Francischinelli vs Rivera Jr.

Who won Francischinelli vs Rivera Jr.?

Luis Francischinelli beat Angelo Rivera Jr. by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of LFA 208, on Friday 9th May 2025 at Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Francischinelli vs Rivera Jr. stats

Luis Francischinelli stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 4 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Angelo Rivera Jr. made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Luis Francischinelli's 5th fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Angelo Rivera Jr. marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Luis Francischinelli's LFA record stood at 5-0-0, while Angelo Rivera Jr.'s came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Francischinelli had a massive power advantage over Rivera Jr., boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Rivera Jr.'s 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rivera Jr. had an advantage over Francischinelli, with a 17% submission rate over Francischinelli's 0%.

Luis Francischinelli was the same age as Angelo Rivera Jr., at years old.

Francischinelli was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 3 years and 5 months earlier than Rivera Jr., whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 5 to Rivera Jr.'s 15.

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Francischinelli's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 11 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What time did Francischinelli vs Rivera Jr. start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:40 AM UTC , which was 11:40 PM EST or 8:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Francischinelli vs Rivera Jr.?

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