Middleweight

Jorge Rivera

Last fought: Jan 2012

RECORD

Pro

20-9-0

UFC

8-7-0

Age

Height

6'1"

Weight

185 lbs

Reach

73"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	7:42
Fight Completion Rate	51.4%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.54
% Fights Inside the Distance	73.3%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	34-19 (64.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	16-13 (55.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	18-6 (75.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	35.8%
% Time in Control	33.6%
% Time Controlled	30.6%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	52.4%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	2.75
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.32
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.43
Distance Strike Accuracy	33.2%
Distance Strike Defense	70.8%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	3.48
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	2.72
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.69
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	5.07
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.39
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.01

All metrics are UFC fights only. 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 Middleweight field

Jorge 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	Jorge Rivera
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	49.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.4
Strike Differential	0.8/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	50.0%
Takedown Defense	64.3%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.9
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	5:02
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	62.5%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	37.5%
Avg Fight Time	7:42
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	1.0
Reversals/15min	0.5

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	39.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.9
Takedown Accuracy	50.0%
Takedown Defense	60.0%
Control Time/Fight	2:58

Fight History

WIN

vs. Eric Schafer

UFC on FX: Guillard vs Miller • Jan 2012Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 1:31

Jorge Rivera6/1735%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:58

Eric Schafer6/967%TD 2/5Ctrl 4:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jorge Rivera	0/4	0%	0/0	0:16	—
	Eric Schafer	5/7	71%	2/4	4:12	—

R2	Jorge Rivera	6/13	46%	0/0	0:42	—
	Eric Schafer	1/2	50%	0/1	0:24	—

LOSS

vs. Constantinos Philippou

UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2 • Aug 2011Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jorge Rivera25/7036%TD 1/2Ctrl 5:06

Constantinos Philippou35/8939%TD 2/3Ctrl 5:34KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jorge Rivera	9/21	43%	0/0	0:30	—
	Constantinos Philippou	5/23	22%	1/1	2:37	—

R2	Jorge Rivera	6/22	27%	1/1	2:39	—
	Constantinos Philippou	21/44	48%	0/0	1:31	1

R3	Jorge Rivera	10/27	37%	0/1	1:57	—
	Constantinos Philippou	9/22	41%	1/2	1:26	—

LOSS

vs. Michael Bisping

UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch • Feb 2011Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 1:54

Jorge Rivera8/5315%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Michael Bisping50/12341%TD 3/8Ctrl 1:17KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jorge Rivera	4/37	11%	0/0	0:00	—
	Michael Bisping	15/72	21%	3/5	1:07	—

R2	Jorge Rivera	4/16	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Michael Bisping	35/51	69%	0/3	0:10	1

WIN

vs. Nate Quarry

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Gomi • Mar 2010Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 0:29

Jorge Rivera29/6545%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:29KD 3

Nate Quarry19/7127%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jorge Rivera	25/57	44%	0/0	1:24	2
	Nate Quarry	15/56	27%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Jorge Rivera	4/8	50%	0/0	0:05	1
	Nate Quarry	4/15	27%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Rob Kimmons

UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun • Oct 2009Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 1:53

Jorge Rivera66/13649%TD 0/0Ctrl 7:19KD 1

Rob Kimmons23/5443%TD 1/3Ctrl 3:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jorge Rivera	21/44	48%	0/0	2:00	—
	Rob Kimmons	13/34	38%	1/1	2:19	—

R2	Jorge Rivera	24/55	44%	0/0	3:39	—
	Rob Kimmons	8/15	53%	0/2	0:41	—

R3	Jorge Rivera	21/37	57%	0/0	1:40	1
	Rob Kimmons	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Nissen Osterneck

UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann • Apr 2009Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jorge Rivera29/4860%TD 4/8Ctrl 7:04KD 1

Nissen Osterneck35/7050%TD 1/8Ctrl 4:50

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jorge Rivera	4/10	40%	2/2	2:19	—
	Nissen Osterneck	7/16	44%	1/2	1:53	—

