Bryan Battle vs Nursulton Ruziboev

Aug 16, 2025 · PPV

DateAug 16, 2025

DivisionFight card

StatusScheduled

VenueUnited Center

BroadcastPPV

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, August 16, 2025 — watch on PPV.

US East (ET): Sat 10:00 PM
US West (PT): Sat 7:00 PM
United Kingdom: Sun 3:00 AM
Central Europe: Sun 4:00 AM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 12:00 PM
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Bryan BattleThe Butcher |13-3-0Bryan Battle vs Nursulton RuziboevNursulton RuziboevBlack |37-10-2

Bryan BattleThe Butcher13-3-0

Fight Overview

Round3

Time5:00

13-3-0Record37-10-2

32Age32

6'2"Height6'5"

77"Reach76"

170 lbsWeight170 lbs

Fight cardWeight ClassFight card

Nursulton RuziboevBlack37-10-2

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Bryan Battle owns a 5-point Elo edge (good). Neither side shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 1 shared opponent give extra context.

Compare Bryan Battle and Nursulton Ruziboev across their careers →

Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Bryan BattleNursulton Ruziboev

Recent form

Bryan BattleW L W W W · +47 Elo last 5

WLWWW

Nursulton RuziboevL W W W L · +14 Elo last 5

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Elo edge

Bryan Battle1723+12 last move

Nursulton Ruziboev1718-9 last move

Why they are ranked here

Bryan Battle#34 of 275 active Middleweight fighters · 1723 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Gilbert Urbina (rated 1616 at the time): +31.
Costliest loss: Lost to Rinat Fakhretdinov (rated 1744 at the time): -19.
Last 5 fights: 4 wins, 1 loss, +47 Elo in total.
Next places: 1 point behind #33 Anthony Hernandez, 3 ahead of #35 Norbert Novenyi Jr..

Nursulton Ruziboev#40 of 275 active Middleweight fighters · 1718 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Brunno Ferreira (rated 1728 at the time): +17.
Costliest loss: Lost to Joaquin Buckley (rated 1722 at the time): -11.
Last 5 fights: 3 wins, 2 losses, +14 Elo in total.
Next places: 0 points behind #39 Cam Rowston, 0 ahead of #41 Roman Kopylov.

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What's at stake

Bryan BattleNow 1723 · #34 Middleweight

Wins by decision+16→ 1739

Loses by decision-16→ 1707

Nursulton RuziboevNow 1718 · #40 Middleweight

Wins by decision+12→ 1730

Loses by decision-12→ 1706

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Stat advantages

Bryan BattlevsNursulton Ruziboev

Takedown accuracy

9%vs20%

Sig. strikes landed per min

5.12vs2.38

Takedown average

0.77vs1.36

Takedown defense

54%vs33%

Finishing profile

Bryan Battlesubmission leads 38% of wins

Nursulton Ruziboevsubmission leads 57% of wins

Common opponents

Rinat Fakhretdinov Bryan Battle: loss · Decision (Unanimous) · Dec 17, 2022Nursulton Ruziboev: cancelled · Cancelled Bout · Oct 26, 2024

Tale of the tape

Bryan BattleNursulton Ruziboev

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

5.12Sig. strikes landed per min2.38

UFC welterweight average : 3.66

53Sig. strike accuracy46

UFC welterweight average : 46%

4.11Sig. strikes absorbed per min2.68

UFC welterweight average : 3.84

44Sig. strike defense49

UFC welterweight average : 53%

0.77Takedown average1.36

UFC welterweight average : 1.41

9Takedown accuracy20

UFC welterweight average : 30%

54Takedown defense33

UFC welterweight average : 59%

0.39Submission average0.34

UFC welterweight average : 0.54

4Wins by knockout13

5Wins by submission21

4Wins by decision3

0Losses by knockout1

2Losses by submission1

1Losses by decision8

Bryan Battle vs Nursulton Ruziboev is a scheduled Fight card fight on UFC 319 : DU PLESSIS VS CHIMAEV. Bryan Battle enters with a 13-3-0 record and Nursulton Ruziboev enters with a 37-10-2 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.