Lightweight

Esteban Ribovics

Last fought: Oct 2026

RECORD

Pro

17-3-0

UFC

6-3-0

Age

Height

5'10"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

69"

Stance

Orthodox

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Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	10:37
Fight Completion Rate	70.8%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.12
% Fights Inside the Distance	44.4%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	64-41 (61.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	47-33 (58.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	17-8 (68.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	73.2%
% Time in Control	3.9%
% Time Controlled	23.0%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	14.4%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	9.33
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	7.39
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+1.94
Distance Strike Accuracy	42.6%
Distance Strike Defense	55.0%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.82
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.20
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.21
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	4.07
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	4.07
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	2.16

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Lightweight field

Esteban Ribovics League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Esteban Ribovics
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	44.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	7.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.8
Strike Differential	1.7/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	66.7%
Takedown Defense	66.7%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.3
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2
Control Time/15min	0:34
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	50.0%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	50.0%
Avg Fight Time	10:37
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.8
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	39.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	7.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	6.6
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	76.2%
Control Time/Fight	0:22

Fight History

WIN

vs. King Green

UFC 332: Silva vs. Wang • Oct 2026Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:08

Esteban Ribovics35/7149%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:31KD 3

King Green27/4955%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Esteban Ribovics	35/71	49%	0/0	0:31	3
	King Green	27/49	55%	0/1	0:04	—

WIN

vs. Edson Barboza

UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry • Aug 2026Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 1:32

Esteban Ribovics63/12650%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:19

Edson Barboza30/6447%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Esteban Ribovics	41/89	46%	0/0	0:13	—
	Edson Barboza	24/49	49%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Esteban Ribovics	22/37	59%	0/0	0:06	—
	Edson Barboza	6/15	40%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Mateusz Gamrot

UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg • Apr 2026Lightweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 2, 4:19

Esteban Ribovics4/2119%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Mateusz Gamrot18/3453%TD 4/6Ctrl 6:50

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Esteban Ribovics	1/12	8%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mateusz Gamrot	14/21	67%	2/3	3:55	—

R2	Esteban Ribovics	3/9	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mateusz Gamrot	4/13	31%	2/3	2:55	—

WIN

vs. Elves Brener

UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park • Aug 2025Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Esteban Ribovics122/28143%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:02

Elves Brener118/25047%TD 0/9Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Esteban Ribovics	39/95	41%	0/0	0:42	—
	Elves Brener	36/68	53%	0/6	0:00	—

R2	Esteban Ribovics	34/84	40%	0/0	0:20	—
	Elves Brener	48/88	55%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Esteban Ribovics	49/102	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Elves Brener	34/94	36%	0/2	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Nasrat Haqparast

UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev • Mar 2025Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Esteban Ribovics147/43334%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Nasrat Haqparast135/27349%TD 1/5Ctrl 0:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Esteban Ribovics	36/107	34%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nasrat Haqparast	33/64	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Esteban Ribovics	62/183	34%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nasrat Haqparast	49/104	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Esteban Ribovics	49/143	34%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nasrat Haqparast	53/105	50%	1/5	0:49	—

WIN

vs. Daniel Zellhuber

UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC • Sep 2024Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Esteban Ribovics156/34545%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Daniel Zellhuber121/30839%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:15KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Esteban Ribovics	24/65	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Daniel Zellhuber	27/76	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Esteban Ribovics	40/89	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Daniel Zellhuber	51/116	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Esteban Ribovics	92/191	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Daniel Zellhuber	43/116	37%	0/1	0:15	1

WIN

vs. Terrance McKinney

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento • May 2024Lightweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 0:37

Esteban Ribovics5/1242%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

Terrance McKinney5/1828%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Esteban Ribovics	5/12	42%	0/0	0:03	1
	Terrance McKinney	5/18	28%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Kamuela Kirk

UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez • Jul 2023Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Esteban Ribovics115/20257%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:15

Kamuela Kirk56/10752%TD 3/14Ctrl 6:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Esteban Ribovics	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamuela Kirk	2/2	100%	1/1	4:37	—

R2	Esteban Ribovics	65/118	55%	1/1	0:46	—
	Kamuela Kirk	35/67	52%	0/4	0:00	—

R3	Esteban Ribovics	49/82	60%	1/1	0:29	—
	Kamuela Kirk	19/38	50%	2/9	1:43	—

LOSS

vs. Loik Radzhabov

UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane • Mar 2023Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Esteban Ribovics66/12951%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:31KD 1

Loik Radzhabov40/8547%TD 11/21Ctrl 7:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Esteban Ribovics	14/32	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Loik Radzhabov	8/23	35%	4/5	3:00	—

R2	Esteban Ribovics	25/47	53%	0/1	0:04	1
	Loik Radzhabov	13/28	46%	4/9	2:24	—

R3	Esteban Ribovics	27/50	54%	0/0	0:27	—
	Loik Radzhabov	19/34	56%	3/7	2:15	—

Prior to UFC

DWCS (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Thomas Paull

DWCS 6.4 • Aug 2022

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:30

Esteban Ribovics13/3735%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

Thomas Paull11/3333%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Esteban Ribovics	13/37	35%	0/0	0:04	1
	Thomas Paull	11/33	33%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-10-05 | Data source: UFCStats.com