Brian Kelleher vs Jimmie Rivera

Brian Kelleher is 24-16-0; Jimmie Rivera is 23-5-0. Brian Kelleher is 3 years older than Jimmie Rivera. Jimmie Rivera has a 2" · 5 cm reach advantage over Brian Kelleher. Brian Kelleher is 2" · 5 cm taller than Jimmie Rivera. They have met once: Brian Kelleher 0, Jimmie Rivera 1.

Brian Kelleher

“Boom” · 24-16-0

BantamweightMet once

Jimmie Rivera

“EL TERROR” · 23-5-0

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Style & credentials

Brian Kelleher

BJJ

—Brown belt · BJJSteve Kasten
2015Ring of Combat Bantamweight ChampionshipRing of Combat
2012WCMMA Featherweight ChampionshipWCMMA

Camp · Long Island MMA · West Babylon, New York, US

Jimmie Rivera

KarateFolkstyle Wrestling

—4th Dan · KarateTiger Schulmann's
2014CFFC Bantamweight ChampionshipCage Fury Fighting Championships
2012ROC Bantamweight ChampionshipRing of Combat
2010KOTC Bantamweight (135 lb) ChampionshipKing of the Cage

Camp · Tiger Schulmann's MMA (Team Tiger Schulmann) · Elmwood Park, New Jersey, US

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

65%

Head

47%

15%

Body

41%

20%

Leg

12%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Brian Kelleherlast 17 fights

78%15%

Jimmie Riveralast 18 fights

75%24%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Brian Kelleher Jimmie Rivera· incl. 7 fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

3.314.03

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Brian Kelleher · Average · better than 47% of UFC fightersJimmie Rivera · Good · better than 69% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

4.593.90

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Brian Kelleher · Poor · better than 18% of UFC fightersJimmie Rivera · Below avg · better than 34% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.680.88

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Brian Kelleher · Good · better than 63% of UFC fightersJimmie Rivera · Below avg · better than 39% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

42%28%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Brian Kelleher · Average · better than 59% of UFC fightersJimmie Rivera · Below avg · better than 26% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

60%93%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Brian Kelleher · Average · better than 42% of UFC fightersJimmie Rivera · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.700.10

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Brian Kelleher · Good · better than 68% of UFC fightersJimmie Rivera · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.31

Strikes landed / min

4.03

4.59

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.90

1.68 / 4.0

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.88 / 3.1

42%

Takedown accuracy

28%

60%

Takedown defence

93%

2:01

Control time / fight

0:53

0.70

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.10

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Brian Kelleher17 UFC fights · 442 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

48%213/710

12%53/124

18%79/103

Clinch

3%13/23

3%12/15

1%4/5

Ground

14%62/82

0%2/2

1%4/4

Jimmie Rivera11 UFC fights · 552 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

48%265/947

18%97/173

22%123/153

Clinch

4%23/40

3%17/21

3%14/17

Ground

2%10/14

0%0/0

1%3/3

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Brian Kelleher29 of 40 ended early · 73%11 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

2 early stoppages have no logged time

Jimmie Rivera7 of 28 ended early · 25%21 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Brian Kelleher1-4

L
Cody Gibson
UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs Jandiroba· Jul 20, 2024
Submission · R1 · 3:58 · Bantamweight
L
Cody Garbrandt
UFC 296: Edwards vs Covington· Dec 16, 2023
TKO · R1 · 3:42 · Bantamweight
L
Mario Bautista
UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs Gamrot· Jun 25, 2022
Submission · R1 · 2:27 · Bantamweight
L
Umar Nurmagomedov
UFC 272: Covington vs Masvidal· Mar 5, 2022
Submission · R1 · 3:15 · Featherweight
W
Kevin Croom
UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs Chikadze· Jan 15, 2022
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight

