Amanda Ribas vs Rose Namajunas — Fight recap

Rose Namajunas defeated Amanda Ribas by unanimous decision over five rounds on March 23, 2024, maintaining superior striking efficiency and control time throughout. Namajunas landed 93 significant strikes at 49% accuracy compared to Ribas's 83 of 270 (30%), while dominating positional control with 6:59 versus Ribas's 1:38.

Despite Ribas securing four of eight takedown attempts (50%), Namajunas's striking volume and accuracy—particularly 44 body strikes from 60 attempts—proved decisive across the judges' scorecards. Ribas pressed forward and mixed in leg strikes effectively with 25 of 33 landing, but couldn't overcome Namajunas's cleaner, more efficient offense and cage control.

The decision reinforced Namajunas's standing in the women's strawweight title picture heading into the next contender discussions.