Ribas vs Pinheiro

Who won Ribas vs Pinheiro?

Amanda Ribas beat Luana Pinheiro by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig, on Saturday 18th November 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Ribas vs Pinheiro stats

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

Luana Pinheiro made her way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Amanda Ribas' 12th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2019. Luana Pinheiro marked her 7th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Amanda Ribas' UFC record stood at 7-5-0, while Luana Pinheiro's came in at 3-4-0.

The stats suggested that Ribas and Pinheiro have similar power, both with a 18% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pinheiro had a slight advantage over Ribas, with a 45% submission rate over Ribas' 36%.

Amanda Ribas was the same age as Luana Pinheiro, at 31 years old.

Pinheiro had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ribas. Despite this, she had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Ribas was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made her debut in 2014, 2 years and 6 months earlier than Pinheiro, whose first professional fight was in 2016. She had fought 12 more professional rounds, 43 to Pinheiro's 31.

Ribas vs Pinheiro form

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

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Mackenzie Dern at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 on 11th January 2025 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, she had been defeated 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.

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.

Activity check

Ribas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 4 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Pinheiro's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 7 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ribas vs Pinheiro?

Amanda Ribas was a 11/25 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Luana Pinheiro made her way into the ring at 47/25 (+190) with oddsmakers.