Jorge Rivera (20-9, 15) was born in Boston, Massachusetts on February 28, 1972. At the age of 29 years on June 23, 2001, he made his professional MMA debut against Branden Lee Hinkle, losing the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On September 26, 2003, 31-year old Jorge Rivera made his UFC debut on his 8th professional MMA fight at UFC 44 against a 23-year old David Loiseau, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Rivera's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO win against Eric Schafer at UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller at age 39 on January 20, 2012. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought 14 times in the UFC, and has a record of 7 wins and 7 losses in the promotion.
Some of Jorge Rivera's best fights have been against Kendall Grove, Nate Quarry, Eric Schafer, Rob Kimmons, Edwin Dewees, Nissen Osterneck and David Loiseau.
Rivera has 9 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29  | Jan 20, 2012 39 years, 10 months 20-9 (15) | 34 years, 4 months 13-6-2 (10) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
28  | Aug 6, 2011 39 years, 5 months 19-9 (14) | 31 years, 8 months 7-2 (5) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS |
27  | Feb 27, 2011 38 years, 11 months 19-8 (14) | 31 years, 11 months 20-3 (16) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
26  | Mar 31, 2010 38 years, 1 months 19-7 (14) | 38 years 12-3 (9) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
25  | Oct 24, 2009 37 years, 7 months 18-7 (13) | 28 years, 8 months 22-4 (18) | UFC | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
24 | Apr 1, 2009 37 years, 1 months 17-7 (12) | Nissen Osterneck | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | WIN |
23  | Jun 7, 2008 36 years, 3 months 16-7 (12) | 26 years, 1 months 12-1 (10) | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
22  | Jan 19, 2008 35 years, 10 months 16-6 (12) | 25 years, 2 months 8-4 (7) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
21  | Feb 3, 2007 34 years, 11 months 15-6 (11) | 26 years, 3 months 14-3 (13) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
20  | Nov 11, 2006 34 years, 8 months 15-5 (11) | 24 years, 3 months 34-9 (30) | TUF | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
19 | Apr 1, 2006 34 years, 1 months 14-5 (10) | Timothy Williams | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
18  | Jan 16, 2006 33 years, 10 months 13-5 (9) | 25 years, 5 months 13-2 (10) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
17  | Oct 7, 2005 33 years, 7 months 13-4 (9) | 29 years, 10 months 41-10-2 (35) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
16 | Sep 10, 2005 33 years, 6 months 12-4 (9) | Marcelo Azevedo | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
15 | Aug 6, 2005 33 years, 5 months 11-4 (9) | Danny Vega | MD | 1 | CKO | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
14  | Apr 30, 2005 33 years, 2 months 10-4 (9) | 30 years 14-3 (9) | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Knees and punches | |
13  | Feb 26, 2005 32 years, 11 months 10-3 (9) | 29 years, 7 months 7-1 (6) | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
12  | Oct 22, 2004 32 years, 7 months 9-3 (8) | 30 years 16-1 (16) | UFC | MD | 3 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
11  | Jul 10, 2004 32 years, 4 months 9-2 (8) | 36 years, 9 months 12-4 (12) | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
10 | Apr 30, 2004 32 years, 2 months 8-2 (7) | James Gabert | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
9  | Jan 31, 2004 31 years, 11 months 7-2 (6) | 26 years, 2 months 7-1-1 (7) | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle armbar |
8  | Sep 26, 2003 31 years, 6 months 7-1 (6) | 23 years, 9 months 9-2 (7) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
7  | May 3, 2003 31 years, 2 months 6-1 (6) | 30 years, 8 months 3-2 (3) | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
6 | Nov 30, 2002 30 years, 9 months 5-1 (5) | Andy Lagden | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear naked choke | |
5  | Sep 21, 2002 30 years, 6 months 4-1 (4) | 29 years, 4 months 2-0 (1) | LHW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
4 | May 18, 2002 30 years, 2 months 3-1 (3) | Joe Nye | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Mar 22, 2002 30 years 2-1 (2) | Brian Hawkins | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
2 | Mar 22, 2002 30 years 1-1 (1) | Elias Rivera | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
1  | Jun 23, 2001 29 years, 3 months 0-1 (0) | 27 years, 10 months 4-5 (4) | 2 | TKO | LOSS Corner stoppage |
