Viana vs Ricci

Who won Viana vs Ricci?

Tabatha Ricci beat Polyana Viana by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 21st May 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Tabatha Ricci.

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

Viana vs Ricci stats

Polyana Viana stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Tabatha Ricci made her way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Tabatha Ricci marked her 7th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Polyana Viana's UFC record stood at 4-6-0, while Tabatha Ricci's came in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggested Viana had an advantage in power over Ricci, with a 33% knock out percentage over Ricci's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Viana had a massive advantage over Ricci, boasting a 67% submission rate over Ricci's 33%.

Polyana Viana was the older woman by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Viana had a height advantage of 4 inches over Ricci.

Viana was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made her debut in 2013, 7 days later than Ricci, whose first professional fight was in 2013. She had fought 2 more professional rounds, 31 to Ricci's 29.

Viana vs Ricci form

Tabatha Ricci had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against 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, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Maria Oliveira at UFC Vegas 41 on 23rd October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Manon Fiorot at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

Before that, she had defeated Vanessa Marie Grimes at LFA 98 on 29th January 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Hartman Arena, Park City.

She was victorious against Kelsey Arnesen at LFA 90 on 4th September 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Activity check

Ricci's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 21 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 11 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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