Radzhabov vs Ribovics

Who won Radzhabov vs Ribovics?

Loik Radzhabov beat Esteban Ribovics 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 Loik Radzhabov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Radzhabov vs Ribovics stats

Loik Radzhabov stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Esteban Ribovics made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 11 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Loik Radzhabov's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Esteban Ribovics marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Loik Radzhabov's UFC record stood at 2-2-0, while Esteban Ribovics' came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Ribovics had a slight advantage in power over Radzhabov, with a 55% knock out percentage over Radzhabov's 47%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ribovics had an advantage over Radzhabov, with a 45% submission rate over Radzhabov's 27%.

Loik Radzhabov was the older man by 5 years, at 33 years old.

Ribovics had a height advantage of 2 inches over Radzhabov. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Radzhabov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 2 months earlier than Ribovics, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 35 more professional rounds, 62 to Ribovics' 27.

Radzhabov vs Ribovics form

Radzhabov had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Raush Manfio at PFL 2021 #10 on 27th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Alex Martinez at PFL 2021 #7 on 13th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Akhmet Aliev at PFL 2021 #4 on 10th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Before that, he had been beaten by Alex Martinez at PFL 2021 #1 on 23rd April 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

He had been defeated by Natan Schulte at PFL 2019 #10 on 31st December 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Activity check

Radzhabov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Radzhabov vs Ribovics?

Loik Radzhabov was a 11/25 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Esteban Ribovics made his way into the ring at 37/20 (+190) with oddsmakers.