Dern vs Ribas II

Who won Dern vs Ribas II?

Mackenzie Dern beat Amanda Ribas by submission in the 3rd round during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 11th January 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Dern vs Ribas II stats

Mackenzie Dern stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws and 7 by submission.

Amanda Ribas made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Mackenzie Dern's 15th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2018. Amanda Ribas marked her 12th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Mackenzie Dern's UFC record stood at 10-5-0, while Amanda Ribas' came in at 7-5-0.

The stats suggested Ribas had a large advantage in power over Dern, boasting a 25% knock out percentage over Dern's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dern had an advantage over Ribas, with a 50% submission rate over Ribas' 33%.

Mackenzie Dern was the older woman by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Dern had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ribas. Despite this, Ribas had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Dern was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made her debut in 2016, 2 years and 4 months later than Ribas, whose first professional fight was in 2014. She had fought 10 more professional rounds, 53 to Ribas' 43.

Dern vs Ribas II form

Mackenzie Dern had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Angela Hill 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.

Previous to that, she had lost to Yan Xiaonan at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan on 1st October 2022 by majority decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Tecia Pennington at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Before that, she had been beaten by Marina Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 39 on 9th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had defeated Virna Jandiroba at UFC 256 on 12th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Ribas had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In her last fight before this contest, she had been defeated by Rose Namajunas at UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas on 23rd March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she was victorious against Luana Pinheiro at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Maycee Barber at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Before that, she had won against Viviane Araujo at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

She had been beaten by Katlyn Chookagian at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Amanda Ribas had been fighting more than Mackenzie Dern.

Going to this contest, Mackenzie Dern had last fought 1 year, 10 months and 10 days ago, while Amanda Ribas' last outing had been 1 year and 7 days ago.

Dern's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 18 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 10 months and 9 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

Ribas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 16 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What time did Dern vs Ribas II start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:40 AM UTC , which was 9:40 PM EST or 6:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:40 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Dern vs Ribas II?

Mackenzie Dern was a 81/50 (+170) underdog going into the contest, while Amanda Ribas made her way into the ring at 53/100 (-210) with oddsmakers.