Edwin Figueroa vs. Francisco Rivera

UFC 2-4-0 vs. 4-6-0 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-4-0
UFC record
4-6-0 (1 NC)
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
42
AgeΔ 2 yrs
44
5'7"
HeightΔ 1"
5'8"
69"
ReachΔ 1"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
152.7
Layoff (months)Δ 32.4 mo
120.3
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Francisco Rivera carries real power — 0.74 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.30 Bantamweight norm.
Edwin Figueroa is a submission threat — 0.60 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Francisco Rivera is a submission threat — 0.59 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Edwin Figueroa

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 24
Tier 3 — regional circuit 71

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.75 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 14 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500

Francisco Rivera

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 46
Tier 3 — regional circuit 106

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.17 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1932.57/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
4214.13/min · norm 3.52
2303.06/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
3213.15/min · norm 3.58
39.5%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
41.4%norm 43.4%
51.8%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
68.3%norm 56.6%
20.40/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
50.74/15 · norm 0.30

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Edwin Figueroa

Distance 73.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.3% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 22.3% (norm 6.5%)

Francisco Rivera

Distance 88.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 7.8% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 3.7% (norm 6.5%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Edwin Figueroa

Head 83.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 11.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.9% (norm 8.4%)

Francisco Rivera

Head 84.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 6.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.7% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Figueroa L/AAccBantamweight med Rivera L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 119 / 359 33.1% 39.0% 353 / 901 39.2% 39.0%
In the clinch 8 / 21 too few to rate 68.7% 45 / 79 57.0% 68.7%
On the ground 66 / 109 60.6% 70.2% 23 / 38 60.5% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 136 / 410 33.2% 34.9% 299 / 862 34.7% 34.9%
To the body 39 / 55 70.9% 66.8% 47 / 67 70.1% 66.8%
To the legs 18 / 24 too few to rate 79.4% 75 / 89 84.3% 79.4%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Figueroa L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Rivera L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 173 / 388 44.6% 39.3% 216 / 847 25.5% 39.3%
In the clinch 17 / 28 60.7% 70.4% 42 / 71 59.2% 70.4%
On the ground 40 / 61 65.6% 72.4% 63 / 94 67.0% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 143 / 355 40.3% 34.9% 170 / 778 21.9% 34.9%
To the body 43 / 65 66.2% 66.0% 97 / 149 65.1% 66.0%
To the legs 44 / 57 77.2% 79.1% 54 / 85 63.5% 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1100.0% acc · 0.20/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
763.6% acc · 1.03/15 · norm 1.12
1337.1% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
2668.4% def · norm 66.7%
13:5418.5% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
4:204.2% of cage time · norm 17.4%
30:176:02 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
29:204:18 per 15 · norm 2:24
30.60/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
40.59/15 · norm 0.28

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Rivera has more cage time on record.