Bantamweight

Jimmie Rivera

Last fought: Feb 2021

RECORD

Pro

23-5-0

UFC

7-4-0

Age

Height

5'4"

Weight

135 lbs

Reach

68"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:27
Fight Completion Rate	78.3%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.49
% Fights Inside the Distance	18.2%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	62-27 (69.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	40-18 (69.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	22-9 (71.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	86.8%
% Time in Control	7.1%
% Time Controlled	6.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	54.0%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.09
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.88
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.22
Distance Strike Accuracy	38.2%
Distance Strike Defense	63.1%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.75
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.77
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.22
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.14
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.54
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.01

All metrics are UFC fights only. Data coverage: control-time metrics use 10 of 11 fights. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Bantamweight field

Jimmie Rivera League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Jimmie Rivera
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	40.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.9
Strike Differential	0.1/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	27.6%
Takedown Defense	92.6%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.9
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	1:03
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	14.3%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	85.7%
Avg Fight Time	12:27
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	39.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.2
Takedown Accuracy	21.4%
Takedown Defense	87.5%
Control Time/Fight	1:07

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Pedro Munhoz

UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane • Feb 2021Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jimmie Rivera65/19334%TD 1/5Ctrl 0:04

Pedro Munhoz94/19448%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jimmie Rivera	31/80	39%	0/1	0:00	—
	Pedro Munhoz	37/72	51%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Jimmie Rivera	18/50	36%	1/3	0:04	—
	Pedro Munhoz	26/49	53%	0/0	0:03	—

R3	Jimmie Rivera	16/63	25%	0/1	0:00	—
	Pedro Munhoz	31/73	42%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Cody Stamann

UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige • Jul 2020Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jimmie Rivera48/8954%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:59

Cody Stamann26/7236%TD 1/5Ctrl 4:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jimmie Rivera	15/25	60%	1/2	0:33	—
	Cody Stamann	7/16	44%	0/1	1:20	—

R2	Jimmie Rivera	15/23	65%	1/1	0:52	—
	Cody Stamann	11/28	39%	1/2	1:27	—

R3	Jimmie Rivera	18/41	44%	0/0	0:34	—
	Cody Stamann	8/28	29%	0/2	1:38	—

LOSS

vs. Petr Yan

UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes • Jun 2019Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jimmie Rivera73/19238%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:39

Petr Yan56/18930%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:39KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jimmie Rivera	17/40	42%	0/0	0:14	—
	Petr Yan	14/55	25%	0/2	0:17	1

R2	Jimmie Rivera	27/63	43%	0/1	0:25	—
	Petr Yan	24/64	38%	0/0	0:08	1

R3	Jimmie Rivera	29/89	33%	0/2	0:00	—
	Petr Yan	18/70	26%	1/1	0:14	—

LOSS

vs. Aljamain Sterling

UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez • Feb 2019Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jimmie Rivera24/8429%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:49

Aljamain Sterling101/17657%TD 0/7Ctrl 2:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jimmie Rivera	7/12	58%	0/0	1:27	—
	Aljamain Sterling	21/30	70%	0/3	2:08	—

R2	Jimmie Rivera	9/26	35%	0/0	0:49	—
	Aljamain Sterling	48/80	60%	0/2	0:36	—

R3	Jimmie Rivera	8/46	17%	0/0	0:33	—
	Aljamain Sterling	32/66	48%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. John Dodson

UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till • Sep 2018Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jimmie Rivera62/12550%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:04

John Dodson41/11735%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jimmie Rivera	23/30	77%	0/2	0:04	—
	John Dodson	9/33	27%	0/1	0:02	—

R2	Jimmie Rivera	15/41	37%	0/1	0:00	—
	John Dodson	10/32	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Jimmie Rivera	24/54	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	John Dodson	22/52	42%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Marlon Moraes

UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes • Jun 2018Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 0:33

Jimmie Rivera0/30%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Marlon Moraes7/978%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jimmie Rivera	0/3	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marlon Moraes	7/9	78%	0/0	0:00	1

WIN

vs. Thomas Almeida

UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum • Jul 2017Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jimmie Rivera70/16044%TD 2/6Ctrl 1:48KD 2

Thomas Almeida72/16743%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jimmie Rivera	22/56	39%	0/1	0:11	2
	Thomas Almeida	28/47	60%	0/0	0:16	—

R2	Jimmie Rivera	24/53	45%	0/2	0:03	—
	Thomas Almeida	19/60	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Jimmie Rivera	24/51	47%	2/3	1:34	—
	Thomas Almeida	25/60	42%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Urijah Faber

UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem • Sep 2016Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jimmie Rivera54/16034%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Urijah Faber22/11220%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jimmie Rivera	12/46	26%	0/0	0:00	—
	Urijah Faber	9/40	22%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Jimmie Rivera	23/60	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Urijah Faber	8/33	24%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Jimmie Rivera	19/54	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Urijah Faber	5/39	13%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Iuri Alcantara

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader • Jan 2016Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jimmie Rivera45/10244%TD 3/6Ctrl 2:12

Iuri Alcantara41/10639%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jimmie Rivera	13/38	34%	1/1	0:02	—
	Iuri Alcantara	9/29	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Jimmie Rivera	15/28	54%	1/2	1:44	—
	Iuri Alcantara	11/34	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Jimmie Rivera	17/36	47%	1/3	0:26	—
	Iuri Alcantara	21/43	49%	0/0	0:01	—

WIN

vs. Pedro Munhoz

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 • Nov 2015Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jimmie Rivera96/23341%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:08

Pedro Munhoz66/18336%TD 0/7Ctrl 0:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jimmie Rivera	35/88	40%	0/1	0:00	—
	Pedro Munhoz	16/52	31%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Jimmie Rivera	33/69	48%	0/1	0:08	—
	Pedro Munhoz	23/60	38%	0/4	0:03	—

R3	Jimmie Rivera	28/76	37%	0/1	0:00	—
	Pedro Munhoz	27/71	38%	0/2	0:05	—

WIN

vs. Marcus Brimage

UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites • Jul 2015Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:29

Jimmie Rivera15/2756%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Marcus Brimage9/1753%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jimmie Rivera	15/27	56%	0/0	0:01	1
	Marcus Brimage	9/17	53%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com