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Light Heavyweight

Brendson Ribeiro

“The Gorilla”

17-11

Age
29
Height
6'3"
Reach
6'9"
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
Brazilian TKO
Out of
Brazil
Style
hybrid
Fight IQ
C · 53
Finish rate
41%
Win rate
61%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
7
Dec
10

FightMetric

SLpM

3.04

SApM

3.54

Str Acc

45%

Str Def

62%

TD Avg

0.85

TD Acc

43%

TD Def

82%

Sub Avg

0.57

Tape read

Hybrid who can change levels

Fight IQ

53C

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 28 career fights for Brendson Ribeiro. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

C

Ground

D

Defense

C+

Counter

D

Reaction

proxy

C+

Agility

proxy

D

TD react

C

Chin

B+

What they do well

  • Durability

    Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

Where they leak

  • Counter punching

    Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • Ground game

    Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • Punching agility

    Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

Scouting report

Brendson Ribeiro “The Gorilla” is a 29-year-old Orthodox light heavyweight out of Brazil, camped at Brazilian TKO. The tape read: hybrid who can change levels. Career mark 17-11-0 — 0 by KO/TKO, 7 by submission, 10 by decision. Fight IQ grades C (53).

What works. Durability is the standout at 80 (B+). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game D on 0.85 TD/15 and 0.57 sub attempts. Striking defense C+ at 62% / 3.54 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility D (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C on 82% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Counter punching is the soft spot (36, D). Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax. Opponents who out-speed the first exchange and never stay on the centerline have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.

The book has no per-fight UFC rows for Ribeiro yet. This scouting card is carried by career FightMetric rates and the win-method split — treat the reaction and agility marks as wider intervals.

Ground game

41 D

Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • 0.85 takedowns / 15 at 43% accuracy
  • 0.57 submission attempts / 15 · 7 career sub wins

Striking defense

63 C+

Eats more than a championship pocket should. High SApM or a porous guard will get taxed against power.

  • 62% striking defense · 3.54 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 11 defeats

Counter punching

36 D

Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • 45% accuracy on 3.04 SLpM
  • 0.10 knockdowns / 15 · 0 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

64 C+

Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

  • Str def 62% · TD def 82% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 3.54 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

42 D

Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

  • 3.04 SLpM at 45% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 3.54 SApM

Takedown reaction

59 C

Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.

  • 82% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 3 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

80 B+

Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 11 losses
  • 10 decision wins — proof they last and still score

Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
No UFC tape loaded for this fighter yet.