Featherweight · Men

Dave Rivas

United States debut 2002
Held by Islam Makhachev
Form L W L W L
Elo 1,136 peak 1,355 · 19 Oct 2002 219 below it
Tapology Sherdog
11-10-1pro record
1L current streak
1,250best win, Elo
1,165average opponent
-- age unknown
67.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

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Rating by method KO977 Sub1,000 Dec991

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of featherweight fighters with five pro bouts (6,363 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.
KO Submission Decision Finishes Durability Win rate Opposition Activity
From the record and the method ratings

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 20 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 20 bouts (2010): 1,108 Elo, 10-9, average opponent 1,154.

  1. Munil Adriano then 1,122, 11-9, aged 30 2-1 after peaked 1,173 ▲
  2. Mayo Komori then 1,137, 11-9, aged 31 7-4 after peaked 1,388 ▲
  3. Daniel de França then 1,098, 11-9 2-2 after peaked 1,191 ▲
  4. Robson Lima then 1,118, 11-9, aged 26 2-7 after peaked 1,143
  5. Ricardo da Silva then 1,151, 10-10, aged 35 3-3 after peaked 1,192
  6. Duman Yeerjiang then 1,099, 10-10, aged 21 1-5 after peaked 1,149 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Todd Willingham Decision R3 · 9 Dec 2010 · King of the Cage 1,250
  2. Steve Hallock Decision R2 · 10 Aug 2003 · King of the Cage 1,221
  3. Jermine Watts KO/TKO R1 · 8 Sep 2002 · Gladiator Challenge 1,186
  4. Shad Smith Decision R3 · 18 Jan 2008 · California Regional 1,179
  5. Cipi Gamino Submission R1 · 19 Oct 2002 · King of the Cage 1,174

Losses

The latest 5 of 10
  1. Gerald Lovato KO/TKO R2 · 21 Apr 2011 · King of the Cage 1,289
  2. Lazar Stojadinovic Decision R3 · 13 May 2010 · King of the Cage 1,173
  3. George Sanchez Decision R3 · 8 Nov 2009 · Gladiator Challenge 860
  4. Gregg Dalton KO/TKO R2 · 15 May 2008 · King of the Cage 1,201
  5. Jason Meaders KO/TKO R2 · 6 Oct 2007 · The Untamed MMA 1,034

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Shad Smith 2 meetings · 2007, 2008 1–0

Fight history

22 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
22 21 Apr 2011 L11-10-1 Gerald Lovato 13-9 · 32.3 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOFlying Knee R25:07 0.00 1,202→1,136 -66 1,289 – KOTC: Moral Victory King of the Cage
21 9 Dec 2010 W11-9-1 Todd Willingham 5-9 Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,108→1,202 +94 1,250 – KOTC: Steel King of the Cage
20 13 May 2010 L10-9-1 Lazar Stojadinovic 4-5 · 21.1 yrs Featherweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44 1,101→1,108 +7 1,173 – KOTC: Excessive Damage King of the Cage
19 25 Feb 2010 W10-8-1 Martin Bautista 6-7 Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,050→1,101 +51 1,014 – KOTC: Arrival King of the Cage
18 8 Nov 2009 L9-8-1 George Sanchez 1-6 – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,173→1,050 -122 860 – Gladiator Challenge - Never Quit Gladiator Challenge
17 16 Oct 2008 W9-7-1 Brent Medley debut Featherweight SubRear Naked Choke R27:52 1.00 1,069→1,173 +104 1,135 – KOTC: Misconduct King of the Cage
16 15 May 2008 L8-7-1 Gregg Dalton 4-2 Featherweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R28:41 0.00 1,142→1,069 -73 1,201 – KOTC: Opposing Force King of the Cage
15 18 Jan 2008 W8-6-1 Shad Smith 9-8-2 · 35.0 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,052→1,142 +90 1,179 – Chaos in the Cage 4 California Regional
14 6 Oct 2007 L7-6-1 Jason Meaders 2-3 · 32.8 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R2 0.00 1,172→1,052 -121 1,034 – EFWC - The Untamed The Untamed MMA
13 5 Aug 2007 D7-5-1 Shad Smith 9-7-1 · 34.5 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.50 1,148→1,172 +25 1,249 – KOTC: Collision Course King of the Cage
12 4 Nov 2006 L7-5 Kyle Brees 15-8 · 24.7 yrs – KO/TKOTKO R11:46 0.00 1,219→1,148 -71 1,284 – No Limits - Annihilation California Regional
11 21 Oct 2006 L7-4 Ross Ebanez 13-4 (2) · 31.4 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,242→1,219 -23 1,398 – Rumble On The Rock: Beatdown 2 Rumble on the Rock
10 2 Dec 2005 W7-3 Kaleo Kwan 3-4 · 32.3 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,176→1,242 +65 1,122 – KOTC 63: Final Conflict King of the Cage
9 17 Jul 2004 L6-3 John Gunderson 2-0 · 25.2 yrs Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R310:00 0.00 1,270→1,180 -90 1,259 – Desert Brawl 11: Gunderson vs. Rivas Desert Brawl
8 12 Jun 2004 W6-2 Dave Hisquierdo 1-2 Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,237→1,270 +33 1,036 – KOTC 37: Unfinished Business King of the Cage
7 22 May 2004 L5-2 Kultar Gill 3-1 · 25.1 yrs – SubChoke R2 0.00 1,319→1,237 -82 1,340 – PXC 2: Chaos Pacific X-treme Combat
6 10 Aug 2003 W5-1 Steve Hallock 3-2 Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,248→1,319 +72 1,221 – KOTC 27: Aftermath King of the Cage
5 16 May 2003 L4-1 Bobby Gamboa 3-3 Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,355→1,248 -107 1,143 – KOTC 23: Sin City King of the Cage
4 19 Oct 2002 W4-0 Cipi Gamino 2-1 Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:40 1.00 1,297→1,355 +58 1,174 – KOTC 17: Nuclear Explosion King of the Cage
3 8 Sep 2002 W3-0 Jermine Watts 3-1 – KO/TKOPunch R10:32 1.00 1,218→1,297 +79 1,186 – Gladiator Challenge 12 Gladiator Challenge
2 11 Jun 2002 W2-0 Dan Rolds debut – KO/TKOPunches R2 1.00 1,170→1,218 +48 1,000 – XCF - California Pancration Championships XCF
1 20 Apr 2002 W1-0 Patrick Nguyen debut – SubRear-Naked Choke R13:15 1.00 1,082→1,170 +88 1,082 – Gladiator Challenge 11 Gladiator Challenge