Fighter profile

Tabatha Ricci

“Baby Shark”

Women's Strawweight · UFC record 7-5 · 12 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 18 Jul 2026

Wrestling Heavy

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)68

Power66

Striking defense76

Takedown defense66

WrestlingProvisional measure78

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (12 detailed fights; as of Sat 18 Jul 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED85.1

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED76.5

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 155 cm (5'1")
Reach: 155 cm (5'1")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 31

Last 3: L W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

12 detailed UFC fights · 33 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 18 Jul 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed18.1significant, per round

Strikes absorbed23.0per round

Striking differential-4.9per round

Takedown attempts2.18per round

Takedown defense54.3%of attempts stopped

Finish rate28.6%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 18.1
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 23.0
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): -4.9
Striking accuracy: 36.5%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 58.1%
Knockdowns per round: 0.00
Target: head / body / leg: 66.2% / 13.6% / 20.3%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 80.4% / 6.9% / 12.7%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 2.18
Takedowns landed per round: 0.76
Takedown accuracy: 34.7%
Takedown defense: 54.3%
Control time per round: 1:12
Submission attempts per round: 0.03
Reversals per round: 0.03

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 7-5-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 28.6%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 1 · 5
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 0 · 4
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 0 / 1
Average fight time: 13:31 (over 10 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Tabatha Ricci — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 18 Jul 2026	Fatima Kline	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman
Sat 4 Apr 2026	Virna Jandiroba	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan
Sat 26 Jul 2025	Amanda Ribas	W	KO/TKO Elbow	R2 2:59	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder
Sat 23 Nov 2024	Yan Xiaonan	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo
Sat 24 Aug 2024	Angela Hill	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho

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Tabatha Ricci — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 11 May 2024	Tecia Pennington	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento
Sat 11 Nov 2023	Loopy Godinez	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira
Sat 24 Jun 2023	Gillian Robertson	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria
Sat 4 Mar 2023	Jessica Penne	W	SUB Armbar	R2 2:14	UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane
Sat 21 May 2022	Polyana Viana	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira
Sat 23 Oct 2021	Maria Oliveira	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori
Sat 5 Jun 2021	Manon Fiorot	L	KO/TKO Punches	R2 3:00	UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai

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