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Joe Doerksen absorbs 2.8 and lands 1.4 significant strikes per minute. Concedes more than outputs. Negative striking margin.

Joe Doerksen's takedown attempts are present but not a primary factor.

Joe Doerksen wins 18% of rounds across 22 scored. Concedes more rounds than wins across fights on record.

Joe Doerksen has 3 KO/TKO losses in 7 total UFC losses. Absorbs 0.44 knockdowns per fight. Durability score of 30 out of 99, average for the division.

Joe Doerksen finishes 100% of wins by KO/TKO or submission.

Joe Doerksen's last fight was over 187 months ago.

Joe Doerksen is 48 years old.

All Fighters
Fighter Profile›Middleweight
“El Dirte”

Joe Doerksen

51-169 UFC
Submission Specialist
Form
· 2L
Inactive
High Variance
High Wear
6'0"ht·75"reach·Orthodoxstance·48age
Last fightLDan Miller·S-DEC·R3·15yr ago
Fighter Context
2–7UFC·
0KO
·
2Sub
·
0Dec
·
10.2min/fight
·
92UFC min
vs. Winning-Record Opps
1–5(6 fights)
·
100%finish rate
·
-0.7str diff/min
CQ Key Stats
Striking Differential
-1.36
Deficit

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.267
Average

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
30
Low

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate
18%
Passive

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Joe Doerksen — 1.43 significant strikes per minute, 42% striking accuracy, absorbs 2.79 strikes per minute.

Doerksen
Counter Puncher
Middleweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min1.43
Str. Accuracy42%
119UFC landed/275attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
−0.8 vs avg2.79
Str. Defense50%
KD Rate / fight0.11
1UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / fight0.44
CQ KO Power
0.84
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
64%
Body
20%
Leg
16%
By Position
Distance72%
/
Clinch15%
/
Ground13%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 19 rounds
Round 28 rounds
Round 35 rounds
Avg. Landed763
Avg. Absorbed13129
Avg. Net-6-6-7
Grappling

Joe Doerksen — 2.0 takedowns per 15 minutes, 33% takedown accuracy, 2.3 submission attempts per 15 minutes, 33% takedown defense.

Doerksen
Control Wrestler
·123s ctrlActive Control
Middleweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min2.02
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY5.70
TD Accuracy33%
12UFC landed/35attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min2.30
2UFC wins/14attempted
Defense
Leaky TD Def
TD Defense33%
5UFC defended/24opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Rarely Tapped
Finishing

Joe Doerksen — 2 UFC wins (2 submission), 100% finish rate.

Finish Rate
100%
Elite Finisher
div avg 61%
How They Lose
7UFC losses
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO0 / 2
Submission2 / 2
Decision0 / 2
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO3 / 7
Submission1 / 7
Decision3 / 7
Loss Pattern
Mixed
3 early · 1 late · 3 dec across 7 losses
Finish Round Distribution
Finish WinsFinish LossesR1R2R3
SUB W
SUB L
KO/TKO L
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
—
No eligible sequences on record.
Decision Margin
—
More decisions needed.
Decision Types
2UD
·
1SD
·
0MD
·
33%split rate
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
Layoff
sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 14 vs 12 first half
0+13+25+38+51avg↵↵200420052006200720082010

9 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-0.51.02.5R1R2R3
R1n=9
R2n=8
R3n=5
Outputsig strikes / min
1.4
1.4
0.7
Absorbedsig strikes / min
2.8
3.0
2.5
Diff
-1.3
-1.6
-1.8

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend
KD Abs
▼TD Acc-100%L3
-45%37%118%WLLLLWLL

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp
Doerksen — 9 UFC Fights

Joe Doerksen — UFC fight record: 2 wins, 7 losses.

Result
Method
9 fights
L
Dan Miller
MW
S-DEC R3Dec '10
-6
·12 SS (41%)·18 abs·5 td taken·78s ctrl·2 sub att
L
CB Dollaway
MW
SUB R1 · 2:13Sep '10
0
·1 SS (100%)·1 abs·0/2 td·96s ctrl
W
Tom Lawlor
MW
SUB R2 · 2:10May '10
+2
·44 SS (47%)·42 abs·0/1 td·31s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub att
↵ 25mo layoff
L
Jason MacDonald
MW
KO/TKO R2 · 0:54Apr '08
-9
·4 SS (67%)·13 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·228s ctrl·3 sub att
L
Ed Herman
MW
KO/TKO R3 · 0:39Nov '07
-34
·9 SS (47%)·43 abs·1/5 td·2 td taken·115s ctrl·1 kd taken·3 sub att
↵ 20mo layoff
L
Nate Marquardt
MW
U-DEC R3Mar '06
-30
·26 SS (33%)·56 abs·2/8 td·5 td taken·101s ctrl·1 kd landed
L
Matt LindlandVeteran
MW
U-DEC R3Aug '05
-11
·8 SS (53%)·19 abs·2/5 td·4 td taken·83s ctrl·1 sub att
W
Patrick Cote
MW
SUB R3 · 2:35Apr '05
-28
·9 SS (38%)·37 abs·4/6 td·327s ctrl·2 kd taken·4 sub att
L
Joe Riggs
MW
KO/TKO R2 · 3:39Aug '04
-23
·6 SS (86%)·29 abs·2/7 td·2 td taken·45s ctrl
Doerksen — Prior Tracked Fights (2)
WChris LebenOtherU-DECR3—
LPaulo FilhoWECKO/TKOR1—
All Fighters
Middleweight
“El Dirte”

Joe Doerksen

51-169 UFC
Form
2L
6'0"ht·75"reach·Orthodoxstance·48age
Last fightLDan Miller·S-DEC·15yr ago
Fighter Context
2–7UFC·
0KO
·
2Sub
·
0Dec
·
10.2min/fight
·
92UFC min
vs. Winning Record1–5
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
-1.36

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.267

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
30

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate
18%

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking
Doerksen
Middleweight avg
Counter Puncher
Sig. Strikes / Min1.43
Str. Accuracy42%
119UFC landed/275attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
−0.8 vs avg2.79
Str. Defense50%
KD Rate / Fight0.11
1UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / Fight0.44
CQ KO Power
0.84
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
64%
Body
20%
Leg
16%
By Position
Dist72%
Clinch15%
Ground13%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=9
R2
n=8
R3
n=5
Landed763
Absorbed13129
Net-6-6-7
Grappling
Doerksen
Middleweight avg
Control Wrestler
123s ctrlActive Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min2.02
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY5.70
TD Accuracy33%
12UFC landed/35attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min2.30
2UFC wins/14attempted
Defense
Leaky TD Def
TD Defense33%
5UFC defended/24opp. attempts
Sub Defense1 loss / 11 attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
100%
Elite Finisher
Win Methods
0KO/TKO
2Sub
0Dec
Loss Methods
3KO/TKO
1Sub
3Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
KO (L)
Sub (W)
Sub (L)
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
—No eligible sequences.
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
—More decisions needed.
Decision Types
2UD
·
1SD
·
0MD
·
33%split rate
Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-0.51.02.5R1R2R3
R1n=9
R2n=8
R3n=5
Outputsig strikes / min
1.4
1.4
0.7
Absorbedsig strikes / min
2.8
3.0
2.5
Diff
-1.3
-1.6
-1.8

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Doerksen — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Dan MillerMW
S-DEC·R3·Dec '10
12 SS (41%)·18 abs·5 td taken·78s ctrl·2 sub
L
CB DollawayMW
SUB·R1·Sep '10
1 SS (100%)·1 abs·0/2 td·96s ctrl
W
Tom LawlorMW
SUB·R2·May '10
44 SS (47%)·42 abs·0/1 td·31s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub
L
Jason MacDonaldMW
KO/TKO·R2·Apr '08
4 SS (67%)·13 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·228s ctrl·3 sub
L
Ed HermanMW
KO/TKO·R3·Nov '07
9 SS (47%)·43 abs·1/5 td·2 td taken·115s ctrl·1 kd taken·3 sub
L
Nate MarquardtMW
U-DEC·R3·Mar '06
26 SS (33%)·56 abs·2/8 td·5 td taken·101s ctrl·1 kd
L
Matt LindlandVeteranMW
U-DEC·R3·Aug '05
8 SS (53%)·19 abs·2/5 td·4 td taken·83s ctrl·1 sub
W
Patrick CoteMW
SUB·R3·Apr '05
9 SS (38%)·37 abs·4/6 td·327s ctrl·2 kd taken·4 sub
Doerksen — Prior Tracked Fights (2)
WChris LebenOtherU-DECR3
LPaulo FilhoWECKO/TKOR1
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