Ribas vs VanZant

Who won Ribas vs VanZant?

Amanda Ribas beat Paige VanZant by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 251, on Saturday 11th July 2020 at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

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 VanZant stats

Amanda Ribas stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Paige VanZant made her way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Amanda Ribas' UFC record stood at 7-4-0, while Paige VanZant's came in at 5-4-0.

The stats suggested Ribas had a slight advantage in power over VanZant, with a 33% knock out percentage over VanZant's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested VanZant had a slight advantage over Ribas, with a 38% submission rate over Ribas' 33%.

Amanda Ribas was the same age as Paige VanZant, at 30 years old.

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

Ribas was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2014, 1 year and 8 months later than VanZant, whose first professional fight was in 2012. She had fought 6 more professional rounds, 39 to VanZant's 33.

Ribas vs VanZant form

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

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Rose Namajunas at UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas on 23rd March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Luana Pinheiro at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Maycee Barber at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Before that, she had beaten Viviane Araujo at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

She had been defeated by Katlyn Chookagian at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Ribas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 10 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

VanZant's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 10 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 3 years, 1 month and 19 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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