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United States
Buena Park, California
Francisco Rivera
"
Cisco
"
AGE
43
/
Oct 8, 1981
HEIGHT
5'8"
/
172.72 cm
WEIGHT
135 lbs
/
61.23 kg
ASSOCIATION
All In MMA
/
CSW
CLASS
Bantamweight
Wins
16
KO
/
TKO
10
63%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
6
38%
Losses
11
KO
/
TKO
3
27%
SUBMISSIONS
4
36%
DECISIONS
4
36%
N/C
3
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Albert Morales
Up Next Fighting - UNF 21
Nov / 30 / 2024
TKO (Punches)
Mike Beltran
1
4:44
NC
Jesse Strader
Up Next Fighting - UNF 16: Rivera vs. Strader
Feb / 24 / 2024
No Contest (Accidental Eye Poke)
Frank Trigg
2
4:33
win
Josh Wang Kim
Up Next Fighting - UNF 9
Jul / 01 / 2023
Decision (Unanimous)
Frank Trigg
3
5:00
NC
Ricky Bandejas
XMMA 6 - Bash at the Beach
May / 03 / 2023
No Contest (Accidental Eye Poke)
Blake Grice
2
0:58
loss
Cody Gibson
Up Next Fighting - UNF 3: Rivera vs. Gibson
Nov / 19 / 2022
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Frank Trigg
3
2:42
win
Teruto Ishihara
Up Next Fighting - UNF 2
Aug / 20 / 2022
Decision (Unanimous)
Raphael Davis
3
5:00
loss
John Dodson
XMMA 4 - Black Magic
Apr / 02 / 2022
Decision (Unanimous)
Myron Gaudet
3
5:00
loss
David Martinez
Combate Global - 2021 Bantamweight Tournament
May / 29 / 2021
KO (Head Kick and Punches)
Alan Abeles
2
0:17
win
Nohelin Hernandez
Combate Global - 2021 Bantamweight Tournament
May / 29 / 2021
Decision (Unanimous)
Alan Abeles
3
5:00
win
Adam Martinez
Combate Global - 2021 Bantamweight Tournament
May / 29 / 2021
KO (Punch)
Russ Greenberg
1
2:39
win
Ryan Lilley
XMMA - Vick vs. Fialho
Jan / 30 / 2021
TKO (Punches)
Russ Greenberg
1
4:03
loss
Erik Perez
UFC 201 - Lawler vs. Woodley
Jul / 30 / 2016
Decision (Unanimous)
George Allen
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Brad Pickett
UFC Fight Night 84 - Silva vs. Bisping
Feb / 27 / 2016
Decision (Split)
Neil Hall
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
John Lineker
UFC 191 - Johnson vs. Dodson 2
Sep / 05 / 2015
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Chris Tognoni
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:08
win
Alex Caceres
UFC Fight Night 68 - Boetsch vs. Henderson
Jun / 06 / 2015
KO (Punches)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
0:21
loss
Urijah Faber
UFC 181 - Hendricks vs. Lawler 2
Dec / 06 / 2014
Submission (Bulldog Choke)
Mario Yamasaki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
1:34
loss
Takeya Mizugaki
UFC 173 - Barao vs. Dillashaw
May / 24 / 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Yves Lavigne
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
George Roop
UFC Fight Night 31 - Fight for the Troops 3
Nov / 06 / 2013
TKO (Punches)
Mario Yamasaki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
2:20
win
Edwin Figueroa
UFC 156 - Aldo vs. Edgar
Feb / 02 / 2013
TKO (Punches)
Kim Winslow
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
4:20
NC
Roland Delorme
UFC 149 - Faber vs. Barao
Jul / 21 / 2012
No Contest (Overturned)
Mario Yamasaki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
4:19
win
Alex Soto
UFC on Fuel TV 3 - Korean Zombie vs. Poirier
May / 15 / 2012
Decision (Unanimous)
Rick McCoy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Antonio Duarte
TPF 12 - Second Coming
Mar / 09 / 2012
KO (Punches)
Jason McCoy
1
1:15
win
Brad McDonald
TPF 11 - Redemption
Dec / 02 / 2011
KO (Punches)
Jason McCoy
1
0:40
loss
Reuben Duran
UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale
Jun / 04 / 2011
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
1:57
loss
Erik Koch
WEC 52 - Faber vs. Mizugaki
Nov / 11 / 2010
TKO (Head Kick and Punches)
Steve Mazzagatti
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
1:36
win
Fernando Bernstein
Called Out MMA - Called Out MMA 2
Jan / 24 / 2010
TKO (Punches)
1
0:30
win
Aaron Arana
Called Out MMA - Called Out MMA 1
Aug / 15 / 2009
Decision (Majority)
Mike Beltran
3
5:00
win
Johnny Gomez
Call To Arms - Call To Arms 1
May / 16 / 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
win
Chris Drumm
CXF - California Xtreme Fighting
Oct / 30 / 2008
KO (Punches)
1
0:46
win
Ray Cox
CXF - Uprising in Upland
Jun / 14 / 2008
KO (Punches)
1
0:52
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