Jerome Rivera (10-6, 7) was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S. on April 22, 1995. At the age of 18 years on March 29, 2014, he made his professional MMA debut against Levi Lucero, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On September 19, 2020, 25-year old Jerome Rivera made his UFC debut on his 13th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley against a 36-year old Tyson Nam but lost the fight via TKO in the 2nd round.
Rivera's last fight was a 1st-round submission loss to Zhalgas Zhumagulov at UFC 264 at age 26 on July 10, 2021. He retired on a 4-fight losing streak.
He has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 4 losses in the promotion.
Rivera has 6 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16  | Jul 10, 2021 26 years, 2 months 10-6 (7) | 32 years, 10 months 13-5 (7) | UFC | FL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
15  | Feb 6, 2021 25 years, 9 months 10-5 (7) | 29 years 8-3 (7) | UFC | FT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
14  | Jan 20, 2021 25 years, 8 months 10-4 (7) | 31 years, 2 months 11-3-1 (10) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
13  | Sep 19, 2020 25 years, 4 months 10-3 (7) | 36 years, 11 months 19-11-1 (12) | UFC | BT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
12 | Aug 4, 2020 25 years, 3 months 10-2 (7) | Ronaldo Rodríguez | FL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Jan 17, 2020 24 years, 8 months 9-2 (7) | Kendrick Latchman | FL | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
10 | Feb 23, 2019 23 years, 10 months 8-2 (6) | Gene Perez | FL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
9  | May 4, 2018 23 years 7-2 (5) | 25 years, 8 months 6-3 (6) | FL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Arm injury | |
8  | Jun 23, 2017 22 years, 2 months 7-1 (5) | 31 years, 3 months 6-0 (5) | FL | 3 | SUB | LOSS Armbar For LFA flyweight title | |
7 | Apr 21, 2017 21 years, 11 months 7-0 (5) | Zac Riley | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Feb 25, 2017 21 years, 10 months 6-0 (5) | Saul Elizondo | FL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
5 | Oct 31, 2015 20 years, 6 months 5-0 (4) | Jesus Urbina | KOTC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
4 | Aug 8, 2015 20 years, 3 months 4-0 (4) | Alejandro Diaz | KOTC | FL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
3 | Feb 28, 2015 19 years, 10 months 3-0 (3) | Roger Reyes | FL | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
2 | Dec 6, 2014 19 years, 7 months 2-0 (2) | Rudy Kennedy | FL | 2 | SUB | WIN Punches | |
1 | Mar 29, 2014 18 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | Levi Lucero | FL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
