Ribas vs Barber

Who won Ribas vs Barber?

Maycee Barber beat Amanda Ribas by knockout in the 2nd round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria, on Saturday 24th June 2023 at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville.

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 Barber stats

Amanda Ribas stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Maycee Barber made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 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 Maycee Barber's came in at 9-2-0.

The stats suggested Barber had a large advantage in power over Ribas, boasting a 42% knock out percentage over Ribas' 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ribas had an advantage over Barber, with a 36% submission rate over Barber's 17%.

Amanda Ribas was the older woman by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Barber had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ribas. Despite this, she had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Ribas was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made her debut in 2014, 3 years and 3 months earlier than Barber, whose first professional fight was in 2017. She had fought 4 more professional rounds, 43 to Barber's 39.

Ribas vs Barber form

Maycee Barber had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Andrea Lee at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Jessica Eye at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Montana De La Rosa at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade on 23rd April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she was victorious against Miranda Maverick at UFC Vegas 32 on 24th July 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had lost to Alexa Grasso at UFC 258 on 13th February 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Ribas' last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 19 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 7 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Barber's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 18 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 10 months and 3 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ribas vs Barber?

Amanda Ribas was a 49/100 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Maycee Barber made her way into the ring at 33/20 (+170) with oddsmakers.