Francisco Rivera (16-11, 10) was born in Whittier, California, U.S. on October 8, 1981. At the age of 26 years on June 14, 2008, he made his professional MMA debut against Ray Cox, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On May 15, 2012, 30-year old Francisco Rivera made his UFC debut on his 10th professional MMA fight at UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier against Alex Soto, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Rivera's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Albert Morales at age 43 on November 30, 2024. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought ten times in the UFC, and has a record of 4 wins, 5 losses and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Some of Francisco Rivera's best fights have been against Alex Caceres, Edwin Figueroa, George Roop and Alex Soto.
Rivera has 11 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30  | Nov 30, 2024 43 years, 1 months 16-11 (10) | 33 years, 6 months 16-9-1 (12) | FT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
29 | Feb 24, 2024 42 years, 4 months 16-10 (10) | Jesse Strader | FT | 2 | NC | NC Accidental eye poke | |
28 | Jul 1, 2023 41 years, 8 months 16-10 (10) | Josh Wang-Kim | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
27 | May 3, 2023 41 years, 6 months 15-10 (10) | Ricky Bandejas | BT | 2 | NC | NC Accidental eye poke | |
26  | Nov 19, 2022 41 years, 1 months 15-10 (10) | 35 years, 2 months 18-8 (10) | BT | 3 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke | |
25  | Aug 20, 2022 40 years, 10 months 15-9 (10) | 31 years 12-9-3 (10) | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
24  | Apr 2, 2022 40 years, 5 months 14-9 (10) | 37 years, 6 months 21-13 (12) | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
23 | May 29, 2021 39 years, 7 months 14-8 (10) | David Martinez | BT | 2 | KO | LOSS Head kick and punches | |
22 | May 29, 2021 39 years, 7 months 14-7 (10) | Nohelin Hernandez | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
21 | May 29, 2021 39 years, 7 months 13-7 (10) | Adam Martinez | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
20 | Jan 30, 2021 39 years, 3 months 12-7 (9) | Ryan Lilley | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
19  | Jul 30, 2016 34 years, 9 months 11-7 (8) | 26 years, 8 months 15-6 (11) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
18  | Feb 27, 2016 34 years, 4 months 11-6 (8) | 37 years, 5 months 24-11 (17) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
17  | Sep 5, 2015 33 years, 10 months 11-5 (8) | 25 years, 2 months 25-7 (15) | UFC | BT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
16  | Jun 6, 2015 33 years, 7 months 11-4 (8) | 26 years, 11 months 10-7 (7) | UFC | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
15  | Dec 6, 2014 33 years, 1 months 10-4 (7) | 35 years, 6 months 31-7 (23) | UFC | BT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Bulldog choke |
14  | May 24, 2014 32 years, 7 months 10-3 (7) | 30 years, 5 months 19-7-2 (6) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
13  | Nov 6, 2013 32 years 10-2 (7) | 31 years, 11 months 14-9-1 (8) | UFC | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
12  | Feb 2, 2013 31 years, 3 months 9-2 (6) | 28 years, 6 months 9-1 (8) | UFC | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
11  | Jul 21, 2012 30 years, 9 months 8-2 (5) | 28 years, 7 months 9-2 (9) | UFC | BT | 1 | NC | NC Overturned |
10 | May 15, 2012 30 years, 7 months 8-2 (5) | Alex Soto | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
9 | Mar 9, 2012 30 years, 5 months 7-2 (5) | Antonio Duarte | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
8 | Dec 2, 2011 30 years, 1 months 6-2 (4) | Brad McDonald | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
7  | Jun 4, 2011 29 years, 7 months 5-2 (3) | 27 years, 11 months 7-3-1 (6) | TUF | BT | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
6  | Nov 11, 2010 29 years, 1 months 5-1 (3) | 22 years, 1 months 10-1 (8) | WEC | FT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Head kick and punches |
5 | Jan 24, 2010 28 years, 3 months 5-0 (3) | Fernando Bernstein | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
4 | Aug 15, 2009 27 years, 10 months 4-0 (2) | Aaron Arana | FT | 3 | MD | WIN | |
3 | May 16, 2009 27 years, 7 months 3-0 (2) | Johnny Gomez | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Oct 30, 2008 27 years 2-0 (2) | Chris Drumm | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
1 | Jun 14, 2008 26 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Ray Cox | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
