Joe Doerksen | |
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Born | Joseph Daniel Doerksen October 9, 1977 New Bothwell, Manitoba, Canada |
Other names | El Dirte |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Weight | 186 lb (84 kg; 13 st 4 lb) |
Division | Light Heavyweight Middleweight Welterweight |
Reach | 74 in (190 cm) [1] |
Stance | Orthodox |
Fighting out of | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
Years active | 1999–2014 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 67 |
Wins | 51 |
By knockout | 10 |
By submission | 33 |
By decision | 8 |
Losses | 16 |
By knockout | 7 |
By submission | 4 |
By decision | 5 |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Joseph Daniel Doerksen (born October 9, 1977) is a Canadian retired mixed martial artist. A professional from 1999 until 2014, he fought in the UFC, WEC, IFL, King of the Cage, Aggression Fighting Championship, World Victory Road, RINGS, SuperBrawl and DEEP.
Doerksen started his career in 1999, when he entered the first Bas Rutten Invitational on February 6, 1999, defeating three different opponents by submission before losing to UFC vet Eugene Jackson by submission.
His next notable fight was against now-UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes at Extreme Challenge 29 on November 13, 1999, losing by second round submission (punches). [2]
In his first fight in the UFC, Doerksen faced Joe Riggs at UFC 49 on August 21, 2004. He lost the fight via second round submission. [3]
He then faced Patrick Cote at UFC 52 on April 16, 2005. [4] Doerksen won the fight via rear-naked choke submission.
In his third fight with the promotion, Doerksen faced Matt Lindland at UFC 54 on August 20, 2005. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. [5]
Doerksen faced Nate Marquardt at UFC 58 on March 4, 2006. He lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.
In November 2006, it was reported that Doerksen had signed a contract with the PRIDE Fighting Championships [6] but with Zuffa's purchase of the PRIDE organization in the spring of 2007, Doerksen's contract saw him enter the WEC organization instead.
His first fight in the organization was against PRIDE veteran Paulo Filho for the vacant WEC middleweight championship at WEC 29 on August 5, 2007. Doerksen lost the fight via TKO in the first round.
Following his loss to Filho, Doerksen returned to the UFC and faced Ed Herman at UFC 78 on November 17, 2007. [7] He lost the fight via third-round KO.
In his next fight, Doerksen faced Jason MacDonald at UFC 83 on April 19, 2008. [8] He lost the fight via TKO (elbows) and was once again released from the promotion. [9]
After his UFC release, Doerksen signed with World Victory Road promotion in October 2008, and would make his debut against Izuru Takeuchi at Sengoku 6 on November 1, 2008. [10] He won the fight via TKO.
Doerksen defeated Gregory Babene via triangle-choke submission at Canadian Fighting Championship 2 on May 22, 2009.
He then returned to WVR and faced Takenori Sato at Sengoku 10 on September 23, 2009. [11] Doerksen won the fight via KO.
Riding a five-fight win streak, Doerksen returned to the UFC to face Tom Lawlor on May 8, 2010 at UFC 113, replacing an injured Tim Credeur. [12] Following a first round in which he was rocked by Lawlor, Doerksen rebounded and won via submission (rear-naked choke) in the second round.
Doerksen next faced CB Dollaway on September 25, 2010 at UFC 119. [13] He lost the fight via guillotine choke in the first round.
Doerksen then faced Dan Miller on December 11, 2010 at UFC 124. [14] He lost the fight via split decision and was subsequently released from the promotion. [15]
Doerksen announced his retirement from MMA competition on August 21, 2015. [16]
Doerksen was the subject of a 2013 documentary by filmmaker BJ Verot called Scheduled Violence. [17]
67 matches | 51 wins | 16 losses |
By knockout | 10 | 7 |
By submission | 33 | 4 |
By decision | 8 | 5 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 51–16 | Tony Lopez | Decision (unanimous) | King of the Cage: Madness | September 19, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | Light Heavyweight bout. |
Win | 50–16 | Mike Kent | Submission (armbar) | Canadian Fighting Championship 8 | September 13, 2013 | 1 | 2:29 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
Win | 49–16 | Kalib Starnes | Decision (unanimous) | AFC 11: Takeover | September 15, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
Win | 48–16 | Joel Powell | Submission (guillotine choke) | AFC 10: Rise | June 15, 2012 | 2 | 3:25 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
Loss | 47–16 | Brett Cooper | TKO (punches) | SFS 2: Doerksen vs. Cooper | October 14, 2011 | 1 | 3:55 | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | |
Win | 47–15 | Luigi Fioravanti | Decision (unanimous) | Score Fighting Series | June 10, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | |
