Taleb vs Ruiz

When is Taleb vs Ruiz?

Ali Taleb will square off against Zebenzui Ruiz during the prelims of PFL 2025 World Tournament, on Friday 11th April 2025 at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando.

The fight will take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit will be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Taleb vs Ruiz stats

Ali Taleb steps into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Zebenzui Ruiz will make his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This will be Ali Taleb's 6th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Ali Taleb's PFL record currently stands at 5-1-0, while Zebenzui Ruiz's comes in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggest Taleb has a large advantage in power over Ruiz, boasting a 58% knock out percentage over Ruiz's 36%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Ruiz will have an advantage over Taleb, with a 36% submission rate over Taleb's 25%.

Ali Taleb is the younger man by 31 years, at years old.

Taleb has a height advantage of 1 inch over Ruiz.

Taleb is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 4 years and 9 months later than Ruiz, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 3 less professional rounds, 25 to Ruiz's 28.

Taleb vs Ruiz form

Taleb has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight, he won against Rachid Haz at PFL 2024 Championships on 29th November 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at The Mayadeen, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had beaten Jalal Al Daaja at PFL MENA 3: Playoffs on 20th September 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at PFL MENA Studio, Boulevard City.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Nawras Abzakh at PFL MENA 1: Riyadh on 10th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at N/A, Riyadh.

Before that, he had lost to Khurshed Kakhorov at PFL Europe 3 – 2023 Playoffs on 30th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Zenith Paris La Villette, Paris, France.

He was victorious against Kenji Bortoluzzi at PFL Europe on 8th July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Verti Music Hall, Berlin, Germany.

Activity check

Taleb's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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