Ruziboev vs McConico

Who won Ruziboev vs McConico?

Nursulton Ruziboev beat Eric McConico by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 22nd February 2025 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.

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 McConico stats

Nursulton Ruziboev stepped into the octagon with a record of 34 wins, 9 losses and 2 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 20 by submission.

Eric McConico made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Nursulton Ruziboev's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Eric McConico marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Nursulton Ruziboev's UFC record stood at 3-1-0, while Eric McConico's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested McConico had an advantage in power over Ruziboev, with a 50% knock out percentage over Ruziboev's 35%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ruziboev had a large advantage over McConico, boasting a 59% submission rate over McConico's 33%.

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

Ruziboev had a height advantage of 4 inches over McConico.

Ruziboev was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 36 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 years and 5 months earlier than McConico, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 54 more professional rounds, 81 to McConico's 27.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Eric McConico had been fighting more than Nursulton Ruziboev.

Going to this contest, Nursulton Ruziboev had last fought 1 year, 9 months and 29 days ago, while Eric McConico's last outing had been 1 year, 11 months and 11 days ago.

What time did Ruziboev vs McConico start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:25 PM UTC , which was 6:25 PM EST or 3:25 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:25 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Ruziboev vs McConico?

Nursulton Ruziboev was a 3/10 (-330) favourite going into the contest, while Eric McConico made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.