Last fight
UFC 298
Win
Mingyang vs Ribeiro
Feb. 17, 2024
Stats & Records
9
Wins by Knockout
5
Wins by Submission
11
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 46
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 100
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
Info
Status
Active
Place of Birth
Brazil
Fighting style
Striker
Age
27
Height
75.00
Weight
205.50
Octagon Debut
Feb. 17, 2024
Reach
81.00
Leg reach
40.50
- Pro since 2015
- Nine wins by KO, six by submission (4 guillotine, armbar, undisclosed submission)
- 11 first-round finishes
- In fourth pro fight in 2015 submitted future DWCS / UFC fighter Antonio Arroyo in the first round
- Origin of nickname: “I got this nickname in my hometown of Belém do Pará. They called me the gorilla of the Amazon, but it ended up being ‘The Gorilla.’”
UFC 298 (2/17/24) Ribeiro was knocked out Zhang Mingyang at 1:41 of the first round
Dana White's Contender Series, Season 7
Episode five (9/5/23) Ribeiro knocked out Bruno Lopes at 3:47 of the first round
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started training in 2011. It wasn't me who chose the fight, it was the fight that chose me. When I made my debut in MMA, I fought in place of a friend who got hurt and I won the fight by knockout in the second round.
What ranks and titles have you held? I am 2x Paraense Wrestling Champion, and I am current champion of the Shooto Brasil event in the light heavyweight category.
Do you have any heroes? My mother and my grandmother and my grandfather
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? Fulfillment of a dream come true!
What was your job before you started fighting? I worked as a security guard and in the fields with my family.
Favorite grappling technique: Guillotine
Favorite Striking technique: Muay Thai
