Joe Doerksen

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.

Mixed martial arts career Early career 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).

Ultimate Fighting Championship 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.

He then faced Patrick Cote at UFC 52 on April 16, 2005. 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.

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, Doerksen signed a contract with the PRIDE Fighting Championships, but with Zuffa's purchase of the PRIDE organization in the spring of 2007, Doerksen's contract saw him enter the WEC organization instead.

World Extreme Cagefighting 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.

Return to the UFC Following his loss to Filho, Doerksen returned to the UFC and faced Ed Herman at UFC 78 on November 17, 2007. He lost the fight via third-round KO.

In his next fight, Doerksen faced Jason MacDonald at UFC 83 on April 19, 2008. He lost the fight via TKO (elbows) and was once again released from the promotion.

Post-UFC 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. 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. Doerksen won the fight via KO.

Third UFC stint 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. 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. He lost the fight via guillotine choke in the first round.

Doerksen then faced Dan Miller on December 11, 2010 at UFC 124. He lost the fight via split decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.

Retirement Doerksen announced his retirement from MMA competition on August 21, 2015.

Documentary Doerksen was the subject of a 2013 documentary by filmmaker BJ Verot called Scheduled Violence.

Championships and accomplishments Icon Sport SuperBrawl 30 Middleweight Tournament Winner Freestyle Fighting Championships FFC Middleweight Championship (One Time) Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC.com Awards 2005: Ranked #9 Submission of the Year 2010: Ranked #10 Upset of the Year

Mixed martial arts record Win

Tony Lopez Decision (unanimous) King of the Cage: Madness

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Light Heavyweight bout. Win

Mike Kent Submission (armbar) Canadian Fighting Championship 8

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Win

Kalib Starnes Decision (unanimous) AFC 11: Takeover

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Win

Joel Powell Submission (guillotine choke) AFC 10: Rise

Calgary, Alberta, Canada Loss

Brett Cooper TKO (punches) SFS 2: Doerksen vs. Cooper

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Win

Luigi Fioravanti Decision (unanimous) Score Fighting Series

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Loss

Hector Lombard TKO (doctor stoppage) Cage Fighting Championship 16

Sydney, Australia Loss

Dan Miller Decision (split) UFC 124

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Loss

CB Dollaway Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 119

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Win

Shawn Marchand TKO (punches) Canadian Fighting Championships 5

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Win

Tom Lawlor Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 113

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Win

Chad Herrick Decision (split) KOTC: Bad Boys II

Detroit, Michigan, United States Win

Takenori Sato KO (punches) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 10

Saitama, Japan Win

Gregory Babene Submission (triangle choke) Canadian Fighting Championships 2

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Win

Izuru Takeuchi TKO (punches) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 6

Saitama, Japan Win

John Meyer Decision (split) Vipers MMA

Calgary, Alberta, Canada Loss

Jason MacDonald TKO (elbows) UFC 83

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Loss

Ed Herman KO (punch) UFC 78

Newark, New Jersey, United States Loss

Paulo Filho TKO (punches) WEC 29

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

BJ Lacy TKO (punches) GFS: Colosseum 5

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Win

Dae Won Kim Submission (triangle choke) DEEP: 29 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Ryan McGivern Submission (rear-naked choke) IFL: World Championship Semifinals

Portland, Oregon, United States Win

Brian Foster Submission (rear-naked choke) IFL: Gracie vs. Miletich

Moline, Illinois, United States Win

Todd Carney Submission (rear-naked choke) Extreme Challenge 67

Moline, Illinois, United States Win

Jeremy Johnson TKO (submission to punches) Combat in the Cage 2

Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Win

Thomas Russell Submission (rear-naked choke) GFS: Colosseum of Champions

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Loss

Nate Marquardt Decision (unanimous) UFC 58: USA vs. Canada

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Jason MacDonald Submission (rear-naked choke) UCW 3: Caged Inferno

