.40

Submission attempts / 15 min

1.30

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

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

Ben Saunders19 UFC fights · 486 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

29%140/475

21%103/170

9%42/51

Clinch

15%72/124

16%79/90

2%9/9

Ground

7%35/42

1%6/7

0%0/0

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 Riggs50 of 59 ended early · 85%9 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

12 early stoppages have no logged time

Ben Saunders17 of 25 ended early · 68%8 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

5 early stoppages have no logged time

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

Recent form · last 5

Joe Riggs5-0

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
Split Decision · 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

Full record · 60 fights

W
Chris Leyva
Rage in the Cage· Nov 16, 2012
TKO
W
Josh Cavan
MFW 1· Oct 13, 2012
TKO · R1 · 4:16 · Welterweight
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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
Knockout · 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
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TKO
W
Phil Baroni
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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
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

Ben Saunders4-1

W
Chris Heatherly
UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos· Aug 23, 2014
Submission · R1 · 2:18 · Welterweight
L
Douglas Lima
Bellator MMA: Bellator 100· Sep 19, 2013
TKO · R2 · 4:33 · Welterweight
W
Raul Amaya
Bellator MMA: Bellator 90· Feb 20, 2013
Knockout · R1 · 2:56 · Welterweight
W
Koffi Adzitso
Bellator MMA: Bellator 86· Jan 23, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Brian Warren
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 72· Jul 20, 2012
TKO · R1 · 0:22 · Catchweight

Full record · 25 fights

L
Bryan Baker
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 67· May 4, 2012
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Raul Amaya
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 63· Mar 30, 2012
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Douglas Lima
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 57· Nov 12, 2011
Knockout · R2 · 1:21 · Welterweight
W
Luis Santos
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 53· Oct 7, 2011
Submission · R3 · 1:45 · Welterweight
W
Chris Cisneros
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 49· Sep 10, 2011
TKO · R3 · 0:29 · Welterweight
W
Matt Lee
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 39· Apr 2, 2011
TKO · R3 · 1:24 · Welterweight
W
Elijah Harshbarger
World Extreme Fighting· Nov 6, 2010
Submission
L
Dennis Hallman
UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen· Aug 7, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Jon Fitch
UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy· Mar 27, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Marcus Davis
UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 2· Nov 21, 2009
TKO · R1 · 3:24 · Welterweight
L
Mike Swick
UFC 99: THE COMEBACK· Jun 13, 2009
TKO · R2 · 3:47 · Welterweight
W
Brandon Wolff
UFC Fight Night - Fight for the Troops· Dec 10, 2008
TKO · R1 · 1:49 · Welterweight
W
Ryan Thomas
UFC 87: SEEK AND DESTROY· Aug 9, 2008
Submission · R2 · 2:28 · Welterweight
W
Dan Barrera
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Serra vs Team Hughes FINALE· Dec 9, 2007
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Charles Blanchard
Florida Regional· Feb 17, 2007
Submission
W
Kenny Stevens
Florida Regional· Jul 15, 2006
TKO
W
Rick Delvecchio
Absolute Fighting Championship· Feb 18, 2006
TKO
W
Reggie Peña
Absolute Fighting Championship· Dec 10, 2005
Submission
D
Diego Visotzky
AFC 12· Apr 30, 2005
DEC · Middleweight
D
Crafton Wallace
Absolute Fighting Championship· May 1, 2004
DRAW

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Who won Joe Riggs vs Ben Saunders?

Ben Saunders defeated Joe Riggs by Submission in round 1 (0:57) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Miocic, held Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

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