McKinney vs Ribovics

Who won McKinney vs Ribovics?

Esteban Ribovics beat Terrance McKinney by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 11th May 2024 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

McKinney vs Ribovics stats

Terrance McKinney stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Esteban Ribovics made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Terrance McKinney's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Esteban Ribovics marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Terrance McKinney's UFC record stood at 6-4-0, while Esteban Ribovics' came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Ribovics had a slight advantage in power over McKinney, with a 50% knock out percentage over McKinney's 47%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested McKinney had an advantage over Ribovics, with a 53% submission rate over Ribovics' 42%.

Terrance McKinney was the older man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

McKinney had a 5-inch reach advantage.

McKinney was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 10 months later than Ribovics, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 28 to Ribovics' 33.

McKinney vs Ribovics form

McKinney had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Brendon Marotte at UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza on 14th October 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Mike Breeden at UFC Fight Night – Luque vs Dos Anjos on 12th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Nazim Sadykhov at UFC Fight Night – Holm vs. Bueno Silva on 15th July 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Ismael Bonfim at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He had defeated Erick Gonzalez at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill on 6th August 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

McKinney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Ribovics' last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on McKinney vs Ribovics?

Terrance McKinney was a 7/5 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Esteban Ribovics made his way into the ring at 29/50 (-170) with oddsmakers.