Ribas vs Barber

Who won Ribas vs Barber?

Maycee Barber beat Amanda Ribas by knockout in the 2nd round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria, on Saturday 24th June 2023 at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Ribas vs Barber stats

Amanda Ribas stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Maycee Barber made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Amanda Ribas' 12th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2019.

Amanda Ribas' UFC record stood at 7-5-0, while Maycee Barber's came in at 9-2-0.

The stats suggested Barber had a large advantage in power over Ribas, boasting a 42% knock out percentage over Ribas' 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ribas had an advantage over Barber, with a 36% submission rate over Barber's 17%.

Amanda Ribas was the older woman by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Barber had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ribas. Despite this, she had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Ribas was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made her debut in 2014, 3 years and 3 months earlier than Barber, whose first professional fight was in 2017. She had fought 4 more professional rounds, 43 to Barber's 39.

Ribas vs Barber form

Ribas had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Rose Namajunas at UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas on 23rd March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Luana Pinheiro at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Maycee Barber at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Before that, she had beaten Viviane Araujo at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

She had been defeated by Katlyn Chookagian at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Barber had won all 5 of her most recent fights, stopping 1opponent and going the distance 4 times.

In her last fight before this contest, she had defeated Amanda Ribas at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Previous to that, she was victorious against Andrea Lee at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, she had won against Jessica Eye at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had beaten Montana De La Rosa at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade on 23rd April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had defeated Miranda Maverick at UFC Vegas 32 on 24th July 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Amanda Ribas had been fighting more than Maycee Barber.

Going to this contest, Amanda Ribas had last fought 1 year, 2 months and 16 days ago, while Maycee Barber's last outing had been 1 year, 11 months and 15 days ago.

Ribas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 25 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 12 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Barber's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 15 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 10 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ribas vs Barber?

Amanda Ribas was a 49/100 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Maycee Barber made her way into the ring at 33/20 (+170) with oddsmakers.