Brendson Ribeiro "The Gorilla"

Light Heavyweight

Record and bio

Pro record	—
UFC record	3-6 · current 1-fight win streak
Opponents' combined UFC record	8-4 (66.7%) across 9 opponents
Last 5 opponents	8-2 (80%) across 5 opponents
Age	30
Height	6' 3"
Reach	81"
Stance	Orthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute	2.64
Significant strikes absorbed per minute	3.38
Striking accuracy	40%
Striking defense	52%
Takedowns per 15 minutes	0.68
Takedowns landed / attempted	38%
Takedown defense	33%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes	0.68
Average fight time	7.3 min

UFC wins: 0 KO/TKO, 2 submission, 1 decision. UFC losses: 3 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 2 decision.

UFC fight history

Date	Opponent	Their UFC record then	Style	Result	Method	Event
2026-10-10	Felipe Franco	1-1	Wrestler	W	Submission R1 1:49	UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan
2026-07-25	Magomed Tuchalov	UFC debut	—	L	Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov
2026-04-04	Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev	1-0	—	L	Submission R1 2:52	UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan
2025-09-06	Oumar Sy	2-1	Wrestler	L	KO/TKO R1 4:42	UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
2025-06-07	Azamat Murzakanov	4-0	Striker	L	KO/TKO R1 3:25	UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
2025-03-15	Diyar Nurgozhay	UFC debut	—	W	Submission R2 1:28	UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
2024-11-02	Caio Machado	0-2	Striker	W	Decision - Split R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi
2024-06-22	Magomed Gadzhiyasulov	UFC debut	—	L	Decision - Majority R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
2024-02-17	Zhang Mingyang	UFC debut	—	L	KO/TKO R1 1:41	UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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