Bantamweight · “Pitbull”
Diego Rivas
6-2-0 UFC 2-2-0
Durable
Submission Grappler
5'8"Height
69"Reach
OrthodoxStance
34Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
12:35Avg fight
Skill profile
- Durability Above avg 74
- Grappling Average 63
- Striking D Average 60
- Control Average 55
- TD Defense Average 48
- Wrestling Below avg 42
- Accuracy Below avg 33
- Striking Weak 12
Built on 50 minutes of tracked cage time across 4 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Durable
above avg durability — rates 74 of 100 among UFC veterans
Submission Grappler
average grappling — rates 63 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.37
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.14
Striking accuracy40.4%
Striking defense52.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.3
Takedowns / 15 min1.79
Takedown accuracy60.0%
Takedown defense64.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.89
Control time20.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-1
Striking trend
Fight history
L Guido Cannetti 7-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman · May 19, 2018
22/46Sig. strikes
25/53Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
3:04Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Jose Quinonez 6-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno · August 5, 2017
27/76Sig. strikes
59/112Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:16Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Noad Lahat 9-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:23 — UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson · February 6, 2016
5/9Sig. strikes
7/13Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:17Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rodolfo Rubio Perez 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs Saint Preux · November 8, 2014
15/40Sig. strikes
17/47Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
6:45Control
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
2
Submission
2
Decision
2
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
0
Submission
0
Decision
2
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
4
Masters Fighters Championship
2
Extreme Kumite Evolution
2
Full career — 8 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Guido Cannetti | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman
May 19, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | José Alberto Quiñónez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno
August 5, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Noad Lahat | KO (flying knee) | UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson
February 6, 2016 |
UFC | 2 | 0:23 |
| W | Rodolfo Rubio | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux
November 8, 2014 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Gaston Gomez Manzur | Decision (unanimous) | Masters Fighters Championship 10
February 16, 2014 |
Masters Fighters Championship | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Patricio Lagos | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Masters Fighters Championship
December 10, 2011 |
Masters Fighters Championship | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Pablo Reyes | Submission (punches) | Extreme Kumite Evolution 3
October 22, 2011 |
Extreme Kumite Evolution | 1 | 2:01 |
| W | Jaime Barriga | Submission (guillotine choke) | Extreme Kumite Evolution 2
June 4, 2011 |
Extreme Kumite Evolution | 1 | 1:35 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Diego Rivas (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.