Middleweight
Dante Rivera
16-7-0 UFC 0-1-0
6'1"Height
—Reach
SouthpawStance
51Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
15:00Avg fight
Skill profile
- Accuracy Average 50
- Durability Average 50
- Control Average 48
- Grappling Below avg 31
- Striking Below avg 29
- Wrestling Below avg 28
- Striking D Weak 13
- TD Defense Weak 10
Built on 15 minutes of tracked cage time across 1 statted fight — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.27
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.0
Striking accuracy53.1%
Striking defense25.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy0.0%
Takedown defense16.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time16.7%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-0
Fight history
L Matthew Riddle 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale · June 21, 2008
34/64Sig. strikes
60/80Absorbed
0/5Takedowns
2:30Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
8
Decision
5
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
1
Decision
5
Other
0
Fights by organization
Reality Fighting
6
Ring of Combat
4
Bellator
2
IFL
2
Cage Fury Fighting Championships
2
Elite MMA
1
UCC
1
Adrenaline MMA
1
+ 4 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 23 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Gemiyale Adkins | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 118
May 2, 2014 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Lyman Good | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 95
April 4, 2013 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Dan Cramer | Decision (split) | Elite MMA: MMA Mayhem
June 19, 2010 |
Elite MMA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Ryan Contaldi | Submission | UCC 2: Strikedown
May 14, 2010 |
UCC | 2 | 3:20 |
| L | Herbert Goodman | Decision (unanimous) | Adrenaline MMA: New Breed
February 26, 2010 |
Adrenaline MMA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Justin Haskins | Submission (rear naked choke) | Ring of Combat 27
November 20, 2009 |
Ring of Combat | 2 | 3:51 |
| W | Lamont Lister | Submission (guillotine choke) | Ring of Combat 24
April 17, 2009 |
Ring of Combat | 1 | 1:25 |
| L | Paul Bradley | TKO (punches) | Ring of Combat 22
November 21, 2008 |
Ring of Combat | 1 | 0:34 |
| L | Matt Riddle | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale
June 21, 2008 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Nissim Levy | TKO | IFL: 2007 Semifinals
August 2, 2007 |
IFL | 3 | 1:15 |
| W | Alex Aquino | Submission (heel hook) | Cage Fury Fighting Championships 5
June 23, 2007 |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships | 2 | 2:41 |
| L | Tim Kennedy | Submission (punches) | IFL: Atlanta
February 23, 2007 |
IFL | 2 | 2:29 |
| W | Eric Charles | Submission (arm triangle choke) | Cage Fury Fighting Championships 3
January 19, 2007 |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships | 2 | 4:51 |
| W | Eric Tavares | TKO (referee stoppage) | CITC 3: Marked Territory
September 30, 2006 |
CITC | 1 | 4:44 |
| L | Mike Massenzio | Decision (unanimous) | RF 13: Battle at the Beach
August 5, 2006 |
RF | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Ronald Stallings | Decision (unanimous) | Reality Fighting 11
February 11, 2006 |
Reality Fighting | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jerry Spiegel | Submission (triangle choke) | Reality Fighting 10
November 19, 2005 |
Reality Fighting | 1 | 1:26 |
| W | Josh Pupa | Submission (guillotine choke) | Reality Fighting 9
August 6, 2005 |
Reality Fighting | 1 | 3:59 |
| L | Lance Everson | Decision (unanimous) | Reality Fighting 8
April 2, 2005 |
Reality Fighting | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Jose Rodriguez | TKO | Ring of Combat 7
November 20, 2004 |
Ring of Combat | 1 | 4:37 |
| W | Jay Handley | Submission (guillotine) | Reality Fighting 7
October 16, 2004 |
Reality Fighting | 1 | 1:00 |
| W | Lionel Cortes | Decision | Reality Fighting 6
April 3, 2004 |
Reality Fighting | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Chris Scanlon | Decision (unanimous) | SF 1 - Bragging Rights
November 9, 2002 |
SF | 2 | 5:00 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Dante Rivera) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.