Ribas vs Barber

Who won Ribas vs Barber?

Maycee Barber beat Amanda Ribas by knockout in the 2nd round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria, on Saturday 24th June 2023 at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Ribas vs Barber stats

Amanda Ribas stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Maycee Barber made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Amanda Ribas' UFC record stood at 7-4-0, while Maycee Barber's came in at 9-2-0.

The stats suggested Barber had a large advantage in power over Ribas, boasting a 42% knock out percentage over Ribas' 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ribas had an advantage over Barber, with a 36% submission rate over Barber's 17%.

Amanda Ribas was the older woman by 4 years, at 30 years old.

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

Ribas was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made her debut in 2014, 3 years and 3 months earlier than Barber, whose first professional fight was in 2017. She had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 39 to Barber's 39.

Ribas vs Barber form

Maycee Barber had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Andrea Lee at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Jessica Eye at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Montana De La Rosa at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade on 23rd April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she was victorious against Miranda Maverick at UFC Vegas 32 on 24th July 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had lost to Alexa Grasso at UFC 258 on 13th February 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Ribas' last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 12 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Barber's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 11 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 8 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ribas vs Barber?

Amanda Ribas was a 49/100 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Maycee Barber made her way into the ring at 33/20 (+170) with oddsmakers.