Jimmie Rivera

Career

Early career

A Tiger Schulmann Mobile Marketing Association product, Jimmie Rivera started his career in 2007 when he was 18 years old. After compiling an undefeated 7–0 record as an amateur within only two years, he moved to professional mixed martial arts As a professional, he fought only for New Jersey"s promotion Ring of Combat before signing with Bellator in 2009.

Bellator Fighting Championships

Rivera made his debut on April 10, 2009 at Bellator 2 against Willie Gates.

Rivera faced Nick Garcia on June 12, 2009 at Bellator 11. He defeated Garcia via unanimous decision.

King of the Cage

Rivera faced Abel Cullum on September 17, 2010 for the KOTC flyweight title. Rivera made a title defense against Jared Papazian on February 3, 2011.

The Ultimate Fighter

Rivera appeared in the first episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping versus

Team Miller. He lost via TKO in the second round against Dennis Bermudez during the entry round. Return to Ring of Combat

Rivera returned to Republic of China on June 15, 2012 against Justin Hickey for the bantamweight title.

Rivera was expected to face Anthony Leone on November 18, 2011.

lieutenant was rescheduled to happen on April 27, 2012, but for undisclosed reasons the fight was scrapped. Second Bellator run

Rivera faced Jesse Brock on December 7, 2012 at Bellator 83. Rivera faced Brian Kelleher on April 4, 2013 at Bellator 95.

World Series of Fighting

Rivera faced Sidemar Honório on September 14, 2013 at WSOF 5.

He was able to come through after taking a significant amount of damage in the first round, and managed to recover in second and third rounds using his strength and wrestling skills. Ultimate Fighting Championship

Rivera made his promotional debut and faced Marcus Brimage on July 18, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 72, replacing an injured Ian Entwistle.

Rivera faced Pedro Munhoz on November 7, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 77. Rivera faced Iuri Alcântara on January 30, 2016 at UFC on Fox 18.

Mixed martial arts

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Fight of the Night (One time) versus

Iuri Alcântara

Cage Fury Fighting Championships

CFFC Bantamweight Championship (One time)

One successful title defense

King of the Cage

KOTC Flyweight (135 lb) Championship (One time)

One successful title defense

Ring of Combat

Republic of China Bantamweight Championship (One time)

One successful title defense.

Achievements

• Rivera won via submission in the third round. Rivera won via split decision (49-46 Rivera, 49-46 Rivera, 48-47 Cullum) after five rounds and became the new champion. After five rounds he won via unanimous decision and retained his belt. He won the title via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) in a three-round match. He won via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28). He won via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28). Rivera won the fight via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28). He won the fight via TKO in the first round. He won the fight via split decision. He won the fight by unanimous decision. The win also earned Rivera his first Fight of the Night bonus award.

Views

Rivera defended his belt once against Joel Roberts on September 14, 2012.