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Brendson Ribeiro
“The Gorilla”
Brazil
18-11-0W-L-D
- Age
- 30
- Height
- 6'3"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 81"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- Light HeavyweightLight Heavyweight: 186 to 205 lb (84 to 93 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Brazilian TKO
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1612
Scouting Report
- W
- L
- L
- L
- L
Back in the win column
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Ribeiro is a finisher. His wins come by KO/TKO nine times, by submission eight times, and by decision once, for a 94% finish rate. He ends fights early and rarely sees the scorecards.
- Recent Form
- Felipe Franco (11-2-0), win, submission in round 1. Magomed Tuchalov (7-0-0), loss, unanimous decision. Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev (10-0-0), loss, submission in round 1.
- Style
- Orthodox with an 81" reach at 6'3". He lands 2.76 significant strikes a minute at 38% accuracy and absorbs 3.4, defending 56%. He stops only 32% of takedowns and attempts 0.66 per 15 minutes.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 9 KO/TKO (50%)
- 8 Submission (44%)
- 1 Decision (6%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 94%
- Last fought
- 5 weeks ago
18 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 56-6
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1762
- Winvs Felipe Franco11-2-0 · Power Index 1696Submission · R1 · 1:49Oct 10, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Duncan
- Lossvs Magomed Tuchalov7-0-0 · Power Index 1765Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Jul 25, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs Guskov
- Lossvs Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev10-0-0 · Power Index 1832Submission · R1 · 2:52Apr 4, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs Duncan
- Lossvs Oumar Sy12-3-0 · Power Index 1743KO/TKO · R1 · 4:42Sep 6, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs Borralho
- Lossvs Azamat Murzakanov16-1-0 · Power Index 1775KO/TKO · R1 · 3:25Jun 8, 2025 · UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2
Fight stats
Stat Brendson Ribeiro Azamat Murzakanov Sig. strikes 8/22 27/36 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:00 0:27 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 8 27
Career Stats
Based on 10 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 2.78
- Striking accuracy
- 38%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.32
- Striking defense
- 56%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.64
- Takedown accuracy
- 38%
- Takedown defense
- 33%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.60