Aug 24 2024
Saturday

UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Co-Main Event
3 rounds contest @ Women’s Strawweight
Tabatha Ricci
Ricci
Brazil flag
17-13-0
UD 3

Score cards

  • 28-29
  • 28-29
  • 28-29
UD 3
10-2-0

The tape

39
Age
29
5' 3" / 160 cm
Height
5' 1" / 155 cm
64.6" / 164 cm
Reach
N/A

Tape record

SUBUDUDUDUD
Form
SDSDUDSUBUD
17
Wins
10
5
By KO
1
29
KO%
10
1
By SUB
3
6
SUB%
30
13
Loses
2
0
Stopped
1
2
Tapped
0
0
Draws
0
2014
Debut
2013
30
Bouts
12
88
Rounds
29
7 hours, 3 minutes
Fight Time
2 hours, 13 minutes

Tape rankings @ Women’s Strawweight

9
UFC
11
-
Bellator
-
10
Tapology
11

Angela Hill vs Tabatha Ricci report

Who won Hill vs Ricci?

Tabatha Ricci beat Angela Hill by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 24th August 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Tabatha Ricci.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Hill vs Ricci stats

Angela Hill stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Tabatha Ricci made her way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Angela Hill's 26th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2014. Tabatha Ricci marked her 9th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Angela Hill's UFC record stood at 12-14-0, while Tabatha Ricci's came in at 6-3-0.

The stats suggested Hill had an advantage in power over Ricci, with a 29% knock out percentage over Ricci's 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ricci had a large advantage over Hill, boasting a 30% submission rate over Hill's 6%.

Angela Hill was the older woman by 10 years, at 39 years old.

Hill had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ricci.

Hill was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made her debut in 2014, 4 months later than Ricci, whose first professional fight was in 2013. She had fought 56 more professional rounds, 91 to Ricci's 35.

Hill vs Ricci form

Angela Hill had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Luana Pinheiro at UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy on 18th May 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Denise Gomes at UFC Fight Night – Almeida vs. Lewis on 4th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Mackenzie Dern at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, she had defeated Emily Ducote at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Amway Center, Orlando.

She was victorious against Lupita Godinez at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Tabatha Ricci had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Tecia Pennington at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento on 11th May 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Enterprise Center, St. Louis, United States.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Lupita Godinez at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Gillian Robertson at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Before that, she had defeated Jessica Penne at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

She was victorious against Polyana Viana at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Angela Hill had been fighting more than Tabatha Ricci.

Going to this contest, Angela Hill had last fought 6 months and 16 days ago, while Tabatha Ricci's last outing had been 6 months and 23 days ago.

Hill's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 21 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Ricci's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 13 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 4 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Hill vs Ricci start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:10 AM UTC , which was 12:10 AM EST or 9:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Hill vs Ricci?

Angela Hill was a 7/5 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Tabatha Ricci made her way into the ring at 29/50 (-170) with oddsmakers.

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