Bantamweight · “Cisco”

Francisco Rivera

14-12-0 (3 NC) UFC 4-6-0 (1 NC)
5'8"Height
70"Reach
OrthodoxStance
44Age
3KO wins
0Sub wins
75.0%Finish rate
9:16Avg fight
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Statistical profile

Percentile vs. UFC veterans · rim = true specialist

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min4.13
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.15
Striking accuracy41.4%
Striking defense68.3%
Takedowns / 15 min1.03
Takedown accuracy63.6%
Takedown defense68.4%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.59
Control time4.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-4

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
February 2, 2013 vs Edwin Figueroa — 5.46/min (W) Feb '13 November 6, 2013 vs George Roop — 3.68/min (W) Nov '13 May 24, 2014 vs Takeya Mizugaki — 2.73/min (L) May '14 December 6, 2014 vs Urijah Faber — 2.28/min (L) Dec '14 June 6, 2015 vs Alex Caceres — 14.29/min (W) Jun '15 September 5, 2015 vs John Lineker — 7.5/min (L) Sep '15 February 27, 2016 vs Brad Pickett — 4.6/min (L) Feb '16 July 30, 2016 vs Erik Perez — 3.67/min (L) Jul '16

Fight history

11 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Erik Perez 5-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley · July 30, 2016
55/158Sig. strikes
54/156Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Brad Pickett 4-6 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping · February 27, 2016
69/165Sig. strikes
39/137Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
0:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L John Lineker 6-2 walk-in Submission · R1 2:08 — UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 · September 5, 2015
16/36Sig. strikes
28/60Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:14Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Alex Caceres 5-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:21 — UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson · June 6, 2015
5/9Sig. strikes
0/5Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Urijah Faber 7-3 walk-in Submission · R2 1:34 — UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II · December 6, 2014
15/56Sig. strikes
19/52Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Takeya Mizugaki 6-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw · May 24, 2014
41/104Sig. strikes
35/135Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
0:41Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W George Roop 4-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:20 — UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3 · November 6, 2013
27/73Sig. strikes
23/61Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:55Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Edwin Figueroa 2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:20 — UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar · February 2, 2013
51/127Sig. strikes
24/97Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
1:07Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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NC Roland Delorme 2-0 walk-in Overturned · R1 4:19 — UFC 149: Faber vs Barao · July 21, 2012
52/79Sig. strikes
16/60Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Alex Soto 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier · May 15, 2012
68/173Sig. strikes
41/178Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Reuben Duran 0-1 walk-in Submission · R3 1:57 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale · June 4, 2011
22/38Sig. strikes
42/71Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:58Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
14-12-0 (3 NC)Pro record
United Mixed Martial Arts, All In MMA, CSWGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 9
Submission 0
Decision 5
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 5
Decision 4
Other 0

No contests: 3

Fights by organization

UFC 11
Up Next Fighting 6
XMMA 3
Tachi Palace Fights 2
Called Out MMA 2
California Xtreme Fighting 2
Combate Global 1
WEC 1

+ 1 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 29 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Jesse Strader Submission (guillotine choke) Up Next Fighting 33
May 9, 2026
 Up Next Fighting 1 4:01
L Albert Morales TKO (punches) Up Next Fighting 21
November 30, 2024
 Up Next Fighting 1 4:44
NC Jesse Strader NC (accidental eye poke) Up Next Fighting 16
February 24, 2024
 Up Next Fighting 2 4:33
W Josh Wang-Kim Decision (unanimous) Up Next Fighting 9
July 1, 2023
 Up Next Fighting 3 5:00
NC Ricky Bandejas NC (accidental eye poke) XMMA 6
May 3, 2023
 XMMA 2 0:58
L Cody Gibson Submission (arm-triangle choke) Up Next Fighting 3
November 19, 2022
 Up Next Fighting 3 2:42
W Teruto Ishihara Decision (unanimous) Up Next Fighting 2
August 20, 2022
 Up Next Fighting 3 5:00
L John Dodson Decision (unanimous) XMMA 4
April 2, 2022
 XMMA 3 5:00
L David Martínez KO (head kick and punches) Combate Global: Bantamweight Tournament
May 29, 2021
 Combate Global 2 0:17
W Ryan Lilley TKO (punches) XMMA: Vick vs Fialho
January 30, 2021
 XMMA 1 4:03
L Erik Pérez Decision (unanimous) UFC 201
July 30, 2016
 UFC 3 5:00
L Brad Pickett Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping
February 27, 2016
 UFC 3 5:00
L John Lineker Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 191
September 5, 2015
 UFC 1 2:08
W Alex Caceres KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson
June 6, 2015
 UFC 1 0:21
L Urijah Faber Submission (bulldog choke) UFC 181
December 6, 2014
 UFC 2 1:34
L Takeya Mizugaki Decision (unanimous) UFC 173
May 24, 2014
 UFC 3 5:00
W George Roop TKO (punches) UFC: Fight for the Troops 3
November 6, 2013
 UFC 2 2:20
W Edwin Figueroa TKO (punches) UFC 156
February 2, 2013
 UFC 2 4:20
NC Roland Delorme NC (overturned) UFC 149
July 21, 2012
 UFC 1 4:19
W Alex Soto Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier
May 15, 2012
 UFC 3 5:00
W Antonio Duarte KO (punches) Tachi Palace Fights 12
March 9, 2012
 Tachi Palace Fights 1 1:15
W Brad McDonald KO (punches) Tachi Palace Fights 11
December 2, 2011
 Tachi Palace Fights 1 0:40
L Reuben Duran Submission (rear-naked choke) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos Finale
June 4, 2011
 UFC 3 1:57
L Erik Koch TKO (head kick and punches) WEC 52
November 11, 2010
 WEC 1 1:36
W Fernando Bernstein TKO (punches) Called Out MMA 2
January 24, 2010
 Called Out MMA 1 0:30
W Aaron Arana Decision (majority) Called Out MMA 1
August 15, 2009
 Called Out MMA 3 5:00
W Johnny Gomez Decision (unanimous) Call To Arms 1
May 16, 2009
 Call To Arms 3 5:00
W Chris Drumm KO (punches) California Xtreme Fighting 8
October 30, 2008
 California Xtreme Fighting 1 0:46
W Ray Cox KO (punches) California Xtreme Fighting: Uprising in Upland
June 14, 2008
 California Xtreme Fighting 1 0:52

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Francisco Rivera (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 118 qualified Bantamweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 4.1 avg 3.7
Strikes absorbed /min 3.1 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 41.4% avg 43.9%
Striking defense 68.3% avg 56.6%
Takedowns /15 min 1.0 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 63.6% avg 37.2%
Takedown defense 68.4% avg 63.6%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.6 avg 0.5
Control time 4.2% avg 19.4%
Finish rate 75.0% avg 47.4%