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Joe
Doerksen

NICKNAME"El Dirte"·CANADA
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
51-16-0
CURRENT FORM
4W STREAK
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Joe Doerksen
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PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! COLD
HEIGHT
6'0"
REACH
6'3"
AGE
49
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Middleweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
67 BOUTS
WIN
51
LOSS
16
DRAW
0
WIN RATE
76%
51/67 bouts
FINISH RATE
84%
of professional wins
LAST 5 FIGHTS4W STREAK · 4-1
LWWWW
STYLE SUMMARY_
DATA: COLD
FIGHTING STYLE
SUBMISSION HUNTER

Submission hunter fighter with no dominant single weapon — 65% of wins are by sub.

KEY STRENGTHS

Drags it to the mat and hunts the finish — submission threat opens up off transitions.

KEY RISKS

Pressure boxers willing to wade into the pocket have found chins on offer; cardio drops in late rounds.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Observed profile rates compared with stored weight-class medians where coverage exists. Any fallback uses a labeled UFC reference average; no fallback is presented as a division median.

// SLPM▼ BELOW
1.43
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.70
// STR. ACC▼ BELOW
42%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 47%
// SAPM▼ BELOW
2.79
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.72
// STR. DEF▼ BELOW
50%
Striking Defense
Reference value 53%
// TD AVG▲ ABOVE
2.02
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.50
// TD ACC▼ BELOW
33%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 40%
// TD DEF▼ BELOW
33%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 58%
// SUB AVG▲ ABOVE
2.30
Submissions/15 min
Reference value 0.50
// QUALITY_OF_COMPETITION · 02B_

WHO THEY
ACTUALLY FOUGHT

A record says how often a fighter won, not against whom. These ratings weigh every result by the opponent's strength at the time, then compare this fighter with the 90 rated fighters on the UFC middleweight roster (anyone with a UFC bout in the last two years or one booked).

// RATING
#38
against the 90 rated on the UFC middleweight roster · Elo 1566
// STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
33rd
percentile · average opponent rated 1525 at fight time (recent fights count most)
// RESULTS VS EXPECTATION
57th
percentile · beat what opponents' ratings predicted (+0.08 per fight)

39 rated fights · opponents rated in 58% of recorded fights · last rated fight SEP 19, 2014

// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (51)
n = 51
KO/TKO · 10
SUB · 33
DEC · 8
10
KO/TKO
20%
33
SUB
65%
8
DEC
16%
// LOSSES (16)
n = 16
KO/TKO · 7
SUB · 4
DEC · 5
7
KO/TKO
44%
4
SUB
25%
5
DEC
31%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
84% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 10 fights
20%
SUBANY ROUND · 33 fights
65%
DECFULL FIGHT · 8 fights
16%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Evidence-backed 0-100 scores built only from observed profile stats and disclosed bout-history proxies. This is a fixed Blueprint scoring model, not a division percentile; missing axes remain unknown.

// DNA_PROFILE_
3 OBSERVED7 DERIVED0 UNKNOWN
// BENCHMARK
FIXED SCORE SCALE
// LINKED SAMPLE
67 BOUTS
// PROFILE UPDATED
OCT 3, 2026
// RECORDED SOURCE
ufcstats
Fighter attribute fingerprint10 of 10 attributes have evidence-backed scores on the Blueprint fixed scale. Unknown axes are not plotted and no score represents a division percentile.KO POWER28TD DEFENSE20GRAPPLING67CHIN75STRIKING29CARDIO68AGGRESSION25SUB THREAT100STR DEFENSE44RECOVERY56
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
N/AUNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: Sub Threat. Lowest scored axis: TD Defense.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power28
DERIVED PROXY

KO wins divided by total career wins

N=51 wins
TD Defense20
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed takedown defense rate (33%)

Grappling67
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rate

Chin75
DERIVED PROXY

KO-loss durability proxy from career record

N=67 bouts
Striking29
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed striking volume and accuracy

Cardio68
DERIVED PROXY

Long-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win share

Aggression25
DERIVED PROXY

Activity proxy from observed strike and takedown volume

Sub Threat100
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed submission rate (2.3 per 15 min)

Str Defense44
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed striking defense rate (50%)

Recovery56
DERIVED PROXY

Share of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.

N=16 losses
Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power28 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO wins divided by total career wins51 wins
TD Defense20 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved takedown defense rate (33%)Not recorded
Grappling67 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rateNot recorded
Chin75 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO-loss durability proxy from career record67 bouts
Striking29 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed striking volume and accuracyNot recorded
Cardio68 out of 100DERIVED PROXYLong-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win shareNot recorded
Aggression25 out of 100DERIVED PROXYActivity proxy from observed strike and takedown volumeNot recorded
Sub Threat100 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved submission rate (2.3 per 15 min)Not recorded
Str Defense44 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved striking defense rate (50%)Not recorded
Recovery56 out of 100DERIVED PROXYShare of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.16 losses
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100FEB 1999WFEB 1999WFEB 1999LFEB 1999WFEB 1999WAUG 1999WOCT 1999LNOV 1999WFEB 2000WJUN 2000WJUN 2000WJUL 2000WAUG 2000WAUG 2000WOCT 2000WNOV 2000WMAR 2001WJUN 2001WJUN 2001WSEP 2001LOCT 2001LNOV 2001LJAN 2002WJUN 2002WOCT 2002WAPR 2003WJUN 2003WJUN 2003WJUN 2003WJUN 2003WMAR 2004WAPR 2004WMAY 2004LAUG 2004WOCT 2004WMAR 2005WAPR 2005WJUL 2005LAUG 2005WSEP 2005LOCT 2005LMAR 2006WAPR 2006WMAY 2006WJUN 2006WSEP 2006WNOV 2006WAPR 2007WMAY 2007LAUG 2007LNOV 2007LAPR 2008WAUG 2008WNOV 2008WMAY 2009WSEP 2009WAPR 2010WMAY 2010WJUN 2010LSEP 2010LDEC 2010LMAR 2011WJUN 2011LOCT 2011WJUN 2012WSEP 2012WSEP 2013WSEP 2014// SCORE

