Rose Namajunas is favored against Amanda Ribas at UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas on Saturday, March 23 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event is one of 13 fights on ESPN and ESPN+. Ribas is 13-4 in her career, while Namajunas is 11-6 in her career. There are a total of 13 fights, all on ESPN and ESPN+ at UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas. Let’s look at the bout between Ribas and Namajunas and UFC predictions.
UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, March 23 with 13 fights, all on ESPN and ESPN+.
UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas Betting
Amanda Ribas (13-4, 7-3 UFC)
Ribas came into the UFC with a record of 6-1 and she has seven wins and three losses in the UFC. She defeated Emily Whitmire by rear-naked choke submission, Mackenzie Dern by unanimous decision, Randa Markos by unanimous decision, Paige VanZant by armbar submission, Virna Jandiroba by unanimous decision, Viviane Araújo by unanimous decision, and Luana Pinheiro by TKO; while losing to Marina Rodriguez by TKO, Katlyn Chookagian by split decision, and Maycee Barber by TKO. Ribas has been a pro since 2014 and she has four wins by TKO/KO and four by submission. She has five first round finishes.
Ribas said this to mmajunkie.usatoday.com about her upcoming fight against Namajunas, “If someone had said to me that in five years time I would be the main event of a card against Rose Namajunas, I would not have believed them and I would have told them to shut up. My manifestations for 2024 are simply being able to do in the octagon what I do in the gym on a daily basis and to be consistent with my skills. I’m training really well, and I just hope that I can get this big win. I know I need to specialize in my conditioning for this fight because I am prepared to do five rounds, and Rose is really good with her cardio. She is fast, as well. I need to keep my distance and conserve my energy, because I cannot let her get to her maximum velocity or into her flow state. I need to be very careful of that. I can stop her with my distance and my striking, so I think that I will knock Rose out in the third round. I would love to fight at UFC Rio, as well, and I would love to get a bonus.”
Rose Namajunas (11-6, 9-5 UFC)
Namajunas came into the UFC with a record of 2-1 and she has nine wins and five losses in the UFC. In her last six fights, she has three wins and three losses. She defeated Jessica Andrade by split decision and defeated Zhang Weili twice with once by KO and once by split decision; while losing to Jessica Andrade by KO, Carla Esparza by split decision, and Manon Fiorot by unanimous decision. Namajunas has been a pro since 2013 and she has two wins by TKO/KO and five by submission. She has four first round finishes.
Namajunas said this to supersport.com about her upcoming fight against Ribas, “This is awesome, awesome, and awesome... whenever I sign a poster [for a fan] I always imagine my face there. This fight is really important because I am [ranked] No. 8 in the flyweight division, so I think if I win, I can go to the top in the flyweight division.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Ribas 4.92 /Namajunas 3.68
Striking Accuracy: Ribas 42% /Namajunas 40%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Ribas 3.33/Namajunas 3.53
Defense: Ribas 63% /Namajunas 62%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Ribas 1.99/Namajunas 1.49
Takedown Accuracy: Ribas 51%/Namajunas 48%
Takedowns defended: Ribas 87%/Namajunas 60%
Submission average: Ribas 0.8/Namajunas 0.6
UFC Picks
I don’t know what to think of Namajunas, as on paper she should win this fight, but who knows where her head is at after losing her last two fights. Ribas shouldn’t win this fight if Namajunas is focused. I can’t make any case for taking Ribas, but I am leery about laying more than 2-1 on Namajunas.
It was interesting to read what Ribas had to say about this fight. She boasted about a possible finish in the third round but she also was talking about her cardio and how important it would be. I think the best choice is to simply take the rounds to go over the total.
| DATE | FIGHTERS | MONEY LINE |
| 03/23 | Rose Namajunas | -255 |
| Amanda Ribas | +197 |
| 03/23 | Justin Tafa | +143 |
| Karl Williams | -180 |
| 03/23 | AJ Dobson | +150 |
| Edmen Shahbazyan | -190 |
| 03/23 | Cameron Saaiman | +124 |
| Payton Talbott | -155 |
| 03/23 | Luis Pajuelo | +131 |
| Fernando Padilla | -165 |
| 03/23 | Kurt Holobaugh | +118 |
| Trey Ogden | -148 |
| 03/23 | Ricardo Ramos | -153 |
| Julian Erosa | +122 |
| 03/23 | Jarno Errens | +150 |
| Steven Nguyen | -190 |
| 03/23 | Montserrat Rendon | +171 |
| Darya Zheleznyakova | -218 |
| 03/23 | Mohammed Usman | +118 |
| Mick Parkin | -148 |
| 03/23 | Cody Gibson | +115 |
| Miles Johns | -145 |
| 03/23 | André Lima | -185 |
| Igor Severino | +146 |
| 03/23 | Youssef Zalal | +127 |
| Billy Quarantillo | -160 |
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