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Brendson Ribeiro

“The Gorilla”
Country
Brazil
Record
18-111 NC
Weight class
Light Heavyweight
Height
6'3"
Reach
81"
Age
30
Stance
Orthodox
Career stats
Finish rate93%
14 of 15 wins inside the distance · 76th percentile
Durability70%
Stopped in 30% of bouts — 8 of 27 · 7th percentile
Activity6
Bouts in the last 24 months · 76th percentile
4:02
Avg bout length
1W
Streak
1
Title fights
1
Main events
Percentiles vs 45 light heavyweights
Counted from the 27 bouts on record, not the full 29-fight career
Strikes & grappling
Sig. strikes landed / min2.95
206 landed from 506 attempts — 41% accuracy · 8th percentile
Takedowns / 15 min0.65
3 landed from 8 attempts — 38% accuracy · 31st percentile
Knockdowns / 15 min0.43
2 in 10 statted bouts · 31st percentile
Control time4%
3m of 1h 10m fought · 0th percentile
Strikes by target
Head 57%
Body 16%
Leg 27%
Of 206 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 13 light heavyweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 10 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 1h 10m of fight time, of the 27 bouts on record

Brendson Ribeiro, “The Gorilla”, is a Light Heavyweight from Brazil with an official record of 17-11 (1 NC). Cage Brothers holds 26 of those bouts: 14 wins, 11 losses and 1 no contest, the wins coming 7 by knockout, 6 by submission and 1 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a decision loss to Magomed Tuchalov at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov on 25 July 2026, the fourth defeat in a row.

