Esteban Ribovics vs. Kamuela Kirk
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
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
Kamuela Kirk
Full career not yet synced for Kamuela Kirk — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Esteban Ribovics
Distance 94.6% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 2.4% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 8.0%)
Kamuela Kirk
Distance 94.6% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 4.9% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 0.4% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Esteban Ribovics
Head 84.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.4% (norm 8.0%)
Kamuela Kirk
Head 71.9% (norm 77.5%) · Body 17.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 11.2% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Ribovics L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Kirk L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 653 / 1533 | 42.6% | 38.3% | 96 / 212 | 45.3% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 28 / 39 | 71.8% | 67.5% | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 32 / 48 | 66.7% | 68.8% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 526 / 1375 | 38.3% | 35.1% | 58 / 161 | 36.0% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 115 / 157 | 73.2% | 69.1% | 26 / 38 | 68.4% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 72 / 88 | 81.8% | 81.8% | 22 / 25 | 88.0% | 80.3% |
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 · Featherweight: 127 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 Ribovics L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Kirk L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 517 / 1149 | 45.0% | 38.8% | 134 / 282 | 47.5% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 17 / 21 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 12 / 15 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 16 / 18 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 21 / 32 | 65.6% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 385 / 971 | 39.6% | 35.2% | 130 / 278 | 46.8% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 119 / 167 | 71.3% | 68.2% | 30 / 43 | 69.8% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 46 / 50 | 92.0% | 81.5% | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 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.