Esteban Ribovics vs Kamuela Kirk — UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Esteban Ribovics vs Kamuela Kirk

Lightweight · 3 rounds · Card

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Esteban RibovicsWinner

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UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez

Saturday, July 8, 2023 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Esteban Ribovics def. Kamuela Kirk

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Chris TognoniSal D'amato · 28-29Chris Lee · 28-29Ron McCarthy · 28-29Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00

Esteban RibovicsRound 3Kamuela Kirk

49 / 82Sig. strikes19 / 38

60%Accuracy50%

61 / 94Total strikes21 / 40

0Knockdowns0

1 / 1Takedowns2 / 9

0Sub. attempts0

0:29Control1:43

9.8Pace / min3.8

22%Control share78%

Esteban Ribovics

Targethead 73% · body 22% · leg 4%

Phasedistance 73% · clinch 12% · ground 14%

Kamuela Kirk

Targethead 74% · body 16% · leg 11%

Phasedistance 95% · clinch 5% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeEsteban Ribovics landed 49 significant strikes to 19.Control edgeKamuela Kirk held 103s of control to 29s.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R2

Pace downEsteban Ribovics's significant-strike pace moved -25% from R2 to R3, 9.8 against 13.0 per minute.
Target shiftEsteban Ribovics's head share of landed strikes moved -16 pts, to 73% head with 22% body and 4% leg.
Pace downKamuela Kirk's significant-strike pace moved -46% from R2 to R3, 3.8 against 7.0 per minute.
Target shiftKamuela Kirk's head share of landed strikes moved +17 pts, to 74% head with 16% body and 11% leg.
Grappling pressureKamuela Kirk attempted 5 more takedowns than in R2, 9 against 4.
Control swingKamuela Kirk's control time moved +103s, 103s against 0s.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

Esteban Ribovics

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Kamuela Kirk

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

115Esteban Ribovics sig. strikes

56Kamuela Kirk sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+6400%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Esteban Ribovics)