Nurgozhay vs Ribeiro

When is Nurgozhay vs Ribeiro?

Diyar Nurgozhay will fight Brendson Ribeiro during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th March 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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

Nurgozhay vs Ribeiro stats

Diyar Nurgozhay steps 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 will make 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.

Diyar Nurgozhay will be making their debut in the UFC. Brendson Ribeiro will mark his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Brendson Ribeiro's UFC record currently stands at 1-2-0.

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

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Ribeiro will have an advantage over Nurgozhay, with a 38% submission rate over Nurgozhay's 20%.

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

Ribeiro has a height advantage of 1 inch over Nurgozhay.

Nurgozhay is 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 has fought 19 less professional rounds, 17 to Ribeiro's 36.

Activity check

Ribeiro's last 4 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 7 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Nurgozhay vs Ribeiro?

Diyar Nurgozhay is currently 2/7 (-340) to win the bout outright, while you can get 13/5 (+260) on Brendson Ribeiro if you fancy the upset.

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