Tabatha Ricci vs Fatima KlineWomen's Strawweight at UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs Usman

Upcoming·UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs Usman·Saturday, July 18, 2026
Tabatha Ricci
12-4
Stance
Orthodox
vs
Fatima Kline
9-1W3
Stance
Orthodox
RicciKline+300Moneyline-400MMA Index model
Weight class
Women's Strawweight
Rounds
3 × 5 min
Venue
Paycom Center · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Matchup read

Where each fighter holds an edge — offense against the opponent's defense.

Striking
Kline ▸

Kline out-strikes Ricci

Effective offense
C
48th
1.5
+43
A+
91st
2.5
Defense
C
45th
57%
+38
A
83rd
57%
KO power
F
2 KO
0.0 KD
+15
D
4 KO
0.3 KD
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Wrestling
◂ Ricci

Ricci has the bigger wrestling edge on Kline

Takedowns landed
A+
86th
2.5
+11
A
75th
2.0
Takedown accuracy
C
46th
38%
+33
A
79th
58%
Takedown defense
C
55th
65%
+18
D
37th
50%
Control time
B
68th
4.1 min
Even
B
62nd
3.7 min
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Submission
◂ Ricci

Ricci is the bigger submission threat on Kline

Submission attempts
D
33rd
0.1
+18
F
15th
0.0
Sub win rate
C
56th
25%
3 subs
Even
C
50th
11%
1 sub
Submission defense
C
52nd
0%
Even
C
52nd
0%
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Finishing
Kline ▸

Kline is more likely to finish Ricci

Finish rate
D
39th
29%
+28
B
67th
67%
KO durability
D
32nd
9%
+8
D
40th
0%
Submission defense
C
52nd
0%
+8
C
44th
0%
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Pace
Even

Similar work rate over the fight

Work rate / min — full fight
6.5
6.9
Work rate / min — rounds 1–2
6.2
Even
6.1
Pace trend
+9%/rd
+25%/rd
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Form
Kline ▸

Kline is in better recent form than Ricci

Win rate (career)
64%
75%
After a win
57%
100%
Last 5
60%
80%
Win streakL1W3
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Schedule
◂ Ricci

Ricci has faced the tougher schedule vs Kline

Schedule strength
70%
41%
Win quality
53%
Even
53%
Ranked opponents
6
2
Title-holder bouts
0
Even
0
Common opp (1)1-01-0
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Activity
◂ Ricci

Ricci is fresher and more active than Kline

Last bout
3mo
8mo
Bouts, last 12 mo
2
Even
2
Bouts, last 24 mo
4
Even
4
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Tale of the tape
Kline ▸

Kline 6" reach · Kline 10 cm · Kline 5y younger · Closed-stance matchup

31
Age
5y
younger
26
5'2"
157cm
Height
4"
taller
5'6"
168cm
61"
155cm
Reach
6"
reach
67"
170cm
Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor
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Core metrics

Each fighter's career rates as a division percentile.

Tabatha RicciFatima Kline
StrikingAccuracyDefenseTakedownsTD defenseSubmissions
Percentile
Striking/min4.005.01
Accuracy%37%50%
Defense%57%57%
Takedowns/152.52.0
TD defense%65%50%
Submissions/150.10.0

Career rate as a percentile within the women's strawweight (27 fighters) — further right is better. Descriptive research, not a prediction.