Nursulton Ruziboev

Overview

Nursulton Ruziboev has finished four of his five UFC wins, and three of those ended in the first round. Both of his losses went the distance. At 5-2 in the UFC, the Uzbek middleweight is a fighter who either ends it early or is still standing at the final bell.

"Black" fights out of American Top Team and carries a 37-10-2 professional record across all promotions, a mark that includes fights outside the UFC. At 6'5" with a 76" reach and an orthodox stance, he has the frame his finishing record suggests.

Five wins. Four finishes. Two decision losses.

UFC Career

Ruziboev debuted on June 30, 2023, with a knockout of Brunno Ferreira at 1:17 of round one. He followed it in March 2024 with a first-round TKO of Sedriques Dumas at 3:18.

The first loss came in May 2024 against Joaquin Buckley, a unanimous decision over three rounds. Our model rates Buckley a strong opponent, so it was a step up in competition.

He answered by building his longest streak, three straight wins. Eric McConico went down by TKO in round two at 0:33 in February 2025, and Dustin Stoltzfus went the full three rounds in May 2025, the only decision win on his UFC ledger. In June 2026 he submitted Andrey Pulyaev at 3:58 of round one.

Then came Michael Venom Page in September 2026, another strong opponent and another unanimous decision loss. He heads into his next fight on a one-fight skid.

Neither loss came by finish. That matters.

Fighting Style

Nursulton Ruziboev is a low-volume striker who is hard to hit. He throws and lands far less than most fighters in the UFC, and he takes very little in return. His accuracy and striking defense sit right around the UFC average, so he doesn't give up much in the exchanges he does take.

The grappling side is where he is easier to exploit. He gets taken down more than most, and he rarely hunts for submissions or shoots for takedowns himself.

Don't write him off as a pure striker, though. One of his five UFC wins is a first-round submission. Three of the other four came by knockout or TKO, two of them in the first round.

Notable Wins

• Andrey Pulyaev — submission, round 1 (3:58), UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres (2026)
• Eric McConico — KO/TKO, round 2 (0:33), UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs Song (2025)
• Brunno Ferreira — KO/TKO, round 1 (1:17), UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov (2023)

Quick Facts

• Division: Middleweight
• UFC record: 5-2
• Professional record (all promotions): 37-10-2
• UFC debut: 2023
• Stance: Orthodox
• Height / reach: 6'5" / 76"
• Team: American Top Team
• Born: Andijan region, Uzbekistan