Gadzhiyasulov vs Ribeiro

Who won Gadzhiyasulov vs Ribeiro?

Magomed Gadzhiyasulov beat Brendson Ribeiro by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 22nd June 2024 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Magomed Gadzhiyasulov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Gadzhiyasulov vs Ribeiro stats

Magomed Gadzhiyasulov stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Brendson Ribeiro made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Magomed Gadzhiyasulov's 1st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Brendson Ribeiro marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Magomed Gadzhiyasulov's UFC record stood at 1-0-0, while Brendson Ribeiro's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Gadzhiyasulov had a slight advantage in power over Ribeiro, with a 63% knock out percentage over Ribeiro's 60%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ribeiro had a large advantage over Gadzhiyasulov, boasting a 40% submission rate over Gadzhiyasulov's 13%.

Magomed Gadzhiyasulov was the older man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Ribeiro had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gadzhiyasulov. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Gadzhiyasulov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 5 years and 7 months later than Ribeiro, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 18 less professional rounds, 15 to Ribeiro's 33.

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Ribeiro's last 2 fights had come over a period of 10 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What time did Gadzhiyasulov vs Ribeiro start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:25 PM UTC , which was 12:25 PM EST or 9:25 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:25 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Gadzhiyasulov vs Ribeiro?

Magomed Gadzhiyasulov was a 7/25 (-360) favourite going into the contest, while Brendson Ribeiro made his way into the ring at 11/4 (+280) with oddsmakers.