Esteban Ribovics biography: 13 things about UFC fighter from Tartagal, Salta, Argentina

Who is Esteban Ribovics?

Esteban Ribovics Marijan is an Argentine professional mixed martial artist fighting out of Tartagal, Salta, Argentina. He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

Aside from MMA, Ribovics also enjoys singing and playing the guitar. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. His fight name is El Gringo.
2. He is Daniela Marijan‘s son.
3. He has one brother named Jose Ribovics and one sister named Laila Ribovics, who is a model and a personal trainer.
4. Before joining the UFC, he competed in Hualsur Fighting Championship, Battle Cage, Cage League Championship, Power Fight, United Fighting Series, Fusion Fighting Championship and Samurai Fight House.
5. He competes in the lightweight division.
6. He is 5’10” tall.
7. He holds a professional MMA record of 14 wins and 2 losses.
8. On March 29, 2007, his father passed away.
9. In March 2015, he attended a seminar conducted by Santiago Ponzinibbio, who joined the UFC in 2013.
10. On December 12, 2015, he made his professional MMA debut.
11. On June 6, 2017, he started dating Mica Bauza.
12. On March 4, 2023, he made his UFC debut.
13. On April 27, 2024, he turned 28.

Esteban Ribovics’ professional MMA career timele

From 2015 to 2025, Esteban Ribovics fought 16 professional MMA opponents. Here are the results:

2015

• On December 12, 2015, he submitted Lautaro Iturbe via inverted triangle choke at “Noche de Campeones 14” in Cordoba, Argentina.

2016

• On May 22, 2016, he knocked out Fernando Garcia via superman punch at “Battle Cage” in Las Heras, Mendoza, Argentina.
• On July 9, 2016, he submitted Didier Nahuel via keylock at “Cage League Championship 1” in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• On October 15, 2016, he submitted Maximiliano Ortiz via kimura at “HFC: Noche de Campeones 18” in Cordoba.

2017

• On May 13, 2017, he submitted Juan Jose Ibanez via kimura at “Power Fight: La Batalla del Puente” in Corrientes, Argentina.

2018

2019

• On August 4, 2019, he submitted Lucas Aybar via kimura at “United Fighting Series 7” in Buenos Aires.
• On November 9, 2019, he knocked out Brian Flamengo via punches at “UFS 9” in Buenos Aires.

2020

• On March 4, 2020, he defeated Jose Zarauz via punches at “Fusion Fighting Championship 43” in Lima, Peru.
• On December 10, 2020, he knocked out Javier Basurto via punches at “FFC 44” in Lima.

2021

2022

• On February 12, 2022, he knocked out Franco Aranda via punch at “Samurai Fight House 3” in Buenos Aires.
• On August 16, 2022, he knocked out Thomas Paull via punches at “Dana White’s Contender Series 2022” Week 4 in Enterprise, Nevada.

2023

• On March 4, 2023, he lost to Loik Radzhabov via unanimous decision at “UFC 285” in Paradise, Nevada.
• On July 8, 2023, he defeated Kamuela Kirk via unanimous decision at “UFC 290” in Paradise.

2024

• On May 11, 2024, he knocked out Terrance McKinney at “UFC on ESPN 56” in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
• On September 14, 2024, he defeated Daniel Zellhuber via split decision at “UFC 306” in Las Vegas.

2025

• On March 1, 2025, he lost to Nasrat Haqparast via split decision at “UFC Vegas 103” in Enterprise.