Jorge Luis Rivera (born February 28, 1972) is a mixed martial arts fighter who was featured on The Ultimate Fighter 4. His first fight in the UFC was a unanimous decision victory over David Loiseau at UFC 44. He then followed up with back-to-back submission losses to Lee Murray at UFC 46 and Rich Franklin at UFC 50 before rebounding with a unanimous decision win over Dennis Hallman at UFC 55.

Rivera was defeated by Chris Leben by technical knockout before appearing on The Ultimate Fighter 4 as a middleweight contestant. Although Rivera was not successful in achieving a slot in the middleweight finals, he appeared on the live card of The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale, defeating Edwin DeWees by technical knockout in the first round.

Personal life

Rivera has four children, 1 son (Elijah Rivera) and 3 daughters (Janessa, Marianna and Johanna). Marianna was born during the making of The Ultimate Fighter 4. Johanna was born afterwards. On August 5th, 2008 Jorge's eldest daughter, Janessa Marie Rivera passed away.

Mixed martial arts record

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location
Loss	15-7	Martin Kampmann	Submission (Guillotine choke)	UFC 85 - Bedlam		1	2:44	England
Win	15-6	Kendall Grove	KO (Punches)	UFC 80 - Rapid Fire		1	1:20	England
Loss	14-6	Terry Martin	KO (Punches)	UFC 67 - All or Nothing		1	0:14	Nevada, United States
Win	14-5	Edwin Dewees	TKO (Strikes)	The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale		1	2:37	Nevada, United States
Win	13-5	Timothy Williams	TKO	WFL - Real: No Fooling Around		1		Massachusetts, United States
Loss	12-5	Chris Leben	TKO (Strikes)	UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3		1	1:44	Nevada, United States
Win	12-4	Dennis Hallman	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 55 - Fury		3	5:00	Connecticut, United States
Win	11-4	Marcelo Azevedo	Decision (Unanimous)	CR 13 - No Fear		3	5:00	UK
Win	10-4	Danny Vega	Technical Submission (Choke)	WFL - Unleashed		1	0:47	Massachusetts, United States
Loss	9-4	Anderson Silva	TKO	CR 11 - Face Off		2	3:53	England
Win	9-3	Alex Reid	KO	CR 10 - Deliverance		1	0:41	England
Loss	8-3	Rich Franklin	Submission (Armbar)	UFC 50 - The War of '04		3	4:28	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ
Win	8-2	Mark Weir	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	CR 7 - Battle of Britain		1		England
Win	7-2	James Gabert	TKO	MMA - Eruption		3	4:10	Massachusetts, United States
Loss	6-2	Lee Murray	Submission (Triangle/Armbar)	UFC 46 - Supernatural		1	1:45	Nevada, United States
Win	6-1	David Loiseau	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 44 - Undisputed		3	5:00	Nevada, United States
Win	5-1	Solomon Hutcherson	KO	USMMA 3 - Ring of Fury		1	3:01	Massachusetts, United States
Win	4-1	Andy Lagden	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	CWFC 2 - Fists of Fury		1		England
Win	3-1	Travis Lutter	TKO (Strikes)	USMMA 2 - Ring of Fury		3	3:46	Massachusetts, United States
Win	2-1	Joe Nye	TKO (Strikes)	USMMA 1 - Ring of Fury		1	0:52	Massachusetts, United States
Win	1-1	Brian Hawkins	KO	TFC FightZone - Back in the Zone		1		Ohio, United States
Loss	0-1	Branden Lee Hinkle	TKO	RSF 2 - Attack at the Track		2	1:54	Virginia, United States

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