Rodriguez vs Ribas

Who won Rodriguez vs Ribas?

Marina Rodriguez beat Amanda Ribas by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 257, on Saturday 23rd January 2021 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

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).

Rodriguez vs Ribas stats

Marina Rodriguez stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Amanda Ribas made her way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Marina Rodriguez'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.

Marina Rodriguez's UFC record stood at 7-6-2, while Amanda Ribas' came in at 7-5-0.

The stats suggested Ribas had a large advantage in power over Rodriguez, boasting a 30% knock out percentage over Rodriguez's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ribas had a massive advantage over Rodriguez, boasting a 40% submission rate over Rodriguez's 0%.

Marina Rodriguez was the older woman by 7 years, at 38 years old.

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

Rodriguez was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2015, 1 year later than Ribas, whose first professional fight was in 2014. She had fought 23 more professional rounds, 66 to Ribas' 43.

Rodriguez vs Ribas form

Marina Rodriguez had stopped 1 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Gillian Robertson at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo on 3rd May 2025 by knockout in the 2nd round at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, United States.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Iasmin Lucindo at UFC 307 on 5th October 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Going into that contest, she had been defeated by Jessica Andrade at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had won against Michelle Waterson-Gomez at UFC Fight Night – Fiziev vs Gamrot on 23rd September 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

She had lost to Virna Jandiroba at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark.

Activity check

Rodriguez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 2 months, meaning she had been fighting on average every 5 months and 7 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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