Culibao vs Ramos

Who won Culibao vs Ramos?

Ricardo Ramos beat Joshua Culibao by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 305, on Saturday 17th August 2024 at RAC Arena in Perth.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ricardo Ramos.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Culibao vs Ramos stats

Joshua Culibao stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Ricardo Ramos made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Joshua Culibao's 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Ricardo Ramos marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Joshua Culibao's UFC record stood at 3-4-1, while Ricardo Ramos' came in at 8-5-0.

The stats suggested Culibao had an advantage in power over Ramos, with a 45% knock out percentage over Ramos' 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ramos had a massive advantage over Culibao, boasting a 44% submission rate over Culibao's 9%.

Joshua Culibao was the older man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Culibao had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ramos. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Culibao was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 years and 9 months later than Ramos, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, 45 to Ramos' 42.

Culibao vs Ramos form

Joshua Culibao had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Danny Silva at UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura on 16th March 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Lerone Murphy at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Melsik Baghdasaryan at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Before that, he had beaten Seung Woo Choi at UFC 275 on 11th June 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

He had defeated Yilan Sha at UFC Vegas 27 on 22nd May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest in the United States.

Ramos had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been defeated by Julian Erosa at UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas on 23rd March 2024 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Charles Jourdain at UFC Fight Night – Fiziev vs Gamrot on 23rd September 2023 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Danny Chavez at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett on 18th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Moody Center, Austin.

Before that, he had been beaten by Zubaira Tukhugov at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

He had won against Bill Algeo at UFC Vegas 27 on 22nd May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest in the United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ricardo Ramos had been fighting more than Joshua Culibao.

Going to this contest, Joshua Culibao had last fought 5 months and 22 days ago, while Ricardo Ramos' last outing had been 5 months and 15 days ago.

Culibao's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Ramos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What time did Culibao vs Ramos start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:35 AM UTC , which was 8:35 PM EST or 5:35 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:35 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Culibao vs Ramos?

Joshua Culibao was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Ricardo Ramos made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.