Nursulton Ruziboev vs. Dustin Stoltzfus
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Nursulton Ruziboev
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 30 | 8 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.94 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 33 finish wins over 48 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Dustin Stoltzfus
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.72 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 24 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Nursulton Ruziboev
Distance 77.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 5.8% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 17.3% (norm 10.3%)
Dustin Stoltzfus
Distance 87.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 6.5% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 6.0% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Nursulton Ruziboev
Head 76.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 19.9% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 3.5% (norm 8.4%)
Dustin Stoltzfus
Head 73.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 14.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 11.9% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Ruziboev L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Stoltzfus L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 75 / 174 | 43.1% | 40.5% | 273 / 671 | 40.7% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 37 / 50 | 74.0% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 22 / 39 | 56.4% | 69.1% | 30 / 46 | 65.2% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 72 / 173 | 41.6% | 38.9% | 175 / 563 | 31.1% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 27 / 45 | 60.0% | 71.7% | 85 / 113 | 75.2% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 80 / 91 | 87.9% | 83.3% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Ruziboev L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Stoltzfus L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 45 / 124 | 36.3% | 39.5% | 282 / 569 | 49.6% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 31 / 38 | 81.6% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 72 / 107 | 67.3% | 69.0% | 24 / 37 | 64.9% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 77 / 178 | 43.3% | 37.9% | 241 / 523 | 46.1% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 21 / 31 | 67.7% | 71.3% | 60 / 78 | 76.9% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 20 / 24 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 36 / 43 | 83.7% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Stoltzfus has more cage time on record.