Ricci vs Oliveira

Who won Ricci vs Oliveira?

Tabatha Ricci beat Maria Oliveira by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Vegas 41, on Saturday 23rd October 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Tabatha Ricci.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Ricci vs Oliveira stats

Tabatha Ricci stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 4 wins, zero losses and 0 draws and 2 by submission.

Maria Oliveira made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Tabatha Ricci's UFC record stood at 4-2-0, while Maria Oliveira's came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Oliveira had a massive power advantage over Ricci, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Ricci's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ricci had a massive advantage over Oliveira, boasting a 50% submission rate over Oliveira's 8%.

Tabatha Ricci was the older man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Oliveira had a height advantage of 5 inches over Ricci.

Ricci was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 9 months earlier than Oliveira, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 15 less professional rounds, 26 to Oliveira's 41.

Ricci vs Oliveira form

Tabatha Ricci had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Gillian Robertson at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Jessica Penne at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Polyana Viana at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Maria Oliveira at UFC Vegas 41 on 23rd October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Manon Fiorot at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

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Ricci's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ricci vs Oliveira?

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