Nursulton Ruziboev
“Black”
Professional record
Last 5: LWWWL
Profile
- Age
- 32 (born November 19, 1993)
- Born in
- Shahrixon
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 185 lbs.
- Reach
- 76"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- UFC record
- 5-2
How the fights ended
Wins in the UFC5
- KO/TKO 3
- Submission 1
- Decision 1
Losses in the UFC2
- Decision 2
UFC career stats
Striking
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 1.91 top 90%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.2
Grappling
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.52 top 43%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.3
Next fight
About Nursulton Ruziboev
Nursulton Ruziboev "Black", born in Shahrixon, Uzbekistan on November 19, 1993, is a middleweight mixed martial artist. Ruziboev stands 6' 5" with a 76" reach.
Ruziboev has fought professionally since 2014, debuting with Alash Pride. Ruziboev arrived in the UFC with a 32-8 record. The UFC debut came at UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov in July 2023, where Ruziboev beat Brunno Ferreira by KO/TKO. In the UFC, Ruziboev is 5-2 across 7 fights.
A finisher on the feet, Ruziboev has won 3 of 5 UFC fights by knockout.
Ruziboev needed only 1:17 to beat Brunno Ferreira at UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov, the fastest UFC win of that career. 3 of Ruziboev's 4 UFC finishes came in the first round. Every one of Ruziboev's UFC losses has gone to the judges; no opponent has finished Ruziboev in the UFC. Before and outside the UFC, Ruziboev fought in WEF Global (4-1-1) and Alash Pride (4-1).
Most recently, Ruziboev lost to Michael Page by decision at UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse in September 2026.
UFC fight history
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L
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse
Sep 5, 2026
8Str 2TD 0KD -
W
Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R1 3:58
UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres
Jun 27, 2026
1Str 2TD 0KD -
W
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales
May 17, 2025
35Str 1TD 0KD -
W
KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R2 0:33
UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song
Feb 22, 2025
20Str 0TD 2KD -
L
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento
May 11, 2024
31Str 0TD 0KD -
W
KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 3:18
UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
Mar 30, 2024
12Str 0TD 1KD -
W
KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R1 1:17
UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov
Jul 1, 2023
6Str 1TD 0KD
Full MMA career
Nursulton Ruziboev is 37-10-2 (2 NC) across 51 professional fights in 27 promotions, since a pro debut on August 16, 2014 (Alash Pride). 44 of those fights were outside the UFC.
Pro wins37
- KO/TKO 13
- Submission 21
- Decision 3
Pro losses10
- KO/TKO 1
- Submission 1
- Decision 8
- Finish rate
- 92% of wins
- Longest win streak
- 10
Fights by promotion
| Promotion | Record | First fight |
|---|---|---|
| UFC | 5-2 | 2023 |
| WEF Global | 4-1-1 | 2015 |
| Alash Pride | 4-1 | 2014 |
| Fight Club | 3-0 | 2017 |
| Open FC | 3-0 | 2021 |
| WFCA | 2-1 | 2017 |
| ACB | 1-1 | 2015 |
| Battle for Tula | 1-1 | 2018 |
