Bantamweight · “The Beast”

Irwin Rivera

12-7-0 UFC 1-2-0
5'6"Height
67"Reach
SouthpawStance
37Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
15:00Avg fight

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 / min3.36
Sig. strikes absorbed / min5.07
Striking accuracy44.0%
Striking defense57.7%
Takedowns / 15 min1.0
Takedown accuracy16.7%
Takedown defense70.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time3.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 3 fights · green = win
May 16, 2020 vs Giga Chikadze — 2.27/min (L) May '20 August 8, 2020 vs Ali AlQaisi — 2.4/min (W) Aug '20 September 19, 2020 vs Andre Ewell — 5.4/min (L) Sep '20

Fight history

3 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Andre Ewell 3-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley · September 19, 2020
81/176Sig. strikes
123/299Absorbed
1/9Takedowns
0:18Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ali AlQaisi 0-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik · August 8, 2020
36/73Sig. strikes
44/105Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
1:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Giga Chikadze 2-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris · May 16, 2020
34/94Sig. strikes
61/135Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
0:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

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)
12-7-0Pro record
Blackzilians (2013–2017), Sanford MMA (2017–present)Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 6
Submission 1
Decision 5
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 0
Decision 5
Other 0

Fights by organization

Titan FC 4
Fight Time 4
UFC 3
Combate Americas 3
Gamebred Fighting Championship 2
Legacy FC 2
Eagle FC 1
Full career — 19 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Joshua Weems Decision (unanimous) Gamebred Fighting Championship 5
September 8, 2023
Gamebred Fighting Championship 3 5:00
W Joseph Penafiel Decision (unanimous) Gamebred Fighting Championship 4
May 5, 2023
Gamebred Fighting Championship 3 5:00
W Firdavs Khasanov TKO (body kick and punches) Eagle FC 46
March 11, 2022
Eagle FC 2 4:48
L Andre Ewell Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley
September 19, 2020
UFC 3 5:00
W Ali AlQaisi Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik
August 8, 2020
UFC 3 5:00
L Giga Chikadze Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris
May 16, 2020
UFC 3 5:00
W Danny Sabatello TKO (punch to the body) Titan FC 58
December 20, 2019
Titan FC 4 4:26
W Matt Wagy TKO (punch to the body) Titan FC 55
June 28, 2019
Titan FC 4 4:18
W Lazar Stojadinovic TKO (punches and head kick) Titan FC 53
March 15, 2019
Titan FC 1 1:40
L Edir Terry TKO (leg injury) Titan FC 48
February 16, 2018
Titan FC 1 1:05
W Chino Duran Decision (unanimous) Combate Americas: Combate Clasico
July 27, 2017
Combate Americas 3 5:00
L Kevin Natividad Decision (majority) Combate Americas: Combate 13
April 20, 2017
Combate Americas 3 5:00
L Jose Ceja KO (punches) Combate Americas: Empire Rising
October 14, 2016
Combate Americas 1 4:22
W Jose Ceja Submission (rear-naked choke) Legacy FC 52
March 25, 2016
Legacy FC 3 4:45
L Steven Peterson Decision (unanimous) Legacy FC 46
October 2, 2015
Legacy FC 3 5:00
W Adi Alić Decision (unanimous) Fight Time 25: It's Fight Time in the Magic City
May 29, 2015
Fight Time 3 5:00
W Chris Navarro KO (punches) Fight Time 23: Mayhem in Miami
February 6, 2015
Fight Time 1 4:58
W John Rivera TKO (punches) Fight Time 22: Autism Speaks!
December 5, 2014
Fight Time 1 0:34
W Andre Cuff Decision (split) Fight Time 21: Soares vs. Barroso
November 7, 2014
Fight Time 3 5:00

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Irwin Rivera) — 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 3.4 avg 3.7
Strikes absorbed /min 5.1 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 44.0% avg 43.9%
Striking defense 57.7% avg 56.6%
Takedowns /15 min 1.0 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 16.7% avg 37.2%
Takedown defense 70.0% avg 63.6%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.5
Control time 3.1% avg 19.4%
Finish rate 0.0% avg 47.4%