Diyar Nurgozhay vs Brendson Ribeiro

Brendson Ribeiro

“The Gorilla”

17-11

Winner

Brendson Ribeiro

Submission (From Bottom Side Control) · Round 2 — 1:28

15 March 2025 · Meta Apex, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

Brendson Ribeiro beat Diyar Nurgozhay by submission in round 2 at 1:28.
Brendson Ribeiro landed 29 of 60 total strikes and 0 of 1 takedowns, with 0:14 of control time.
The judges scored it 9-10, 9-10, 9-10.

Tale of the tape

Diyar NurgozhayBrendson Ribeiro

12-2Record17-11

27Age on fight night28

6′2″ (188 cm)Height6′3″ (191 cm)

74″ (188 cm)Reach81″ (206 cm)

205 lb (93 kg)Weight205 lb (93 kg)

SouthpawStanceOrthodox

Tobet Top TeamTeamBrazilian TKO

Almaty, Almaty, KazakhstanFromBelem, Para, Brazil

Fight statistics

20of 42 · 48%Total strikes landed29of 60 · 48%

8of 24Head strikes13of 36

7of 13Body strikes6of 11

5of 5Leg strikes10of 13

2of 2Takedowns0of 1

0Knockdowns1

0Submission attempts1

0:49Control time0:14

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Diyar Nurgozhay	Round	Brendson Ribeiro
16/36strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control	R1	24/52strikes0/1TD1KD0:11control
4/6strikes2/2TD0KD0:49control	R2	5/8strikes0/0TD0KD0:03control

Judges’ scorecards

Mike Bell

9R110

9total10

Derek Cleary

9R110

9total10

Chris Leben

9R110

9total10

Form going into the fight

Diyar Nurgozhay

WBartosz SzewczykKO/TKO R2 3:322024

Brendson Ribeiro

WCaio Machadosplit decision2024
LMagomed Gadzhiyasulovmajority decision2024
LZhang Mingyang2024
WBruno LopesKO/TKO R1 3:472023

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