Elves Brener vs. Esteban Ribovics
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Elves Brener
Full career not yet synced for Elves Brener — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Esteban Ribovics
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.36 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Elves Brener
Distance 94.1% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 2.4% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 3.5% (norm 8.0%)
Esteban Ribovics
Distance 94.6% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 2.4% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Elves Brener
Head 72.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 14.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.8% (norm 8.0%)
Esteban Ribovics
Head 84.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.4% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Brener L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Ribovics L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 354 / 749 | 47.3% | 38.3% | 653 / 1533 | 42.6% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 12 / 19 | too few to rate | 67.5% | 28 / 39 | 71.8% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 20 / 28 | 71.4% | 68.8% | 32 / 48 | 66.7% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 218 / 574 | 38.0% | 35.1% | 526 / 1375 | 38.3% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 74 / 112 | 66.1% | 69.1% | 115 / 157 | 73.2% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 94 / 110 | 85.5% | 81.8% | 72 / 88 | 81.8% | 81.8% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Brener L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Ribovics L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 356 / 797 | 44.7% | 38.8% | 517 / 1149 | 45.0% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 54 / 64 | 84.4% | 68.6% | 17 / 21 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 44 / 64 | 68.8% | 68.0% | 16 / 18 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 329 / 760 | 43.3% | 35.2% | 385 / 971 | 39.6% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 93 / 121 | 76.9% | 68.2% | 119 / 167 | 71.3% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 32 / 44 | 72.7% | 81.5% | 46 / 50 | 92.0% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Ribovics has more cage time on record.