Jorge Rivera

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Jorge Rivera

Nickname“El Conquistador”

Record

20-9

Streak

W1

Age

54

Date of birth

Feb 28, 1972

Fighting out of: Framingham
Born: United States
Camp: Rivera Athletic Center
Weight class: Middleweight
Height: 6'1" · 185 cm
Reach: 73" · 185 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Last fight: Jan 20, 2012

UFC fight history

ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent

Eric Schafer

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R2 · 1:31

UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller · Jan 20, 2012

Punches to Head On Ground

UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller

Constantinos Philippou

Constantinos Philippou

Middleweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz 2 · Aug 6, 2011

UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz 2

Michael Bisping

Michael Bisping

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head In Clinch · R2 · 1:54

UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch · Feb 26, 2011

Punches to Head In Clinch

UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch

Nate Quarry

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R2 · 0:29

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi · Mar 31, 2010

Punches to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi

Rob Kimmons

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Guard · R3 · 1:53

UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun · Oct 24, 2009

Punches to Head From Guard

UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun

Nissen Osterneck

Nissen Osterneck

Middleweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann · Apr 1, 2009

UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann

Martin Kampmann

Martin Kampmann

Middleweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke After Drop to Guard · R1 · 2:44

UFC 85: Bedlam · Jun 7, 2008

Guillotine Choke After Drop to Guard

Kendall Grove

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Back Control · R1 · 1:20

UFC 80: Rapid Fire · Jan 19, 2008

Punches to Head From Back Control

UFC 80: Rapid Fire

Terry Martin

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 0:14

UFC 67: All or Nothing · Feb 3, 2007

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC 67: All or Nothing

Edwin DeWees

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R1 · 2:37

The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale · Nov 11, 2006

Punches to Head At Distance

The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale

Chris Leben

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 1:44

UFC Fight Night 3 · Jan 16, 2006

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night 3

Dennis Hallman

Middleweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 55: Fury · Oct 7, 2005

Rich Franklin

Middleweight · Submission · Armbar From Mount · R3 · 4:28

UFC 50: The War Of '04 · Oct 22, 2004

Armbar From Mount

UFC 50: The War Of '04

Lee Murray

Middleweight · Submission · Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard · R1 · 1:45

UFC 46: Supernatural · Jan 31, 2004

Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard

UFC 46: Supernatural

David Loiseau

Middleweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 44: Undisputed · Sep 26, 2003

UFC 44: Undisputed

Outside the UFC

12-2across 14 bouts · 14 promotions · wins by 9 KO · 2 sub · 1 decWFL 6 · Cage Rage 13 · WFL 3 · Cage Rage 11 · Cage Rage 10 +9

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Timothy Williams0-14	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	3:50	WFL 6	Apr 1, 2006
W	Marcelo Azevedo8-8	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Cage Rage 13	Sep 10, 2005
W	Danny Vega1-3	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R1	0:47	WFL 3	Aug 6, 2005
L	Anderson Silva34-11	KO/TKO	Knees and Punches	R2	3:53	Cage Rage 11	Apr 30, 2005
W	Alex Reid10-10-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:41	Cage Rage 10	Feb 26, 2005
W	Mark Weir21-18-1	KO/TKO	Doctor Stoppage	R1	—	Cage Rage 7	Jul 10, 2004
W	James Gabert6-4	KO/TKO	Punches	R3	4:10	MMA	Apr 30, 2004
W	Solomon Hutcherson11-7	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	3:01	USMMA 3	May 3, 2003
W	Andy Lagden6-1	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	—	Cage Warriors	Nov 30, 2002
W	Travis Lutter10-6	KO/TKO	Punches	R3	3:46	USMMA 2	Sep 21, 2002
W	Joe Nye1-3	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:52	USMMA 1	May 18, 2002
W	Brian Hawkins5-4	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	—	TFC FightZone	Mar 22, 2002
W	Elias Rivera5-7	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	6:50	MD 3	Aug 4, 2001
L	Branden Lee Hinkle17-11	KO/TKO	Corner Stoppage	R2	1:54	RSF 2	Jun 23, 2001

