1556RATING · 185 LB

Nursulton Ruziboev

No. 27 at middleweight. 5–2 in the UFC since 2023.

Career and every weight

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Career

Every UFC fight, at every weight (185 lb, 170 lb). Red is a dominant win (85 or more), blush any other win, grey a loss or draw. Ratings are kept weight by weight, in the other tabs; they do not compare across divisions. Opposition here is each opponent’s standing at their weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year.

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5–2UFC record
4 of 5Dominant wins
87Average win score
46thOpposition, percentile
How the wins came3 KO/TKO 1 submission 1 decision
Finish rate80% of wins
Stopped in losses0 of 2
Knockdowns landed3
Average fight time8:26
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min1.9 / 2.2
Sig. strike accuracy44%
Takedowns per 15 min1.5
Control time21% of the fight
Best winBrunno Ferreira rated 1487 at 185 lb going in

Against the division

How Nursulton Ruziboev’s UFC career compares with the careers of the 56 fighters on today’s middleweight board with 5 or more rated UFC fights, every weight counted. 100 is the best. Every middleweight leaderboard.

Top 10 against the middleweight board:No. 3hardest to hitNo. 9finish rateNo. 10knockdowns
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
Needs 8 wins
Average win scoreOut of 100
62
87.1
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
40
46th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
82
80%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
31
−0.29
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
2
1.91
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
96
2.20
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
56
1.52
ControlShare of fight time in control
62
21%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight, every weight. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

4 of 5 wins inside the distance, 3 in round one. Stopped in 0 of 2 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Brunno Ferreira, rated 1487 at 185 lb. Dominant in 4 of 5 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

185 lb

No. 27 of 78 active men ranked at middleweight, outside the top 15 board, with a published rating of 1556 across 6 fights at the weight.

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Rating after every fight at 185 lb. The solid line is the published rating, the dashed line the best estimate; the shaded gap between them is still to prove. Tap a point for the fight.
5–1Record at 185 lb
4 of 5Dominant wins
87Average win score
1371Avg opponent rating
How the wins came3 KO/TKO 1 submission 1 decision
Finish rate80% of wins
Stopped in losses0 of 1
Knockdowns landed3
Average fight time7:21
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min1.9 / 1.0
Sig. strike accuracy45%
Takedowns per 15 min2.0
Control time27% of the fight
Best winBrunno Ferreira rated 1487 going in

Against the division

How Nursulton Ruziboev’s fights at 185 lb compare with the fights at the weight of the 51 fighters on today’s middleweight board with 5 or more fights there. 100 is the best.

Top 10 against the middleweight board:No. 1hardest to hitNo. 5knockdownsNo. 8finish rate
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
Needs 8 wins
Average win scoreOut of 100
65
87.1
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
24
41st
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
82
80%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
70
+0.86
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
2
1.86
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
100
1.00
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
74
2.04
ControlShare of fight time in control
68
27%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight at 185 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

4 of 5 wins inside the distance, 3 in round one. Stopped in 0 of 1 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Brunno Ferreira, rated 1487 at 185 lb. Dominant in 4 of 5 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

170 lb

Not on the welterweight board: last fight at 170 lb on 11 May 2024, outside the 18-month activity window. Last rating at the weight: 1426, after 1 fight there.

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Rating after every fight at 170 lb. The solid line is the published rating, the dashed line the best estimate. Tap a point for the fight.
0–1Record at 170 lb
–Dominant wins
–Average win score
1648Avg opponent rating
How the wins came0 KO/TKO 0 submission 0 decision
Finish rate– of wins
Stopped in losses0 of 1
Knockdowns landed0
Average fight time15:00
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min2.1 / 5.7
Sig. strike accuracy43%
Takedowns per 15 min0.0
Control time4% of the fight

Against the division needs 5 rated fights at 170 lb; Nursulton Ruziboev has 1 so far. The Career tab compares the whole UFC career.

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight at 170 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

No UFC wins yet. Stopped in 0 of 1 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

No UFC wins yet

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

Every UFC fight

7 fights on record, newest first, at every weight. Score is the fight's dominance score out of 100, this fighter first; 85 or more is a dominant win.

DateResultScoreOpponentMethodRoundWeightEvent
5 Sep 2026Loss23–77Michael Pageunanimous decisionR3 5:00MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse
27 Jun 2026Win88–12Andrey PulyaevsubmissionR1 3:58MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres
17 May 2025Win78–22Dustin Stoltzfusunanimous decisionR3 5:00MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales
22 Feb 2025Win91–9Eric McConicoKO/TKOR2 0:33MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song
11 May 2024Loss12–88Joaquin Buckleyunanimous decisionR3 5:00WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento
30 Mar 2024Win91–9Sedriques DumasKO/TKOR1 3:18MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
1 Jul 2023Win87–13Brunno FerreiraKO/TKOR1 1:17MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov