Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Jimmie Rivera won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, July 22, 2017·Uniondale, New York, USA, USA
Style matchupJimmie Rivera: Pressure fightervsThomas Almeida: Pressure fighter
Two pressure fighters — expect a fast pace and a war of attrition. Fitness decides it.
Model Prediction: Jimmie Rivera wins(52.9%)
Actual result: Jimmie Rivera wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Thomas Almeida enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
- Jimmie Rivera has 17pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Stance matchup historically favors Thomas Almeida (53.5%).
Tale of the Tape
Jimmie Rivera
Red Corner
VS
Thomas Almeida
Blue Corner
-185
(65%)
Vegas Odds
+160
(38%)
36
Age
34
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'4"
Height
5'7"
172.72 cm
Reach
177.8 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Jimmie Rivera
oldest →latest
W
vs John Dodson · Sep 18L
vs Aljamain Sterling · Feb 19L
vs Petr Yan · Jun 19W
vs Cody Stamann · Jul 20L
vs Pedro Munhoz · Feb 21Thomas AlmeidaL3 streak
oldest →latest
L
KOvs Cody Garbrandt · May 16W
KOvs Albert Morales · Nov 16L
KOvs Rob Font · Jan 18L
vs Jonathan Martinez · Oct 20L
KOvs Sean O'Malley · Mar 21Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Jimmie RiveraMetricThomas Almeida
4.03
Strikes / min
4.84
3.90
Strikes absorbed / min
4.93
60%
Strike defense
61%
0.88
TDs / 15 min
0.17
92%
Takedown defense
75%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.13evenly matched on net striking-0.09
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Jimmie RiveraThomas Almeida
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Jimmie Rivera(10 fights)Thomas Almeida(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+8.5-8.5
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+70.0-70.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.5-0.5
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-1.61.6
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+0.1-0.1
Jimmie Rivera
StanceOrthodox
Height64.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights11
Thomas Almeida
StanceSouthpaw
Height67.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights10