Namajunas vs Ribas

Who won Namajunas vs Ribas?

Rose Namajunas beat Amanda Ribas by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 23rd March 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 49-46, 49-46, 48-47 in favor of the winner Rose Namajunas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Namajunas vs Ribas stats

Rose Namajunas stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Amanda Ribas made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Rose Namajunas' UFC record stood at 10-5-0, while Amanda Ribas' came in at 7-4-0.

The stats suggested Ribas had a slight advantage in power over Namajunas, with a 25% knock out percentage over Namajunas' 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Namajunas had an advantage over Ribas, with a 45% submission rate over Ribas' 33%.

Rose Namajunas was the older woman by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Namajunas had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ribas. Despite this, Ribas had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Namajunas was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made her debut in 2013, 1 year and 2 months earlier than Ribas, whose first professional fight was in 2014. She had fought 15 more professional rounds, 54 to Ribas' 39.

Namajunas vs Ribas form

Namajunas had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Jessica Andrade at UFC 251 on 11th July 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, she had lost to Jessica Andrade at UFC 237 on 11th May 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 223 on 7th April 2018 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, United States.

Before that, she had defeated Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 217 on 4th November 2017 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

She was victorious against Michelle Waterson-Gomez at UFC on FOX 24 on 15th April 2017 by submission in the 2nd round at Sprint Center, Kansas City.

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 had won 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 beaten 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 beaten 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 been defeated 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.

She had defeated 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 Rose Namajunas.

Going to this contest, Rose Namajunas had last fought 3 years, 9 months and 27 days ago, while Amanda Ribas' last outing had been 5 months and 20 days ago.

Namajunas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 23 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year and 5 months. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Ribas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 8 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 3 days. 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 Namajunas vs Ribas?

Rose Namajunas was a 47/100 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Amanda Ribas made her way into the ring at 7/4 (+190) with oddsmakers.