Zurcher vs Ruiz

Who won Zurcher vs Ruiz?

Brahyan Zurcher beat Julian Ruiz by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of PFL 5, on Friday 21st June 2024 at Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Zurcher vs Ruiz stats

Brahyan Zurcher stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Julian Ruiz made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 3 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Brahyan Zurcher's 5th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Julian Ruiz marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Brahyan Zurcher's PFL record stood at 5-0-0, while Julian Ruiz's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Ruiz had a massive power advantage over Zurcher, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Zurcher's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Zurcher had a massive advantage over Ruiz, boasting a 50% submission rate over Ruiz's 0%.

Brahyan Zurcher was the same age as Julian Ruiz, at 28 years old.

Zurcher had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ruiz.

Zurcher was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2021, 1 year earlier than Ruiz, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, 17 to Ruiz's 9.

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Zurcher's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What time did Zurcher vs Ruiz start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 8:30 PM UTC , which was 4:30 PM EST or 1:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:30 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Zurcher vs Ruiz?

Brahyan Zurcher was a 6/25 (-420) favourite going into the contest, while Julian Ruiz made his way into the ring at 27/10 (+280) with oddsmakers.