1285RATING · 205 LB

Brendson Ribeiro

No. 39 at light heavyweight. 3–6 in the UFC since 2024.

Career and every weight

Pick a weight to see the rating there, the numbers, and how they compare with that division.

Career

Every UFC fight, at every weight (205 lb). Red is a dominant win (85 or more), blush any other win, grey a loss or draw. Ratings are kept weight by weight, in the other tabs; they do not compare across divisions. Opposition here is each opponent’s standing at their weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year.

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3–6UFC record
2 of 3Dominant wins
83Average win score
31stOpposition, percentile
How the wins came0 KO/TKO 2 submission 1 decision
Finish rate67% of wins
Stopped in losses4 of 6
Knockdowns landed1
Average fight time7:19
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min2.6 / 3.4
Sig. strike accuracy40%
Takedowns per 15 min0.7
Control time4% of the fight
Best winFelipe Franco rated 1329 at 205 lb going in

Against the division

How Brendson Ribeiro’s UFC career compares with the careers of the 34 fighters on today’s light heavyweight board with 5 or more rated UFC fights, every weight counted. 100 is the best. Every light heavyweight leaderboard.

Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
Needs 8 wins
Average win scoreOut of 100
Needs 5 wins
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
12
31st
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
Needs 5 wins
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
9
−0.74
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
3
2.64
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
47
3.38
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
62
0.68
ControlShare of fight time in control
16
4%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight, every weight. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

2 of 3 wins inside the distance, 1 in round one. Stopped in 4 of 6 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Felipe Franco, rated 1329 at 205 lb. Dominant in 2 of 3 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

205 lb

No. 39 of 49 active men ranked at light heavyweight, outside the top 15 board, with a published rating of 1285 across 9 fights at the weight.

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Rating after every fight at 205 lb. The solid line is the published rating, the dashed line the best estimate; the shaded gap between them is still to prove. Tap a point for the fight.
3–6Record at 205 lb
2 of 3Dominant wins
83Average win score
1272Avg opponent rating
How the wins came0 KO/TKO 2 submission 1 decision
Finish rate67% of wins
Stopped in losses4 of 6
Knockdowns landed1
Average fight time7:19
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min2.6 / 3.4
Sig. strike accuracy40%
Takedowns per 15 min0.7
Control time4% of the fight
Best winFelipe Franco rated 1329 going in

Against the division

How Brendson Ribeiro’s fights at 205 lb compare with the fights at the weight of the 28 fighters on today’s light heavyweight board with 5 or more fights there. 100 is the best.

Top 10 against the light heavyweight board:No. 10takedowns
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
Needs 8 wins
Average win scoreOut of 100
Needs 5 wins
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
11
31st
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
Needs 5 wins
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
8
−0.74
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
4
2.64
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
42
3.38
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
65
0.68
ControlShare of fight time in control
15
4%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight at 205 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

2 of 3 wins inside the distance, 1 in round one. Stopped in 4 of 6 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Felipe Franco, rated 1329 at 205 lb. Dominant in 2 of 3 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

Every UFC fight

9 fights on record, newest first, at every weight. Score is the fight's dominance score out of 100, this fighter first; 85 or more is a dominant win.

DateResultScoreOpponentMethodRoundWeightEvent
10 Oct 2026Win87–13Felipe FrancosubmissionR1 1:49Light HeavyweightUFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan
25 Jul 2026Loss21–79Magomed Tuchalovunanimous decisionR3 5:00Light HeavyweightUFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov
4 Apr 2026Loss12–88Abdul Rakhman YakhyaevsubmissionR1 2:52Light HeavyweightUFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan
6 Sep 2025Loss10–90Oumar SyKO/TKOR1 4:42Light HeavyweightUFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
7 Jun 2025Loss8–92Azamat MurzakanovKO/TKOR1 3:25Light HeavyweightUFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
15 Mar 2025Win91–9Diyar NurgozhaysubmissionR2 1:28Light HeavyweightUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
2 Nov 2024Win70–30Caio Machadosplit decisionR3 5:00Light HeavyweightUFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi
22 Jun 2024Loss21–79Magomed Gadzhiyasulovmajority decisionR3 5:00Light HeavyweightUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
17 Feb 2024Loss10–90Zhang MingyangKO/TKOR1 1:41Light HeavyweightUFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria