Jorge Rivera

Background
Rivera is of Puerto Rican descent and lived in Puerto Rico for a short time as a child. He has four children, a son and three daughters. On August 5, 2008, his oldest daughter died. Then 17 years old, Janessa Marie died unexpectedly from a reaction to medication

UFC career
Rivera beat Court McGee in a Middleweight match up at UFC 1 after the ref stopped the fight 4.15 into the first round, Rivera lost to Nate Marquardt by Unanimous decision at UFC 11, Rivera won his next fight at UFC 18 against Michael Bisping by TKO in the first round, Rivera won his next fight at UFC 25 against Brian Stann, Rivera beat Wanderlei Silva at Fight night 8 by KO in a number one contenders fight, Rivera lost to Chael Sonnen by TKO in the main event of UFC 36 in the Middleweight title fight, Rivera beat Court McGee by Unanimous decision at UFC 42, Rivera lost to Mark Munoz by TKO in the main event of Fight Night 16.

MMA record

 * style="background: #ffcccc; text-align: center;"| Loss
 * align=center| 5 - 3 - 0
 * Mark Munoz
 * TKO (Punch)
 * UFN 16
 * August 14, 2013
 * align=center| 3rd
 * align=center| 1.10
 * Red Rock Casino resort & Spa, Paradise, Nevada, USA
 * style="background: #ccffcc; text-align: center;"| Win
 * align=center| 5 - 2 - 0
 * Court McGee
 * Unanimous decision
 * UFC 42
 * July 7, 2013
 * align=center| 3rd
 * align=center| 5.00
 * Mandalay Bay, Paradise, Nevada, USA.
 * style="background: #ffcccc; text-align: center;"| Loss
 * align=center| 4 - 2 - 0
 * Chael Sonnen
 * TKO (Punches)
 * UFC 36
 * May 8, 2013
 * align=center| 4th
 * align=center| 4.38
 * MGM Grand, Paradise, Nevada, USA.
 * Middleweight title fight
 * style="background: #ccffcc; text-align: center;"| Win
 * align=center| 4 - 1 - 0
 * Wanderlei Silva
 * TKO (Punch)
 * UFN 8
 * April 7, 2013
 * align=center| 2nd
 * align=center| 4.36
 * Red Rock Casino resort & Spa, Paradise, Nevada, USA
 * number one contenders fight
 * style="background: #ccffcc; text-align: center;"| Win
 * align=center| 3 - 1 - 0
 * Brian Stann
 * TKO (Punch)
 * UFC 25
 * March 3, 2013
 * align=center| 3rd
 * align=center| 3.04
 * O2 Arena, London, England
 * style="background: #ccffcc; text-align: center;"| Win
 * align=center| 2 - 1 - 0
 * Michael Bisping
 * TKO (Punch)
 * UFC 18
 * January 20, 2013
 * align=center| 1st
 * align=center| 4.42
 * Madison Square Garden, New York, USA.
 * style="background: #ffcccc; text-align: center;"| Loss
 * align=center| 1 - 1 - 0
 * Nate Marquardt
 * Unanimous decision
 * UFC 11
 * December 16, 2012
 * align=center| 3rd
 * align=center| 5.00
 * O2 Arena, London, England.
 * style="background: #ccffcc; text-align: center;"| Win
 * align=center| 1 - 0 - 0
 * Court McGee
 * TKO (Punches)
 * UFC 1
 * November 7, 2012
 * align=center| 1st
 * align=center| 4.15
 * MGM Grand, Paradise, Nevada, USA
 * }
 * style="background: #ccffcc; text-align: center;"| Win
 * align=center| 1 - 0 - 0
 * Court McGee
 * TKO (Punches)
 * UFC 1
 * November 7, 2012
 * align=center| 1st
 * align=center| 4.15
 * MGM Grand, Paradise, Nevada, USA
 * }
 * MGM Grand, Paradise, Nevada, USA
 * }
 * }