R2	Jorge Rivera	14/17	82%	2/4	2:49	1
	Nissen Osterneck	9/20	45%	0/3	0:59	—

R3	Jorge Rivera	11/21	52%	0/2	1:56	—
	Nissen Osterneck	19/34	56%	0/3	1:58	—

LOSS

vs. Martin Kampmann

UFC 85: Bedlam • Jun 2008Middleweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 2:44

Jorge Rivera2/633%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

Martin Kampmann4/944%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jorge Rivera	2/6	33%	0/0	0:03	—
	Martin Kampmann	4/9	44%	1/1	2:06	—

WIN

vs. Kendall Grove

UFC 80: Rapid Fire • Jan 2008Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:20

Jorge Rivera28/3874%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:05KD 1

Kendall Grove0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jorge Rivera	28/38	74%	1/1	1:05	1
	Kendall Grove	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Terry Martin

UFC 67: All or Nothing • Feb 2007Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:14

Jorge Rivera1/250%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Terry Martin4/4100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jorge Rivera	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Terry Martin	4/4	100%	0/0	0:05	1

WIN

vs. Edwin DeWees

The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale • Nov 2006Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:37

Jorge Rivera24/4356%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:15KD 1

Edwin DeWees6/2524%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jorge Rivera	24/43	56%	0/0	0:15	1
	Edwin DeWees	6/25	24%	0/0	0:15	—

LOSS

vs. Chris Leben

UFC Fight Night 3 • Jan 2006Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:44

Jorge Rivera5/1050%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:27

Chris Leben10/1759%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:44KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jorge Rivera	5/10	50%	0/0	0:27	—
	Chris Leben	10/17	59%	1/1	0:44	1

WIN

vs. Dennis Hallman

UFC 55: Fury • Oct 2005Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jorge Rivera51/9255%TD 0/0Ctrl 7:20

Dennis Hallman12/2941%TD 1/6Ctrl 2:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jorge Rivera	19/32	59%	0/0	1:54	—
	Dennis Hallman	2/3	67%	1/4	2:20	—

R2	Jorge Rivera	23/37	62%	0/0	3:17	—
	Dennis Hallman	8/16	50%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Jorge Rivera	9/23	39%	0/0	2:09	—
	Dennis Hallman	2/10	20%	0/1	0:29	—

LOSS

vs. Rich Franklin

UFC 50: The War Of '04 • Oct 2004Middleweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 3, 4:28

Jorge Rivera22/4154%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:49

Rich Franklin41/7356%TD 3/3Ctrl 9:37KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jorge Rivera	10/17	59%	0/0	0:12	—
	Rich Franklin	25/37	68%	1/1	3:03	1

R2	Jorge Rivera	10/19	53%	0/1	0:35	—
	Rich Franklin	12/21	57%	1/1	3:03	—

R3	Jorge Rivera	2/5	40%	0/0	0:02	—
	Rich Franklin	4/15	27%	1/1	3:31	—

LOSS

vs. Lee Murray

UFC 46: Supernatural • Jan 2004Middleweight

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 1, 1:45

Jorge Rivera2/450%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:28

Lee Murray0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jorge Rivera	2/4	50%	1/2	1:28	—
	Lee Murray	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. David Loiseau

UFC 44: Undisputed • Sep 2003Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jorge Rivera80/13659%TD 0/0Ctrl 5:29KD 1

David Loiseau35/7845%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jorge Rivera	21/38	55%	0/0	1:45	—
	David Loiseau	21/33	64%	0/2	0:17	—

R2	Jorge Rivera	28/52	54%	0/0	1:53	—
	David Loiseau	9/28	32%	0/0	0:09	—

R3	Jorge Rivera	31/46	67%	0/0	1:51	1
	David Loiseau	5/17	29%	0/1	0:02	—

Prior to UFC

Other (1 fight)

LOSS

vs. Anderson Silva

Cage Rage 11: Face Off • Apr 2005

KO/TKO (Knees) • Rd 2, 3:53

Jorge Rivera16/4536%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Anderson Silva49/6575%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jorge Rivera	5/20	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anderson Silva	23/34	68%	1/2	0:00	—

R2	Jorge Rivera	11/25	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anderson Silva	26/31	84%	0/0	0:00	1

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