Diego Rivas (7-2, 5) was born in Cholchol, Temuco, Chile on November 11, 1991. At the age of 19 years on June 4, 2011, he made his professional MMA debut against Jaime Barriga, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On November 8, 2014, 22-year old Diego Rivas made his UFC debut on his 6th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux against Rodolfo Rubio, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Rivas' last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Guido Cannetti at UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman at age 26 on May 19, 2018. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Diego Rivas' best fights were against Noad Lahat and Rodolfo Rubio. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Diego Rivas".
Rivas has 2 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Diego Rivas Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9  | May 19, 2018 26 years, 6 months 7-2 (5) | 38 years, 5 months 7-3 (6) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Loss |
8 | Aug 5, 2017 25 years, 8 months 7-1 (5) | José Alberto Quiñónez | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Loss |
7  | Feb 6, 2016 24 years, 2 months 7-0 (5) | 31 years, 7 months 9-1 (6) | UFC | 2 | KO | Win Flying knee | |
6 | Nov 8, 2014 22 years, 11 months 6-0 (4) | Rodolfo Rubio | UFC | 3 | UD | Win | |
5 | Feb 16, 2014 22 years, 3 months 5-0 (4) | Gaston Gomez Manzur | 3 | UD | Win | ||
4 | Dec 10, 2011 20 years 4-0 (4) | Patricio Lagos | 2 | TKO | Win Doctor stoppage | ||
3 | Dec 10, 2011 20 years 3-0 (3) | Rodolfo Guzman | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | ||
2 | Oct 22, 2011 19 years, 11 months 2-0 (2) | Pablo Reyes | 1 | SUB | Win Punches | ||
1 | Jun 4, 2011 19 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Jaime Barriga | 1 | SUB | Win Guillotine choke |
