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UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry · Lightweight · 3 rounds

Opening locked Aug 19, 2026 · Esteban Ribovics 91% · Decision · Distance · scored hit (Esteban Ribovics / KO/TKO)

Edson Barboza vs Esteban Ribovics

Edson Barboza
BrazilBrazil

Edson Barboza

“Junior”

#10 · 24-15 · striker · Orthodox · 40 · IQ C 52

American Top Team · Brazil

VS
Esteban Ribovics
ArgentinaArgentina

Esteban Ribovics

“El Gringo”

Unranked · 16-3 · striker · Orthodox · 30 · IQ C+ 63

Kill Cliff FC · Argentina

Edson Barboza

9.5%

Esteban Ribovics

90.5%

Model win probability · confidence 86%

No market posted yet.

Why the model leans this way

Ribovics 91 — the tape favors volume pressure striker

Esteban Ribovics is the model side at 90.5% because the largest live edges sit where this fight is likely to be fought. Striker vs striker. The pocket and the counter become the whole fight. Punching agility is the clearest separator: Ribovics 71 (B) vs Barboza 38 (D). Hand speed / output lean Ribovics (7.3 SLpM at 45%).

  1. 01

    Punching agility

    Ribovics

    Ribovics 71 (B) vs Barboza 38 (D). Hand speed / output lean Ribovics (7.3 SLpM at 45%).

  2. 02

    Striking defense

    Ribovics

    Ribovics 73 (B) vs Barboza 47 (D). Ribovics absorbs 2.06/min at 53% defense; Barboza is a softer target at 4.00 SApM.

  3. 03

    Timing & reaction

    Ribovics

    Ribovics 68 (B) vs Barboza 42 (D). The reaction proxy — defense plus absorb plus knockdown timing — sits with Ribovics.

  4. 04

    Counter punching

    Barboza

    Barboza 41 (D) vs Ribovics 26 (D). Barboza's return is the live one (0.00 KD/15, 11 KOs) against Ribovics's entries.

Path · Barboza

Barboza wins by forcing the fight into their best skill and denying Ribovics a long look at durability.

Path · Ribovics

Ribovics has to wrestle early, chain the second shot, and make Barboza defend the neck instead of throwing. That is the percentage path.

This is a firm lean, not a lock. The upset script is Barboza attacking counter punching with their best weapon.

Full read

Style and location. Almost exclusively standing. Power and volume decide it. Ribovics is built as: Volume pressure striker. Barboza is built as: Power striker — porous pocket. Fight IQ delta is +11 toward Ribovics — that is composure, win-lane diversity, and whether they solve a second problem when the first look dies.

The edges that move the number. Punching agility: Ribovics 71 (B) vs Barboza 38 (D). Hand speed / output lean Ribovics (7.3 SLpM at 45%). Striking defense: Ribovics 73 (B) vs Barboza 47 (D). Ribovics absorbs 2.06/min at 53% defense; Barboza is a softer target at 4.00 SApM. Timing & reaction: Ribovics 68 (B) vs Barboza 42 (D). The reaction proxy — defense plus absorb plus knockdown timing — sits with Ribovics.

The finish path leans strikes (39% KO/TKO vs 21% submission). One clean read in the pocket can flip a close card. This is a firm lean, not a lock. The upset script is Barboza attacking counter punching with their best weapon. These trait marks are derived from FightMetric rates, career method shares, and loaded bout rows — reaction time and agility are proxies, not stopwatch numbers. The model folds the same scores into win probability, so a hole on this card is a hole in the percentage.

Style & IQ board

Fight IQ, ground game, defense, counter punching, reaction, agility, and takedown reaction — scored from tape and folded into the win number above.

BarbozaTraitRibovics
52 C
IQ
63 C+
26 D
Ground
35 D
47 D
Defense
73 B
41 D
Counter
26 D
42 D
Reaction
68 B
38 D
Agility
71 B
64 C+
TD react
58 C
71 B
Chin
83 A

Method of victory

KO / TKO
39%
Submission
21%
Decision
40%

Almost exclusively standing. Power and volume decide it.

Duration

R1

29%

R2

16%

R3

15%

Dist

40%

Most likely: Distance. Expected 9.7 minutes.

Style matchup

Striker vs striker. The pocket and the counter become the whole fight.

  • Striking differential

    -0.56 vs 5.21 SLpM−SApM (recency / opp. adjusted)

    Ribovics

  • Damage ratio

    0.87 vs 3.53 landed/absorbed

    Ribovics

  • Recency form

    Opp.-adjusted last 1/0 UFC rows

    Ribovics

  • Output (SLpM)

    3.71 vs 7.27

    Ribovics

  • Pocket defense (tape)

    D vs B

    Ribovics

  • Punching agility

    Output × accuracy × age curve

    Ribovics

  • Fight IQ

    C 52 vs C+ 63 — composure, win-lane diversity, adjustments

    Ribovics

  • Timing & reaction

    Defense + absorb + knockdown timing proxy

    Ribovics

  • Reach / length

    75.0" vs 69.0"

    Barboza

  • Counter punching

    41 vs 26

    Barboza

  • Striking defense

    46% vs 53%

    Ribovics

  • Ground game (tape)

    26 vs 35

    Ribovics

  • Durability

    0 vs 0 KO losses

    Ribovics

  • Age-adjusted curve

    40 vs 30

    Ribovics

  • Takedown reaction

    83% vs 84% hips on the shot

    Barboza

  • Cardio proxy

    Output sustainability + distance rate

    Ribovics

  • Striking efficiency

    42% vs 45%

    Ribovics

  • Strength of schedule

    Opp. quality 61 vs 50

    Barboza

  • Grappling composite

    TD avg × acc × def + control + submission threat (adj.)

    Ribovics

  • Layoff / rust

    Time since last fight

    Ribovics

  • Takedown mismatch

    TD def 80% vs 84%

    Ribovics

  • Style interaction

    Striker vs striker. The pocket and the counter become the whole fight.

    Barboza

  • Championship / 5-round

    Three-round fight

    Barboza

Tape

BarbozaMetricRibovics
4.14SLpM7.27
4.00SApM2.06
46%Str Acc45%
49%Str Def53%
0.43TD Avg0.35
50%TD Acc67%
83%TD Def84%
0.08Sub Avg0.17
0.00KD/150.44
6'3"Reach5'9"
40Age30

Edson Barboza

L

Giga Chikadze

KO/TKO · R3 1:44

Aug 29, 2021

Esteban Ribovics

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