The Ultimate Fight Fan
Francisco Rivera

Fighter profile

Francisco Rivera

BW16-12-0P4P #402Div #36
Form
 
 
 
 
 
71
Overall
SoS 60
Skill ratings
Striking
75
Boxing
77
Kicking
75
Clinch
72
Striking def.
74
Wrestling off.
54
Wrestling def.
66
Ground game
56
Submissions
68
Grappling def.
62
Profile
Age44
Height5'8"
Reach70"
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryUSA
Pro debut2008
UFC record4-6-0
Last fight2026-05-09
Octagon time102.0 min
Avg fight9.3 min
Career length18y 1m
Elo trajectory
Shadedinjurysuspensionfrom researched absences — hover a band for detail
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the BW division (261 fighters).

Striking offense1514
90th
BW avg 1500
Striking defense1510
85th
BW avg 1500
Grappling offense1482
13th
BW avg 1496
Grappling defense1492
19th
BW avg 1504
Momentum10
35th
BW avg 23
Win / loss by method
Record: 16-12-0, 3 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
10 wins, 3 losses
W
63% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 5 losses
W
0% of wins
L
42% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 4 losses
W
38% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
4win6loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 3
1 (25%)Decision(50%) 3
Non-UFC
12win6loss0draw2NC
WinsLosses
7 (58%)KO/TKO(50%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 2
5 (42%)Decision(17%) 1
UFC stats
Filters
Stat
Window
Peers
3+ fights

Striking · offense

Sig. strikes421
Sig. accuracy41%
Sig. attempted1018
Total strikes507
Total attempted1109
Knockdowns5
Head299
Body47
Leg75
Distance353
Clinch45
Ground23

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed321
Sig. defense68%
KDs absorbed4
Head abs.170
Body abs.97
Leg abs.54
Distance abs.216
Clinch abs.42
Ground abs.63

Grappling · offense

Takedowns7
TD accuracy64%
TD attempted11
Sub att.4
Reversals0
Control time4:20

Grappling · defense

TD defense68%
TDs absorbed12
TD att. faced38
Sub att. faced4
Controlled time29:20

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 11 UFC fights · 101:59 total fight time

Schedule strength
Filters
Scope
Opp
Window
Peers
3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Francisco has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallSoft
160W–59Lwin 73.1%div #171/203pct 16th
WinsSoft
39W–18Lwin 68.4%div #162/176pct 9th
LossesSoft
121W–41Lwin 74.7%div #159/199pct 21st

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallStrong
1542 elodiv #75/203pct 64th
WinsSoft
1517 elodiv #128/176pct 28th
LossesStrong
1559 elodiv #59/199pct 71st

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall154W–68L69.4%
Wins74W–32L69.8%
Losses80W–36L69.0%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Francisco, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
−3.77u−37.7% ROI

over 10 close-line bets

Average odds
+101

50% implied

As favorite
4W–1L

ROI +24.7%

Avg -180

As underdog
0W–5L

ROI −100.0%

Avg +184

Based on 10 of 10 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
Filters
Scope
Stat
Window
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.