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Nursulton Ruziboev vs Andrey Pulyaev
UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres · 2026-06-27
55.1%
Model
66.7%
Market
1.44
Odds
-11.7
Edge (pp)
limited sample · 5 UFC fightslimited · 5 fights
Style Matchup
provisional · 3 UFC fightsprovisional · 3 fights
STRIKING
P18
Striking Initiative
P13
P23
Volume
P24
P42
Striking Efficiency
P68
P71
Range Sniper
P85
P28
Kickboxing
P73
P38
Clinch Striking
P72
P32
Defensive Striking
P76
GRAPPLING / WRESTLING
P43
Wrestling
P9
P14
Pressure Wrestling
P22
P20
Top Control
P5
P57
Submission
P16
P65
Anti-Wrestling
P5
P15
Grappling Defense
P12
P81
Scrambler
P28
DAMAGE / FINISHING
P81
Power
P78
P88
Finisher
P72
P45
Damage Resistance
P31
· style, not skillFIGHT DYNAMICS· style, not skill
P40
Fast Starter
P23
P4
Pace
P1
P41
Late Fighter
P45
GLOBAL
P22
Versatility
P12
Fighter profiles as of this fight · percentiles vs established UFC fighters (8+ fights) at that date.
Striking
RuziboevPulyaev
2.59Landed / min2.74
2.89Absorbed / min3.20
47%Accuracy48%
49%Defense57%
1.12KD / 150.41
0.37KD abs / 150.82
Grappling / Wrestling
RuziboevPulyaev
0.75TD / 150.00
1.12TD att / 151.64
67%TD accuracy0%
33%TD defense56%
1:43Control / 150:46
0.00Sub att / 150.00
Targets
RuziboevPulyaev
Head69%|57%
Body25%|34%
Leg6%|9%
Position
RuziboevPulyaev
Distance71%|83%
Clinch8%|15%
Ground21%|2%
Ranking evolution Ruziboev Pulyaev
AI Matchup Analysis
Generated by an LLM from structured matchup data. It does not determine the model's win probability.
Nursulton Ruziboev
Ruziboev brings a deep 36-9 record and a 4-1 UFC run, including a win over the No. 44-ranked opponent, with his only loss coming to the No. 11-ranked opponent. His game centers on getting the fight down and threatening to finish there, where his control has been trending upward, and his pace holds up late over three rounds.
Andrey Pulyaev
Pulyaev is 10-4 across all organizations and 1-2 in the UFC, with recent wins and losses against modest regional opposition. The southpaw carries a roughly 5 cm reach advantage, giving him some room to work at range.
Matchup Read
Ruziboev owns the more tested résumé and the sharper matchup-specific tools, particularly his drive to put the fight on the mat and finish from top. Pulyaev's reach and southpaw look offer space early, but that advantage shrinks fast if the exchanges become grappling. The read turns on whether Pulyaev can keep it standing at range or whether Ruziboev closes distance, changes levels, and imposes his top game, where his finishing threat lives.
What to Watch
- Early striking: whether Pulyaev uses his reach and southpaw angles to keep Ruziboev from closing distance.
- Grappling: whether Ruziboev lands his level changes and establishes top position, where his finishing threat grows.
- Late rounds: whether Ruziboev's pace tells across three rounds if the fight stays competitive.
Key Uncertainty
Ruziboev has been out for over 13 months, a longer-than-usual gap whose effect on his timing and sharpness is hard to gauge until the fight is underway.