| Legion FC | 1-0-1 | 2017 |
| Alash Pride FC | 1-0 | 2018 |
| Ambitions FC | 1-0 | 2017 |
| Amir Temur FC | 1-0 | 2021 |
| Asian FC | 1-0 | 2015 |
| Brave CF | 1-0 | 2021 |
| Fight Nights Global | 0-0 (1 NC) | 2017 |
| GIT Crimea | 1-0 | 2017 |
| Gorets FC | 0-1 | 2019 |
| Gorilla Fighting | 1-0 | 2019 |
| N- | 1-0 | 2016 |
| Octagon | 1-0 | 2022 |
| ProFC | 0-1 | 2019 |
| Professional Combat Turon | 1-0 | 2019 |
| R- | 1-0 | 2015 |
| Seven Fight | 0-1 | 2015 |
| Tajikistan FC | 1-0 | 2016 |
| WEF ProFight | 0-0 (1 NC) | 2019 |
| WEF Selection | 1-0 | 2017 |
All professional fights
| Result | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|
| L | Michael Page | Sep 5, 2026 |
| W | Andrey Pulyaev | Jun 27, 2026 |
| W | Dustin Stoltzfus | May 17, 2025 |
| W | Eric McConico | Feb 22, 2025 |
| L | Joaquin Buckley | May 11, 2024 |
| W | Sedriques Dumas | Mar 30, 2024 |
| W | Brunno Ferreira | Jul 1, 2023 |
| W | Pavel Masalski | Apr 10, 2022 |
| W | Luciano Contini | Feb 19, 2022 |
| W | Eduard Arustamyan | Dec 12, 2021 |
| W | Alexander Dolotenko | Sep 25, 2021 |
| W | Alex de Paula | Sep 12, 2021 |
| W | Ibrahim Mané | Mar 11, 2021 |
| W | Bogdan Kotlovyanov | Feb 20, 2021 |
| W | Maksym Soroka | Jan 10, 2021 |
| L | Boris Miroshnichenko | Dec 22, 2019 |
| W | Artem Shokalo | Nov 23, 2019 |
| W | Leonid Antonov | Sep 22, 2019 |
| NC | Altynbek Arykbaev | Aug 17, 2019 |
| L | Murad Ramazanov | Jul 6, 2019 |
| L | Oleg Dadonov | Dec 21, 2018 |
| W | Marcos Yoshio de Souza | Nov 10, 2018 |
| W | Andrey Seledtsov | Sep 28, 2018 |
| L | Kiamrian Abbasov | Aug 18, 2018 |
| W | Sultan Kiyalov | Apr 14, 2018 |
| W | Erzhan Kenzhegulov | Feb 8, 2018 |
| W | Igor Bayer | Dec 17, 2017 |
| D | Erbolot Omurzakov | Nov 22, 2017 |
| W | Amkhad Dzhanchuraev | Nov 18, 2017 |
| W | Artem Kazbanov | Sep 23, 2017 |
| W | Almanbet Nuraly | Sep 8, 2017 |
| NC | Magomed Abdulvagabov | Sep 4, 2017 |
| L | Dzhokhar Duraev | Aug 26, 2017 |
| D | Eler Narmurzaev | Jul 30, 2017 |
| W | Aylchi Sultanali | Jul 2, 2017 |
| W | Ramazan Gimbatov | May 20, 2017 |
| W | Arman Alimov | May 20, 2017 |
| W | Artem Reznikov | May 20, 2017 |
| W | Suyarbek Saifov | Nov 27, 2016 |
| L | Daniyar Abdibaev | Oct 22, 2016 |
| W | Vladimir Katykhin | Oct 2, 2016 |
| W | Orzubek Seytimbetov | Dec 24, 2015 |
| L | Anvar Chergesov | Jun 19, 2015 |
| W | Islam Yashaev | May 2, 2015 |
| W | Rakhmanberdi Tologon | Mar 15, 2015 |
| W | Elshon Muhtarov | Jan 24, 2015 |
| W | Shahvalat Yusubov | Jan 23, 2015 |
| W | Aziz Ibragimov | Dec 25, 2014 |
| L | Daniyar Babakulov | Dec 13, 2014 |
| W | Kiamrian Abbasov | Oct 26, 2014 |
| W | Shamil Rafikov | Aug 16, 2014 |
Full professional record from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Quick answers
What is Nursulton Ruziboev's record?
Nursulton Ruziboev's professional MMA record is 37 wins, 10 losses and 2 draws, with 2 no contests.
How old is Nursulton Ruziboev?
Nursulton Ruziboev is 32 years old, born on November 19, 1993.
How tall is Nursulton Ruziboev and what is their reach?
Nursulton Ruziboev stands 6' 5" with a 76" reach.
Who did Nursulton Ruziboev fight last?
Nursulton Ruziboev lost to Michael Page by Decision - Unanimous at UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse on Sep 5, 2026.
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