Loss | 46–15 | Hector Lombard | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Cage Fighting Championship 16 | March 25, 2011 | 1 | 4:13 | Sydney, Australia | For the CFC Middleweight Championship, fight stopped due to Doerksen's left eye being swollen shut. |
Loss | 46–14 | Dan Miller | Decision (split) | UFC 124 | December 11, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
Loss | 46–13 | CB Dollaway | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 119 | September 25, 2010 | 1 | 2:13 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | |
Win | 46–12 | Shawn Marchand | TKO (punches) | Canadian Fighting Championships 5 | June 4, 2010 | 1 | 0:43 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
Win | 45–12 | Tom Lawlor | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 113 | May 8, 2010 | 2 | 2:10 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
Win | 44–12 | Chad Herrick | Decision (split) | KOTC: Bad Boys II | April 16, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | |
Win | 43–12 | Takenori Sato | KO (punches) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 10 | September 23, 2009 | 2 | 4:29 | Saitama, Japan | |
Win | 42–12 | Gregory Babene | Submission (triangle choke) | Canadian Fighting Championships 2 | May 22, 2009 | 2 | 1:24 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
Win | 41–12 | Izuru Takeuchi | TKO (punches) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 6 | November 1, 2008 | 3 | 4:13 | Saitama, Japan | |
Win | 40–12 | John Meyer | Decision (split) | Vipers MMA | August 29, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
Loss | 39–12 | Jason MacDonald | TKO (elbows) | UFC 83 | April 19, 2008 | 2 | 0:56 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
Loss | 39–11 | Ed Herman | KO (punch) | UFC 78 | November 17, 2007 | 3 | 0:39 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | |
Loss | 39–10 | Paulo Filho | TKO (punches) | WEC 29 | August 5, 2007 | 1 | 4:07 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | For the vacant WEC Middleweight Championship. |
Win | 39–9 | BJ Lacy | TKO (punches) | GFS: Colosseum 5 | May 25, 2007 | 2 | 1:11 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
Win | 38–9 | Dae Won Kim | Submission (triangle choke) | DEEP: 29 Impact | April 13, 2007 | 1 | 3:35 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Win | 37–9 | Ryan McGivern | Submission (rear-naked choke) | IFL: World Championship Semifinals | November 2, 2006 | 1 | 3:04 | Portland, Oregon, United States | |
Win | 36–9 | Brian Foster | Submission (rear-naked choke) | IFL: Gracie vs. Miletich | September 23, 2006 | 2 | 3:40 | Moline, Illinois, United States | |
Win | 35–9 | Todd Carney | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Extreme Challenge 67 | June 30, 2006 | 1 | 2:39 | Moline, Illinois, United States | |
Win | 34–9 | Jeremy Johnson | TKO (submission to punches) | Combat in the Cage 2 | May 20, 2006 | 1 | 4:30 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
Win | 33–9 | Thomas Russell | Submission (rear-naked choke) | GFS: Colosseum of Champions | April 15, 2006 | 1 | 0:44 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
Loss | 32–9 | Nate Marquardt | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 58: USA vs. Canada | March 4, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Loss | 32–8 | Jason MacDonald | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UCW 3: Caged Inferno | October 11, 2005 | 4 | 4:37 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
Win | 32–7 | Brendan Seguin | TKO (leg kicks) | King of the Cage: Firestorm | September 24, 2005 | 3 | 1:49 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
Loss | 31–7 | Matt Lindland | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 54 | August 20, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 31–6 | Art Santore | Decision (unanimous) | Freedom Fight: USA vs. Canada | July 9, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Hull, Quebec, Canada | |
Win | 30–6 | Patrick Côté | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 52 | April 16, 2005 | 3 | 2:35 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 29–6 | Matt Knaub | Submission (triangle choke) | International Fighting Championships: Eve Of Destruction | March 5, 2005 | 1 | 1:08 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Light Heavyweight bout. |
Win | 28–6 | Ed Herman | Technical submission (triangle choke) | SF 7: Frightnight | October 23, 2004 | 3 | 2:12 | Gresham, Oregon, United States | |
Loss | 27–6 | Joe Riggs | TKO (submission to punches) | UFC 49 | August 21, 2004 | 2 | 2:39 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 27–5 | Chris Leben | Decision (unanimous) | Freestyle Fighting Championships 9 | May 14, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | Return to Middleweight; won the vacant FFC Middleweight Championship. [18] |
