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.

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

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 6 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 33 more professional rounds, 59 to Ribovics' 26.

Radzhabov vs Ribovics form

Radzhabov had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Mateusz Rebecki at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Esteban Ribovics at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by 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.

Before that, he had beaten 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.

He had defeated Akhmet Aliev at PFL 2021 #4 on 10th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Activity check

Radzhabov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 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.