Jeremiah Riggs “Big Rigg”

Team	The H.I.T. Squad
Age	42
Gender	Male
Height	5' 11"
Weight Class	Welterweight
Out of	Granite City, Illinois
Born	Vicksburg, Mississippi

Out of	Granite City, Illinois
Born	Vicksburg, Mississippi

Jeremiah Riggs is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. Riggs was featured on the The Ultimate Fighter 7 on SpikeTV, but lost his preliminary fight. In 2009, he appeared in the reality series, Daisy of Love. He has fought in the Ultimate Cage Fighting and Southern Fighting Alliance promotions.

Professional Career Statistics


Pro Record	8-8-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length	6 days
Rounds Fought	28.8
Avg. Fights/Year	2.7
Longest Layoff	1 year, 4 months, 1 day
Quickest Turnaround	1 day

Record BreakDown

-	KO/TKO	SUB	DEC
Wins	1	4	3
Losses	1	5	2


Finish Rate	62.5%
Finished Rate	75.0%
Win by Decision Rate	37.5%
Loss by Decision Rate	25.0%
Win by KO Rate	12.5%
Loss by KO Rate	12.5%
Win by SUB Rate	50.0%
Loss by SUB Rate	62.5%

Win Method

Loss Method

Quick Hits


Fastest Win	17
Fastest KO	17
Fastest SUB	04:58


Ave. Rounds (Ws)	1.6
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws)	08:09
Ave. Rounds (Ls)	2.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls)	09:51

Finish Rounds

Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

	Date		Opponent	Weightclass	Method	Round	Time
OFF	09/27/2013	L (8-7-0)	Peter Aspinwall (4-3-0)	MW ( 181.2 vs. 186.0 )	Decision (Split Decision) Bellator MMA 101	3	05:00
OFF	05/25/2012	L (8-6-0)	Kelvin Tiller (12-4-0)	MW ( 190.0 * vs. 185.0 )	Submission (Verbal Submission) Bellator Fighting Championships 70	3	03:38
OFF	03/16/2012	L (8-5-0)	Trey Houston (12-4-0)	MW ( 185.0 vs. 185.0 )	Submission (Arm Bar) Bellator Fighting Championships 61	1	03:30
OFF	01/29/2011	W (7-5-0)	Eric Slocum (1-10-0)	MW	Decision (Majority Decision) SportFight X: Middle Tennessee Mayhem - Pro	3	05:00
OFF	11/19/2010	W (6-5-0)	James Sharp (10-6-0)	MW ( 184.8 vs. 184.6 )	Decision (Unanimous Decision) Strikeforce Challengers 12	3	05:00
OFF	09/23/2010	W (5-5-0)	Michael Fleniken, Jr. (7-5-0)	MW ( 186.0 vs. 185.0 )	Decision (Unanimous Decision) Bellator Fighting Championships 9/23/10	3	05:00
OFF	07/16/2010	W (4-5-0)	Menden McKeehan (1-4-0)	MW ( 174.0 vs. 178.0 )	TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes) Absolute Cage Fighting 7/16/10 - Pro Fights	1	00:17
OFF	06/18/2010	W (3-5-0)	George Oiler (6-6-0)	MW ( 184.0 vs. 186.0 )	Submission (Strikes) Hardrock MMA 23	1	04:59
OFF	04/23/2010	L (3-4-0)	Keith Johnson (12-5-0)	WW ( 170.0 vs. 170.0 )	Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Night of Reckoning III	2	04:34
OFF	02/27/2010	W (2-4-0)	Jesse Beal (2-1-0)	WW ( 170.0 vs. 170.0 )	Submission (Triangle Choke) Empire Fights 2/27/10	1	04:58
OFF	01/30/2010	L (2-3-0)	Eric Irvin (11-4-0)	MW ( 183.0 vs. 180.0 )	Decision (Unanimous Decision) Midwest Pro 1/30/10	3	05:00
OFF	10/17/2009	L (2-2-0)	John Salter (19-6-0)	MW ( 185.0 vs. 185.0 )	TKO/RSC The 3rd Degree	1	04:44
OFF	11/29/2008	L (2-1-0)	Ken Jackson (16-11-0)	MW ( 179.0 vs. 179.0 )	Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Ultimate Fight Night 6	1	03:07
OFF	08/09/2008	L (2-0-0)	Dominic O'Grady (16-8-1)	WW ( 169.0 vs. 170.0 )	Submission XFO 25 - Outdoor War 4	3	04:16
OFF	01/27/2008	L (2-0-0)	Dan Cramer (12-4-0)	MW ( 184.0 vs. 185.0 )	Decision (Unanimous Decision) The Ultimate Fighter Season 7 *	2	05:00
NRB	09/22/2007	W (1-0-0)	Craig Sjoerdsma (0-3-0)		Submission Ultimate Cage Fighting: 1	1	05:00
NRB	09/20/2007	W (0-0-0)	Craig Sjoerdsma (0-3-0)		Submission (Strikes) Ultimate Cage Fighting - Rage in the Cage	1	05:00

Official Professional Bare Knuckle Fighting Fight Record

	Date		Opponent	Weightclass	Method	Round	Time
OFF	04/27/2024	L (2-2-0)	Alfredo Angulo (1-1-0)	MW ( 171.0 * vs. 171.7* )	KO Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship: KnuckleMania IV	1	01:33
OFF	03/02/2024	W (1-2-0)	Sonny Smith (2-2-0)	WW	TKO (Strikes) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship: Fight Night Prospects Canada	1	00:49
OFF	06/11/2022	L (1-1-0)	Billy Wagner (3-1-0)	MW ( 164.0 * vs. 162.0* )	TKO (Doctor's Stoppage) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship - Fight Night Jackson 2	1	01:59
NRB	03/12/2022	L (1-0-0)	Connor Tierney (8-2-0)	MW ( 170.3 * vs. 167.9* )	KO Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship: Fight Night New York 2	5	01:31
NRB	01/29/2022	W (0-0-0)	Eric Thompson (0-3-0)	MW	KO Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship: Fight Night Jackson	1	01:39

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class

Amateur Career Statistics


AM Record	1-1-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length	2 months, 8 days
Rounds Fought	0.4
Avg. Fights/Year	12.0
Longest Layoff	2 months, 8 days
Quickest Turnaround	2 months, 8 days