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Jorge Rivera "El Conquistador"

Inactive · age 54 · Orthodox · 6'1" 185 cm · 185 lb 84 kg · reach 73" 185 cm
At a glance
  • 63% of wins by KO/TKO
  • UFC veteran since 2003
Elo rating
1484
Global Elo 1529 ±35
Rank
—
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UFC record
8-7-0
KO 5 · Sub 0 · Dec 3
Streak
+1
Δ90d +5 · Δ1y +5
Last fight
Jan 20, 2012
Win by KO · R2

Division-adjusted profile

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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

Honest Elo history

15 fights · tap & drag
Sep 26, 2003 — W vs David Loiseau Δ+32Jan 31, 2004 — L vs Lee Murray Δ-36Oct 22, 2004 — L vs Rich Franklin Δ-26Oct 7, 2005 — W vs Dennis Hallman Δ+29Jan 16, 2006 — L vs Chris Leben Δ-25Nov 11, 2006 — W vs Edwin DeWees Δ+17Feb 3, 2007 — L vs Terry Martin Δ-21Jan 19, 2008 — W vs Kendall Grove Δ+22Jun 7, 2008 — L vs Martin Kampmann Δ-13Apr 1, 2009 — W vs Nissen Osterneck Δ+17Oct 24, 2009 — W vs Rob Kimmons Δ+20Mar 31, 2010 — W vs Nate Quarry Δ+24Feb 26, 2011 — L vs Michael Bisping Δ-14Aug 6, 2011 — L vs Constantinos Philippou Δ-18Jan 20, 2012 — W vs Eric Schafer Δ+18 1400142014401460148015001520 2005200720092011 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":166.5,"elo":1491,"date":"2003-09-26","opp":"David Loiseau","result":"W","delta":32},{"i":1,"x":120.1,"y":262.8,"elo":1455,"date":"2004-01-31","opp":"Lee Murray","result":"L","delta":-36},{"i":2,"x":182.9,"y":332.1,"elo":1429,"date":"2004-10-22","opp":"Rich Franklin","result":"L","delta":-26},{"i":3,"x":265.9,"y":254.3,"elo":1458,"date":"2005-10-07","opp":"Dennis Hallman","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":4,"x":289.8,"y":322.3,"elo":1433,"date":"2006-01-16","opp":"Chris Leben","result":"L","delta":-25},{"i":5,"x":360.7,"y":276.9,"elo":1450,"date":"2006-11-11","opp":"Edwin DeWees","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":6,"x":380.6,"y":333.5,"elo":1429,"date":"2007-02-03","opp":"Terry Martin","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":7,"x":463.5,"y":273.7,"elo":1451,"date":"2008-01-19","opp":"Kendall Grove","result":"W","delta":22},{"i":8,"x":496.7,"y":309.5,"elo":1438,"date":"2008-06-07","opp":"Martin Kampmann","result":"L","delta":-13},{"i":9,"x":567.3,"y":263.9,"elo":1455,"date":"2009-04-01","opp":"Nissen Osterneck","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":10,"x":616.1,"y":210.8,"elo":1475,"date":"2009-10-24","opp":"Rob Kimmons","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":11,"x":653.6,"y":148.1,"elo":1498,"date":"2010-03-31","opp":"Nate Quarry","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":12,"x":732.3,"y":184.7,"elo":1485,"date":"2011-02-26","opp":"Michael Bisping","result":"L","delta":-14},{"i":13,"x":770.4,"y":234,"elo":1466,"date":"2011-08-06","opp":"Constantinos Philippou","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":14,"x":810,"y":186.5,"elo":1484,"date":"2012-01-20","opp":"Eric Schafer","result":"W","delta":18}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jan 20, 2012 Eric Schafer W +18
Aug 6, 2011 Constantinos Philippou L -18
Feb 26, 2011 Michael Bisping L -14
Mar 31, 2010 Nate Quarry W +24
Oct 24, 2009 Rob Kimmons W +20
How the wins come
  • 5 wins by knockout 63%
  • 3 wins by decision 38%

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
63%
5 / 8
Finish rate
KO
5
63% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
3
38% of wins
KO: 5 (63%) 5 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 3 (38%) 3
Finishes by round
5 total
R1
2 40%
R2
2 40%
R3
1 20%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 378 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
64% Head
  • Head 64%
  • Body 23%
  • Leg 13%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
44% Clinch
  • Distance 30%
  • Clinch 44%
  • Ground 26%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
86%
of losses by finish
6 of 7 · usually R1
3 KO/TKO 3 Sub 1 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1546
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
1
of 8 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Nate Quarry
Elo 1613 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
6.9
+1.1 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 15 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1533
1493
Notable wins
Nate Quarry 1613
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 56m
Avg fight time
7:43
Fights per year
1.8
Since last fight
14y 7mo
Ground control
39m
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Top middleweight

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Dricus Du Plessis
#1 · Elo 1709
Khamzat Chimaev
#2 · Elo 1676
Kamaru Usman
#3 · Elo 1672
Sean Strickland C
#4 · Elo 1657
Brendan Allen
#5 · Elo 1654
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Jorge Rivera on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.