Diego Rivas (fighter)

Diego Rivas
Born (1991-11-11) November 11, 1991
Cholchol, Temuco, Chile
Other names Pitbull
Nationality Chilean
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st)
Division Featherweight
Bantamweight
Reach 69 in (175 cm)
Team Elemental Dojo
Rank Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[1]
Years active 2011–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 9
Wins 7
By knockout 2
By submission 3
By decision 2
Losses 2
By decision 2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Diego Rivas (born November 11, 1991) is a Chilean fighter. He competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).[2]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Before joining the UFC, Rivas amassed a record of 5-0 with all but one of his wins coming by stoppages.

The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America

Rivas was a part of the 1st season of The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America. He was a part of team Latin America who were coached by Fabrício Werdum. He was eliminated in the quarter finals by Gabriel Benítez [3] by rear-naked choke.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Rivas made his promotional debut against Rodolfo Rubio on November 8, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 56.[4] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[5]

Rivas was briefly linked to a bout with Makwan Amirkhani on June 20, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 69.[6] However, shortly after the bout was announced, Rivas was pulled from the fight due to undisclosed reasons and replaced by Masio Fullen.[7]

Rivas next faced Noad Lahat on February 6, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 82.[8] He won the fight via knockout in the second round and earned a Performance of the Night bonus.[9][10]

Rivas faced José Alberto Quiñónez on August 5, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 114.[11] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[12]

Rivas faced Guido Cannetti on May 19, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 129.[13] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[14]

On August 14, 2018, it was announced that Rivas was released from UFC.[15]

Personal life

After the Noad Lahat fight in early 2016, Rivas was diagnosed with testicular cancer which was successfully treated.[16]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 7–2 Guido Cannetti Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman May 19, 2018 3 5:00 Santiago, Chile
Loss 7–1 José Alberto Quiñónez Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno August 5, 2017 3 5:00 Mexico City, Mexico Bantamweight debut.
Win 7–0 Noad Lahat KO (flying knee) UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson February 6, 2016 2 0:23 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Performance of the Night.
Win 6–0 Rodolfo Rubio Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux November 8, 2014 3 5:00 Uberlândia, Brazil
Win 5–0 Gaston Gomez Manzur Decision (unanimous) Masters Fighters Championship 10 February 16, 2014 3 5:00 Valparaíso, Chile
Win 4–0 Patricio Lagos TKO (doctor stoppage) Masters Fighters Championship December 10, 2011 2 5:00 Santiago, Chile
Win 3–0 Rodolfo Guzman Submission (rear-naked choke) Master Fighters Championship December 10, 2011 1 2:52 Santiago, Chile
Win 2–0 Pablo Reyes Submission (punches) Extreme Kumite Evolution 3 October 22, 2011 1 2:01 Temuco, Chile
Win 1–0 Jaime Barriga Submission (guillotine choke) Extreme Kumite Evolution 2 June 4, 2011 1 1:35 Temuco, Chile

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Diego Rivas - Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Diego Rivas". fightmatrix.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2015.
  3. ↑ Hernández, Grecia. "Gabriel Benitez: el Camino a UFC 211".
  4. ↑ Staff (2014-10-29). "UFC Fight Night 56 adds Diego Rivas vs. Rodolfo Rubio, broadcast plans set". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
  5. ↑ Ben Fowlkes (2014-11-08). "UFC Fight Night 56 results: Diego Rivas outgrapples Rodolfo Rubio for decision win". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-11-08.
  6. ↑ Sean Bio (2015-04-02). "Makwan Amirkhani vs. Diego Rivas added to UFC Fight Night 69 in Berlin". cagepages.com. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
  7. ↑ Ryan O'Leary (2015-04-16). "Makwan Amirkhani joins UFC in Berlin Card". mmaviking.com. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
  8. ↑ Danny Segura. "Diego Rivas vs. Noad Lahat added to UFC Fight Night 82". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  9. ↑ Ben Fowlkes (2016-02-06). "UFC Fight Night 82 results: Diego Rivas destroys Noad Lahat with flying knee from hell". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  10. ↑ Tristen Critchfield (2016-02-07). "UFC Fight Night 82 bonuses: Thompson, Pyle, Spencer, Rivas take home $50K". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  11. ↑ Tristen Critchfield (2017-05-30). "Jose Quinonez, Diego Rivas to clash at UFC Fight Night 114 in Mexico City". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  12. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 114 results: Jose Quinonez hands Diego Rivas 1st loss with clean sweep". MMAjunkie. 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
  13. ↑ "UFC officially announces May 19 event in Chile, five bouts". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  14. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 129 results: Guido Cannetti outworks Chilean Diego Rivas for unpopular decision". MMAjunkie. 2018-05-20. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  15. ↑ "Dustin Poirier Passing On 'Most Violent' Title Ahead Of Nate Diaz Fight". Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  16. ↑ Mike Bohn (2017-08-03). "UFC's Diego Rivas: After beating cancer, 'no fighter in the world will give me a bigger challenge'". mmajunkie.com.
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