Murzakanov vs Ribeiro

Who won Murzakanov vs Ribeiro?

Azamat Murzakanov beat Brendson Ribeiro by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 316, on Saturday 7th June 2025 at Prudential Center in Newark.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Murzakanov vs Ribeiro stats

Azamat Murzakanov stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Brendson Ribeiro made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Azamat Murzakanov's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Brendson Ribeiro marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Azamat Murzakanov's UFC record stood at 4-0-0, while Brendson Ribeiro's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Murzakanov had an advantage in power over Ribeiro, with a 71% knock out percentage over Ribeiro's 53%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ribeiro had a massive advantage over Murzakanov, boasting a 41% submission rate over Murzakanov's 7%.

Azamat Murzakanov was the older man by 10 years, at 38 years old.

Ribeiro had a height advantage of 5 inches over Murzakanov. That also extended to a 10-inch reach advantage.

Murzakanov was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 5 years and 4 months earlier than Ribeiro, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 14 less professional rounds, 24 to Ribeiro's 38.

Murzakanov vs Ribeiro form

Ribeiro had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Diyar Nurgozhay at UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 on 15th March 2025 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Caio Machado at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi on 2nd November 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Magomed Gadzhiyasulov at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov on 22nd June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had been beaten by Mingyang Zhang at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

He had defeated Bruno Lopes at Contender Series 2023 on 5th September 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Murzakanov's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Ribeiro's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Murzakanov vs Ribeiro start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:30 AM UTC , which was 8:30 PM EST or 5:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:30 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Murzakanov vs Ribeiro?

Azamat Murzakanov was a 1/6 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Brendson Ribeiro made his way into the ring at 17/4 (+430) with oddsmakers.