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Middleweight · “El Conquistador”

Jorge Rivera

20-9-0 UFC 8-7-0
One-Punch Power Positional Grappler Gets Dropped
6'1"Height
73"Reach
OrthodoxStance
54Age
5KO wins
0Sub wins
62.5%Finish rate
7:42Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Average, rated 61.6 of 100 Accuracy — Above avg, rated 72.3 of 100 Striking D — Above avg, rated 73.4 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 21.1 of 100 Wrestling — Below avg, rated 31.7 of 100 TD Defense — Below avg, rated 38.8 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 36.7 of 100 Control — Above avg, rated 83.6 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Control Above avg 84
  2. Striking D Above avg 73
  3. Accuracy Above avg 72
  4. Striking Average 62
  5. TD Defense Below avg 39
  6. Grappling Below avg 37
  7. Wrestling Below avg 32
  8. Durability Weak 21
One-Punch Power 8 knockdowns · 1.04 per 15 min
Positional Grappler above avg control — rates 84 of 100 among UFC veterans
Gets Dropped knocked down 5 times in 115 minutes of cage time
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.27
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.42
Striking accuracy49.7%
Striking defense57.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min1.04
Takedowns / 15 min0.91
Takedown accuracy50.0%
Takedown defense64.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.13
Control time33.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents4-4

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
January 19, 2008 vs Kendall Grove — 21.0/min (W) — only 1.3 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jan '08 June 7, 2008 vs Martin Kampmann — 0.73/min (L) — only 2.7 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jun '08 April 1, 2009 vs Nissen Osterneck — 1.93/min (W) Apr '09 October 24, 2009 vs Rob Kimmons — 5.55/min (W) Oct '09 March 31, 2010 vs Nate Quarry — 5.29/min (W) Mar '10 February 26, 2011 vs Michael Bisping — 1.16/min (L) Feb '11 August 6, 2011 vs Constantinos Philippou — 1.67/min (L) Aug '11 January 20, 2012 vs Eric Schafer — 0.92/min (W) Jan '12

Fight history

15 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
W Eric Schafer 13-6-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:31 — UFC on FX: Guillard vs Miller · January 20, 2012
6/17Sig. strikes
6/9Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:58Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Constantinos Philippou 0-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2 · August 6, 2011
25/70Sig. strikes
35/89Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
5:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Michael Bisping 20-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:54 — UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch · February 26, 2011
8/53Sig. strikes
50/123Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Nate Quarry 12-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:29 — UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Gomi · March 31, 2010
29/65Sig. strikes
19/71Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:29Control
3Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Rob Kimmons 22-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:53 — UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun · October 24, 2009
66/136Sig. strikes
23/54Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
7:19Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Nissen Osterneck 0-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann · April 1, 2009
29/48Sig. strikes
35/70Absorbed
4/8Takedowns
7:04Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Martin Kampmann 12-1 walk-in Submission · R1 2:44 — UFC 85: Bedlam · June 7, 2008
2/6Sig. strikes
4/9Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Kendall Grove 8-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:20 — UFC 80: Rapid Fire · January 19, 2008
28/38Sig. strikes
0/1Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:05Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Terry Martin 14-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:14 — UFC 67: All or Nothing · February 3, 2007
1/2Sig. strikes
4/4Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Edwin DeWees 0-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:37 — The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale · November 11, 2006
24/43Sig. strikes
6/25Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:15Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Chris Leben 13-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:44 — UFC Fight Night 3 · January 16, 2006
5/10Sig. strikes
10/17Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:27Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Dennis Hallman 38-10-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 55: Fury · October 7, 2005
51/92Sig. strikes
12/29Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
7:20Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Rich Franklin 16-1 walk-in Submission · R3 4:28 — UFC 50: The War Of '04 · October 22, 2004
22/41Sig. strikes
41/73Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:49Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Lee Murray 6-1-1 walk-in Submission · R1 1:45 — UFC 46: Supernatural · January 31, 2004
2/4Sig. strikes
0/1Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:28Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W David Loiseau 9-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 44: Undisputed · September 26, 2003
80/136Sig. strikes
35/78Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
5:29Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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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

