Jorge Rivera
15 UFC Fights | 53% Win Rate | 5 Finishes (63%)
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.
- Win vs Eric Schafer · KO/TKO · R2 1:31 · UFC on FX: Guillard vs Miller · Jan 2012
- Loss vs Constantinos Philippou · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2 · Aug 2011
- Loss vs Michael Bisping · KO/TKO · R2 1:54 · UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch · Feb 2011
- Win vs Nate Quarry · KO/TKO · R2 0:29 · UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Gomi · Mar 2010
- Win vs Rob Kimmons · KO/TKO · R3 1:53 · UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun · Oct 2009
Striking
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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.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Eric Schafer | KO/TKO | R2 · 1:31 | UFC on FX: Guillard vs Miller | 2012-01-20 |
| L | Constantinos Philippou | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2 | 2011-08-06 |
| L | Michael Bisping | KO/TKO | R2 · 1:54 | UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch | 2011-02-26 |
| W | Nate Quarry | KO/TKO | R2 · 0:29 | UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Gomi | 2010-03-31 |
| W | Rob Kimmons | KO/TKO | R3 · 1:53 | UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun | 2009-10-24 |
| W | Nissen Osterneck | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann | 2009-04-01 |
| L | Martin Kampmann | Submission | R1 · 2:44 | UFC 85: Bedlam | 2008-06-07 |
| W | Kendall Grove | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:20 | UFC 80: Rapid Fire | 2008-01-19 |
| L | Terry Martin | KO/TKO | R1 · 0:14 | UFC 67: All or Nothing | 2007-02-03 |
| W | Edwin DeWees | KO/TKO | R1 · 2:37 | The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale | 2006-11-11 |
| L | Chris Leben | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:44 | UFC Fight Night 3 | 2006-01-16 |
| W | Dennis Hallman | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 55: Fury | 2005-10-07 |
| L | Rich Franklin | Submission | R3 · 4:28 | UFC 50: The War Of '04 | 2004-10-22 |
| L | Lee Murray | Submission | R1 · 1:45 | UFC 46: Supernatural | 2004-01-31 |
| W | David Loiseau | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 44: Undisputed | 2003-09-26 |
How Rivera Ranks at Middleweight
Percentile among the 238 middleweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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