Ricci vs Grimes

Who won Ricci vs Grimes?

Tabatha Ricci beat Vanessa Marie Grimes by submission in the 1st round during the main card of LFA 98, on Friday 29th January 2021 at Hartman Arena in Park City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Ricci vs Grimes stats

Tabatha Ricci stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 3 wins, zero losses and 0 draws and 1 by submission.

Vanessa Marie Grimes made her way to the cage with a record of 1 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws.

Tabatha Ricci's LFA record stood at 3-0-0, while Vanessa Marie Grimes' came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested that Ricci and Grimes have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ricci had a massive advantage over Grimes, boasting a 33% submission rate over Grimes' 0%.

Tabatha Ricci was the younger woman by 10 years, at 29 years old.

Grimes had a height advantage of 5 inches over Ricci.

Ricci was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2013, 2 years and 10 months earlier than Grimes, whose first professional fight was in 2016. She had fought 13 more professional rounds, 26 to Grimes' 13.

Ricci vs Grimes form

Tabatha Ricci had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Jessica Penne at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Polyana Viana at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Maria Oliveira at UFC Vegas 41 on 23rd October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had lost to Manon Fiorot at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

She was victorious against Vanessa Marie Grimes at LFA 98 on 29th January 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Hartman Arena, Park City.

Activity check

Ricci's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 30 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 25 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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