Esteban Ribovics vs Loik Radzhabov

Mar 5, 2023 · ESPN+

DateMar 5, 2023

DivisionLightweight

StatusScheduled

VenueT-Mobile Arena

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Sunday, March 5, 2023 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sun 9:00 PM
US West (PT): Sun 6:00 PM
United Kingdom: Mon 2:00 AM
Central Europe: Mon 3:00 AM
Australia (Sydney): Mon 1:00 PM
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Esteban RibovicsEl Gringo |17-3-0Esteban Ribovics vs Loik RadzhabovLoik RadzhabovThe Tajik Tank |18-5-1

Esteban RibovicsEl Gringo17-3-0

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

TimeTBD

17-3-0Record18-5-1

30Age36

5'10"Height5'9"

69"ReachTBD

155 lbsWeight155 lbs

LightweightWeight ClassLightweight

Loik RadzhabovThe Tajik Tank18-5-1

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Esteban Ribovics owns a 92-point Elo edge (great). Neither side shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. There are no clean shared-opponent matches in tracked pro MMA history.

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Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Esteban RibovicsLoik Radzhabov

Recent form

Esteban RibovicsW W L W L · +19 Elo last 5

WWLWL

Loik RadzhabovL W L L W · -21 Elo last 5

LWLLW

Elo edge

Esteban Ribovics1762+18 last move

Loik Radzhabov1670-17 last move

Why they are ranked here

Esteban Ribovics#18 of 422 active Lightweight fighters · 1762 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat King Green (rated 1723 at the time): +18.
Costliest loss: Lost to Loik Radzhabov (rated 1691 at the time): -17.
Last 5 fights: 3 wins, 2 losses, +19 Elo in total.
Next places: 4 points behind #17 Shinya Aoki, 0 ahead of #19 Jakub Kaszuba.

Loik RadzhabovNot on the active ladder · 1670 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady (rated 1690 at the time): +20.
Costliest loss: Lost to Mateusz Rębecki (rated 1531 at the time): -28.
Last 5 fights: 2 wins, 3 losses, -21 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1644, not 1670: 26 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

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What's at stake

Esteban RibovicsNow 1762 · #18 Lightweight

Wins by decision+12→ 1774

Loses by decision-20→ 1742

Loik RadzhabovNow 1670

Wins by decision+15→ 1685

Loses by decision-9→ 1661

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Stat advantages

Esteban RibovicsvsLoik Radzhabov

Takedown accuracy

0%vs58%

Takedown average

0.32vs4.65

Sig. strikes landed per min

7.43vs2.89

Takedown defense

66%vs43%

Finishing profile

Esteban RibovicsKO/TKO leads 53% of wins

Loik RadzhabovKO/TKO leads 44% of wins

Common opponents

No clean shared-opponent match found in tracked pro MMA history.

Tale of the tape

Esteban RibovicsLoik Radzhabov

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

7.43Sig. strikes landed per min2.89

UFC lightweight average : 3.82

44Sig. strike accuracy44

UFC lightweight average : 46%

5.74Sig. strikes absorbed per min3.76

UFC lightweight average : 3.91

54Sig. strike defense46

UFC lightweight average : 53%

0.32Takedown average4.65

UFC lightweight average : 1.68

0Takedown accuracy58

UFC lightweight average : 28%

66Takedown defense43

UFC lightweight average : 59%

0.16Submission average0

UFC lightweight average : 0.50

9Wins by knockout8

5Wins by submission5

3Wins by decision5

0Losses by knockout1

1Losses by submission0

2Losses by decision4

Esteban Ribovics vs Loik Radzhabov is a scheduled Lightweight fight on UFC 285 : JONES VS GANE. Esteban Ribovics enters with a 17-3-0 record and Loik Radzhabov enters with a 18-5-1 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.