Dante Rivera Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
L	Matthew Riddle Middleweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest Finale	Jun 21, 2008

Outside the UFC

16-6across 22 bouts · 20 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 8 sub · 5 decBellator · IFL · Steve Rivera's Elite Wrestling · UCC 2 · NBF +15

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Gemiyale Adkins11-9	Decision	Majority	R3	5:00	Bellator	May 2, 2014
L	Lyman Good21-6	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Bellator	Apr 4, 2013
W	Dan Cramer11-4	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	Steve Rivera's Elite Wrestling	Jun 19, 2010
W	Ryan Contaldi7-9-1	Submission	North-South Choke	R2	3:20	UCC 2	May 14, 2010
L	Herbert Goodman19-11	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	NBF	Feb 26, 2010
W	Justin Haskins7-6	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	3:51	ROC 27	Nov 20, 2009
W	Lamont Lister6-13	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	1:25	ROC 24	Apr 17, 2009
L	Paul Bradley23-10	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:34	ROC 22	Nov 21, 2008
W	Nissim Levy2-3	KO/TKO	Punches	R3	1:15	IFL	Aug 2, 2007
W	Alex Aquino5-3	Submission	Heel Hook	R2	2:41	CFFC 5	Jun 23, 2007
L	Tim Kennedy18-6	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R2	2:29	IFL	Feb 23, 2007
W	Erik Charles5-5	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R2	4:51	CFFC 3	Jan 19, 2007
W	Eric Tavares5-10	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	4:44	CITC	Sep 30, 2006
L	Mike Massenzio13-9	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	RF 13	Aug 5, 2006
W	Ron Stallings15-8	Decision	Unanimous	R3	4:00	RF 11	Feb 11, 2006
W	Jerry Spiegel18-39-1	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	1:26	RF 10	Nov 19, 2005
W	Josh Pupa1-2	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	3:59	RF 9	Aug 6, 2005
L	Lance Everson11-9	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	RF 8	Apr 2, 2005
W	Joseph Agostini5-14	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	4:37	ROC 7	Nov 20, 2004
W	Jay Handley0-2	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	1:00	RF 7	Oct 16, 2004
W	Lionel Cortez6-7	Decision	Unanimous	R2	5:00	RF 6	Apr 3, 2004
W	Chris Scanlon0-1	Decision	Unanimous	R2	5:00	SF 1	Nov 9, 2002

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Method of victory & defeat

KO / TKO

3 wins, 2 losses

W3

L2

Submission

8 wins, 0 losses

W8

L0

Decision

5 wins, 5 losses

W5

L5

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability (UFC; clean KOs only).

Dante Rivera

PowerChin

Knockout rate

—

No UFC win on record

Knockdowns dealt

—

No UFC win on record

Clean KO losses

0

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

0

0.00 per 100 head

Chin gauges use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Never finished by strikes · Never submittedin the UFC

Career striking

OverallD36th

53%34 / 64

Striking accuracy

25%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min-1.73 differential

Landed2.27

Absorbed4.00

21%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

-22%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Dante Rivera

Landed per 15

Head

F

10th

11.0

10th

Body

A+

91st

19.0

91st

Leg

D

29th

4.0

29th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

A+

89th

15.0

89th

Body

F

2nd

26.0

2nd

Leg

F

1st

19.0

1st

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	11.0	11	26	42%
Body	19.0	19	34	56%
Leg	4.0	4	4	100%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	15.0	15	25	60%
Body	26.0	26	34	76%
Leg	19.0	19	21	90%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Grappling

Per-15-minute breakdown of takedowns, submissions, and ground control.

UFC only

Dante Rivera

0%

Takedown accuracy

17%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min-6.7 min net

On top2.5

On bottom9.2

Offense

Takedowns

C

48th

0.0

48th

TD accuracy

0%

Sub attempts

C

56th

0.0

56th

Control

C

53rd

2.5 min

53rd

Defense

TD defense

17%

Controlled

9.2 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	0 / 5
Submission attempts	0
Control time	2:30

Defense

TDs defended	1 / 6
Control absorbed	9:09

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (15min total). Value colors reflect the per-15 rate’s percentile against the current weight class baseline; raw totals without a division reference stay neutral.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Dante Rivera

1 UFC bout (per‑round) · 15 min

—

< 2 bouts to R3

Rivera hasn't reached the third round in enough UFC bouts to read a reliable pace pattern — most of their fights end early. The round-by-round pace below is shown for what rounds there are.

RiveraOutput / min

Faded points are drawn from a single bout that reached that round, so they’re less reliable than the solid points averaged over many fights.

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Riveralanded / min

Takedown attempts

Riveraattempts / min

Control time

Rivera% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	5.2	3.4	5.2	0.40	16%	1
R2	4.5	2.4	4.6	0.40	23%	1
R3	2.1	1.0	2.2	0.20	11%	1

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Dante Rivera

1 resolved UFC bout

Schedule Score

28/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

F

23rd

22%

23rd

Win quality

F

17th

28%

17th

Limited UFC sample (1 bout). The headline Schedule Score is held toward a rookie baseline until a fighter has 6+ UFC bouts — a thin UFC résumé hasn’t yet proven a strong schedule. The component bars above are not down-weighted.

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

1

Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Established	1	0-1	0%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

L
Matthew Riddle
Jun 21, 2008 · Middleweight
22
quality

Pre-UFC opposition

Moderate

Opponents' combined record

209-186-2

.529 win rate

Winning-record opponents

11 of 22

carried winning pro records

Pro bouts faced

22

all opponents have records on file

A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Matthew Riddle	Established	22	Jun 21, 2008

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

Career cohorts

1 resolved UFC bouts

Performance broken down by situation — camp length, response to the previous result, title-fight presence, and rematches. Computed across every completed UFC bout.

Camp length

Days between fights

Short turnaround

< 100 days

—

Typical camp

100–180 days

—

Long layoff

> 180 days

—

UFC debut

first UFC bout

0-1

1 bout

Post-result bounce

Performance based on the previous UFC result

After a loss

next bout after a defeat

—

After a win

next bout after a win

—

First UFC bout

no precedent

0-1

1 bout

Title fights

Performance with a belt on the line

All title fights

as challenger or champion

—

As champion

defending the belt

—

As challenger

fighting for the belt

—

Rematches

Performance when meeting an opponent again

All rematches

any second meeting

—

Revenge bouts

lost the first meeting

—

Encore bouts

won the first meeting

—

Activity & layoff

Last fight, activity, and divisional context.

Time since last UFC bout

12y 2mo

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Dante Rivera

Extended layoff

12y 2mosince last bout

vs Gemiyale Adkins · May 2, 2014

DraftKings fantasy scoring

DFSAs underdog 0-1

24.1

DK avg

24.1

Median

24.1

Ceiling

24.1

Floor

0%

Boom

0%

Bust

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