Ribas vs VanZant

Who won Ribas vs VanZant?

Amanda Ribas beat Paige VanZant by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 251, on Saturday 11th July 2020 at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Ribas vs VanZant stats

Amanda Ribas stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Paige VanZant made her way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Amanda Ribas' 12th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2019.

Amanda Ribas' UFC record stood at 7-5-0, while Paige VanZant's came in at 5-4-0.

The stats suggested Ribas had a slight advantage in power over VanZant, with a 33% knock out percentage over VanZant's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested VanZant had a slight advantage over Ribas, with a 38% submission rate over Ribas' 33%.

Amanda Ribas was the same age as Paige VanZant, at 31 years old.

VanZant had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ribas. Despite this, she had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Ribas was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2014, 1 year and 8 months later than VanZant, whose first professional fight was in 2012. She had fought 10 more professional rounds, 43 to VanZant's 33.

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VanZant's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 19 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 3 years, 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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