Jorge Rivera

MiddleweightClinch Fighter
8 - 7

15 UFC Fights | 53% Win Rate | 5 Finishes (63%)

Height
6' 1"
Reach
73"
Weight
185 lbs.
Age
54
Orthodox

Jorge Rivera UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Jorge Rivera is 8-7 in the UFC across 15 fights, with 5 wins by knockout and 3 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 20-9, 12-2 of it outside the UFC. Rivera competes at middleweight as an orthodox clinch fighter, standing 6'1" with a 73" reach at 54 years old. The last bout was a win over Eric Schafer by knockout in Jan 2012.

Best attribute: knockdown power (knockdowns scored per fight) — 88th percentile among 238 middleweight fighters (0.53/fight).

Jorge Rivera's UFC win rate is 53% (8 of 15 fights), and 63% of those wins came by finish. Rivera averages 0.5 takedowns per fight at 50% accuracy and stops 64% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
20-9
UFC Record
8-7
Height
6'1"
Reach
73"
Age
54
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
W vs Eric Schafer · KO/TKO · Jan 2012

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Jorge Rivera's Last 5 Fights

Rivera is 3-2 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Win vs Eric Schafer · KO/TKO · R2 1:31 · UFC on FX: Guillard vs Miller · Jan 2012
  2. Loss vs Constantinos Philippou · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2 · Aug 2011
  3. Loss vs Michael Bisping · KO/TKO · R2 1:54 · UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch · Feb 2011
  4. Win vs Nate Quarry · KO/TKO · R2 0:29 · UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Gomi · Mar 2010
  5. Win vs Rob Kimmons · KO/TKO · R3 1:53 · UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun · Oct 2009

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
3.3
+1.4x ratio
Accuracy
50%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.53

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
2.4
0.7x avg
Strike Differential
+0.8
Opp. Accuracy Against
43%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.5
Takedown Accuracy
50%
Takedown Defense
64%
Control Time / Fight
2:36
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.1

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
13% KO
0% Sub
R2
13% KO
0% Sub
R3+
7% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Jorge Rivera vs Average

Jorge Rivera lands 11.7 strikes in R1 but 14.0 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

Jorge Rivera's UFC Fight History

15 UFC fights on record (8-7), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
WEric SchaferKO/TKOR2 · 1:31UFC on FX: Guillard vs Miller2012-01-20
LConstantinos PhilippouDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 22011-08-06
LMichael BispingKO/TKOR2 · 1:54UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch2011-02-26
WNate QuarryKO/TKOR2 · 0:29UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Gomi2010-03-31
WRob KimmonsKO/TKOR3 · 1:53UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun2009-10-24
WNissen OsterneckDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann2009-04-01
LMartin KampmannSubmissionR1 · 2:44UFC 85: Bedlam2008-06-07
WKendall GroveKO/TKOR1 · 1:20UFC 80: Rapid Fire2008-01-19
LTerry MartinKO/TKOR1 · 0:14UFC 67: All or Nothing2007-02-03
WEdwin DeWeesKO/TKOR1 · 2:37The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale2006-11-11
LChris LebenKO/TKOR1 · 1:44UFC Fight Night 32006-01-16
WDennis HallmanDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 55: Fury2005-10-07
LRich FranklinSubmissionR3 · 4:28UFC 50: The War Of '042004-10-22
LLee MurraySubmissionR1 · 1:45UFC 46: Supernatural2004-01-31
WDavid LoiseauDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 44: Undisputed2003-09-26

How Rivera Ranks at Middleweight

Percentile among the 238 middleweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume3.3 sig. strikes/min
55th percentile
Striking accuracy50%
63rd percentile
Strikes absorbed2.4/min
77th percentile
Takedowns0.5/fight
32nd percentile
Takedown defense64%
55th percentile
Knockdown power0.53/fight
88th percentile

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