Tips are voluntary and don't unlock picks.
Felipe Franco vs Brendson Ribeiro
UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Duncan · Sat, Oct 10, 5:00 PM EDT
Prelims · 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.
ResultBrendson Ribeiro won · Submission · R1 · 1:49
“Negão”
Brazil
11-3-0
76% by the odds · Favorite
Opened -319
“The Gorilla”
Brazil
18-11-0
24% by the odds · Underdog
Opened +251
Tale of the Tape
- 25
- Age
- 30
- 6'1"
- Height
- 6'3"
- 77"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 81"
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Galpao Da Luta
- Gym
- Brazilian TKO
- 100% (better)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 94%
- 36-13
- Last 5 opp. recordThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.
- 56-6 (better)
- 1653 (better)
- 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
- 1681
- Last 5 opp. Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.
- 1762 (better)
- 2.46
- Strikes landed/minSignificant strikes landed per minute of fight time.
- 2.78 (better)
- 2.43 (better)
- Strikes absorbed/minSignificant strikes taken per minute of fight time. Lower is better.
- 3.32
- 56% (better)
- Striking accuracyShare of significant strikes thrown that land.
- 38%
- 44%
- Striking defenseShare of opponents' significant strikes that miss.
- 56% (better)
- 3.92
- Takedowns/15 minTakedowns landed per 15 minutes of fight time.
- 0.64
- 88% (better)
- Takedown defenseShare of opponents' takedown attempts they stop.
- 33%
- 0.00
- Sub attempts/15 minSubmission attempts per 15 minutes of fight time.
- 0.60
Scouting Reports
How each fighter wins, how they're trending, and their style.
Felipe Franco
- L
- W
- L
- W
- W
Won 3 of last 5
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Franco is a pure finisher. His wins are 7 by KO/TKO and 4 by submission, with none on the scorecards, a 100% finish rate. He puts people to sleep and he taps them.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, Franco lost to Brendson Ribeiro (18-11-0) by first-round submission. Before that, he beat Levi Rodrigues Jr. (5-2-0) by second-round KO/TKO. Before that, he lost to Mario Pinto (13-0-0) by unanimous decision.
- Style
- Orthodox with a 77" reach. Franco lands 2.55 significant strikes a minute at 57% accuracy, but defends only 44% of strikes against him. Wrestling stands out: 3.7 takedowns per 15 minutes and 88% takedown defense.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Brendson Ribeiro
- 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.
Line Movement
Chance the consensus line (average of 18 sportsbooks) implies, as of Oct 11, 12:55 AM EDT.
They've Met Before
- Felipe FrancoLoss, Submission, R1 · Oct 2026