Daniel Zellhuber vs Esteban Ribovics Prediction: A promising fight with entertainment

In the early hours of Sunday morning in the octagon, the Lightweight Division will present a bout between Daniel Zellhuber and Esteban Ribovics. It is set as the Main Card event and scheduled for fight number seven of the ten fights in the card. Both fighters have only lost once in their last five bouts. All action will take place at The Sphere, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, and can be watched live on ESPN+.

Daniel Zellhuber is the 49th Current Best MMA Lightweight Fighter. He boasts of fifteen career wins and two losses. The 25-year-old fighter is fighting out of the State of Mexico and has an affliction with Xtreme Couture. His foundation style is Muay Thai/Jiu-jitsu. He has never lost a bout via submission or knockout before throughout his career. Daniel Zellhuber records seven of his wins via knockout. In 2022, he joined UFC and has fought four times. During that time he won against Francisco Prado (via unanimous decision), Christos Giagos (TKO/KO), and Lando Vannata (unanimous decision). His only loss in the UFC was against Trey Ogden (via unanimous decision) in a preliminary card three rounds. Other victories he has recorded against top fighters were against Lucas Almeida, Martín González, Alexander Barahona, Miguel Arizmendi, Gian Franco Cortez, and Salvador Izar.

Esteban Ribovics boasts of a professional career record of thirteen wins and one loss. He is nicknamed “El Gringo” and fights out of Salta, Argentina. He last fought in May 2024 and won against Terrance McKinney via knockout in the early minutes of the first round in a main card fight on UFC Fight Night. Esteban Ribovics is the 50th Current Best MMA Lightweight Fighter. He has never been knocked out or submitted before within his entire career and won eleven of his fights through these methods. He joined UFC in 2023 and has fought three times. Among the three bouts, he won two of them, losing one. His only career loss was to Loik Radzhabov via unanimous decision. Other victories he has recorded were Kamuela Kirk, Thomas Paull, Franco Aranda, Javier Basurto, and Jose Zarauz.

This bout is a tough one to call. Daniel Zellhuber will be looking to make a statement win and recently has been doing amazing well, improving upon each bout. His opponent has a similar career path as him, as both fighters lost their UFC debut bouts. This bout will be a long one. A safe bet will be over 1.5 rounds and over 2.5 rounds.