Murzakanov vs Ribeiro

When is Murzakanov vs Ribeiro?

Azamat Murzakanov will face the challenge of Brendson Ribeiro during the prelims of UFC 316, on Saturday 7th June 2025 at Prudential Center in Newark.

The fight will be contested over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Murzakanov vs Ribeiro stats

Azamat Murzakanov steps 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 will make 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 will be Azamat Murzakanov's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Brendson Ribeiro will mark his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Azamat Murzakanov's UFC record currently stands at 4-0-0, while Brendson Ribeiro's comes in at 2-2-0.

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

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Ribeiro will have a massive advantage over Murzakanov, boasting a 41% submission rate over Murzakanov's 7%.

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

Ribeiro has a height advantage of 5 inches over Murzakanov. This also extends to a 10-inch reach advantage.

Murzakanov is 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 has fought 14 less professional rounds, 24 to Ribeiro's 38.

Murzakanov vs Ribeiro form

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

In his last fight, he 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 have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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

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