Fakhretdinov vs Ruziboev

When is Fakhretdinov vs Ruziboev?

Rinat Fakhretdinov is set to fight Nursulton Ruziboev during the prelims of UFC 308, on Saturday 26th October 2024 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

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).

Fakhretdinov vs Ruziboev stats

Rinat Fakhretdinov steps into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Nursulton Ruziboev will make his way to the cage with a record of 34 wins, 9 losses and 2 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 20 by submission.

This will be Rinat Fakhretdinov's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Nursulton Ruziboev will mark his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Rinat Fakhretdinov's UFC record currently stands at 4-0-1, while Nursulton Ruziboev's comes in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggest Fakhretdinov has an advantage in power over Ruziboev, with a 50% knock out percentage over Ruziboev's 35%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Ruziboev will have a massive advantage over Fakhretdinov, boasting a 59% submission rate over Fakhretdinov's 27%.

Rinat Fakhretdinov is the older man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Ruziboev has a height advantage of 4 inches over Fakhretdinov.

Fakhretdinov is arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 10 years earlier than Ruziboev, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 38 less professional rounds, 41 to Ruziboev's 79.

Fakhretdinov vs Ruziboev form

Rinat Fakhretdinov has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Nicolas Dalby at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov on 22nd June 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had drawn with Elizeu Zaleski at UFC Fight Night – Almeida vs. Lewis on 4th November 2023 by split decision in the 3rd round at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kevin Lee at UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov on 1st July 2023 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Bryan Battle at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Andreas Michailidis at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Fakhretdinov's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 3 months, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Ruziboev's last 3 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 3 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

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