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UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC
Esteban Ribovics
Esteban Ribovics
13-1 · ARG
VS
Daniel Zellhuber
Daniel Zellhuber
15-1 · MEX
September 14, 2024 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Esteban Ribovics def. Daniel Zellhuber by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Ribovics24/650/000:00
Zellhuber27/760/000:00
R2
Ribovics40/890/000:00
Zellhuber51/1160/000:00
R3
Ribovics92/1910/000:00
Zellhuber43/1160/110:15
Total
Ribovics156/3450/000:00
Zellhuber121/3080/110:15

Scorecards

Ribovics vs Zellhuber

RdChris LeeEric ColónSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-99-109-109.3-9.7
R29-1010-99-109.5-9.5
R310-910-910-910-8.8
Total29-2829-2828-2928.8-28

Media (14 cards) · avg 2927.5 · 11 Ribovics · 0 Zellhuber · 3 draws

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Ribovics-Zellhuber.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
RibovicsWin probabilityZellhuber
33.9%66.1%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
25%
Decision
45%
Expected fight time: 9.9 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Ribovics, blue toward Zellhuber. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Ribovics34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%34%
Submission10%29%
Decision12%37%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2066)act 156
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 0
Zellhuber66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%28%
Submission15%22%
Decision33%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (1962)act 121
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.4)act 0
Combined totals~95 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R217%
R39%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Ribovics
51.3%-107
Zellhuber
+10747.7%
Most takedownstie 36.5%
Ribovics
24.0%+164
Zellhuber
-16439.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ribovics
Expected: 48.8
49
Over 49
39.1%
+153
Exactly 49
1.0%
push
Under 49
59.9%
-153
062123
Zellhuber
Expected: 45.9
46
Over 46
39.1%
+153
Exactly 46
1.1%
push
Under 46
59.8%
-153
058115
Takedowns — over/under
Ribovics
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
36.2%
+176
Under 0.5
63.8%
-176
035
Zellhuber
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
32.7%
+154
Exactly 1
17.0%
push
Under 1
50.3%
-154
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 9.9 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Ribovics33.9%36.3%−2.4+164
Zellhuber66.1%63.7%+2.4-198

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
77.2Striking63.9
Ribovics +13.3
52.7Grappling28.5
Ribovics +24.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RibovicsZellhuber
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1554
Pound-for-pound
1569
1553
Divisional
1569
1517
Striking offense
1502
1496
Striking defense
1499
1502
Grappling offense
1501
1492
Grappling defense
1524
Physical
28 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'10"
Height
6'1"
69"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
6.08
Strikes landed / min
5.35
54%
Strike accuracy
38%
3.30
Strikes absorbed / min
4.68
52%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.98
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
67%
Takedown accuracy
0%
60%
Takedown defense
94%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
75%
+2
Win/loss streak
+3
67%
Last-5 win rate
75%
50%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
203
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Esteban Ribovics
  • WTerrance McKinneyKO/TKO R1
    Close -1504mo before
  • WKamuela KirkU-DEC R3
    Close -1701y 2mo before
  • LLoik RadzhabovU-DEC R3
    Close +1561y 6mo before
Daniel Zellhuber
  • WFrancisco PradoU-DEC R3
    Close -3077mo before
  • WChristos GiagosSUB R2
    Close -2901y before
  • WLando VannataU-DEC R3
    Close -1301y 5mo before
  • LTrey OgdenU-DEC R3
    Close -3882y before
Ribovics — win / loss by method
Record: 13-1-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
7 wins, 0 losses
W
54% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (55%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (45%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Zellhuber — win / loss by method
Record: 15-1-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
7 wins, 0 losses
W
47% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
12win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (58%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (17%)Submission() 0
3 (25%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Ribovics
Zellhuber
3
UFC fights
4
30.6 min · 10.2 avg
Octagon time
53.4 min · 13.4 avg
10y 7m
Career length
9y 10m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Ribovics
Zellhuber
43W–15L · 74.1%
Overall
59W–22L · 72.8%
27W–11L · 71.1%
Wins
44W–17L · 72.1%
16W–4L · 80.0%
Losses
15W–5L · 75.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ribovics
Zellhuber
74W–35L · 67.9%
Overall
60W–16L · 78.9%
74W–35L · 67.9%
Wins
60W–16L · 78.9%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Ribovics
Zellhuber
11.06
Landed / min
5.14
51.3%
Accuracy
36.4%
54.0%
Defense
57.8%
0.98
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.28
46.4%
Time at distance
92.0%
Grappling & control
Ribovics
Zellhuber
0.98
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
60.0%
Takedown defense
94.4%
0.49
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.28
11.5%
Control share
61.2%
Strike target map
Ribovics
  • Head80%(149)div 63%
  • Body16%(29)div 21%
  • Legs4%(8)div 16%
Zellhuber
  • Head67%(191)div 63%
  • Body22%(64)div 21%
  • Legs11%(31)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Esteban Ribovics
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Daniel Zellhuber
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.