42 Facts About Jimmie Rivera

Jimmie Rivera was born on June 29,1989 and is an American professional mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle boxer, currently signed to Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.

Jimmie Rivera has formerly competed for Bellator, the World Series of Fighting, CFFC and King of the Cage, where he was the KOTC Bantamweight Champion.

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

Jimmie Rivera faced Nick Garcia on June 12,2009, at Bellator 11.

Jimmie Rivera faced Abel Cullum on September 17,2010, for the KOTC flyweight title.

Jimmie Rivera won via split decision after five rounds and became the new champion.

Jimmie Rivera made a title defense against Jared Papazian on February 3,2011.

Jimmie Rivera appeared in the first episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs Team Miller.

Jimmie Rivera lost via TKO in the second round against Dennis Bermudez during the entry round.

Jimmie Rivera returned to ROC on June 15,2012, against Justin Hickey for the bantamweight title.

Jimmie Rivera won the title via unanimous decision in a three-round match.

Jimmie Rivera defended his belt st Joel Roberts on September 14,2012.

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

Jimmie Rivera faced Jesse Brock on December 7,2012, at Bellator 83.

Jimmie Rivera faced Brian Kelleher on April 4,2013, at Bellator 95.

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

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

Jimmie Rivera won the fight via unanimous decision.

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

Jimmie Rivera won the fight via KO in the first round.

Jimmie Rivera faced Pedro Munhoz on November 7,2015, at UFC Fight Night 77.

Jimmie Rivera faced Iuri Alcantara on January 30,2016, at UFC on Fox 18.

Jimmie Rivera faced Urijah Faber on September 10,2016, at UFC 203.

Jimmie Rivera was expected to face Bryan Caraway on January 15,2017, at UFC Fight Night 103.

However, Caraway pulled out of the fight citing an injury, and Jimmie Rivera rejected the replacement Marlon Vera due to the lack of rank and relevance in the division.

Jimmie Rivera faced Thomas Almeida on July 22,2017, at UFC on Fox 25.

Jimmie Rivera won the fight by unanimous decision, extending his win streak to 20.

Jimmie Rivera was expected to face Dominick Cruz on December 30,2017, at UFC 219.

Jimmie Rivera faced Marlon Moraes on June 1,2018, in the main event at UFC Fight Night 131.

Jimmie Rivera lost the fight by knockout in the first round due to a head kick and punches.

Jimmie Rivera faced John Dodson on September 8,2018, at UFC 228.

Jimmie Rivera faced Aljamain Sterling on February 17,2019, at UFC on ESPN 1.

Jimmie Rivera was scheduled to face Marlon Vera on February 8,2020, at UFC 247.

Jimmie Rivera faced Cody Stamann in a featherweight bout on July 16,2020, at UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs Ige.

On December 11,2024, it was announced that Jimmie Rivera was signed by Global Fight League.

Jimmie Rivera was scheduled to face Cameron Else on May 25,2025 at GFL 2.

In November 2021, it was announced that Jimmie Rivera had signed an exclusive contract with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.

Jimmie Rivera made his debut against Howard Davis on June 24,2022, at BKFC 26: Hollywood.

Jimmie Rivera faced Bekhzod Usmonov on May 19,2023, at BKFC 43, and won the bout via unanimous decision.

Jimmie Rivera faced Jeremy Stephens on December 2,2023, at BKFC 56, and lost by TKO due to doctor stoppage.

Jimmie Rivera faced two-time Bellator Featherweight World Champion Daniel Straus in the main event on May 11,2024, at BKFC 61.

Jimmie Rivera was scheduled to compete for the BKFC Featherweight Championship against Kai Stewart in the main event on November 9,2024 at BKFC on DAZN: Montana.