Alhassan vs Ribeiro

Who won Alhassan vs Ribeiro?

Abdul Razak Alhassan beat Claudio Ribeiro by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 14th January 2023 in the United States.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Alhassan vs Ribeiro stats

Abdul Razak Alhassan stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Claudio Ribeiro made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out.

Abdul Razak Alhassan's UFC record stood at 6-6-0, while Claudio Ribeiro's came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Alhassan had an advantage in power over Ribeiro, with a 100% knock out percentage over Ribeiro's 80%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Alhassan and Ribeiro would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Abdul Razak Alhassan was the older man by 7 years, at 38 years old.

Ribeiro had a height advantage of 3 inches over Alhassan. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Alhassan was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years and 2 months earlier than Ribeiro, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 28 to Ribeiro's 27.

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Alhassan's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 11 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 5 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Alhassan vs Ribeiro?

Abdul Razak Alhassan was a 91/100 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Claudio Ribeiro made his way into the ring at 91/100 (-110) with oddsmakers.