Win | 26–5 | Riki Fukuda | Decision (unanimous) | SuperBrawl 35 | April 16, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Light Heavyweight debut. |
Win | 25–5 | Danny Anderson | Submission (armbar) | Extreme Challenge 56 | March 26, 2004 | 1 | 3:40 | Medina, Minnesota, United States | |
Win | 24–5 | Brendan Seguin | TKO (punches) | SB 30: Collision Course | June 13, 2003 | 1 | 2:14 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Won the SuperBrawl 30 Middleweight Tournament. [19] |
Win | 23–5 | Jay Buck | KO (kick) | SB 30: Collision Course | June 13, 2003 | 1 | 0:36 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
Win | 22–5 | Desi Miner | Submission (rear-naked choke) | SB 30: Collision Course | June 13, 2003 | 1 | 2:20 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
Win | 21–5 | Kyle Jensen | Submission (kimura) | Extreme Combat | June 7, 2003 | 1 | 4:40 | Minnesota, United States | |
Win | 20–5 | Anthony Macias | TKO (punches) | Freestyle Fighting Championships 5 | April 25, 2003 | 1 | 3:10 | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | |
Win | 19–5 | Denis Kang | Submission (triangle choke) | UCC 11: The Next Level | October 11, 2002 | 1 | 4:49 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
Win | 18–5 | Travis Galbraith | Submission (triangle choke) | World Freestyle Fighting 2 | June 22, 2002 | 1 | N/A | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada | Welterweight bout. |
Loss | 17–5 | David Loiseau | Decision (unanimous) | UCC 7: Bad Boyz | January 25, 2002 | 3 | 5:00 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
Loss | 17–4 | Egan Inoue | Submission (toe hold) | SuperBrawl 22 | November 2, 2001 | 1 | 0:56 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
Loss | 17–3 | Stephan Potvin | Decision (unanimous) | UCC 6: Redemption | October 19, 2001 | 2 | 5:00 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
Win | 17–2 | Robbie Newman | Submission (armbar) | Extreme Challenge 44 | September 15, 2001 | 1 | 1:45 | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | |
Win | 16–2 | Ray McDaniel | TKO (submission to punches) | Gladiators 16 | June 30, 2001 | 1 | N/A | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | |
Win | 15–2 | Brett Al-azzawi | Submission (keylock) | UW: Ultimate Fight Minnesota | June 2, 2001 | 1 | 2:58 | Bloomington, Minnesota, United States | |
Win | 14–2 | Scott Ventimiglia | Submission (armbar) | Rings USA: Battle of Champions | March 17, 2001 | 1 | 2:33 | Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States | |
Win | 13–2 | John Alessio | Submission (rear-naked choke) | SuperBrawl: FutureBrawl 2000 | November 14, 2000 | 2 | 3:48 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Welterweight bout. |
Win | 12–2 | David Ferguson | Submission (armbar) | Dangerzone: Night of the Beast | October 28, 2000 | 1 | N/A | Lynchburg, Virginia, United States | |
Win | 11–2 | Mark Waters | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Extreme Challenge 36 | August 26, 2000 | 1 | 2:34 | Davenport, Iowa, United States | |
Win | 10–2 | Adrian Serrano | Submission (keylock) | Extreme Challenge 36 | August 26, 2000 | 1 | 2:17 | Davenport, Iowa, United States | |
Win | 9–2 | Mike Hueser | Submission (armbar) | Dangerzone: Battle At The Bear | July 8, 2000 | 1 | 10:51 | New Town, North Dakota, United States | |
Win | 8–2 | Lee Murray | Submission (kimura) | Extreme Challenge 34 | June 17, 2000 | 1 | 1:19 | Hayward, Wisconsin, United States | |
Win | 7–2 | Mark Jaquith | Submission (armbar) | Extreme Challenge 34 | June 17, 2000 | 1 | 3:54 | Hayward, Wisconsin, United States | |
Win | 6–2 | John Renken | Submission (keylock) | Ultimate Fights | February 24, 2000 | 1 | 2:24 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | Return to Middleweight. |
Loss | 5–2 | Matt Hughes | TKO (submission to knees and punches) | Extreme Challenge 29 | November 13, 1999 | 2 | 0:25 | Hayward, Wisconsin, United States | Welterweight debut. |
Win | 5–1 | Cris Custer | Submission (armbar) | WEF 7: Stomp in the Swamp | October 9, 1999 | 1 | 3:17 | Kenner, Louisiana, United States | |
Win | 4–1 | Rick Graveson | Submission (kimura) | Extreme Challenge 27 | August 21, 1999 | 1 | 1:14 | Davenport, Iowa, United States | |
Loss | 3–1 | Eugene Jackson | Submission (neck crank) | Bas Rutten Invitational 1 | February 6, 1999 | 1 | N/A | United States | |
Win | 3–0 | Dennis Reed | Submission (triangle choke) | Bas Rutten Invitational 1 | February 6, 1999 | 1 | N/A | United States | |
Win | 2–0 | Ron Lobley | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bas Rutten Invitational 1 | February 6, 1999 | 1 | N/A | United States | |
Win | 1–0 | Abundio Munoz | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bas Rutten Invitational 1 | February 6, 1999 | 1 | N/A | United States |
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