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Esteban Ribovics
“El Gringo”
ArgentinaLightweightActiveage 30
16-3
84% win rate
W1 streak
Peak Vertex
2024-09-14 → 2024-09-1421held 6 boutscurrently at peak
Bouts at peak
- Wvs · S-Dec · 2024-09-14
EndedLvs · S-Dec · 2025-03-01 · score → 7
Upcoming
Scheduled and newly announced fights. Announced bouts are reported bookings not yet on the official card.
- UFC 3322026-10-03Lightweight
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
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- Draw / No contest
- Title
5 wins3 losseslast 5: W L W L Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2026
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(8) | R2(7) | R3(5) | R4 | R5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 24.6 | 43.0 | 53.2 | — | — |
| Sig Str absorbed | 23.1 | 31.5 | 33.6 | — | — |
| Takedowns landed | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.20 | — | — |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.88 | 0.90 | 1.20 | — | — |
| Control time | 0:10 | 0:13 | 0:11 | — | — |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC 3302026-08-15W·KO·R2 · 1:32
- UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg2026-04-11L·Sub·R2 · 4:19
- UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park2025-08-02W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev2025-03-01L·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC2024-09-14W·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento2024-05-11W·KO·R1 · 0:37
- UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez2023-07-08W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane2023-03-04L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
In the news
Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.
- MMA Fighting
Edson Barboza has found peace in retirement after stepping away from professional MMA following his loss to Esteban Ribovics on the main card of UFC 330 in Philadelphia.
- MMA Fighting
Edson Barboza, the legendary Brazilian striker, announced his retirement from MMA on Saturday after falling to Esteban Ribovics in the opening bout of the main card at UFC 330.
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Closest stylistic matches by inverse-Euclidean similarity over striking and grappling rates.
