Ground game
19 DThin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
- 0.00 takedowns / 15 at 0% accuracy
- 0.00 submission attempts / 15 · 5 career sub wins
Welterweight
13-4
SLpM
0.00
SApM
4.60
Str Acc
0%
Str Def
68%
TD Avg
0.00
TD Acc
0%
TD Def
85%
Sub Avg
0.00
Hybrid who can change levels
Fight IQ
Thin sample — 6 loaded UFC rows, 17 career fights for Patrick Rivera. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.
IQ
Ground
Defense
Counter
Reaction
proxy
Agility
proxy
TD react
Chin
Durability
Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.
Ground game
Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
Counter punching
Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.
Punching agility
Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.
Patrick Rivera is a 34-year-old -- welterweight out of USA, camped at Crazy 88 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The tape read: hybrid who can change levels. Career mark 13-4-0 — 0 by KO/TKO, 5 by submission, 8 by decision. Fight IQ grades C (56).
What works. Durability is the standout at 84 (A). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game D on 0.00 TD/15 and 0.00 sub attempts. Striking defense C at 68% / 4.60 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility D (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C on 85% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 6 loaded UFC rows.
Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (19, D). Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain. Opponents who force wrestling and keep the fight on the fence have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. When Rivera loses, it is usually a finish (0 KO, 3 sub) — composure under the first clean hurt is the live question.
Recent tape (6 bouts): W 3032282 (Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R3) · W 4239070 (Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R2) · W 5157702 (TKO (Strikes) R1) · W 4888602 (Decision - Unanimous R3) · W 4021515 (KO/TKO R1). Form index positive over the last 5. 2 of those wins reached the championship minutes — cardio and late IQ are real.
Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
Eats more than a championship pocket should. High SApM or a porous guard will get taxed against power.
Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.
Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.
Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.
Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.
Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.
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| Date | Opponent | Res | Method | Rnd | Sig |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | Fighter 3032282 | W | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 3 1:26 | — |
| Nov 15, 2025 | Fighter 4239070 | W | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 2 0:30 | — |
| Jul 12, 2025 | Fighter 5157702 | W | TKO (Strikes) | 1 0:42 | — |
| Mar 29, 2025 | Fighter 4888602 | W | Decision - Unanimous | 3 5:00 | — |
| Mar 30, 2024 | Fighter 4021515 | W | KO/TKO | 1 1:18 | — |
| Oct 7, 2023 | Fighter 5211351 | W | KO/TKO | 1 2:15 | — |