Zhang vs Ribeiro

Who won Zhang vs Ribeiro?

Mingyang Zhang beat Brendson Ribeiro by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 298, on Saturday 17th February 2024 at Honda Center in Anaheim.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Zhang vs Ribeiro stats

Mingyang Zhang stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Brendson Ribeiro made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Mingyang Zhang's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Brendson Ribeiro marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Mingyang Zhang's UFC record stood at 4-0-0, while Brendson Ribeiro's came in at 2-3-0.

The stats suggested Zhang had a slight advantage in power over Ribeiro, with a 63% knock out percentage over Ribeiro's 60%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ribeiro had a slight advantage over Zhang, with a 40% submission rate over Zhang's 38%.

Mingyang Zhang was the younger man by 2 years, at 26 years old.

Ribeiro had a height advantage of 1 inch over Zhang. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Zhang's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Ribeiro's, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 6 months earlier than Ribeiro, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 29 to Ribeiro's 39.

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What were the odds on Zhang vs Ribeiro?

Mingyang Zhang was a 18/25 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Brendson Ribeiro made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+100) with oddsmakers.