Irwin Rivera vs Ali AlQaisi

Irwin Rivera
United States

Irwin Rivera

“The Beast”

11-6

Winner

VS
Ali AlQaisi
Jordan

Ali AlQaisi

“The Royal Fighter”

16-10

Winner

Irwin Rivera

Decision - Split · Round 3 — 5:00

8 August 2020 · UFC Apex, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Irwin Rivera beat Ali AlQaisi by split decision after three rounds.
  • Irwin Rivera landed 45 of 82 total strikes and 2 of 5 takedowns, with 1:02 of control time.
  • Ali AlQaisi landed more total strikes — 54 to 45 — and still lost the fight.
  • The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28.

Tale of the tape

Irwin RiveraAli AlQaisi
11-6Record16-10
31Age on fight night29
5′6″ (168 cm)Height5′6″ (168 cm)
67″ (170 cm)Reach68″ (173 cm)
135 lb (61.2 kg)Weight135 lb (61.2 kg)
SouthpawStanceOrthodox
Sanford MMATeamGladiator MMA
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, MexicoFromAmman, Jordan

Fight statistics

45of 82 · 55%Total strikes landed54of 118 · 46%
37of 68Head strikes29of 87
7of 12Body strikes16of 21
1of 2Leg strikes9of 10
2of 5Takedowns2of 9
0Submission attempts1
1:02Control time1:55

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Irwin RiveraRoundAli AlQaisi
9/18strikes1/1TD0KD0:45controlR117/28strikes1/3TD0KD1:36control
15/31strikes0/3TD0KD0:04controlR218/48strikes0/3TD0KD0:00control
21/33strikes1/1TD0KD0:13controlR319/42strikes1/3TD0KD0:19control

Judges’ scorecards

Eric Colon

9R11010R2910R39

29total28

Dave Hagen

9R1109R21010R39

28total29

Junichiro Kamijo

9R11010R2910R39

29total28

Form going into the fight

Irwin Rivera

  1. LGiga Chikadzeunanimous decision2020

Ali AlQaisi

No recorded fights.

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