UFC UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song Final

Middleweight

Nursulton Ruziboev vs Eric McConico

Nursulton Ruziboev

“Black”

37-10-2

Winner

Eric McConico

11-5-1

Winner

Nursulton Ruziboev

KO/TKO (Punch · Head · At Distance) · Round 2 — 0:33

22 February 2025 · Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, USA

Key takeaways

Nursulton Ruziboev beat Eric McConico by KO/TKO in round 2 at 0:33.
Nursulton Ruziboev landed 24 of 46 total strikes, with 0:36 of control time.
The judges scored it 10-9, 10-9, 10-9.

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Tale of the tape

Nursulton RuziboevEric McConico

37-10-2Record11-5-1

31Age on fight night34

6′5″ (196 cm)Height6′0″ (183 cm)

76″ (193 cm)Reach77″ (196 cm)

170 lb (77.1 kg)Weight185 lb (83.9 kg)

OrthodoxStanceSouthpaw

UZB PatriotTeamMMA Lab

Tashkent, Surxondaryo, UzbekistanFromLos Angeles, California, United States

Fight statistics

24of 46 · 52%Total strikes landed6of 16 · 38%

18of 38Head strikes1of 6

4of 6Body strikes2of 4

2of 2Leg strikes3of 6

2Knockdowns0

0:36Control time0:00

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

Round by round

Nursulton Ruziboev	Round	Eric McConico
14/25strikes0/0TD0KD0:30control	R1	5/13strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
10/21strikes0/0TD2KD0:06control	R2	1/3strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Sal D'amato

10R19

10total9

Chris Lee

10R19

10total9

Brianne Davis

10R19

10total9

Form going into the fight

Nursulton Ruziboev

LJoaquin Buckleyunanimous decision2024
WSedriques DumasKO/TKO R1 3:182024
WBrunno FerreiraKO/TKO R1 1:172023
WIbrahim ManéTKO R12021

Eric McConico

No recorded fights.

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