Brendson Ribeiro
“The Gorilla”
Record 17-10 (1 NC)Brazil
The style
All-Action Finisher
Big swings · Sneaky kimuras · Fast starts
GrapplingStriking
Ribeiro fought his way out of Belem do Para, Brazil, where locals dubbed him 'the gorilla of the Amazon,' and punched his ticket to the UFC with a first-round knockout on Dana White's Contender Series in 2023. He is a finisher through and through — 16 of his 17 wins have come inside the distance, including a slick second-round kimura of previously unbeaten Diyar Nurgozhay in 2025. The flip side is durability: he arrives on a three-fight skid in which he was stopped in the first round every time. With an 81-inch reach and nothing to lose, he remains dangerous every second he is upright.
Tale of the tape
| Record | 17-10 (1 NC) |
| Age | 29 |
| Height | 6'3" |
| Reach | 81" |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Country | Brazil |
| Team | — |
The numbers
Career UFC averages.
| Sig. strikes landed / min | 2.94 |
| Striking accuracy | 40% |
| Sig. strikes absorbed / min | 3.56 |
| Striking defense | 53% |
| Takedowns / 15 min | 0.66 |
| Takedown accuracy | 37% |
| Takedown defense | 32% |
| Submission attempts / 15 min | 0.4 |
How they win
9 KO/TKO7 SUB1 DEC
How they lose
5 KO/TKO3 SUB2 DEC