  1. Start, FEB 1999, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, FEB 1999, momentum score 55, SUB R1.
  3. Start, FEB 1999, momentum score 65, SUB R1.
  4. Start, FEB 1999, momentum score 58, SUB R1.
  5. Start, FEB 1999, momentum score 67, SUB R1.
  6. Start, AUG 1999, momentum score 77, SUB R1.
  7. Start, OCT 1999, momentum score 87, SUB R1.
  8. Start, NOV 1999, momentum score 80, KO/TKO R2.
  9. Start, FEB 2000, momentum score 90, SUB R1.
  10. Start, JUN 2000, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  11. Start, JUN 2000, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  12. Start, JUL 2000, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  13. Start, AUG 2000, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  14. Start, AUG 2000, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  15. Start, OCT 2000, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  16. Start, NOV 2000, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  17. Start, MAR 2001, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  18. Start, JUN 2001, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  19. Start, JUN 2001, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  20. Start, SEP 2001, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  21. Start, OCT 2001, momentum score 93, DEC R2.
  22. Start, NOV 2001, momentum score 86, SUB R1.
  23. Start, JAN 2002, momentum score 79, DEC R3.
  24. Start, JUN 2002, momentum score 89, SUB R1.
  25. Start, OCT 2002, momentum score 99, SUB R1.
  26. Start, APR 2003, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  27. Start, JUN 2003, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  28. Start, JUN 2003, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  29. Start, JUN 2003, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  30. Start, JUN 2003, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  31. Start, MAR 2004, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  32. Start, APR 2004, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  33. Start, MAY 2004, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  34. Start, AUG 2004, momentum score 93, KO/TKO R2.
  35. Start, OCT 2004, momentum score 100, SUB R3.
  36. Start, MAR 2005, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  37. Start, APR 2005, momentum score 100, SUB R3.
  38. Start, JUL 2005, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  39. Start, AUG 2005, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  40. Start, SEP 2005, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R3.
  41. Start, OCT 2005, momentum score 93, SUB R4.
  42. Start, MAR 2006, momentum score 86, DEC R3.
  43. Start, APR 2006, momentum score 96, SUB R1.
  44. Start, MAY 2006, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  45. Start, JUN 2006, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  46. Start, SEP 2006, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  47. Start, NOV 2006, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  48. Start, APR 2007, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  49. Start, MAY 2007, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  50. Start, AUG 2007, momentum score 90, KO/TKO R1.
  51. Start, NOV 2007, momentum score 83, KO/TKO R3.
  52. Start, APR 2008, momentum score 76, KO/TKO R2.
  53. Start, AUG 2008, momentum score 83, DEC R3.
  54. Start, NOV 2008, momentum score 92, KO/TKO R3.
  55. Start, MAY 2009, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  56. Start, SEP 2009, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  57. Start, APR 2010, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  58. Start, MAY 2010, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  59. Start, JUN 2010, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  60. Start, SEP 2010, momentum score 93, SUB R1.
  61. Start, DEC 2010, momentum score 86, DEC R3.
  62. Start, MAR 2011, momentum score 76, KO/TKO R1.
  63. Start, JUN 2011, momentum score 83, DEC R3.
  64. Start, OCT 2011, momentum score 73, KO/TKO R1.
  65. Start, JUN 2012, momentum score 83, SUB R2.
  66. Start, SEP 2012, momentum score 90, DEC R3.
  67. Start, SEP 2013, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  68. Start, SEP 2014, momentum score 100, DEC R3.

Peaked at 100 (W vs Murray), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 100.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
67/67 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
9
13%
5
7%
3
4%
-
-
17
total
SUB
29
43%
5
7%
2
3%
1
1%
-
37
total
DEC
-
1
1%
12
18%
-
-
13
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 14 of 67 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
19%, fights rarely go the distance
// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
67 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

W
VS Tony LopezSep 19, 2014
DecisionR3 · 5:00
KOTC - Madness
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Mike KentSep 13, 2013
SubmissionR1 · 2:29
CFC - Canadian Fighting Championship 8
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Armbar)
W
VS Kalib StarnesSep 15, 2012
DecisionR3 · 5:00
AFC 11 - Takeover
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Joel PowellJun 15, 2012
SubmissionR2 · 3:25
AFC 10 - Rise
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
L
VS Brett CooperOct 14, 2011
KO/TKOR1 · 3:55
SFS 2 - Doerksen vs. Cooper
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Luigi FioravantiJun 10, 2011
DecisionR3 · 5:00
SFS 1 - Mein vs. Zaromskis
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Hector LombardMar 25, 2011
KO/TKOR1 · 4:13
CFC - Cage Fighting Championships 16
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
L
VS Dan MillerDec 11, 2010
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC 124 - St. Pierre vs. Koscheck 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
L
VS C.B. DollawaySep 25, 2010
SubmissionR1 · 2:13
UFC 119 - Mir vs. Cro Cop
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
W
VS Shawn MarchandJun 4, 2010
KO/TKOR1 · 0:43
CFC - Canadian Fighting Championship 5
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Tom LawlorMay 8, 2010
SubmissionR2 · 2:10
UFC 113 - Machida vs. Shogun 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
W
VS Chad HerrickApr 16, 2010
DecisionR3 · 5:00
KOTC - Bad Boys 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
// FAQ · 09_

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Middleweight. Professional record 51-16. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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