Duncan vs Ribeiro

Who won Duncan vs Ribeiro?

Christian Leroy Duncan beat Claudio Ribeiro by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 2nd March 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Duncan vs Ribeiro stats

Christian Leroy Duncan stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Claudio Ribeiro made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Christian Leroy Duncan's 6th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023.

Christian Leroy Duncan's UFC record stood at 4-2-0, while Claudio Ribeiro's came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Ribeiro had a large advantage in power over Duncan, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Duncan's 78%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Duncan had an advantage over Ribeiro, with a 11% submission rate over Ribeiro's 0%.

Christian Leroy Duncan was the younger man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Duncan had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ribeiro.

Duncan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 3 years and 7 months later than Ribeiro, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 27 to Ribeiro's 27.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Claudio Ribeiro had been fighting more than Christian Leroy Duncan.

Going to this contest, Christian Leroy Duncan had last fought 3 years, 3 months and 18 days ago, while Claudio Ribeiro's last outing had been 1 year, 7 months and 27 days ago.

Duncan's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Ribeiro's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Duncan vs Ribeiro?

Christian Leroy Duncan was a 13/50 (-380) favourite going into the contest, while Claudio Ribeiro made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.