Rivera vs Stephens Result & Stats: Stephens wins by TKO R3 · BKFC 56 Utah, Sat, Dec 2, 2023

BKFCBKFC 56 Utah

Jimmie Rivera

“EL TERROR” · 23-5-0

TKOUDUD

RESULT

TKO

ROUND 3 · 2:00

Lightweight5 rounds scheduled

Full card

Jeremy StephensWIN

“LIL HEATHEN” · 29-23-0 (1 NC)

TKOTKOUD

Saturday, December 2, 2023Maverik Center, Salt Lake City, United States

Jeremy Stephens defeated Jimmie Rivera by TKO in round 3 (02:00) in the Lightweight bout of BKFC 56 Utah, held Saturday, December 2, 2023 at Maverik Center, Salt Lake City.

The result

Jeremy StephensWIN

def. Jimmie Rivera

TKO

Round 3 · 02:00

Referee: Andrew Glenn
Time format: 5 Rnd (2-2-2-2-2)

Who called it

Every forecast, graded against the result

Jimmie RiveraJeremy Stephens

62%Market · 4 sportsbooks✗ Missed38%

Betting Odds

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

Jimmie Rivera

-193

66% implied win probability · Open: -275

Jeremy Stephens

+153

40% implied win probability · Open: +205

Line Movement

Jimmie RiveraJeremy Stephens

Every sportsbook is in the Odds tab.

What happened

Jeremy Stephens dropped Jimmie Rivera once.
Jimmie Rivera out-landed Jeremy Stephens in 2 of 3 rounds and still lost.

Tale of the tape

23-5-0

Record

29-23-0 (1 NC)

Age

5'4" · 163 cm

Height

5'9" · 175 cm

68" · 173 cm

Reach

71" · 180 cm

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

Win Streak

3-2

Last 5

3-1

Green marks the edge where one exists: younger, taller, longer, the streak, the higher rating and the better recent form. Record and stance are facts, not edges.

Fight stats: totals

Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts

Jimmie RiveraJeremy Stephens

Knockdowns

55 / 93

Significant strikes

47 / 87

59%

Sig. strike accuracy

54%

55 / 93

Total strikes

47 / 87

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Jimmie RiveraJeremy Stephens

2342%

Head

3574%

3258%

Body

1226%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

Jimmie Rivera

87%13%

Jeremy Stephens

55%45%

■ Distance■ Clinch

Betting Odds

Jimmie Rivera

-193

66% implied win probability

Open: -275Best: -167

Jeremy Stephens

+153

40% implied win probability

Open: +205Best: +185

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

Jimmie RiveraJeremy Stephens

Sportsbook	Jimmie Rivera	Jeremy Stephens
BetOnline	-225	+185
BetUS	-200	+150
Betway	-188	+140
mybookie	-167	+136

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Style & credentials

Jimmie Rivera

No background on record

Camp · Team Tiger Schulman · Puerto Rico

Jeremy Stephens

Folkstyle Wrestling

—Purple belt · BJJ
—UGC Lightweight ChampionUGC
—MCC Lightweight ChampionMCC
—Norwalk High SchoolWrestling

Camp · Alliance MMA · San Diego (Chula Vista), US

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

48%

Head

62%

39%

Body

17%

13%

Leg

21%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Jimmie Riveralast 17 fights

75%24%

Jeremy Stephenslast 42 fights

71%12%17%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

5.67

Strikes landed / min

3.28

5.17

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.77

0.64 / 2.3

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.01 / 2.7

28%

Takedown accuracy

38%

93%

Takedown defence

61%

0:53

Control time / fight

2:08

0.10

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.40

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

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

Jeremy Stephens35 UFC fights · 1233 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

39%477/1972

12%154/232

23%286/386

Clinch

6%70/114

3%37/41

1%13/14

Ground

14%171/275

2%23/23

0%2/2

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

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

R1R2R3R4R5

Jeremy Stephens30 of 52 ended early · 58%22 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

14 early stoppages have no logged time

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

Recent form · last 5

Jimmie Rivera3-2

W
Timmy Mason
BKFC 82 Newark: Perry vs Stephens · Oct 4, 2025
TKO · R3 · 0:29 · Lightweight
L
Kai Stewart
BKFC Montana: Stewart vs Rivera · Nov 9, 2024
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 2:00 · Featherweight
W
Daniel Straus
BKFC 61: Rivera vs Straus · May 11, 2024
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 2:00 · Lightweight
L
Jeremy Stephens
BKFC 56 Utah · Dec 2, 2023
TKO · R3 · 2:00 · Lightweight
W
Bekhzod Usmanov
BKFC 43 Omaha: Alexander vs Smith · May 19, 2023
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 2:00 · Featherweight

Full record · 7 fights

W
Bekhzod Usmonov
BKFC 43: Alexander vs. Smith · May 19, 2023
Unanimous Decision
D
Howard Davis
BKFC 26: Brito vs Palomino · Jun 24, 2022
DRAW · R5 · 2:00 · Featherweight

Jeremy Stephens3-1

L
Mike Perry
BKFC 82 Newark: Perry vs Stephens · Oct 4, 2025
TKO · R5 · 1:35 · Middleweight
W
Eddie Alvarez
BKFC Knucklemania V · Jan 25, 2025
TKO · R3 · 2:00 · Welterweight
W
Bobby Taylor
BKFC 65: Ferea vs Masson-Wong · Sep 6, 2024
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 2:00 · Lightweight
W
Jimmie Rivera
BKFC 56 Utah · Dec 2, 2023
TKO · R3 · 2:00 · Lightweight

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Jimmie Rivera vs Jeremy Stephens?

Jeremy Stephens defeated Jimmie Rivera by TKO in round 3 (02:00) in the Lightweight bout of BKFC 56 Utah, held Saturday, December 2, 2023 at Maverik Center, Salt Lake City.