Jeremiah Riggs “Big Rigg”

Team	The H.I.T. Squad
Age	41
Gender	Male
Height	5' 11"
Weight Class	Middleweight
Out of	Granite City, Illinois, Illinois
Born	Vicksburg, Mississippi

Out of	Granite City, Illinois, 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	10-11-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length	16 years, 7 months, 6 days
Rounds Fought	28.8
Avg. Fights/Year	1.3
Longest Layoff	8 years, 4 months, 2 days
Quickest Turnaround	1 day

Record BreakDown

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


Finish Rate	70.0%
Finished Rate	81.8%
Win by Decision Rate	30.0%
Loss by Decision Rate	18.2%
Win by KO Rate	30.0%
Loss by KO Rate	36.4%
Win by SUB Rate	40.0%
Loss by SUB Rate	45.5%

Win Method

Loss Method

Current Streak

1 Loss

Quick Hits


Fastest Win	00:17
Fastest KO	00:17
Fastest SUB	04:58


Ave. Rounds (Ws)	1.3
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws)	06:31
Ave. Rounds (Ls)	1.4
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls)	07:09

Finish Rounds

Finished Rounds

Official Professional Fight Record

	Date		Opponent	Weightclass	Method	Round	Time
	04/27/2024	L (2-2-0)	Alfredo Angulo (0-0-0)	MW (171.0 vs. 171.7)	KO Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship: KnuckleMania IV	1	01:33
	03/02/2024	W (1-2-0)	Sonny Smith (2-0-0)	WW	TKO/RSC (Strikes) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship: Fight Night Prospects Canada	1	00:49
	06/11/2022	L (1-1-0)	Billy Wagner (1-0-0)	MW (164.0 vs. 162.0)	TKO/RSC (Doctor's Stoppage) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship - Fight Night Jackson 2	1	01:59
NSF	03/12/2022	L (1-0-0)	Connor Tierney (5-1-0)	MW (170.3 vs. 167.9)	KO Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship: Fight Night New York 2	5	01:31
NSF	01/29/2022	W (0-0-0)	Eric Thompson (0-2-0)	MW	KO Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship: Fight Night Jackson	1	01:39
	09/27/2013	L (8-7-0)	Peter Aspinwall (3-3-0)	MW (181.2 vs. 186.0)	Decision (Split Decision) Bellator MMA 101	3	05:00
	05/25/2012	L (8-6-0)	Kelvin Tiller (3-0-0)	MW (190.0* vs. 185.0)	Submission (Verbal Submission) Bellator Fighting Championships 70	3	03:38
	03/16/2012	L (8-5-0)	Trey Houston (9-0-0)	MW (185.0 vs. 185.0)	Submission (Arm Bar) Bellator Fighting Championships 61	1	03:30
	01/29/2011	W (7-5-0)	Eric Slocum (1-6-0)	MW	Decision (Majority Decision) SportFight X: Middle Tennessee Mayhem - Pro	3	05:00
	11/19/2010	W (6-5-0)	James Sharp (5-4-0)	MW (184.8 vs. 184.6)	Decision (Unanimous Decision) Strikeforce Challengers 12	3	05:00
	09/23/2010	W (5-5-0)	Michael Fleniken, Jr. (3-2-0)	MW (186.0 vs. 185.0)	Decision (Unanimous Decision) Bellator Fighting Championships 9/23/10	3	05:00
	07/16/2010	W (4-5-0)	Menden McKeehan (1-2-0)	MW (174.0 vs. 178.0)	TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes) Absolute Cage Fighting 7/16/10 - Pro Fights	1	00:17
	06/18/2010	W (3-5-0)	George Oiler (2-2-0)	MW (184.0 vs. 186.0)	Submission (Strikes) Hardrock MMA 23	1	04:59
	04/23/2010	L (3-4-0)	Keith Johnson (5-3-0)	WW (170.0 vs. 170.0)	Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Night of Reckoning III	2	04:34
	02/27/2010	W (2-4-0)	Jesse Beal (2-0-0)	WW (170.0 vs. 170.0)	Submission (Triangle Choke) Empire Fights 2/27/10	1	04:58
	01/30/2010	L (2-3-0)	Eric Irvin (0-0-0)	MW (183.0 vs. 180.0)	Decision (Unanimous Decision) Midwest Pro 1/30/10	3	05:00
	10/17/2009	L (2-2-0)	John Salter (3-0-0)	MW (185.0 vs. 185.0)	TKO/RSC The 3rd Degree	1	04:44
	11/29/2008	L (2-1-0)	Ken Jackson (4-2-0)	MW (179.0 vs. 179.0)	Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Ultimate Fight Night 6	1	03:07
	08/09/2008	L (2-0-0)	Dominic O'Grady (4-1-0)	WW (169.0 vs. 170.0)	Submission XFO 25 - Outdoor War 4	3	04:16
	01/27/2008	L (2-0-0)	Dan Cramer (1-0-0)	MW (184.0 vs. 185.0)	Decision (Unanimous Decision) The Ultimate Fighter Season 7*	2	05:00
NSF	09/22/2007	W (1-0-0)	Craig Sjoerdsma (0-2-0)		Submission Ultimate Cage Fighting: 1	1	05:00
NSF	09/20/2007	W (0-0-0)	Craig Sjoerdsma (0-1-0)		Submission (Strikes) Ultimate Cage Fighting - Rage in the Cage	1	05:00

* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* 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


Amateur 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