Araujo vs Ribas

Who won Araujo vs Ribas?

Amanda Ribas beat Viviane Araujo by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 285, on Saturday 4th March 2023 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Amanda Ribas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Araujo vs Ribas stats

Viviane Araujo stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Amanda Ribas made her way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Viviane Araujo's UFC record stood at 6-5-0, while Amanda Ribas' came in at 7-4-0.

The stats suggested that Araujo and Ribas have similar power, both with a 27% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Araujo and Ribas would have been pretty equal, both with a 36% submission rate.

Viviane Araujo was the older woman by 7 years, at 37 years old.

Araujo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ribas. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Araujo was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made her debut in 2015, 1 year and 6 months later than Ribas, whose first professional fight was in 2014. She had fought 7 more professional rounds, 46 to Ribas' 39.

Araujo vs Ribas form

Viviane Araujo had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Alexa Grasso at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Andrea Lee at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Katlyn Chookagian at UFC 262 on 15th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

Before that, she had beaten Roxanne Modafferi at UFC Fight Island 8 on 20th January 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

She had defeated Montana De La Rosa at UFC Vegas 9 on 5th September 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Ribas had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she was victorious against Luana Pinheiro at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had been defeated by Maycee Barber at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Going into that contest, she had won against Viviane Araujo at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had lost to 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.

She had beaten Virna Jandiroba at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Viviane Araujo had last fought 1 year, 6 months and 11 days ago, while Amanda Ribas' last outing had been 5 months and 8 days ago.

Araujo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 21 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 22 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Ribas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 27 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Araujo vs Ribas?

Viviane Araujo was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Amanda Ribas made her way into the ring at 83/100 (-120) with oddsmakers.