| Diego Rivas | |
| Other Names: | Pitbull |
| Birth Date: | 11 November 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Cholchol, Temuco, Chile |
| Weight: | 145lb |
| Weight Class: | Featherweight Bantamweight |
| Reach In: | 69 |
| Team: | Elemental Dojo |
| Rank: | Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[1] |
| Years Active: | 2011–2019 (MMA) 2019–present (Boxing) |
| Box Win: | 2 |
| Box Kowin: | 1 |
| Mma Kowin: | 2 |
| Mma Subwin: | 3 |
| Mma Decwin: | 2 |
| Mma Decloss: | 2 |
| Boxrec: | 885705 |
| Sherdog: | 81835 |
Diego Rivas (born November 11, 1991) is a Chilean professional boxer and mixed martial artist.[2] 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.
Before joining the UFC, Rivas amassed a record of 5–0, with all but one of his wins coming by stoppages.
Rivas was a part of the 1st season of . He was a part of team Latin America who were coached by Fabrício Werdum. He was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Gabriel Benítez[3] by rear-naked choke.
Rivas made his promotional debut against Rodolfo Rubio on November 8, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 56.[4] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[5]
Rivas was briefly linked to a bout with Makwan Amirkhani on June 20, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 69.[6] However, shortly after the bout was announced, Rivas was pulled from the fight due to undisclosed reasons and replaced by Masio Fullen.[7]
Rivas next faced Noad Lahat on February 6, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 82.[8] He won the fight via knockout in the second round and earned a Performance of the Night bonus.[9] [10]
Rivas faced José Alberto Quiñónez on August 5, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 114.[11] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[12]
Rivas faced Guido Cannetti on May 19, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 129.[13] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[14]
On August 14, 2018, it was announced that Rivas was released from UFC.[15]
In 2019, Rivas decided that he wouldn’t continue his MMA career, as he would focus on a boxing career instead.[16]
After the Noad Lahat fight in early 2016, Rivas was diagnosed with testicular cancer which was successfully treated.[17]
|-|Loss|align=center|7–2|Guido Cannetti|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Santiago, Chile||-|Loss|align=center|7–1|José Alberto Quiñónez|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Mexico City, Mexico||-|Win|align=center| 7–0|Noad Lahat|KO (flying knee)| ||align=center|2|align=center|0:23|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|6–0|Rodolfo Rubio|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Uberlândia, Brazil||-|Win|align=center|5–0|Gaston Gomez Manzur|Decision (unanimous)|Masters Fighters Championship 10||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Valparaíso, Chile||-|Win|align=center|4–0|Patricio Lagos|TKO (doctor stoppage)|rowspan=2|Masters Fighters Championship|rowspan=2||align=center|2|align=center|5:00|rowspan=2|Santiago, Chile||-|Win|align=center|3–0|Rodolfo Guzman|Submission (rear-naked choke)|align=center|1|align=center|2:52||-|Win|align=center|2–0|Pablo Reyes|Submission (punches)|Extreme Kumite Evolution 3||align=center|1|align=center|2:01|Temuco, Chile||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Jaime Barriga|Submission (guillotine choke)|Extreme Kumite Evolution 2||align=center|1|align=center|1:35|Temuco, Chile|
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Win | 2-0 |  Carlos Urrutia | 4 | 13 Dec 2019 | ||||
| 1 | Win | 1-0 | Luis Villalobos | 1 (4) | 5 Jul 2019 |