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Joe Doerksen "El Dirte"

Inactive · age 48 · Orthodox · 6'0" 183 cm · 185 lb 84 kg · reach 75" 191 cm
At a glance
  • Earned a bonus in 3 of last 5 fights
  • 100% of wins by submission
  • UFC veteran since 2004
Elo rating
1404
Global Elo 1446 ±33
Rank
—
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UFC record
2-7-0
KO 0 · Sub 2 · Dec 0
Streak
-2
Δ90d +32 · Δ1y +32
Last fight
Dec 11, 2010
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 32m
Avg fight time
10:14
Bonuses
3
Fights per year
1.4
Since last fight
15y 7mo

Honest Elo history

9 fights · tap & drag
Aug 21, 2004 — L vs Joe Riggs Δ-33Apr 16, 2005 — W vs Patrick Cote Δ+35Aug 20, 2005 — L vs Matt Lindland Δ-22Mar 4, 2006 — L vs Nate Marquardt Δ-24Nov 17, 2007 — L vs Ed Herman Δ-28Apr 19, 2008 — L vs Jason MacDonald Δ-12May 8, 2010 — W vs Tom Lawlor Δ+25Sep 25, 2010 — L vs CB Dollaway Δ-13Dec 11, 2010 — L vs Dan Miller Δ-11 1375140014251450147515001525 200520062007200820092010 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":237.4,"elo":1456,"date":"2004-08-21","opp":"Joe Riggs","result":"L","delta":-33},{"i":1,"x":164.4,"y":164,"elo":1490,"date":"2005-04-16","opp":"Patrick Cote","result":"W","delta":35},{"i":2,"x":203.8,"y":211.4,"elo":1468,"date":"2005-08-20","opp":"Matt Lindland","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":3,"x":265.1,"y":263,"elo":1444,"date":"2006-03-04","opp":"Nate Marquardt","result":"L","delta":-24},{"i":4,"x":459.8,"y":323.8,"elo":1415,"date":"2007-11-17","opp":"Ed Herman","result":"L","delta":-28},{"i":5,"x":508,"y":349.6,"elo":1403,"date":"2008-04-19","opp":"Jason MacDonald","result":"L","delta":-12},{"i":6,"x":742.2,"y":297.4,"elo":1428,"date":"2010-05-08","opp":"Tom Lawlor","result":"W","delta":25},{"i":7,"x":785.9,"y":325.1,"elo":1415,"date":"2010-09-25","opp":"CB Dollaway","result":"L","delta":-13},{"i":8,"x":810,"y":349,"elo":1404,"date":"2010-12-11","opp":"Dan Miller","result":"L","delta":-11}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Dec 11, 2010 Dan Miller L -11
Sep 25, 2010 CB Dollaway L -13
May 8, 2010 Tom Lawlor W +25
Apr 19, 2008 Jason MacDonald L -12
Nov 17, 2007 Ed Herman L -28

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
100%
2 / 2
Finish rate
KO
0
0% of wins
SUB
2
100% of wins
DEC
0
0% of wins
KO: 0 (0%) Sub: 2 (100%) 2 Dec: 0 (0%)
Finishes by round
2 total
R1
R2
1 50%
R3
1 50%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 119 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
65% Head
  • Head 65%
  • Body 23%
  • Leg 13%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
74% Distance
  • Distance 74%
  • Clinch 14%
  • Ground 12%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
57%
of losses by finish
4 of 7 · usually R2
3 KO/TKO 1 Sub 3 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1533
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
0
of 2 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Tom Lawlor
Elo 1534 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
3.6
−1.6 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 9 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1533

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Joe Doerksen on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.