Francisco Rivera, a seasoned mixed martial artist, competed with an MMA record of 11-7-0 (1 NC) and a UFC record of 4-6-0. He specialized in the bantamweight division, weighing in at 135 lbs. Standing at 5' 8', Rivera boasted a reach of 70'. In terms of performance statistics during his UFC career, he demonstrated an average of 4.07 significant strikes per minute and a striking accuracy of 41%. He absorbed an average of 3.16 strikes per minute, with a strike defense rate of 68%. Rivera averaged one takedown attempt every 15 minutes, achieving a success rate of 63%, while his submission attempts were relatively low at 0.6 per 15 minutes. Notable victories in Rivera's career include defeating George Roop, whose ELO rating was 1017. In his most recent five fights, he faced Urijah Faber, Alex Caceres, John Lineker, Brad Pickett, and Erik Perez. His last victory came against Caceres in a knockout/technical knockout (KO/TKO) due to punches in 2015. However, his subsequent fights resulted in losses against Faber, Lineker, Pickett, and Perez, with the last two ending in split decisions and unanimous decisions respectively, in 2016.