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Dustin Stoltzfus vs Nursulton Ruziboev

Middleweight · Main card · UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales

FINAL: Nursulton Ruziboev by U-DEC
Dustin Stoltzfus
Dustin Stoltzfus
Age 33 · Elo 1443
LLWLW
196 days since last fight
vs
Nursulton Ruziboev
Nursulton Ruziboev
Age 31 · Elo 1556
WWLW
83 days since last fight

Who wins, by source

Dustin StoltzfusNursulton Ruziboev
Claude Claude: Dustin Stoltzfus 28% Claude: Nursulton Ruziboev 72% 28% 72% GPT GPT: Dustin Stoltzfus 35% GPT: Nursulton Ruziboev 65% 35% 65% Elo Elo: Dustin Stoltzfus 34% Elo: Nursulton Ruziboev 66% 34% 66%

Each row splits one source's view of the fight. The dashed line is even odds. Where the models sit further from the market, they are claiming an edge.

Tale of the tape

Dustin StoltzfusNursulton Ruziboev
Strikes landed / min Dustin Stoltzfus Strikes landed / min: 3.30 3.30 Nursulton Ruziboev Strikes landed / min: 2.38 2.38 Strikes absorbed / min Dustin Stoltzfus Strikes absorbed / min: 3.23 3.23 Nursulton Ruziboev Strikes absorbed / min: 2.68 2.68 Striking accuracy Dustin Stoltzfus Striking accuracy: 45% 45% Nursulton Ruziboev Striking accuracy: 46% 46% Striking defense Dustin Stoltzfus Striking defense: 47% 47% Nursulton Ruziboev Striking defense: 49% 49% Takedowns / 15 min Dustin Stoltzfus Takedowns / 15 min: 2.08 2.08 Nursulton Ruziboev Takedowns / 15 min: 1.36 1.36 Takedown defense Dustin Stoltzfus Takedown defense: 46% 46% Nursulton Ruziboev Takedown defense: 33% 33% Sub attempts / 15 min Dustin Stoltzfus Sub attempts / 15 min: 1.1 1.1 Nursulton Ruziboev Sub attempts / 15 min: 0.3 0.3

Career UFC averages. Bars are scaled within each row, so compare left against right, not row against row. The stronger side is highlighted, and for strikes absorbed the lower number is the better one.

How it ends

KO/TKOSubmissionDecision
Claude Claude: KO/TKO 65% 65% Claude: Submission 10% 10% Claude: Decision 25% 25%GPT GPT: KO/TKO 20% 20% GPT: Submission 5% GPT: Decision 75% 75%

Each model's split across the ways this fight can finish, out of 100.

The analysis

Claude
Nursulton Ruziboev by KO/TKO, 72% confidence

Ruziboev holds a significant physical advantage with a 5-inch height advantage and superior striking power. Stoltzfus has struggled defensively, absorbing 3.4 strikes per minute with only 47% defense, making him vulnerable to Ruziboev's power. While Stoltzfus has better grappling credentials (2.45 TD avg vs 0.77), Ruziboev's 100% TD accuracy suggests quality over quantity. Critically, Ruziboev has demonstrated superior performance against common opponent Brunno Ferreira, defeating him while Stoltzfus was knocked out. Stoltzfus' recent form is concerning with 3 losses in his last 5 fights, including 2 by KO/TKO, showing vulnerability to power strikers like Ruziboev.

GPT
Nursulton Ruziboev by Decision, 65% confidence

Ruziboev has a higher win rate, better performance against common opponents, and superior striking defense. Although Stoltzfus has a higher takedown average, Ruziboev has a perfect takedown accuracy which might neutralize Stoltzfus's advantage.