UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry 15 Aug 2026 · Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

Esteban Ribovics defeats Edson Barboza by KO/TKO

Win El Gringo Esteban Ribovics View profile 16-3-0

Loss Junior Edson Barboza View profile 24-15-0

KO/TKO · punches

Round 2 · 1:32

At a glance

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What happened

The result, the defining moments, and what the verdict means.

Ribovics turned the lightweight bout into exactly the fight Barboza did not want. Cageside Press reports both men swinging heavily early, with Ribovics landing repeatedly, opening a cut and pressing forward in close quarters where Barboza could not deploy the kicks that built his reputation. Ribovics worked knees up the middle and looping hooks; Barboza answered with body kicks and a spinning back kick, but was rocked by the end of the round and had to hold on to stay upright.

Barboza went back to his corner with a split shin that bled heavily and damage around the eye, and chose to continue. In the second he was hemmed against the fence and retreated under body shots, elbows and punches until referee Herb Dean stepped in at 1:32.

Barboza laid down his gloves in the cage afterwards, signalling his retirement, and told Joe Rogan: “Every single fight I promise, I did my best. Thank you, thank you so much.”

Official event identityUFC 330: Makhachev vs Machado Garry
Round-by-round reportCageside Press · UFC 330: Ribovics finishes retiring legend
Result and retirement reportForbes · UFC 330 results: Edson Barboza retires after TKO loss

Pre-fight analysis — how we saw it going in

Case for Barboza

Barboza needs to make Ribovics respect the outside weapons early, then use timing to stop the fight becoming a pure pocket sprint.

Case for Ribovics

Ribovics's route is to pressure without walking into Barboza's counters and force the veteran to defend in combination.

What We Were Watching For

Barboza's kicking range against Ribovics's attempts to close the pocket.
Whether Ribovics can pressure without giving up a clean counter window.
The effect of Barboza's experience if the fight reaches the later rounds.
Which fighter gets the first damaging sequence in the center of the cage.

Records & career stats

Barboza vs Ribovics

24-14-0
Record: 15-3-0; 2-3 last 5
Recent form: 3-2 last 5; Brazil
Nationality: Argentina; 40
Age: 30; 1.80 m
Height — Barboza leads: 1.78 m; 191 cm
Reach — Barboza leads: 175 cm; —
Stance: Orthodox; 63%
Finish rateFinish % — Ribovics leads: 81%; 14
Wins by KO/TKOKO wins — Barboza leads: 9; 1
Wins by submissionSub wins — Ribovics leads: 5; 4.15
Sig. strikes landed / minStr / min — Ribovics leads: 7.43; —
Sig. strikes absorbed / minAbs / min: —; —
Striking defenseStrike def.: —; —
Takedown defenseTD def.: —; —
Avg. fight timeAvg. time: —; American Top Team / Ricardo Almeida BJJ
Team: Kill Cliff FC

Career stats per UFC.com; recent form is each fighter's last five bouts. Numbers reflect the fighter data snapshot used for this page. Bars compare each stat on a fixed scale; the “Edge” marker flags the leading corner where the gap is meaningful. The snapshot plots five career rates — output, striking defense, durability (strikes absorbed, inverted), takedown defense and finish rate — each normalised on its own scale.

Who Called It?

How the analysts' picks held up once the cage door closed.

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Analyst prediction scorecards

