Duncan vs Ribeiro

Who won Duncan vs Ribeiro?

Christian Leroy Duncan beat Claudio Ribeiro by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 2nd March 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Duncan vs Ribeiro stats

Christian Leroy Duncan stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Claudio Ribeiro made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out.

Christian Leroy Duncan's UFC record stood at 3-1-0, while Claudio Ribeiro's came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Ribeiro had a large advantage in power over Duncan, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Duncan's 78%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Duncan had an advantage over Ribeiro, with a 11% submission rate over Ribeiro's 0%.

Christian Leroy Duncan was the younger man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Duncan had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ribeiro.

Duncan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 3 years and 7 months later than Ribeiro, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 6 less professional rounds, 21 to Ribeiro's 27.

Duncan vs Ribeiro form

Christian Leroy Duncan had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Denis Tiuliulin at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Armen Petrosyan at UFC Fight Night – Vettori vs. Cannonier on 17th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Du ko Todorovi at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Marian Dimitrov at Cage Warriors 146 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Bec Arena, Manchester.

He was victorious against Djati Melan at Cage Warriors 136 on 2nd April 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round in their Cage Warriors Middleweight championship fight at BEC Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

Duncan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Ribeiro's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Duncan vs Ribeiro?

Christian Leroy Duncan was a 13/50 (-380) favourite going into the contest, while Claudio Ribeiro made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.