Full record · 40 fights

W
Domingo Pilarte
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Gastelum· Aug 21, 2021
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
L
Ricky Simon
UFC 258: Usman vs Burns· Feb 13, 2021
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Ray Rodriguez
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Sakai· Sep 5, 2020
Submission · R1 · 0:39 · Featherweight
L
Cody Stamann
UFC 250: Nunes vs Spencer· Jun 6, 2020
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Hunter Azure
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs Teixeira· May 13, 2020
TKO · R2 · 3:40 · Featherweight
W
Ode Osbourne
UFC 246: McGregor vs Cowboy· Jan 18, 2020
Submission · R1 · 2:49 · Bantamweight
L
Montel Jackson
UFC 232: Jones vs Gustafsson 2· Dec 29, 2018
Submission · R1 · 1:40 · Bantamweight
L
John Lineker
UFC 224: Nunes vs Pennington· May 12, 2018
TKO · R3 · 3:43 · Bantamweight
W
Renan Barao
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Stephens· Feb 24, 2018
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Damian Stasiak
UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs Till· Oct 21, 2017
TKO · R3 · 3:39 · Bantamweight
L
Marlon Vera
UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs Gastelum· Jul 22, 2017
Submission · R1 · 2:18 · Bantamweight
W
Iuri Alcantara
UFC 212: Aldo vs Holloway· Jun 2, 2017
Submission · R1 · 1:48 · Bantamweight
W
Julio Arce
Ring of Combat 54· Mar 4, 2016
Submission · R3 · 0:18 · Bantamweight
W
Josh Robinson
Ring of Combat 53· Nov 20, 2015
TKO · R3 · 0:24 · Bantamweight
W
Julio Arce
Ring of Combat 52· Sep 25, 2015
MD · Bantamweight
W
Jay Haas
CFFC 49: Honorio vs. de Sa· Jun 6, 2015
Submission · R1 · 4:49 · Catchweight
W
Andre Soukhamthath
CES 28: Hawn vs. Loffer· Mar 13, 2015
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
W
Mark Cherico
Pinnacle FC 9· Nov 26, 2014
Submission · R1 · 0:37 · Catchweight
L
Andy Main
CFFC 34: Santella vs. Honstein· Apr 19, 2014
Submission · R1 · 1:26 · Featherweight
W
Lester Caslow
CFFC 31: Heckman vs. Lentz· Feb 8, 2014
Submission · R2 · 1:34 · Featherweight
L
Jeff Smith
CFFC 29: Smith Vs. Kelleher· Nov 1, 2013
Submission · R2 · 4:39 · Catchweight
L
Scott Heckman
CFFC 27: Heckman vs. Kelleher· Sep 21, 2013
Unanimous Decision
L
Jimmie Rivera
Bellator MMA: Bellator 95· Apr 4, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
W
Tyler Kahihikolo
Coalition of Combat· Dec 1, 2012
DEC
W
Bill Jones
WCMMA 1: Portugal vs. USA· Sep 15, 2012
TKO · R1 · 0:10 · Featherweight
W
Ryan Vaccaro
Rock Out Knock Out· Jun 2, 2012
TKO · R2 · 0:56 · Featherweight
W
Raphael Chavez
CFFC 14· Apr 14, 2012
TKO · R2 · 3:41 · Featherweight
W
Josh Parker
NEF 1: Sanders vs. Keefe· Feb 11, 2012
Submission · R1 · 4:31 · Featherweight
L
Artur Rofi
CFFC 12: Pollard vs Soto· Dec 10, 2011
Submission · R1 · 4:57 · Featherweight
L
Claudio Ledesma
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 54· Oct 15, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
W
Michael LaDuke
Ring of Combat 37· Sep 9, 2011
TKO · R3 · 3:14 · Bantamweight
W
Manny Millan
Xtreme Fight Events Cage Wars· Jul 29, 2011
Submission
W
Siyam Yousefi
CFFC 8 : Seek and Destroy· May 20, 2011
Submission · R1 · 2:41 · Bantamweight
W
Nate Ainsworth
Combat Zone 37· Apr 29, 2011
TKO · R1 · 0:23 · Featherweight
L
Dan Cion
Xtreme Fight Events Cage Wars· Mar 10, 2011
Submission