Bedtime MMA170 resolved calls Bedtime MMAView full track record Winner Accuracy 70.6% 120 50 Method Accuracy 63.6% 56 32 Round Accuracy 40.0% 10 15 Underdog Accuracy 48.5% 16 17 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 85.5%. Ribovics · KO/TKO · R1	Ribovics · KO/TKO R2	Hit	Hit	Miss
Calls Ribovics by first-round TKO. “I think round one TKO for Esteban Ribovics.” Hear it — 27:18 Bedtime MMA on YouTube ↗ Bedtime MMA’s track record → Track record: winner called in 120 of 170 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
AJ Devito237 resolved calls AJ DevitoView full track record Winner Accuracy 69.6% 165 72 Method Accuracy 58.4% 59 42 Round Accuracy 75.0% 6 2 Underdog Accuracy 46.2% 12 14 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 85.5%. Ribovics · KO/TKO	Ribovics · KO/TKO R2	Hit	Hit	Not called
Independently calls Ribovics by KO, pointing to pressure, heavy hands and Barboza's age/range disadvantage. “at 40. So, I'm going to go with Estan Reeba with you, bro. And I'm going to think he stops him.” Hear it — 74:30 AJ Devito on YouTube ↗ AJ Devito’s track record → Track record: winner called in 165 of 237 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
MMA JOEY96 resolved calls MMA JOEYView full track record Winner Accuracy 68.8% 66 30 Method Accuracy 42.6% 20 27 Round Accuracy 26.9% 7 19 Underdog Accuracy 41.2% 7 10 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 85.5%. Ribovics · KO/TKO · R1	Ribovics · KO/TKO R2	Hit	Hit	Miss
Calls Ribovics by first-round knockout. “I'll say first round KO for Ribovics. I'm not picking Barboza at 41 years old.” Hear it — 25:21 MMA JOEY on YouTube ↗ MMA JOEY’s track record → Track record: winner called in 66 of 96 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
KennyOkoyeMMA53 resolved calls KennyOkoyeMMAView full track record Winner Accuracy 67.9% 36 17 Method Accuracy 71.4% 5 2 Round Accuracy 0.0% 2 Underdog Accuracy 62.5% 5 3 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 85.5%. Ribovics · to win	Ribovics · KO/TKO R2	Hit	Not called	Not called
Selects Ribovics in the full-card prediction segment. “So, I'm going to go Estabbon Rebik for the win.” Hear it — 14:45 KennyOkoyeMMA on YouTube ↗ KennyOkoyeMMA’s track record → Track record: winner called in 36 of 53 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
Michael Chiesa62 resolved calls Michael ChiesaView full track record Winner Accuracy 67.7% 42 20 Method Accuracy 50.0% 2 2 Round AccuracyCalls the winner, not the round Underdog Accuracy 14.3% 1 6 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 85.5%. Ribovics · to win	Ribovics · KO/TKO R2	Hit	Not called	Not called
Favors Ribovics inside the distance, but does not specify a precise finishing method. “I'm taking Estabbon Ribeix to win. And I'm taking him to win inside the distance.” Hear it — 58:16 Michael Chiesa on YouTube ↗ Michael Chiesa’s track record → Track record: winner called in 42 of 62 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
James Lynch33 resolved calls James LynchView full track record Winner Accuracy 66.7% 22 11 Method Accuracy 53.8% 7 6 Round Accuracy 0.0% 5 Underdog Accuracy 100.0% 1 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 85.5%. Ribovics · KO/TKO	Ribovics · KO/TKO R2	Hit	Hit	Not called
Forecasts Ribovics is most likely to win by knockout and recommends the early-round knockout props; no single round is recorded. “Ribovics is most likely going to win. He most likely will win by knockout.” Source unavailable — 16:37 James Lynch on YouTube ↗ James Lynch’s track record → Track record: winner called in 22 of 33 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
JakeGerberMMA116 resolved calls JakeGerberMMAView full track record Winner Accuracy 66.4% 77 39 Method Accuracy 61.7% 29 18 Round Accuracy 44.4% 4 5 Underdog Accuracy 25.0% 2 6 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 85.5%. Ribovics · KO/TKO	Ribovics · KO/TKO R2	Hit	Hit	Not called
Favors Ribovics by knockout, with no single round specified. “I feel like Reebix should absolutely get a KO here and I think he does over Eden Barbos.” Hear it — 42:04 JakeGerberMMA on YouTube ↗ JakeGerberMMA’s track record → Track record: winner called in 77 of 116 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
DFS By The Numbers142 resolved calls DFS By The NumbersView full track record Winner Accuracy 65.5% 93 49 Method Accuracy 58.5% 48 34 Round Accuracy 35.9% 14 25 Underdog Accuracy 35.0% 7 13 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 85.5%. Ribovics · KO/TKO · R1	Ribovics · KO/TKO R2	Hit	Hit	Miss
Expects Ribovics's pressure and chin to exploit Barboza's declining durability. “give me Rivix to win this fight. I'll take him to win this fight by first round knockout.” Hear it — 21:44 DFS By The Numbers on YouTube ↗ DFS By The Numbers’s track record → Track record: winner called in 93 of 142 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
We Want Picks145 resolved calls We Want PicksView full track record Winner Accuracy 64.1% 93 52 Method Accuracy 40.0% 2 3 Round AccuracyNamed rounds — none on a correct call yet Underdog Accuracy 34.5% 10 19 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 85.5%. Ribovics · to win	Ribovics · KO/TKO R2	Hit	Not called	Not called
Both hosts select Ribovics in the dedicated matchup segment. “that fight. I think he got robbed in that fight. So Eson's going to be the pick.” Hear it — 116:50 We Want Picks on YouTube ↗ We Want Picks’s track record → Track record: winner called in 93 of 145 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
