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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Loik Radzhabov won · U-DEC R3
Elo1501
Esteban Ribovics
Elo1499

Esteban RibovicsvsLoik RadzhabovUFC Prediction Result

UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane · Saturday, March 4, 2023Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Loik Radzhabov won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupEsteban Ribovics: Pressure fightervsLoik Radzhabov: Wrestler

The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.

Model Prediction: Esteban Ribovics wins(69.3%)

Actual result: Loik Radzhabov wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Esteban Ribovics at -195 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Esteban Ribovics has 24pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Esteban Ribovics
Red Corner
VS
Loik Radzhabov
Blue Corner
-195
(66%)
Vegas Odds
1501
Elo
1499
30
Age
35
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'10"
Height
5'11"
175.26 cm
Reach
175.26 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Esteban Ribovics
oldest →
W
KOvs Terrance McKinney · May 24
W
vs Daniel Zellhuber · Sep 24
L
vs Nasrat Haqparast · Mar 25
W
vs Elves Brener · Aug 25
L
SUBvs Mateusz Gamrot · Apr 26
latest
Loik Radzhabov
oldest →
L
KOvs Mateusz Rebecki · Jun 23
W
KOvs Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady · Mar 24
L
vs Trey Ogden · Jul 24
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Esteban RibovicsMetricLoik Radzhabov
7.27
Strikes / min
2.89
5.83
Strikes absorbed / min
3.76
54%
Strike defense
46%
0.35
TDs / 15 min
4.65
66%
Takedown defense
42%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.44Δ 2.31 — meaningful gap-0.87

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1500 vs 1500Strikes6.2 vs 2.9Takedowns0.9 vs 4.7Sub Atts0.50 vs 0.00Form0.0 vs 0.0
Esteban RibovicsLoik Radzhabov

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801493150515181530← oldermost recent →
Esteban Ribovics(7 fights)Loik Radzhabov(4 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +1.6|Blue -1.6
Recent Form
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Grappler Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Esteban RibovicsTargetLoik Radzhabov

By target zone

52
46% acc · 79%
Head
33
42% acc · 83%
11
92% acc · 17%
Body
6
100% acc · 15%
3
100% acc · 5%
Leg
1
100% acc · 3%

By position

61
49% acc · 92%
Distance
37
46% acc · 93%
1
100% acc · 2%
Clinch
1
50% acc · 3%
4
100% acc · 6%
Ground
2
100% acc · 5%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

1
Esteban Ribovics rounds
0
even
2
Loik Radzhabov rounds
Round 1Loik Radzhabov edged it
Sig. strikes14
Takedowns0
Control0:00
8Sig. strikes
4Takedowns
3:00Control
Round 2Esteban Ribovics edged it
Sig. strikes25
Takedowns0
Control0:04
Knockdowns1
13Sig. strikes
4Takedowns
2:24Control
0Knockdowns
Round 3Loik Radzhabov edged it
Sig. strikes27
Takedowns0
Control0:27
19Sig. strikes
3Takedowns
2:15Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
66 / 129
Sig Strikes
40 / 85
50%
Sig Str %
45%
98 / 162
Total Strikes
67 / 117
0 / 1
TDs
11 / 21
0%
TD %
55.3%
1
Sub Att
0
1
Rev
0
0:31
Ctrl Time
7:39

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Loik Radzhabov8 / 2320 / 374 / 50
1Esteban Ribovics14 / 3219 / 370 / 00
2Loik Radzhabov13 / 2818 / 334 / 90
2Esteban Ribovics25 / 4738 / 610 / 10
3Loik Radzhabov19 / 3429 / 473 / 70
3Esteban Ribovics27 / 5041 / 640 / 01

Esteban Ribovics

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights6

Loik Radzhabov

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights4