Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Urijah Faber won · SUB R2
UFC Event·Saturday, December 6, 2014·Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, USA
Style matchupUrijah Faber: Well-roundedvsFrancisco Rivera: Well-rounded
Well-rounded vs well-rounded. Usually decided by who imposes their gameplan first.
Model Prediction: Urijah Faber wins(69.0%)
Actual result: Urijah Faber wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Francisco Rivera enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
- Urijah Faber threatens submissions; Francisco Rivera has lost 50% of fights by sub.
Tale of the Tape
Urijah Faber
Red Corner
VS
Francisco Rivera
Blue Corner
-925
(90%)
Vegas Odds
+725
(12%)
47
Age
44
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'6"
Height
5'8"
170.18 cm
Reach
177.8 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Urijah Faber
oldest →latest
L
vs Dominick Cruz · Jun 16L
vs Jimmie Rivera · Sep 16W
vs Brad Pickett · Dec 16W
KOvs Ricky Simon · Jul 19L
vs Peter Yan · Dec 19Francisco RiveraL3 streak
oldest →latest
L
vs Takeya Mizugaki · May 14W
KOvs Alex Caceres · Jun 15L
SUBvs John Lineker · Sep 15L
vs Brad Pickett · Feb 16L
vs Erik Perez · Jul 16Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Urijah FaberMetricFrancisco Rivera
2.65
Strikes / min
4.07
2.59
Strikes absorbed / min
3.16
64%
Strike defense
68%
1.54
TDs / 15 min
1.01
58%
Takedown defense
68%
0.80
Sub atts / 15 min
0.60
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.06evenly matched on net striking+0.91
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Urijah FaberFrancisco Rivera
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Urijah Faber(10 fights)Francisco Rivera(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+51.3-51.3
RedLayoff (days)Blue
-42.042.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.6-0.6
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+0.6-0.6
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-0.00.0
Urijah Faber
StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights18
Francisco Rivera
StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights10