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

Rodriguez had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Michelle Waterson-Gomez at UFC Vegas 26 on 8th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Amanda Ribas at UFC 257 on 23rd January 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Carla Esparza at UFC Fight Island 3 on 25th July 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi.

Before that, she had drawn with Cynthia Calvillo at UFC on ESPN 7 on 7th December 2019 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at Capital One Arena, Washington D.C..

She had drawn with Randa Markos at UFC Fight Night 137 on 22nd September 2018 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Amanda Ribas had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, 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, United States.

Previous to that, she had defeated Virna Jandiroba at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Going into that contest, she had been defeated by Marina Rodriguez at UFC 257 on 23rd January 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, she was victorious against Paige VanZant at UFC 251 on 11th July 2020 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi.

She had won against Mackenzie Dern at UFC on ESPN+ 19 on 12th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Amalie Arena, Tampa, United States.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Marina Rodriguez had last fought 4 years and 22 days ago, while Amanda Ribas' last outing had been 3 years and 16 days ago.

Rodriguez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 8 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 3 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Ribas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 18 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 15 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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