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Nursulton Ruziboev "Black"

Active #23 middleweight · age 32 · Orthodox · 6'5" 196 cm · 185 lb 84 kg · reach 76" 193 cm
Upcoming bout Sat, Jun 27
vs Andrey Pulyaev · UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres
At a glance
  • Has never been finished — durability signal
  • 75% of wins by KO/TKO
  • 50% of wins finished in round 1
Elo rating
1552
Global Elo 1590 ±29
Rank
#23
top 31% of division
UFC record
4-1-0
KO 3 · Sub 0 · Dec 1
Streak
+2
Δ90d -1 · Δ1y -1
Last fight
May 17, 2025
Win by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
40m
Avg fight time
8:02
Bonuses
1
Fights per year
2.7
Since last fight
1y 1mo

Honest Elo history

5 fights · tap & drag
Jul 1, 2023 — W vs Brunno Ferreira Δ+37Mar 30, 2024 — W vs Sedriques Dumas Δ+31May 11, 2024 — L vs Joaquin Buckley Δ-27Feb 22, 2025 — W vs Eric Mcconico Δ+29May 17, 2025 — W vs Dustin Stoltzfus Δ+20 1460148015001520154015601580 20242025 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":306.8,"elo":1499,"date":"2023-07-01","opp":"Brunno Ferreira","result":"W","delta":37},{"i":1,"x":376.5,"y":223.1,"elo":1530,"date":"2024-03-30","opp":"Sedriques Dumas","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":2,"x":420.6,"y":294.5,"elo":1503,"date":"2024-05-11","opp":"Joaquin Buckley","result":"L","delta":-27},{"i":3,"x":721.8,"y":216.9,"elo":1532,"date":"2025-02-22","opp":"Eric Mcconico","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":4,"x":810,"y":164.4,"elo":1552,"date":"2025-05-17","opp":"Dustin Stoltzfus","result":"W","delta":20}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
May 17, 2025 Dustin Stoltzfus W +20
Feb 22, 2025 Eric Mcconico W +29
May 11, 2024 Joaquin Buckley L -27
Mar 30, 2024 Sedriques Dumas W +31
Jul 1, 2023 Brunno Ferreira W +37

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
75%
3 / 4
Finish rate
KO
3
75% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
1
25% of wins
KO: 3 (75%) 3 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 1 (25%) 1
Finishes by round
3 total
R1
2 67%
R2
1 33%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 104 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
69% Head
  • Head 69%
  • Body 25%
  • Leg 6%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
71% Distance
  • Distance 71%
  • Clinch 8%
  • Ground 21%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
Never been finished
All 1 loss went to the scorecards

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1522
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
0
of 4 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Brunno Ferreira
Elo 1542 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
2.6
+1.4 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 5 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1542
1457

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Nursulton Ruziboev on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.