Welterweight 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Joe Riggs v Nick Diaz
UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3, Sat, Feb 4, 2006, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Referee Mario Yamasaki
Referee Mario Yamasaki
Joe Riggs won by Unanimous decision, R3 5:00. Abe Belardo 28 - 29. Tony Weeks 27 - 30. Glenn Trowbridge 28 - 29.
“Diesel”
Height 6'0", Reach 70", Stance Southpaw, Age 23 on the night
Coming in 2-2-0 in the UFC over 4 fights
Height 6'1", Reach 76", Stance Southpaw, Age 22 on the night
Coming in 4-2-0 in the UFC over 6 fights
01/Round by round
3 of 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
| Joe Riggs | Nick Diaz | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 19 of 39 | 1 of 4 | 0:17 | 0 | 19 of 34 | 0 of 2 | 1:28 | 1 |
| Round 25:00 | 16 of 38 | 1 of 1 | 1:37 | 0 | 7 of 43 | 0 of 2 | 0:34 | 0 |
| Round 35:00 | 16 of 39 | 1 of 3 | 0:10 | 0 | 12 of 29 | 0 of 3 | 1:21 | 0 |
| Fight, 15:00 | 51 of 116 | 3 of 8 | 2:04 | 0 | 38 of 106 | 0 of 7 | 3:23 | 1 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 15.0 minutes. Total strikes are held and not printed; they count the pitter-patter on the ground. A round where control reads “not recorded” is one the source did not time, not one with no control.