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

Amateur

6-0across 6 amateur bouts · 4 promotionsEGC · VTRI 4 · VTRI 2 · VTRI 1

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Anatoly Yaschenko4-5	KO/TKO	Doctor Stoppage	R1	0:46	EGC	Jun 21, 2002
W	Anatoly Yaschenko4-5	Decision	Unanimous	R2	5:00	EGC	Feb 8, 2002
W	Mat Santos3-7	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:30	VTRI 4	Jul 7, 2000
W	Rich O'Connor2-0	Decision	Unanimous	R1	7:00	VTRI 4	Jul 7, 2000
W	Tim Sylvia31-10	Decision	Unanimous	R1	7:00	VTRI 2	Oct 23, 1999
W	Elias Rivera5-7	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	5:53	VTRI 1	Jul 10, 1999

Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.

Career striking

OverallB64th

48%378 / 761

Striking accuracy

54%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min+0.52 differential

Landed3.16

Absorbed2.64

59%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

+2%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head64%61st243
Body23%67th86
Leg13%54th49

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

44%Clinch

Standing30%114
Clinch44%165
Ground26%99

Striking zones

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

UFC only

Jorge Rivera

Jorge Rivera

Landed per 15

Head

B

61st

31.5

61st

Body

B

68th

11.2

68th

Leg

C

52nd

6.4

52nd

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

72nd

22.7

72nd

Body

B

59th

7.8

59th

Leg

B

58th

5.8

58th

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	31.5	243	594	41%
Body	11.2	86	104	83%
Leg	6.4	49	63	78%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	22.7	175	519	34%
Body	7.8	60	82	73%
Leg	5.8	45	52	87%

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

Pace & fade

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

UFC only

Jorge Rivera

Jorge Rivera

15 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 116 min

120%

R3 pace · 6 bouts

Rivera builds (+6% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Rivera lifts to 120% of round-1 output by round 3 (6 bouts).

Jorge Rivera

Rivera ▲ BUILDSOutput / min

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

Jorge Rivera

Riveralanded / min

Takedown attempts

Jorge Rivera

Riveraattempts / min

Control time

Jorge Rivera

Rivera% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	4.4	3.2	2.4	0.09	25%	15
R2	5.9	3.5	3.2	0.18	46%	9
R3	5.0	3.2	1.6	0.11	36%	6

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

Jorge Rivera

Jorge Rivera

15 resolved UFC bouts

Schedule Score

35/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

C

45th

30%

45th

Win quality

C

54th

41%

54th

Opponent quality distribution

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

3

3

5

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Cross-div rankedRanked #1–#15 in another division at the time
Long-tenured vet12+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.60 win rate
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	1	0-1	0%
Top-5	1	0-1	0%
Cross-div ranked	1	0-1	0%
Long-tenured vet	1	0-1	0%
Established	3	2-1	67%
Building	3	3-0	100%
Unproven	5	3-2	60%

Highest-quality opponents

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

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
W	Eric Schafer	Unproven	8	Jan 20, 2012
L	Constantinos Philippou	Top-5	54	Aug 6, 2011
L	Michael Bisping	Champion	81	Feb 26, 2011
W	Nate Quarry	Established	30	Mar 31, 2010
W	Rob Kimmons	Building	18	Oct 24, 2009
W	Nissen Osterneck	Unproven	8	Apr 1, 2009
L	Martin Kampmann	Cross-div ranked	36	Jun 7, 2008
W	Kendall Grove	Established	26	Jan 19, 2008
L	Terry Martin	Unproven	8	Feb 3, 2007
W	Edwin DeWees	Unproven	8	Nov 11, 2006
L	Chris Leben	Established	26	Jan 16, 2006
W	Dennis Hallman	Building	15	Oct 7, 2005
L	Rich Franklin	Long-tenured vet	42	Oct 22, 2004
L	Lee Murray	Unproven	8	Jan 31, 2004
W	David Loiseau	Building	15	Sep 26, 2003

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.