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Nursulton Ruziboev

“Black”

Middleweight · UFC record 5-2 · 7 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 5 Sep 2026

Power Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated
Striking (offense)66
Power83
Striking defense74
Takedown defense67
WrestlingProvisional measure82

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (7 detailed fights; as of Sat 5 Sep 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale
ChinEvidence: LIMITED80.6
CardioEvidence: LIMITED83.6

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2
Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2
Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2
Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale
Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale
Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height
196 cm (6'5")
Reach
193 cm (6'4")
Stance
Orthodox
Age
32

Last 3: W W W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

7 detailed UFC fights · 14 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 5 Sep 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed8.1significant, per round
Strikes absorbed9.3per round
Striking differential-1.2per round
Takedown attempts0.57per round
Takedown defense45.5%of attempts stopped
Finish rate80.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round
8.1
Significant strikes absorbed per round
9.3
Differential per round (landed − absorbed)
-1.2
Striking accuracy
44.3%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided)
50.2%
Knockdowns per round
0.21
Target: head / body / leg
68.1% / 25.7% / 6.2%
Position: distance / clinch / ground
69.0% / 8.0% / 23.0%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round
0.57
Takedowns landed per round
0.43
Takedown accuracy
75.0%
Takedown defense
45.5%
Control time per round
0:54
Submission attempts per round
0.07
Reversals per round
0.21

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC)
5-2-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission)
80.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision
3 · 1 · 1
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision
0 · 0 · 2
Knockdowns scored / suffered
3 / 1
Average fight time
10:27 (over 5 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Nursulton Ruziboev — most recent UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 5 Sep 2026Michael PageLU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse
Sat 27 Jun 2026Andrey PulyaevWSUB Rear Naked ChokeR1 3:58UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres
Sat 17 May 2025Dustin StoltzfusWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales
Sat 22 Feb 2025Eric McConicoWKO/TKO PunchR2 0:33UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song
Sat 11 May 2024Joaquin BuckleyLU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento
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Nursulton Ruziboev — earlier UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 30 Mar 2024Sedriques DumasWKO/TKO PunchR1 3:18UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
Sat 1 Jul 2023Brunno FerreiraWKO/TKO PunchesR1 1:17UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov

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