Claudio Ribeiro
Skill profile
138 MMA anchors Striking, Striking D, Wrestling, TD Defense · his tags and claims adjust Accuracy · stats alone on Durability, Grappling, Control.
Built on 26 minutes of tracked cage time across 4 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Insider info
vs Christian Leroy Duncan coinflip UFC Fight Night Rozenstruik vs Gaziev Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown (UFC Vegas 87) · February 27, 2024
Right after naming the pick he twice disclaims any real conviction, using the words 'zero confidence' -- genuine outcome doubt, not a price/wager caution, since he separately notes he hasn't actually bet it.
A striker who presses forward behind heavy leg kicks and genuine power -- every win on his record has ended in a stoppage. His footwork is called his best tool, though it sets up defense more than offense. His own defensive striking is weak. His wrestling is decent-level (takedowns and takedown defense both decent), he fights back to his feet off a takedown, but is in real danger if he ends up stuck on his back.
vs Roman Kopylov lean UFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2 · July 25, 2023 · 1 read since
States the pick plainly but repeats "could be wrong either way" twice and frames the finish order as a guess, not a settled read.
A heavy-handed striker whose every win has come by knockout, with good footwork and real counter ability, including rolling with hooks. His one named weakness is trouble countering especially rangy opponents, and his own striking defense down the middle is called out as a real vulnerability. He is also said to hold a grappling edge he rarely bothers to use.
vs Joseph Holms lean UFC 288 Full Card Breakdown, Analysis, And Prediction · May 2, 2023 · 2 reads since
Explicitly picks Ribeiro, with a stated finish mechanism (pressure into boxing combos, a landed bomb), but he weighs three different paths for Holms first and ends by admitting his last similarly confident pick did not pan out -- a direct hedge on his own confidence, not just on method.
A heavy-handed boxer who presses forward, with solid footwork and hard leg kicks, finishing literally every opponent he has beaten (10 KOs). His striking defense is a real weakness -- he is there to be hit. His takedown defense is decent, and if taken down he has enough grappling to scramble his way back up.
vs Abdul Razak Alhassan clear UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs Imavov Full Card Analysis, Preview, and Prediction (UFC Vegas 67) · January 9, 2023 · 3 reads since
He states he favors Ribeiro and gives a direct reason -- youth and physical edge -- closing with a direct 'able to get this' line; no qualifier on the win itself, only closing odds information.
A good boxer with counters and footwork who pressures forward with power; his takedown defense is also poor and he lacks grappling, but he gets back to his feet when taken down; the analyst calls him the younger fighter with the physical edge.
Striking trend
Fight history
L Christian Leroy Duncan 9-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:57 — UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev · March 2, 2024
L Roman Kopylov 10-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:33 — UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 · July 29, 2023
W Joseph Holmes 1-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:21 — UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo · May 6, 2023
L Abdul Razak Alhassan 11-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:28 — UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov · January 14, 2023
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
Losses by method
Fights by organization
Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.
Division context
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