Zellhuber vs Ribovics

Who won Zellhuber vs Ribovics?

Esteban Ribovics beat Daniel Zellhuber by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 306, on Saturday 14th September 2024 at The Sphere in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Esteban Ribovics.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Zellhuber vs Ribovics stats

Daniel Zellhuber stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Esteban Ribovics made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Daniel Zellhuber's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Esteban Ribovics marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Daniel Zellhuber's UFC record stood at 3-2-0, while Esteban Ribovics' came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Ribovics had a slight advantage in power over Zellhuber, with a 54% knock out percentage over Zellhuber's 47%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ribovics had an advantage over Zellhuber, with a 38% submission rate over Zellhuber's 20%.

Daniel Zellhuber was the younger man by 3 years, at 25 years old.

Zellhuber had a height advantage of 3 inches over Ribovics. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Zellhuber was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 9 months later than Ribovics, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 37 to Ribovics' 30.

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Zellhuber's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Ribovics' last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What time did Zellhuber vs Ribovics start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:40 AM UTC , which was 10:40 PM EST or 7:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Zellhuber vs Ribovics?

Daniel Zellhuber was a 53/100 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Esteban Ribovics made his way into the ring at 81/50 (+160) with oddsmakers.