Joseph Daniel Doerksen (born October 9, 1977) is a

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retired

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting sport based on striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place t ...

. A professional from 1999 until 2014, he fought in the

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, WEC, IFL,

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, RINGS, SuperBrawl and

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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

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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

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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

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at UFC 54 on August 20, 2005. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Doerksen faced

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at UFC 58 on March 4, 2006. He lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion. In November 2006, it was reported that Doerksen had signed a contract with the

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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

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for the vacant WEC middleweight championship at

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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

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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

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on May 8, 2010 at UFC 113, replacing an injured

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. 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

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. 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) *

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**UFC.com Awards ***2005: Ranked #9 Submission of the Year ***2010: Ranked #10 Upset of the Year

Mixed martial arts record

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 10–2 , Adrian Serrano , Submission (keylock) , Extreme Challenge 36 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:17 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 7–2 , Mark Jaquith , Submission (armbar) , Extreme Challenge 34 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:54 ,

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Doerksen, Joe 1977 births Canadian male mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Canadian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Living people Middleweight mixed martial artists People from Eastman Region, Manitoba Sportspeople from Manitoba Canadian Mennonites Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters