Nursulton Ruziboev

Ruziboev took Page down inside the first ten seconds and controlled the round from side control and guard with elbows. Page failed a buggy-choke attempt and struggled to stand. From round two Page had space, working behind lead-leg stomps, clinch knees and counter right hands to take the last two rounds while the crowd booed the inactivity. Ruziboev landed further takedowns in round three but did nothing with them.

Key moments

• Ruziboev took Page down inside the first ten seconds and controlled the round from side control and guard with elbows. Page failed a buggy-choke attempt and struggled to stand.
• From round two Page had space, working behind lead-leg stomps, clinch knees and counter right hands to take the last two rounds while the crowd booed the inactivity.
• Ruziboev landed further takedowns in round three but did nothing with them.

Ruziboev stopped Eric McConico only 33 seconds into the second round, a reminder that even when opponents survive the opening frame he can still switch back into sudden-finisher mode instantly.

Key moments

• The stoppage came 33 seconds into round two.
• Ruziboev won by TKO punches rather than submission.
• It was his second UFC finish in three appearances at that point.

Ruziboev announced himself in the UFC by knocking out Brunno Ferreira with punches at 1:17 of round one, extending the long regional surge he carried into the promotion.

Key moments

• Ruziboev finished Ferreira by KO at 1:17 of round one.
• The bout served as his UFC debut after years of regional work across Central Asia and Russia.
• He followed the debut knockout with another UFC finish over Sedriques Dumas in his next outing.

Ruziboev stopped Eduard Arustamyan by TKO (Punches) at 1:51 of round 1, another sharp finish from the stretch that built his eventual UFC call-up.

Key moments

• Eduard Arustamyan was finished by TKO (Punches) at 1:51 of round 1.
• The stoppage reinforced that he could end fights with strikes as well as his usual grappling threats.
• Ruziboev followed this performance with 4 consecutive wins.

Ruziboev stopped Alex de Paula by TKO (Punches) at 3:41 of round 1, another sharp finish from the stretch that built his eventual UFC call-up.

Key moments

• Alex de Paula was finished by TKO (Punches) at 3:41 of round 1.
• The stoppage reinforced that he could end fights with strikes as well as his usual grappling threats.
• Ruziboev followed this performance with 6 consecutive wins.

The result kept his resurgence rolling and underlined that his finishing threat was not limited to submissions.

Key moments

• It was his third straight win since the 2019 loss to Boris Miroshnichenko.
• The bout came under the Brave CF banner during his 2021 return to form.
• Ruziboev followed it with four more consecutive wins before reaching the UFC.

Ruziboev's meeting with Altynbek Arykbaev ended as a no contest after initially going into the books before the promoter overturned it.

Key moments

• The listed ending came at 5:00 of round one before the overturn.
• It broke up a sequence of three fights in 2019 that otherwise included two clear wins and one decision loss.
• Because the bout was overturned, it does not count toward his official win-loss denominator.

Kiamrian Abbasov beat Ruziboev over three rounds in their 2018 rematch, evening a rivalry Ruziboev had first led with a 2014 guillotine win.

Key moments

• Abbasov won a unanimous decision after three full rounds.
• The result reversed Ruziboev's 2014 submission victory in their first meeting.
• Ruziboev answered the setback with back-to-back wins over Andrey Seledtsov and Marcos Yoshio de Souza.

Ruziboev stopped Igor Bayer by TKO (Elbows and Punches) at 3:55 of round 1, another sharp finish from the stretch that built his eventual UFC call-up.

Key moments

• Igor Bayer was finished by TKO (Elbows and Punches) at 3:55 of round 1.
• The stoppage reinforced that he could end fights with strikes as well as his usual grappling threats.
• Ruziboev followed this performance with 2 consecutive wins.

Ruziboev stopped Artem Kazbanov by KO (Knee) at 0:45 of round 1, another sharp finish from the stretch that built his eventual UFC call-up. It helped launch another positive stretch, and he followed it with 1 more win in a row.

Key moments

• Artem Kazbanov was finished by KO (Knee) at 0:45 of round 1.
• The stoppage reinforced that he could end fights with strikes as well as his usual grappling threats.
• Ruziboev followed this performance with 1 consecutive win.

Ruziboev's win over Ramazan Gimbatov was one leg of an extraordinary three-fight day at Fight Show 777, where he kept moving from bout to bout and still found a first-round armbar.

Key moments

• Ruziboev submitted Gimbatov with an armbar at 1:21 of round one.
• It was one of three professional wins he recorded on the same May 20, 2017 card.
• He added a decision over Arman Alimov and a stoppage of Artem Reznikov on the same date.

On the same Fight Show 777 card, Ruziboev also went the distance with Arman Alimov and banked a unanimous decision, showing he could mix tournament volume with patience when an instant finish did not appear.

Key moments

• Ruziboev beat Alimov by unanimous decision after two rounds.
• It was one of three wins he recorded on the same day at Fight Show 777.
• He sandwiched it between a first-round armbar over Gimbatov and a first-round stoppage of Reznikov.

Ruziboev completed his three-fight day at Fight Show 777 by stopping Artem Reznikov with knees and punches in the opening round.

Key moments

• The stoppage came at 1:23 of round one by knees and punches.
• It was the third professional win Ruziboev logged on the same May 20, 2017 card.
• The fight completed a same-day set that also included Arman Alimov and Ramazan Gimbatov.
• The win fed directly into another first-round submission over Aylchi Sultanali six weeks later.

Ruziboev stopped Suyarbek Saifov by KO (Punches) at 3:14 of round 1, another sharp finish from the stretch that built his eventual UFC call-up. It helped launch another positive stretch, and he followed it with 4 more wins in a row.

Key moments

• Suyarbek Saifov was finished by KO (Punches) at 3:14 of round 1.
• The stoppage reinforced that he could end fights with strikes as well as his usual grappling threats.
• Ruziboev followed this performance with 4 consecutive wins.