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Win

Brendan Seguin TKO (leg kicks) King of the Cage: Firestorm

Calgary, Alberta, Canada Loss

Matt Lindland Decision (unanimous) UFC 54

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Art Santore Decision (unanimous) Freedom Fight: USA vs. Canada

Hull, Quebec, Canada Win

Patrick Côté Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 52

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Matt Knaub Submission (triangle choke) International Fighting Championships: Eve Of Destruction

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Light Heavyweight bout. Win

Ed Herman Technical submission (triangle choke) SF 7: Frightnight

Gresham, Oregon, United States Loss

Joe Riggs TKO (submission to punches) UFC 49

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Chris Leben Decision (unanimous) Freestyle Fighting Championships 9

Biloxi, Mississippi, United States Win

Riki Fukuda Decision (unanimous) SuperBrawl 35

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Light Heavyweight debut. Win

Danny Anderson Submission (armbar) Extreme Challenge 56

Medina, Minnesota, United States Win

Brendan Seguin TKO (punches) SB 30: Collision Course

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Win

Jay Buck KO (kick) SB 30: Collision Course

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Win

Desi Miner Submission (rear-naked choke) SB 30: Collision Course

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Win

Kyle Jensen Submission (kimura) Extreme Combat

Minnesota, United States Win

Anthony Macias TKO (punches) Freestyle Fighting Championships 5

Biloxi, Mississippi, United States Win

Denis Kang Submission (triangle choke) UCC 11: The Next Level

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Win

Travis Galbraith Submission (triangle choke) World Freestyle Fighting 2

Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada Welterweight bout. Loss

David Loiseau Decision (unanimous) UCC 7: Bad Boyz

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Loss

Egan Inoue Submission (toe hold) SuperBrawl 22

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Loss

Stephan Potvin Decision (unanimous) UCC 6: Redemption

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Win

Robbie Newman Submission (armbar) Extreme Challenge 44

Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States Win

Ray McDaniel TKO (submission to punches) Gladiators 16

Des Moines, Iowa, United States Win

Brett Al-azzawi Submission (keylock) UW: Ultimate Fight Minnesota

Bloomington, Minnesota, United States Win

Scott Ventimiglia Submission (armbar) Rings USA: Battle of Champions

Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States Win

John Alessio Submission (rear-naked choke) SuperBrawl: FutureBrawl 2000

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Welterweight bout. Win

David Ferguson Submission (armbar) Dangerzone: Night of the Beast

Lynchburg, Virginia, United States Win

Mark Waters Submission (rear-naked choke) Extreme Challenge 36

Davenport, Iowa, United States Win

Adrian Serrano Submission (keylock) Extreme Challenge 36

Davenport, Iowa, United States Win

Mike Hueser Submission (armbar) Dangerzone: Battle At The Bear

New Town, North Dakota, United States Win

Lee Murray Submission (kimura) Extreme Challenge 34

Hayward, Wisconsin, United States Win

Mark Jaquith Submission (armbar) Extreme Challenge 34

Hayward, Wisconsin, United States Win

John Renken Submission (keylock) Ultimate Fights

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Return to Middleweight. Loss

Matt Hughes TKO (submission to knees and punches) Extreme Challenge 29

Hayward, Wisconsin, United States Welterweight debut. Win

Cris Custer Submission (armbar) WEF 7: Stomp in the Swamp

Kenner, Louisiana, United States Win

Rick Graveson Submission (kimura) Extreme Challenge 27

Davenport, Iowa, United States Loss

Eugene Jackson Submission (neck crank) Bas Rutten Invitational 1

United States Win

Dennis Reed Submission (triangle choke) Bas Rutten Invitational 1

United States Win

Ron Lobley Submission (rear-naked choke) Bas Rutten Invitational 1

United States Win

Abundio Munoz Submission (rear-naked choke) Bas Rutten Invitational 1

United States