Jimmie Rivera (23-5, 5) was born in Ramsey, New Jersey, U.S. on June 29, 1989. At the age of 19 years on September 12, 2008, he made his professional MMA debut against Fernando Bernandino, winning the fight via 2-round unanimous decision.
On July 18, 2015, 26-year old Jimmie Rivera made his UFC debut on his 18th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites against a 30-year old Marcus Brimage, winning the fight in the 1st round via KO.
Rivera's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Pedro Munhoz at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane at age 31 on February 27, 2021. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought 11 times in the UFC, and has a record of 7 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Jimmie Rivera's best fights have been against Marcus Brimage, Cody Stamann, Iuri Alcântara, Urijah Faber, Thomas Almeida, John Dodson and Pedro Munhoz.
Rivera has 5 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28  | Feb 27, 2021 31 years, 7 months 23-5 (5) | 34 years, 5 months 18-5 (13) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
27  | Jul 16, 2020 31 years 23-4 (5) | 30 years, 8 months 19-2-1 (8) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
26  | Jun 8, 2019 29 years, 11 months 22-4 (5) | 26 years, 3 months 12-1 (6) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
25  | Feb 17, 2019 29 years, 7 months 22-3 (5) | 29 years, 6 months 16-3 (9) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
24  | Sep 8, 2018 29 years, 2 months 22-2 (5) | 33 years, 11 months 20-9 (11) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
23  | Jun 1, 2018 28 years, 11 months 21-2 (5) | 30 years, 1 months 20-5-1 (14) | UFC | BT | 1 | KO | LOSS Head kick and punches |
22  | Jul 22, 2017 28 years 21-1 (5) | 25 years, 11 months 22-1 (21) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
21  | Sep 10, 2016 27 years, 2 months 20-1 (5) | 37 years, 3 months 33-9 (24) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
20  | Jan 30, 2016 26 years, 7 months 19-1 (5) | 35 years, 5 months 33-6 (26) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
19 | Nov 7, 2015 26 years, 4 months 18-1 (5) | 29 years, 2 months 11-1 (8) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | WIN |
18  | Jul 18, 2015 26 years 17-1 (5) | 30 years, 3 months 7-4 (3) | UFC | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
17 | May 9, 2015 25 years, 10 months 16-1 (4) | Carson Beebe | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch Defended CFFC bantamweight title | |
16 | Nov 1, 2014 25 years, 4 months 15-1 (3) | Anthony Durnell | BT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punch Won CFFC bantamweight title | |
15 | Apr 26, 2014 24 years, 9 months 14-1 (2) | Cody Stevens | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
14 | Sep 14, 2013 24 years, 2 months 13-1 (2) | Sidemar HonĂłrio | WSOF | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
13  | Apr 4, 2013 23 years, 9 months 12-1 (2) | 26 years, 7 months 9-3 (8) | Bellator | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
12 | Dec 7, 2012 23 years, 5 months 11-1 (2) | Jesse Brock | Bellator | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
11 | Sep 14, 2012 23 years, 2 months 10-1 (2) | Joel Roberts | BT | 3 | UD | WIN Defended Ring of Combat bantamweight title | |
10 | Jun 15, 2012 22 years, 11 months 9-1 (2) | Justin Hickey | BT | 3 | UD | WIN Won Ring of Combat bantamweight title | |
9 | Feb 3, 2011 21 years, 7 months 8-1 (2) | Jared Papazian | KOTC | FL | 5 | UD | WIN Defended KOTC flyweight title |
8  | Sep 17, 2010 21 years, 2 months 7-1 (2) | 23 years, 4 months 18-3 (16) | KOTC | FL | 5 | SD | WIN Won KOTC flyweight title |
7 | Apr 16, 2010 20 years, 9 months 6-1 (2) | Carlos David | BT | 2 | KO | WIN Punches | |
6  | Mar 19, 2010 20 years, 8 months 5-1 (1) | 26 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
5 | Jun 12, 2009 19 years, 11 months 4-1 (1) | Nick Garcia | Bellator | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
4  | Apr 10, 2009 19 years, 9 months 3-1 (1) | 22 years, 2 months 0-1 (0) | Bellator | BT | 3 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
3 | Feb 20, 2009 19 years, 7 months 2-1 (0) | Tyler Venice | BT | 2 | CKO | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
2 | Nov 21, 2008 19 years, 4 months 1-1 (0) | Jason McLean | 3 | SD | LOSS | ||
1 | Sep 12, 2008 19 years, 2 months 1-0 (0) | Fernando Bernandino | 2 | UD | WIN |
