Ruziboev vs Dumas

Who won Ruziboev vs Dumas?

Nursulton Ruziboev beat Sedriques Dumas by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 30th March 2024 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

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 Dumas stats

Nursulton Ruziboev stepped into the octagon with a record of 33 wins, 8 losses and 2 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 20 by submission.

Sedriques Dumas made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Nursulton Ruziboev's 3rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Sedriques Dumas marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Nursulton Ruziboev's UFC record stood at 2-1-0, while Sedriques Dumas' came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Dumas had an advantage in power over Ruziboev, with a 44% knock out percentage over Ruziboev's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ruziboev had a massive advantage over Dumas, boasting a 61% submission rate over Dumas' 22%.

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

Ruziboev had a height advantage of 2 inches over Dumas.

Ruziboev was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 33 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 6 years and 1 month earlier than Dumas, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 56 more professional rounds, 79 to Dumas' 23.

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Dumas' last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ruziboev vs Dumas?

Nursulton Ruziboev was a 11/25 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Sedriques Dumas made his way into the ring at 187/100 (+190) with oddsmakers.