Nurgozhay vs Ribeiro

Who won Nurgozhay vs Ribeiro?

Brendson Ribeiro beat Diyar Nurgozhay by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th March 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Nurgozhay vs Ribeiro stats

Diyar Nurgozhay stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Brendson Ribeiro made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Diyar Nurgozhay's 1st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2025. Brendson Ribeiro marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Diyar Nurgozhay's UFC record stood at 0-1-0, while Brendson Ribeiro's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Nurgozhay had a slight advantage in power over Ribeiro, with a 60% knock out percentage over Ribeiro's 56%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ribeiro had an advantage over Nurgozhay, with a 38% submission rate over Nurgozhay's 20%.

Diyar Nurgozhay was the younger man by 28 years, at years old.

Ribeiro had a height advantage of 1 inch over Nurgozhay.

Nurgozhay was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 5 months later than Ribeiro, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 19 less professional rounds, 19 to Ribeiro's 38.

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

What time did Nurgozhay vs Ribeiro start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:40 PM UTC , which was 6:40 PM EST or 3:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:40 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Nurgozhay vs Ribeiro?

Diyar Nurgozhay was a 11/50 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Brendson Ribeiro made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.