HopperMMA120 resolved calls HopperMMAView full track record Winner Accuracy 63.3% 76 44 Method Accuracy 64.6% 42 23 Round Accuracy 47.2% 17 19 Underdog Accuracy 26.3% 5 14 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 85.5%. Ribovics · KO/TKO · R2	Ribovics · KO/TKO R2	Hit	Hit	Hit
Expects Ribovics's pressure and finishing threat to be too much for the 40-year-old Barboza. “So, I'm going to go with Esteban Ribovics by TKO in the second round.” Hear it — 18:21 HopperMMA on YouTube ↗ HopperMMA’s track record → Track record: winner called in 76 of 120 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
Brent Brookhouse38 resolved calls Brent BrookhouseView full track record Winner Accuracy 63.2% 24 14 Method Accuracy 33.3% 6 12 Round Accuracy 22.2% 2 7 Underdog Accuracy 33.3% 2 4 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 85.5%. Ribovics · Dec	Ribovics · KO/TKO R2	Hit	Miss	Not called
CBS Sports' UFC 330 expert-picks table lists Brookhouse on Ribovics by unanimous decision. Read source Brent Brookhouse’s track record → Track record: winner called in 24 of 38 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
Half The Battle87 resolved calls Half The BattleView full track record Winner Accuracy 60.9% 53 34 Method Accuracy 71.4% 10 4 Round Accuracy 0.0% 1 Underdog Accuracy 29.4% 5 12 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 85.5%. Ribovics · KO/TKO	Ribovics · KO/TKO R2	Hit	Hit	Not called
Picks Ribovics by knockout without a round call. “I think that Rivix is going to come out here and knock out Edson Barbosa.” Hear it — 24:39 Half The Battle on YouTube ↗ Half The Battle’s track record → Track record: winner called in 53 of 87 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
Brian Campbell38 resolved calls Brian CampbellView full track record Winner Accuracy 57.9% 22 16 Method Accuracy 66.7% 12 6 Round Accuracy 7.7% 1 12 Underdog Accuracy 30.0% 3 7 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 85.5%. Ribovics · KO/TKO · R3	Ribovics · KO/TKO R2	Hit	Hit	Miss
CBS Sports' UFC 330 expert-picks table lists Campbell on Ribovics by third-round TKO. Read source Brian Campbell’s track record → Track record: winner called in 22 of 38 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
Michael Mormile33 resolved calls Michael MormileView full track record Winner Accuracy 51.5% 17 16 Method Accuracy 60.0% 6 4 Round Accuracy 25.0% 1 3 Underdog Accuracy 22.2% 2 7 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 85.5%. Ribovics · KO/TKO · R2	Ribovics · KO/TKO R2	Hit	Hit	Hit
CBS Sports' UFC 330 expert-picks table lists Mormile on Ribovics by second-round KO. Read source Michael Mormile’s track record → Track record: winner called in 17 of 33 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
Shakiel Mahjouri39 resolved calls Shakiel MahjouriView full track record Winner Accuracy 51.3% 20 19 Method Accuracy 60.0% 9 6 Round Accuracy 0.0% 9 Underdog Accuracy 20.0% 2 8 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 85.5%. Ribovics · KO/TKO · R1	Ribovics · KO/TKO R2	Hit	Hit	Miss
CBS Sports' UFC 330 expert-picks table lists Mahjouri on Ribovics by first-round KO. Read source Shakiel Mahjouri’s track record → Track record: winner called in 20 of 39 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
Brandon Wise38 resolved calls Brandon WiseView full track record Winner Accuracy 50.0% 19 19 Method Accuracy 38.5% 5 8 Round Accuracy 14.3% 1 6 Underdog Accuracy 10.0% 1 9 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 85.5%. Ribovics · Dec	Ribovics · KO/TKO R2	Hit	Miss	Not called
CBS Sports' UFC 330 expert-picks table lists Wise on Ribovics by unanimous decision. Read source Brandon Wise’s track record → Track record: winner called in 19 of 38 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
Alexander K. Lee12 resolved calls Alexander K. LeeView full track record Winner Accuracy 50.0% 6 6 Method AccuracyNamed methods — none on a correct call yet Round AccuracyNamed rounds — none on a correct call yet Underdog Accuracy 33.3% 1 2 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 85.5%. Ribovics · to win	Ribovics · KO/TKO R2	Hit	Not called	Not called
MMA Fighting's UFC 330 predictions article has Alexander K. Lee picking Esteban Ribovics. Read source Alexander K. Lee’s track record → Track record: winner called in 6 of 12 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
Chris Schweppe61 resolved calls Chris SchweppeView full track record Winner Accuracy 49.2% 30 31 Method Accuracy 53.3% 16 14 Round Accuracy 27.3% 6 16 Underdog Accuracy 21.4% 3 11 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 85.5%. Ribovics · KO/TKO · R1	Ribovics · KO/TKO R2	Hit	Hit	Miss
Chris Schweppe's UFC 330 fight-picks article has him picking Esteban Ribovics by first-round knockout. Read source Chris Schweppe’s track record → Track record: winner called in 30 of 61 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
Jesse Holland53 resolved calls Jesse HollandView full track record Winner Accuracy 49.1% 26 27 Method Accuracy 57.7% 15 11 Round AccuracyCalls the winner, not the round Underdog Accuracy 27.8% 5 13 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 85.5%. Ribovics · KO/TKO	Ribovics · KO/TKO R2	Hit	Hit	Not called
MMA Mania's UFC 330 preview has Jesse Holland picking Esteban Ribovics by technical knockout. Read source Jesse Holland’s track record → Track record: winner called in 26 of 53 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted