Joaquin Buckley vs Nursulton Ruziboev — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento

St. Louis, USA

11 May 2024

Welterweight

46%

Buckley

54%

Ruziboev

Win Probability

Decision

Round 3 · 5:00

Joaquin Buckley

"New Mansa"

21 – 8

5'10"76" reachSouthpaw32 yrs2-fight slideStriker

CFR 58

Nursulton Ruziboev

"Black"

36 – 9

Knockout Artist32 yrsOrthodox76" reach6'5"

CFR 67

★ Official Result

Joaquin BuckleywinsDecisionR3 · 5:00

def. Nursulton Ruziboev · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result

We predicted

Ruziboev

→

Actual result

Buckley wins

Decision · R3

Pre-fight analysis

This is a genuine toss-up — Buckley at 46% vs Ruziboev at 54% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.

Key angles

The CFR gap of 9 points suggests a clear performance difference on paper.

Risk flags

Buckley's chin rating of 28 flags durability concerns based on KO history.

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

BuckleyRuziboev

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

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Strike Accuracy

—

Buckley

Ruziboev

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

5'10"

Height

+6'5"

76"

Reach

76"

Age

Southpaw

Stance

Orthodox

Buckley

Ruziboev

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

58.0

67.2

50.6

Performance Avg

59.1

Quality of Victory

100

Momentum Score

Buckley

Ruziboev

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

6.8

/ 10

7.4

/ 10

5.8

Style: Pressure

7.7

3.5

Style: Volume

3.0

6 KO wins

Finish Rate (strikes)

3 KO wins

Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Strike targetStrike target

Head

Body

Leg

RangeRange

4Distance8

0Clinch1

60Ground7

Buckley

Ruziboev

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

0.7

/ 10

2.1

/ 10

0.5

Wrestling Style (/10)

1.5

0.0

Submission Style (/10)

2.0

Submission wins

Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Buckley

Ruziboev

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

KO risk

Verdict

Never stopped

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

Avg R2.0 stoppage

KO round context

—

9 fights ago

Last KO loss

—

Strikes absorbed / min

—

18/29 fights

Chin rating based on

7/45 fights

Buckley

Ruziboev

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

100

2-fight 📉 slide

Current form

Upcoming

L · Dec · R3

L · Dec · R5

W · R3

W · KO · R3

Last 5

L · Dec · R3

W · Sub · R1

W · Dec · R3

W · KO · R2

L · Dec · R3

Buckley

Ruziboev

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

55%

80%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Buckley

Ruziboev

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

6.8

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

7.4

0.7

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

2.1

0.5

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

1.5

0.0

Submission

Submission attack frequency

2.0

5.8

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

7.7

3.5

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

3.0

Buckley

Strike Zones

Ruziboev

Buckley

Attacking

64 landed

Absorbing

16 absorbed

Ruziboev

Attacking

16 landed

Absorbing

64 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Buckley targets the head (89% of attacks) — Ruziboev absorbs 89% of strikes there

🎯Ruziboev targets the head (63% of attacks) — Buckley absorbs 63% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Buckley

RND

Ruziboev

0/0R00/0

0/0R10/0

Buckley · Last 5

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Kamaru Usman

Decision

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Stephen Thompson

KO/TKO

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Decision

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KO/TKO

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Joaquin Buckley

Decision

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News & Media

Joaquin Buckley · Nursulton Ruziboev

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