Jimmie Rivera2-3

L
Pedro Munhoz
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs Gane· Feb 27, 2021
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Cody Stamann
UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs Ige· Jul 16, 2020
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
L
Petr Yan
UFC 238: Cejudo vs Moraes· Jun 8, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
L
Aljamain Sterling
UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs Velasquez· Feb 17, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
John Dodson
UFC 228: Woodley vs Till· Sep 8, 2018
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight

Full record · 28 fights

L
Marlon Moraes
UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs Moraes· Jun 1, 2018
TKO · R1 · 0:33 · Bantamweight
W
Thomas Almeida
UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs Gastelum· Jul 22, 2017
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Urijah Faber
UFC 203: Miocic vs Overeem· Sep 10, 2016
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Iuri Alcantara
UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs Bader· Jan 30, 2016
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Pedro Munhoz
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson· Nov 7, 2015
SD · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Marcus Brimage
UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites· Jul 18, 2015
TKO · R1 · 1:29 · Bantamweight
W
Carson Beebe
CFFC 48: Good vs. Burrell· May 9, 2015
TKO · R1 · 0:16 · Bantamweight
W
Anthony Durnell
CFFC 43: Good vs. Webb· Nov 1, 2014
TKO · R3 · 3:22 · Bantamweight
W
Cody Stevens
CFFC 35: Heckman vs. Makashvili· Apr 26, 2014
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
W
Sidemar Honorio
WSOF 5: Arlovski vs. Kyle· Sep 14, 2013
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
W
Brian Kelleher
Bellator MMA: Bellator 95· Apr 4, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
W
Jesse Brock
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 83· Dec 7, 2012
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Joel Roberts
Ring of Combat 42· Sep 14, 2012
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
W
Justin Hickey
Ring of Combat 41· Jun 15, 2012
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
W
Jared Papazian
KOTC: Empire· Feb 2, 2011
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
W
Abel Cullum
KOTC: No Mercy· Sep 17, 2010
SD · Bantamweight
W
Carlos Oliveira
Ring of Combat 29· Apr 16, 2010
TKO · R2 · 2:59 · Bantamweight
W
Claudio Ledesma
Universal Combat Championship· Mar 19, 2010
DEC
W
Nick Garcia
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 11· Jun 12, 2009
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
W
Willie Gates
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 2· Apr 10, 2009
Submission · R3 · 3:17
W
Tyler Venice
Ring of Combat 23· Feb 20, 2009
Submission · R2 · 1:13 · Bantamweight
L
Jason McLean
Ring of Combat 22· Nov 21, 2008
SD · Catchweight
W
Fernando Bernandino
Ring of Combat 21· Sep 12, 2008
Unanimous Decision · Catchweight

Head-to-Head History

Bellator MMA: Bellator 95
Thu, Apr 4, 2013
Jimmie Rivera
Unanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Brian KelleherJimmie Rivera

Frequently asked questions

Have Brian Kelleher and Jimmie Rivera ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at Bellator MMA: Bellator 95 (Thu, Apr 4, 2013), where Jimmie Rivera won by Unanimous Decision.

What are the records of Brian Kelleher and Jimmie Rivera?

Brian Kelleher is 24-16-0 and Jimmie Rivera is 23-5-0.

Who has the longer reach, Brian Kelleher or Jimmie Rivera?

Jimmie Rivera has the longer reach: 68" · 173 cm against 66" · 168 cm for Brian Kelleher, a 2" · 5 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Brian Kelleher or Jimmie Rivera?

Brian Kelleher is taller at 5'6" · 168 cm; Jimmie Rivera stands 5'4" · 163 cm.

Who is older, Brian Kelleher or Jimmie Rivera?

Brian Kelleher is 40 and Jimmie Rivera is 37.

Who has more finishes, Brian Kelleher or Jimmie Rivera?

Brian Kelleher has 18 wins inside the distance (8 by KO/TKO, 10 by submission); Jimmie Rivera has 6 wins (4 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission).

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