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 8th 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 6-2-0.

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's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Ricci's, 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 1 less professional rounds, 31 to Ricci's 32.

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Ricci's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 3 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year and 8 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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