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
20-9-0Pro record
Rivera Athletic CenterGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 14
Submission 2
Decision 4
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 5
Submission 3
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 15
Cage Rage 4
USMMA 3
WFL – Real 1
WFL 1
MMA 1
CWFC 1
TFC FightZone 1

+ 2 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 29 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Eric Schafer TKO (punches) UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller
January 20, 2012
 UFC 2 1:31
L Costas Philippou Decision (split) UFC 133
August 6, 2011
 UFC 3 5:00
L Michael Bisping TKO (punches) UFC 127
February 27, 2011
 UFC 2 1:54
W Nate Quarry TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi
March 31, 2010
 UFC 2 0:29
W Rob Kimmons TKO (punches) UFC 104
October 24, 2009
 UFC 3 1:53
W Nissen Osterneck Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann
April 1, 2009
 UFC 3 5:00
L Martin Kampmann Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 85
June 7, 2008
 UFC 1 2:44
W Kendall Grove KO (punches) UFC 80
January 19, 2008
 UFC 1 1:20
L Terry Martin KO (punches) UFC 67
February 3, 2007
 UFC 1 0:14
W Edwin Dewees TKO (punches) The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale
November 11, 2006
 UFC 1 2:37
W Timothy Williams TKO (punches) WFL – Real: No Fooling Around
April 1, 2006
 WFL – Real 1 3:50
L Chris Leben TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night 3
January 16, 2006
 UFC 1 1:44
W Dennis Hallman Decision (unanimous) UFC 55
October 7, 2005
 UFC 3 5:00
W Marcelo Azevedo Decision (unanimous) Cage Rage 13
September 10, 2005
 Cage Rage 3 5:00
W Danny Vega Technical submission (arm-triangle choke) WFL: Unleashed
August 6, 2005
 WFL 1 0:47
L Anderson Silva TKO (knees and punches) Cage Rage 11
April 30, 2005
 Cage Rage 2 3:53
W Alex Reid KO (punches) Cage Rage 10
February 26, 2005
 Cage Rage 1 0:41
L Rich Franklin Submission (armbar) UFC 50
October 22, 2004
 UFC 3 4:28
W Mark Weir TKO (doctor stoppage) Cage Rage 7
July 10, 2004
 Cage Rage 1 5:00
W James Gabert TKO (punches) MMA: Eruption
April 30, 2004
 MMA 3 4:10
L Lee Murray Submission (triangle armbar) UFC 46
January 31, 2004
 UFC 1 1:45
W David Loiseau Decision (unanimous) UFC 44
September 26, 2003
 UFC 3 5:00
W Solomon Hutcherson KO (punches) USMMA 3: Ring of Fury
May 3, 2003
 USMMA 1 3:01
W Andy Lagden Submission (rear naked choke) CWFC 2 - Fists of Fury
November 30, 2002
 CWFC 1 —
W Travis Lutter TKO (punches) USMMA 2: Ring of Fury
September 21, 2002
 USMMA 3 3:46
W Joe Nye TKO (punches) USMMA 1: Ring of Fury
May 18, 2002
 USMMA 1 0:52
W Brian Hawkins KO (punches) TFC FightZone: Back in the Zone
March 22, 2002
 TFC FightZone 1 —
W Elias Rivera TKO (punches) Mass Destruction 3
March 22, 2002
 Mass Destruction 1 6:50
L Branden Lee Hinkle TKO (corner stoppage) RSF 2: Attack at the Track
June 23, 2001
 RSF 2 1:54

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Jorge Rivera (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 167 qualified Middleweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.3 avg 3.3
Strikes absorbed /min 2.4 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 49.7% avg 46.9%
Striking defense 57.1% avg 53.5%
Takedowns /15 min 0.9 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 50.0% avg 40.5%
Takedown defense 64.3% avg 61.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.1 avg 0.7
Control time 33.6% avg 21.7%
Finish rate 62.5% avg 60.7%