Dante Rivera (16-7, 11) was born in Manhattan, New York, U.S. on August 12, 1974. At the age of 28 years on November 9, 2002, he made his professional MMA debut against Chris Scanlon, winning the fight via 2-round unanimous decision.
Rivera's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Gemiyale Adkins at Bellator 118 at age 39 on May 2, 2014. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
Dante Rivera's best fight was against Gemiyale Adkins.
Rivera has 7 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Dante Rivera Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23 | May 2, 2014 39 years, 8 months 16-7 (11) | Gemiyale Adkins | Bellator | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
22  | Apr 4, 2013 38 years, 7 months 15-7 (11) | 27 years, 10 months 14-3 (7) | Bellator | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
21  | Jun 19, 2010 35 years, 10 months 15-6 (11) | 24 years, 7 months 4-1 (0) | MD | 3 | SD | WIN | |
20 | May 14, 2010 35 years, 9 months 14-6 (11) | Ryan Contaldi | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN | |
19  | Feb 26, 2010 35 years, 6 months 13-6 (10) | 32 years, 5 months 14-7 (13) | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
18 | Nov 20, 2009 35 years, 3 months 13-5 (10) | Justin Haskins | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear naked choke | |
17 | Apr 17, 2009 34 years, 8 months 12-5 (9) | Lamont Lister | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
16  | Nov 21, 2008 34 years, 3 months 11-5 (8) | 25 years, 5 months 9-0 (6) | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches For Ring of Combat middleweight title | |
15  | Jun 21, 2008 33 years, 10 months 11-4 (8) | 22 years, 5 months | TUF | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
14 | Aug 2, 2007 32 years, 11 months 11-3 (8) | Nissim Levy | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Jun 23, 2007 32 years, 10 months 10-3 (7) | Alex Aquino | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | |
12  | Feb 23, 2007 32 years, 6 months 9-3 (6) | 27 years, 5 months 6-1 (5) | MD | 2 | SUB | LOSS Punches | |
11 | Jan 19, 2007 32 years, 5 months 9-2 (6) | Eric Charles | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm triangle choke Won CFFC middleweight title | |
10 | Sep 30, 2006 32 years, 1 months 8-2 (5) | Eric Tavares | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Referee stoppage | |
9  | Aug 5, 2006 31 years, 11 months 7-2 (4) | 23 years, 9 months 4-1 (2) | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
8 | Feb 11, 2006 31 years, 5 months 7-1 (4) | Ronald Stallings | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Nov 19, 2005 31 years, 3 months 6-1 (4) | Jerry Spiegel | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
6 | Aug 6, 2005 30 years, 11 months 5-1 (3) | Josh Pupa | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
5 | Apr 2, 2005 30 years, 7 months 4-1 (2) | Lance Everson | LHW | 5 | UD | LOSS | |
4 | Nov 20, 2004 30 years, 3 months 4-0 (2) | Jose Rodriguez | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Won Ring of Combat light-heavyweight title | |
3 | Oct 16, 2004 30 years, 2 months 3-0 (1) | Jay Handley | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine | |
2 | Apr 3, 2004 29 years, 7 months 2-0 (0) | Lionel Cortes | MD | 5 | UD | WIN | |
1 | Nov 9, 2002 28 years, 2 months 1-0 (0) | Chris Scanlon | 2 | UD | WIN |
