- Joe Doerksen
MMAstatsbox|name=Joe Doerksen
nick=El Dirte
height= 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
weight=185 lb (84 kg)
nationality= flagicon|CAN Canadian
birthdate=birth date and age|year=1977|month=10|day=9
died=
fightingfrom =
hometown=Winnipeg, Manitoba ,Canada
fightstyle=Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
wins=38
losses=12
draws=0
ko=4
nocontest=
submissions=30|Joseph Daniel Doerksen (born
October 9 ,1977 ) is a Canadian mixed martial artist (MMA) fromNew Bothwell, Manitoba . He is a former middleweight contender of theUltimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and a veteran of theInternational Fight League (IFL). He specializes inBrazilian jiu-jitsu [ [http://www.sherdog.com/news/interviews.asp?n_id=1607&my_page=2 Joe Doerksen interview] ] , with the vast majority of his victories resulting from submission techniques.In November 2006, it was reported that Doerksen had signed a contract with the
PRIDE Fighting Championships , [http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=6197] but with Zuffa's purchase of the PRIDE organization in the spring of 2007, Doerksen's contract saw him enter theWorld Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) organization instead.His first fight in the organization was against
PRIDE veteranPaulo Filho for the vacant WEC middleweight championship atWEC 29 onAugust 5 ,2007 . Doerksen lost the fight via TKO in the first round.MMA record
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*Sherdog|id=390|name=Joe Doerksen
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