Ruziboev vs Stoltzfus

Who won Ruziboev vs Stoltzfus?

Nursulton Ruziboev beat Dustin Stoltzfus by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 17th May 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Nursulton Ruziboev.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Ruziboev vs Stoltzfus stats

Nursulton Ruziboev stepped into the octagon with a record of 35 wins, 9 losses and 2 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 20 by submission.

Dustin Stoltzfus made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Nursulton Ruziboev's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Dustin Stoltzfus marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Nursulton Ruziboev's UFC record stood at 4-1-0, while Dustin Stoltzfus' came in at 3-6-0.

The stats suggested Ruziboev had an advantage in power over Stoltzfus, with a 37% knock out percentage over Stoltzfus' 19%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ruziboev had an advantage over Stoltzfus, with a 57% submission rate over Stoltzfus' 38%.

Nursulton Ruziboev was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Ruziboev had a height advantage of 4 inches over Stoltzfus.

Ruziboev was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 24 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 months earlier than Stoltzfus, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 36 more professional rounds, 84 to Stoltzfus' 48.

Ruziboev vs Stoltzfus form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Marc Andr Barriault at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi on 2nd November 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Previous to that, he had lost to Brunno Ferreira at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov on 8th June 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Punahele Soriano at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Moody Center, Austin.

Before that, he had been beaten by Abusupiyan Magomedov at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Accor Arena, Paris, .

He had defeated Dwight Grant at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York, United States.

Activity check

Ruziboev's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Stoltzfus' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

What time did Ruziboev vs Stoltzfus start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:40 PM UTC , which was 7:40 PM EST or 4:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Ruziboev vs Stoltzfus?

Nursulton Ruziboev was a 9/25 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Dustin Stoltzfus made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+230) with oddsmakers.