DateOpponentResultMethodRoundEvent
Oct 10, 2026Felipe FrancoWINSUBGuillotine ChokeR1 · 1:49UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan
Jul 25, 2026Magomed TuchalovLOSSDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov
Apr 4, 2026Abdul-Rakhman YakhyaevLOSSSUBRear Naked ChokeR1 · 2:52UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan
Sep 6, 2025Oumar SyLOSSKOPunchesR1 · 4:42UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
Jun 7, 2025Azamat MurzakanovLOSSKOPunchesR1 · 3:25UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
Mar 15, 2025Diyar NurgozhayWINSUBKimuraR2 · 1:28UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
Nov 2, 2024Caio MachadoWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi
Jun 22, 2024Magomed GadzhiyasulovLOSSDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
Feb 17, 2024Zhang MingyangLOSSKOPunchR1 · 1:41UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
Sep 6, 2023Bruno LopesWINKOPunchesR1 · 3:47Dana White's Contender Series: Season 7, Week 5
Dec 16, 2022Joao Paulo FagundesTitleWINKOKO/TKOR1Shooto Brazil 114: Fagundes vs. Ribeiro
Sep 3, 2022Gilmar Dutra LimaWINKOKO/TKOR1NC: Nacao Cyborg 13
Feb 23, 2022David BarkhudaryanLOSSKOKO/TKOR1 · 1:07AMC Fight Nights 109
Jan 23, 2022Marcio BrenoLOSSKOKO/TKOR1 · 3:00Big Shot Fight 2: Florianópolis x Curitiba
Aug 1, 2021Leon Soares De DeusWINSUBSubmission (Guillotine)R2 · 4:58Future FC: Road to Future 3
May 27, 2021Flavio Rodrigo MagonWINSUBSubmissionR2Nacao Cyborg 8
Aug 16, 2018Ledson Heider BatistaWINKOKO/TKOR1SFC: Sombra Fight Champions 8
Mar 10, 2018Denis VygovskyLOSSDECDecision - MajorityR3M-1 Challenge 89: Buchinger vs. Krasnikov
Jan 25, 2018Matheus CorreaNCNCNo ContestR1Revelation FC: Revelation Fighting Championship 5
Dec 16, 2017Danilo MaikuaraWINKOKO/TKOR1Combate Para: Fein vs. Escorpiao
May 13, 2017Oscar Bruno Araujo AlvesWINSUBTechnical Submission (Guillotine Choke)R1Sombra Fight Champions 4
Jul 9, 2016Marcio Alexandre Jr.LOSSSUBSubmission (Brabo Choke)R2AFC: Austrian Fight Challenge 3
May 13, 2016Yuri FragaLOSSSUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1Revelation FC: Revelation Fighting Championship 4
Mar 12, 2016Junior FurtosoWINKOKO/TKOR1HDH 69/Revelation FC: Hombres de Honor 69
Jan 29, 2016Pedro Henrique QueirozWINSUBSubmission (Guillotine)R1Revelation FC: Revelation Fighting Championship 3
Dec 12, 2015Fausto De SouzaWINKOKO/TKOR2Fusion Fight: De Sousa vs. Nascimento
Nov 13, 2015Antonio ArroyoWINSUBSubmission (Guillotine)R1Revelation FC: Revelation Fighting Championship 2
SUBGuillotine ChokeR1 · 1:49
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
SUBRear Naked ChokeR1 · 2:52
Sep 6, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
LOSS
KOPunchesR1 · 4:42
Jun 7, 2025 · UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
LOSS
KOPunchesR1 · 3:25
Mar 15, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
WIN
SUBKimuraR2 · 1:28
Nov 2, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Jun 22, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Feb 17, 2024 · UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
LOSS
KOPunchR1 · 1:41
Sep 6, 2023 · Dana White's Contender Series: Season 7, Week 5
WIN
KOPunchesR1 · 3:47
Joao Paulo Fagundes
Dec 16, 2022 · Shooto Brazil 114: Fagundes vs. Ribeiro
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1Title
Gilmar Dutra Lima
Sep 3, 2022 · NC: Nacao Cyborg 13
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1
David Barkhudaryan
Feb 23, 2022 · AMC Fight Nights 109
LOSS
KOKO/TKOR1 · 1:07
Marcio Breno
Jan 23, 2022 · Big Shot Fight 2: Florianópolis x Curitiba
LOSS
KOKO/TKOR1 · 3:00
Leon Soares De Deus
Aug 1, 2021 · Future FC: Road to Future 3
WIN
SUBSubmission (Guillotine)R2 · 4:58
Flavio Rodrigo Magon
May 27, 2021 · Nacao Cyborg 8
WIN
SUBSubmissionR2
Ledson Heider Batista
Aug 16, 2018 · SFC: Sombra Fight Champions 8
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1
Denis Vygovsky
Mar 10, 2018 · M-1 Challenge 89: Buchinger vs. Krasnikov
LOSS
DECDecision - MajorityR3
Matheus Correa
Jan 25, 2018 · Revelation FC: Revelation Fighting Championship 5
NC
NCNo ContestR1
Danilo Maikuara
Dec 16, 2017 · Combate Para: Fein vs. Escorpiao
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1
Oscar Bruno Araujo Alves
May 13, 2017 · Sombra Fight Champions 4
WIN
SUBTechnical Submission (Guillotine Choke)R1
Marcio Alexandre Jr.
Jul 9, 2016 · AFC: Austrian Fight Challenge 3
LOSS
SUBSubmission (Brabo Choke)R2
Yuri Fraga
May 13, 2016 · Revelation FC: Revelation Fighting Championship 4
LOSS
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1
Junior Furtoso
Mar 12, 2016 · HDH 69/Revelation FC: Hombres de Honor 69
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1
Pedro Henrique Queiroz
Jan 29, 2016 · Revelation FC: Revelation Fighting Championship 3
WIN
SUBSubmission (Guillotine)R1
Fausto De Souza
Dec 12, 2015 · Fusion Fight: De Sousa vs. Nascimento
WIN
KOKO/TKOR2
Antonio Arroyo
Nov 13, 2015 · Revelation FC: Revelation Fighting Championship 2
WIN
SUBSubmission (Guillotine)R1

Brendson Ribeiro’s record, in numbers

Brendson Ribeiro’s official record is 17-11 (1 NC). Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 26 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for — 14 wins, 11 losses and 1 no contest — because 3 bouts from the official record are not in the history we hold.

The 14 wins break down as 7 by knockout, 6 by submission and 1 by decision — 13 of 14 inside the distance, a finish rate of 93%. Across all 26 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 4 minutes 7 seconds.

Brendson Ribeiro has been stopped 8 times in the 26 bouts on file — 5 by knockout and 3 by submission — which is 31% of them. The last 4 bouts on file are all losses.

Of the 26 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 1 was for a title and 1 was the main event of the card. Six of them have come since September 2024.

Set against the 33 Light Heavyweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Brendson Ribeiro has a finish rate above 82% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 3% of them and a two-year bout count above 79% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.

Brendson Ribeiro is listed at 6ft 3in with a reach of 81in, fights orthodox and is 30, born 8 September 1996.

These figures are recomputed from Brendson Ribeiro’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.