Ribeiro vs Lopes

Who won Ribeiro vs Lopes?

Brendson Ribeiro beat Bruno Lopes by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of Contender Series 2023, on Tuesday 5th September 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Ribeiro vs Lopes stats

Brendson Ribeiro stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Bruno Lopes made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 11 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Both men made their promotional debut for Dana White’s Contender Series.

The stats suggested Ribeiro had an advantage in power over Lopes, with a 57% knock out percentage over Lopes' 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ribeiro had a slight advantage over Lopes, with a 43% submission rate over Lopes' 36%.

Brendson Ribeiro was the younger man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Ribeiro had a height advantage of 1 inch over Lopes.

Ribeiro was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 11 months later than Lopes, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 38 to Lopes' 26.

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Lopes' last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ribeiro vs Lopes?

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