Ruziboev vs Ferreira

Who won Ruziboev vs Ferreira?

Nursulton Ruziboev beat Brunno Ferreira by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov, on Saturday 1st July 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Ruziboev vs Ferreira stats

Nursulton Ruziboev stepped into the octagon with a record of 35 wins, 8 losses and 2 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 21 by submission.

Brunno Ferreira made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 10 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Nursulton Ruziboev's UFC record stood at 2-0-0, while Brunno Ferreira's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Ferreira had a massive power advantage over Ruziboev, boasting a 70% knock out percentage over Ruziboev's 34%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ruziboev had a large advantage over Ferreira, boasting a 60% submission rate over Ferreira's 30%.

Nursulton Ruziboev was the younger man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Ruziboev had a height advantage of 6 inches over Ferreira.

Ruziboev was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 35 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years and 7 months earlier than Ferreira, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 62 more professional rounds, 76 to Ferreira's 14.

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What were the odds on Ruziboev vs Ferreira?

Nursulton Ruziboev was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Brunno Ferreira made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.