Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev vs Brendson Ribeiro Pick, 04/04/2026 Predictions UFC Vegas 115 Odds

Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev vs Brendson Ribeiro

UFC Vegas 115

Meta APEX in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, April 4, 2026

Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev will take on Brendson Ribeiro at UFC Vegas 115 on Saturday, April 4, 2026. The odds have Yakhyaev at -1400 while Ribeiro is coming in at +800.

Abdul "The Hunter" Rakhman Yakhyaev holds a career record of 8-0-0. The 25-year-old steps on the scale at 205 lbs and stands in at 6'2". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 78". Brendson "The Gorilla" Ribeiro comes in at 6'3" and records a weight of 205 lbs. The orthodox fighter has a career mark of 17-9-0 (1 NC). The 29-year-old extends his reach 81". With respect to significant strikes, Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev is connecting on 20.95 per minute while Brendson Ribeiro is connecting on 3.06 significant strikes per min. Rakhman Yakhyaev lands 78% of the significant strikes he throws while Ribeiro connects on 42%. Regarding defending in the cage, "The Hunter" allows 0.95 significant strikes per min while "The Gorilla" allows 4.00. Rakhman Yakhyaev also stops 75% of the significant strikes that are directed at him and Ribeiro stops 53% of the shots thrown in his direction.

In terms of grappling, Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev is averaging more takedowns in the cage as he takes his opponents down 14.29 times per 15 minutes. Rakhman Yakhyaev is getting his opponent to the mat on 85% of his attempts and thwarting 80% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. Ribeiro is taking his opponents down on 42% of the takedowns he attempts and defending 18% of all takedowns attempted on him. In terms of going for the submission, Rakhman Yakhyaev is the more apt fighter by attempting 14.3 subs per 15 min while Ribeiro looks to get 0.6 subs per 3 rds.

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In his last bout, Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev faced Rafael Cerqueira and ended up getting the win by way of rear naked choke in round 1. Yakhyaev walked away from this fight having landed 11 of 16 total strikes. In the category of significant strikes, Statistically, Yakhyaev landed 60% of his significant strikes by connecting on 6 of 10. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he connected on 6 of 10 aimed at the head. 0% of the significant strikes connected on by Cerqueira and 50% of them landed by Yakhyaev were thrown at a distance.

In the last bout for Brendson Ribeiro, he squared up with Oumar Sy and ended up losing the fight by way of a punch to the head in round 1. Sy landed 23% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance and Ribeiro connected on 100% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Ribeiro ended up landing 35% of the significant strikes he attempted by landing 5 of 14. He ended up connecting on 2 of 10 significant strikes to the head. Sy landed 17 of 43 significant strikes in that contest. Of all the significant strikes, he ended up connecting on 14 of 38 to the head. In terms of total strikes thrown, Sy ended up connecting on 21 of 49 while Ribeiro landed 11 of 22 total strikes.

Other fights on the card to keep an eye on

Another fight that you're going to want to watch is when Ethyn Ewing squares up against Rafael Estevam. Ewing looks to add a win to his record of 9-2-0. The 30-year-old weighs in at 135 lbs and measures 5'6". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 69". Estevam comes in at 5'8" and is weighing in at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a win to his career total of 14-0-0. The 29-year-old extends his reach 69". When it comes to grappling, Ethyn Ewing scores a takedown 3.00 times per 15 min while Rafael Estevam takes his opponents to the canvas 6.01 times per 3 rounds. In the striking category, Ewing is landing 5.67 strikes per minute and lands 52% of the strikes that he attempts. On the other side we have Rafael Estevam, who tags the opposition on 54% of the strikes that he throws and is connecting on 2.10 per min.

Another must see fight on the night is when Manolo Zecchini is set to battle Tommy McMillen. McMillen has a record of 9-0-0. The 28-year-old is weighing in at 145 lbs and measures 6'0". The orthodox fighter stretches 74". Zecchini stands in at 5'8" and weighs in at 145 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to his career record of 11-4-0. The 29-year-old stretches 68". In terms of grappling, Tommy McMillen is preventing 83% of the takedowns his opponents try. With regard to striking, McMillen is absorbing 5.67 strikes per minute while he is connecting on 7.53 strikes per min. Zecchini, at the same time, takes 6.75 strikes per min and lands 2.34 per min.

Who will win tonight's UFC match against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev (-1400)

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