Buckley vs Ruziboev

When is Buckley vs Ruziboev?

Joaquin Buckley is set to fight Nursulton Ruziboev in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 11th May 2024 in St. Louis.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit will be 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Buckley vs Ruziboev stats

Joaquin Buckley steps into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Nursulton Ruziboev will make his way to the cage with a record of 34 wins, 8 losses and 2 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 20 by submission.

Joaquin Buckley's UFC record currently stands at 7-4-0, while Nursulton Ruziboev's comes in at 2-0-0.

The stats suggest Buckley has a massive power advantage over Ruziboev, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Ruziboev's 35%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Ruziboev will have a massive advantage over Buckley, boasting a 59% submission rate over Buckley's 0%.

Joaquin Buckley is the same age as Nursulton Ruziboev, at 30 years old.

Ruziboev has a height advantage of 6 inches over Buckley.

Buckley is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 28 days later than Ruziboev, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 26 less professional rounds, 50 to Ruziboev's 76.

Buckley vs Ruziboev form

Buckley has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight, he won against Vicente Luque at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on 30th March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Alex Morono at UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson on 7th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Andre Fialho at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Chris Curtis at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Activity check

Buckley's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year and 8 months, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Ruziboev's last 2 fights have come over a period of 10 months and 2 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Buckley vs Ruziboev?

Joaquin Buckley is currently 4/6 (-150) to win the fight outright, while you can get 6/5 (+120) on Nursulton Ruziboev if you fancy the small upset.

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