# Diego Rivas (fighter)

Diego Rivas (born November 11, 1991) is a Chilean professional boxer and mixed martial artist. As a mixed martial artist, he competed in the bantamweight and featherweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He currently competes in boxing in the welterweight division.

## Mixed martial arts career
### Early career

Before joining the UFC, Rivas amassed a record of 5–0, with all but one of his wins coming by stoppages.

### The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America

Rivas was a part of the 1st season of The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America. He was a part of team Latin America who were coached by Fabrício Werdum. He was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Gabriel Benítez by rear-naked choke.

### Ultimate Fighting Championship

Rivas made his promotional debut against Rodolfo Rubio on November 8, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 56. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
Rivas was briefly linked to a bout with Makwan Amirkhani on June 20, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 69. However, shortly after the bout was announced, Rivas was pulled from the fight due to undisclosed reasons and replaced by Masio Fullen.
Rivas next faced Noad Lahat on February 6, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 82. He won the fight via knockout in the second round and earned a Performance of the Night bonus.
Rivas faced José Alberto Quiñónez on August 5, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 114. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.
Rivas faced Guido Cannetti on May 19, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 129. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.
On August 14, 2018, it was announced that Rivas was released from UFC.
In 2019, Rivas decided that he wouldn’t continue his MMA career, as he would focus on a boxing career instead.

## Personal life

After the Noad Lahat fight in early 2016, Rivas was diagnosed with testicular cancer which was successfully treated.

## Championships and achievements
### Mixed martial arts

* Ultimate Fighting Championship
** Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Noad Lahat
** UFC.com Awards
*** 2016: Half-Year Awards: Best Knockout of the 1HY & Ranked #3 Knockout of the Year vs. Noad Lahat

## Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown :
| 9 matches | 7 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 2 | 0 |
| By submission | 3 | 0 |
| By decision | 2 | 2 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 7–2 | Guido Cannetti | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman | May 19, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Santiago, Chile | |
| Loss | 7–1 | José Alberto Quiñónez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno | August 5, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Mexico City, Mexico | Bantamweight debut. |
| Win | 7–0 | Noad Lahat | KO (flying knee) | UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson | February 6, 2016 | 2 | 0:23 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 6–0 | Rodolfo Rubio | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux | November 8, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Uberlândia, Brazil | |
| Win | 5–0 | Gaston Gomez Manzur | Decision (unanimous) | Masters Fighters Championship 10 | February 16, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Valparaíso, Chile | |
| Win | 4–0 | Patricio Lagos | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Masters Fighters Championship | December 10, 2011 | 2 | 5:00 | Santiago, Chile | |
| Win | 3–0 | Rodolfo Guzman | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Masters Fighters Championship | December 10, 2011 | 1 | 2:52 | Santiago, Chile | |
| Win | 2–0 | Pablo Reyes | Submission (punches) | Extreme Kumite Evolution 3 | October 22, 2011 | 1 | 2:01 | Temuco, Chile | |
| Win | 1–0 | Jaime Barriga | Submission (guillotine choke) | Extreme Kumite Evolution 2 | June 4, 2011 | 1 | 1:35 | Temuco, Chile | |

## Professional boxing record

| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 2 | Win | 2-0 | Carlos Urrutia | UD | 4 | 13 Dec 2019 | Temuco, Chile | |
| 1 | Win | 1-0 | Luis Villalobos | KO | 1 (4) | 5 Jul 2019 | Santiago, Chile | |