Irwin Rivera (12-7, 7) was born in Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico on February 14, 1989. At the age of 25 years on November 7, 2014, he made his professional MMA debut against Andre Cuff, winning the fight via 3-round split decision.
On May 16, 2020, 31-year old Irwin Rivera made his UFC debut on his 14th professional MMA fight at UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris against a 31-year old Giga Chikadze but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Rivera's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Joshua Weems at age 34 on September 8, 2023. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Irwin Rivera's best fights were against Ali AlQaisi, Danny Sabatello and Andre Ewell. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Irwin Rivera".
Rivera has 7 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Irwin Rivera Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19 | Sep 8, 2023 34 years, 6 months 12-7 (7) | Joshua Weems | FT | 3 | UD | Loss | |
18 | May 5, 2023 34 years, 2 months 12-6 (7) | Joseph Penafiel | FT | 3 | UD | Win | |
17 | Mar 11, 2022 33 years 11-6 (7) | Firdavs Khasanov | FT | 2 | TKO | Win Body kick and punches | |
16  | Sep 19, 2020 31 years, 7 months 10-6 (6) | 32 years, 7 months 16-6 (11) | UFC | FT | 3 | SD | Loss |
15 | Aug 8, 2020 31 years, 5 months 10-5 (6) | Ali AlQaisi | UFC | FT | 3 | SD | Win |
14  | May 16, 2020 31 years, 3 months 9-5 (6) | 31 years, 8 months 9-2 (7) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | Loss |
13  | Dec 20, 2019 30 years, 10 months 9-4 (6) | 26 years, 8 months 6-0 (5) | BT | 4 | TKO | Win Punch to the body Defended Titan FC bantamweight title | |
12 | Jun 28, 2019 30 years, 4 months 8-4 (5) | Matt Wagy | BT | 4 | TKO | Win Punch to the body Won Titan FC bantamweight title Interim | |
11 | Mar 15, 2019 30 years, 1 months 7-4 (4) | Lazar Stojadinovic | FT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches and head kick | |
10 | Feb 16, 2018 29 years 6-4 (3) | Edir Terry | BT | 1 | TKO | Loss Leg injury | |
9 | Jul 27, 2017 28 years, 5 months 6-3 (3) | Chino Duran | BT | 3 | UD | Win | |
8 | Apr 20, 2017 28 years, 2 months 5-3 (3) | Kevin Natividad | BT | 3 | MD | Loss | |
7 | Oct 14, 2016 27 years, 8 months 5-2 (3) | Jose Ceja | BT | 1 | KO | Loss Punches | |
6 | Mar 25, 2016 27 years, 1 months 5-1 (3) | Jose Ceja | BT | 3 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
5  | Oct 2, 2015 26 years, 7 months 4-1 (2) | 25 years, 4 months 12-4 (9) | BT | 3 | UD | Loss | |
4 | May 29, 2015 26 years, 3 months 4-0 (2) | Adi Alić | FT | 3 | UD | Win | |
3 | Feb 6, 2015 25 years, 11 months 3-0 (2) | Chris Navarro | BT | 1 | KO | Win Punches | |
2 | Dec 5, 2014 25 years, 9 months 2-0 (1) | John Rivera | BT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
1 | Nov 7, 2014 25 years, 8 months 1-0 (0) | Andre Cuff | BT | 3 | SD | Win |
